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RecruitingNCT06911112Updated Aug 11, 2026

NBI-1065845-MDD3025: Study to Assess the Efficacy and Safety of NBI-1065845 as an Adjunctive Treatment in Participants With Major Depressive Disorder (MDD)

A Phase 3 interventional study of NBI-1065845 and Placebo in Major Depressive Disorder, sponsored by Neurocrine Biosciences. Recruiting at 39 sites in 5 countries. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2026-08-11.

Sponsored by Neurocrine Biosciences · Phase 3, Interventional, and Treatment

From the registry’s dates

  • Started Mar 2025; still recruiting 1 year 7 months later.
Phase
Phase 3
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
200
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
18 Years and older
Sex
All
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Study summary

The study will evaluate the efficacy of NBI-1065845 compared with placebo as an adjunctive treatment in participants with MDD on improving symptoms of depression.

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Conditions studied

  • Major Depressive Disorder

Keywords

  • MDD
  • Depression
  • Major Depressive Disorder
  • NBI-1065845
  • TAK-653
  • MADRS
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In context

Depressive Disorder, Major

3,041 studies on the registry are indexed under Depressive Disorder, Major; 588 are open to participants now.

This study's planned enrollment of 200 is above the median of 79 across 2,530 interventional studies indexed under Depressive Disorder, Major.

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Lead sponsor

Neurocrine Biosciences is the lead sponsor of 86 studies on the registry; 16 are open to participants now.

Of its 35 completed or terminated interventional studies of FDA-regulated products, 23 (66%) have results posted.

Counted across the registry records on this site, refreshed daily.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years and older
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

Eligibility criteria

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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Study design

Phase
Phase 3
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Parallel assignment
Masking
Quadruple (Participant, Care provider, Investigator, Outcomes assessor)
Enrollment
200 participants (estimated)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    NBI-1065845

    NBI-1065845 administered orally once a day.

    Drug: NBI-1065845

  • Placebo comparator
    Placebo

    Placebo identical in appearance to NBI-1065845 will be administered orally once a day.

    Drug: Placebo

Interventions

  • NBI-1065845 tablets

    Also known as: TAK-653

  • DrugPlacebo

    Matching placebo tablets

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Change from Baseline in Total Montgomery-Åsberg Depression Rating Scale (MADRS) Score at Day 56

    Time frame: Baseline, Day 56

Secondary outcomes

  1. Change from Baseline in Sheehan Disability Scale (SDS) Total Score at Day 56

    Time frame: Baseline, Day 56

  2. Change from Baseline in Clinical Global Impression-Severity Scale (CGI-S) Score at Day 56

    Time frame: Baseline, Day 56

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Study locations

34 of 39 sites recruiting
  • Neurocrine Clinical Site
    Huntsville, Alabama 35801, United States
    Recruiting
  • Neurocrine Clinical Site
    Bryant, Arkansas 72022, United States
    Recruiting
  • Neurocrine Clinical Site
    Glendale, California 91206, United States
    Recruiting
  • Neurocrine Clinical Site
    Irvine, California 92614, United States
    Withdrawn

    Not enrolling at this site — choose another above.

  • Neurocrine Clinical Site
    Redlands, California 92373, United States
    Recruiting
  • Neurocrine Clinical Site
    San Francisco, California 94107, United States
    Recruiting
  • Neurocrine Clinical Site
    Hollywood, Florida 33024, United States
    Recruiting
  • Neurocrine Clinical Site
    Miami, Florida 33174, United States
    Active, not recruiting

    Not enrolling at this site — choose another above.

  • Neurocrine Clinical Site
    Tampa, Florida 33634, United States
    Recruiting
  • Neurocrine Clinical Site
    Atlanta, Georgia 30318, United States
    Recruiting
  • Neurocrine Clinical Site
    Boston, Massachusetts 02131, United States
    Withdrawn

    Not enrolling at this site — choose another above.

  • Neurocrine Clinical Site
    Saint Charles, Missouri 63304, United States
    Active, not recruiting

    Not enrolling at this site — choose another above.

  • Neurocrine Clinical Site
    New York, New York 10029, United States
    Recruiting
  • Neurocrine Clinical Site
    The Bronx, New York 10461, United States
    Active, not recruiting

    Not enrolling at this site — choose another above.

  • Neurocrine Clinical Site
    Mason, Ohio 45040, United States
    Recruiting
  • Neurocrine Clinical Site
    DeSoto, Texas 75115, United States
    Recruiting
  • Neurocrine Clinical Site
    Charlottesville, Virginia 22903, United States
    Recruiting
  • Neurocrine Clinical Site
    Kardzhali, 6600, Bulgaria
    Recruiting
  • Neurocrine Clinical Site
    Plovdiv, 4004, Bulgaria
    Recruiting
  • Neurocrine Clinical Site
    Rousse, 7003, Bulgaria
    Recruiting
  • Neurocrine Clinical Site
    Sofia, 1113, Bulgaria
    Recruiting
  • Neurocrine Clinical Site
    Sofia, 1510, Bulgaria
    Recruiting
  • Neurocrine Clinical Site
    Varna, 9020, Bulgaria
    Recruiting
  • Neurocrine Clinical Site
    Kaunas, LT-44279, Lithuania
    Recruiting
  • Neurocrine Clinical Site
    Kaunas, LT-49449, Lithuania
    Recruiting
  • Neurocrine Clinical Site
    Kaunas, LT-53137, Lithuania
    Recruiting
  • Neurocrine Clinical Site
    Klaipėda, LT-91251, Lithuania
    Recruiting
  • Neurocrine Clinical Site
    Vilnius, LT-10309, Lithuania
    Recruiting
  • Neurocrine Clinical Site
    Bucharest, 041914, Romania
    Recruiting
  • Neurocrine Clinical Site
    Bucharest, 60222, Romania
    Recruiting
  • Neurocrine Clinical Site
    Craiova, 200157, Romania
    Recruiting
  • Neurocrine Clinical Site
    Oradea, 410154, Romania
    Recruiting
  • Neurocrine Clinical Site
    Banská Bystrica, 974 01, Slovakia
    Recruiting
  • Neurocrine Clinical Site
    Bojnice, 972 01, Slovakia
    Recruiting
  • Neurocrine Clinical Site
    Bratislava, 820 07, Slovakia
    Recruiting
  • Neurocrine Clinical Site
    Košice, 040 01, Slovakia
    Recruiting
  • Neurocrine Clinical Site
    Rimavská Sobota, 979 01, Slovakia
    Recruiting
  • Neurocrine Clinical Site
    Svidník, 089 01, Slovakia
    Recruiting
  • Neurocrine Clinical Site
    Vranov nad Topľou, 093 01, Slovakia
    Recruiting
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References and documents

Individual participant data

Plan to share: No

No publications or documents are linked to this record.

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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Aug 11, 2026, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT06911112
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Apr 4, 2025
Start date
Mar 31, 2025
Primary completion
Jul 2027 (estimated)
Completion
Jul 2027 (estimated)
Last update
Aug 11, 2026

Study contacts

Neurocrine Medical Information Call Center
Contact
medinfo@neurocrine.com
1-877-641-3461
Clinical Development Lead
study director · Neurocrine Biosciences

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
Yes
FDA-regulated drug
Yes
FDA-regulated device
No
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