New depression pill shows promise in Late-Stage trial
NCT ID NCT06911112
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Aug 12, 2026 · Updated 3 times
Summary
This Phase 3 trial tests whether adding NBI-1065845 to standard antidepressants can better ease depression symptoms in 200 adults who haven't fully responded to current treatments. Participants take the drug or a placebo for 8 weeks, and doctors measure changes in mood and daily functioning. The goal is to see if this new option can help when usual antidepressants fall short.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- NBI-1065845 (also called TAK-653) tablets
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could offer a new add-on option for people with major depression who don't get enough relief from standard antidepressants alone.
- What could go wrong
- This is still an experimental drug. Even in Phase 3, it may not prove more effective than placebo, and side effects are possible. Results may not apply to all depression types.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 3
Large-scale testing in a bigger group. Usually the last step before a treatment can be approved.
- Participants
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About 200 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Mar 2025
- Expected to finish
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Jul 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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A company
The lead sponsor is a pharmaceutical, biotech, or medical-device company.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Key Inclusion Criteria: * Participant has a primary diagnosis of recurrent MDD (moderate or severe) or persistent depressive disorder. * Participant has had an inadequate response to oral antidepressant treatments in the current episode of depression. * Participant must have been taking oral antidepressants for at least 8 weeks and is willing to continue the same oral antidepressants at the same dose and frequency of administration throughout participation in the study. * Total Hamilton Depression Rating Scale-17 Item (HAM-D17) score ≥22 at screening and at study baseline (Day 1). * Willing and able to comply with all study procedures and restrictions in the opinion of the investigator. Key Exclusion Criteria: * A current or prior psychiatric disorder diagnosis in the last 1 year that was the primary focus of treatment other than MDD. * Are considered by the investigator to be at imminent risk of suicide or injury to self or others. * Participants depressive symptoms have previously demonstrated nonresponse to electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) in the current major depressive episode.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
How to take part
Only the study team decides who joins. These are the ways to reach them.
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The study's own enquiry address
This study publishes an address for enquiries. See it below .
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The places running it
34 sites in 5 countries. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
ClinicalTrials.gov lists the study team's own contact details, including names and phone numbers. We don't republish those.
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A doctor treating you
A doctor who knows your case can contact a study site on your behalf, and can tell you whether this study is worth pursuing at all.
Contacts and locations
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Study contacts
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Contact
Email: •••••@•••••
Locations
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Neurocrine Clinical Site
RECRUITINGHuntsville, Alabama, 35801, United States
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Neurocrine Clinical Site
RECRUITINGBryant, Arkansas, 72022, United States
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Neurocrine Clinical Site
RECRUITINGGlendale, California, 91206, United States
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Neurocrine Clinical Site
WITHDRAWNIrvine, California, 92614, United States
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Neurocrine Clinical Site
RECRUITINGRedlands, California, 92373, United States
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Neurocrine Clinical Site
RECRUITINGSan Francisco, California, 94107, United States
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Neurocrine Clinical Site
RECRUITINGHollywood, Florida, 33024, United States
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Neurocrine Clinical Site
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGMiami, Florida, 33174, United States
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Neurocrine Clinical Site
RECRUITINGTampa, Florida, 33634, United States
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Neurocrine Clinical Site
RECRUITINGAtlanta, Georgia, 30318, United States
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Neurocrine Clinical Site
WITHDRAWNBoston, Massachusetts, 02131, United States
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Neurocrine Clinical Site
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGSaint Charles, Missouri, 63304, United States
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Neurocrine Clinical Site
RECRUITINGNew York, New York, 10029, United States
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Neurocrine Clinical Site
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGThe Bronx, New York, 10461, United States
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Neurocrine Clinical Site
RECRUITINGMason, Ohio, 45040, United States
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Neurocrine Clinical Site
RECRUITINGDeSoto, Texas, 75115, United States
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Neurocrine Clinical Site
RECRUITINGCharlottesville, Virginia, 22903, United States
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Neurocrine Clinical Site
RECRUITINGKardzhali, 6600, Bulgaria
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Neurocrine Clinical Site
RECRUITINGPlovdiv, 4004, Bulgaria
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Neurocrine Clinical Site
RECRUITINGRousse, 7003, Bulgaria
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Neurocrine Clinical Site
RECRUITINGSofia, 1113, Bulgaria
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Neurocrine Clinical Site
RECRUITINGSofia, 1510, Bulgaria
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Neurocrine Clinical Site
RECRUITINGVarna, 9020, Bulgaria
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Neurocrine Clinical Site
RECRUITINGKaunas, LT-44279, Lithuania
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Neurocrine Clinical Site
RECRUITINGKaunas, LT-49449, Lithuania
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Neurocrine Clinical Site
RECRUITINGKaunas, LT-53137, Lithuania
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Neurocrine Clinical Site
RECRUITINGKlaipėda, LT-91251, Lithuania
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Neurocrine Clinical Site
RECRUITINGVilnius, LT-10309, Lithuania
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Neurocrine Clinical Site
RECRUITINGBucharest, 041914, Romania
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Neurocrine Clinical Site
RECRUITINGBucharest, 60222, Romania
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Neurocrine Clinical Site
RECRUITINGCraiova, 200157, Romania
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Neurocrine Clinical Site
RECRUITINGOradea, 410154, Romania
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Neurocrine Clinical Site
RECRUITINGBanská Bystrica, 974 01, Slovakia
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Neurocrine Clinical Site
RECRUITINGBojnice, 972 01, Slovakia
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Neurocrine Clinical Site
RECRUITINGBratislava, 820 07, Slovakia
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Neurocrine Clinical Site
RECRUITINGKošice, 040 01, Slovakia
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Neurocrine Clinical Site
RECRUITINGRimavská Sobota, 979 01, Slovakia
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Neurocrine Clinical Site
RECRUITINGSvidník, 089 01, Slovakia
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Neurocrine Clinical Site
RECRUITINGVranov nad Topľou, 093 01, Slovakia
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