Positioning of Esketamine Treatment in the Real-world Management of Depression
PoET
Sponsor study identifier
interventional
162
1 country
1
Study Start
October 31, 2023
Actual (reported)Primary Completion
December 15, 2027
EstimatedPlanned date reported by the registry; this milestone is not confirmed as achieved.
Study Completion
August 15, 2028
EstimatedPlanned date reported by the registry; this milestone is not confirmed as achieved.
The goal of this naturalistic, open label, single arm intervention study is to investigate the effects of Esketamine in treating depression.The main aims to answer are:
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August 15, 2028
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October 15, 2023
Actual (reported)October 27, 2023
Actual (reported)October 31, 2023
Actual (reported)December 15, 2027
EstimatedPlanned date reported by the registry; this milestone is not confirmed as achieved.
August 15, 2028
EstimatedPlanned date reported by the registry; this milestone is not confirmed as achieved.
Percentage of treatment responders determined by a 50% reduction on the Hamilton Depression Rating Scale (HAM-D) 17-Item scoring.
Hamilton Depression Rating Scale (HAM-D) 17-Item scoring
At the end of week 4
Mean depression score on the Quick Inventory of Depressive Symptomatology Self-report (QIDS-SR) 16-Item.
Quick Inventory of Depressive Symptomatology Self-report (QIDS-SR) 16-Item.
Baseline, at the end of weeks 1,2,3, and 4 (primary time point); and further after week 8 and week 12 after Esketamine was commenced.
Global functioning determined by Clinical Global Impression (CGI) score.
Clinical Global Impression (CGI)
Baseline, week 1, week 2, week 3, week 4 (primary time point), week 8 and week 12 after Esketamine was commenced.
Change in mood symptom scores assessed using the visual analogue scale (self-reported)
Baseline, after treatment day 1 and day 3 of each week until Esketamine is ceased.
Depressive symptoms assessed using the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) 21-Item.
Baseline and at week 4 after Esketamine was commenced.
Anxiety symptoms assessed using the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI)
Baseline and at week 4 after Esketamine was commenced.
Intranasal esketamine to be self-administered by participants under direct supervision of a healthcare professional. First initial dose is 56mg and subsequent doses will be 56mg or 84mg. Esketamine will be administered twice weekly for weeks 1-4, once weekly for weeks 5-8, and once weekly/once fortnightly/once monthly as clinically indicated for weeks 9-25. After each treatment phase, participants will be re-assessed through a comprehensive battery of assessments and dose adjustments will be performed by the study psychiatrist base on tolerability, treatment response, and ongoing consent.
This is an uncontrolled, single arm, naturalistic study. There will be three treatment phases: Phase 1 - Acute treatment phase (weeks 1-4); Phase 2 - Maintenance treatment phase (weeks 5-8); Phase 3 - Continuation treatment phase (Weeks 9-25). Phase 1 is the critical component of our study as it determines our primary outcomes.
Royal North Shore Hospital
St Leonards, New South Wales, 2065, Australia
Gin Malhi
Royal North Shore Hospital, University of Sydney
First Submitted
October 15, 2023
First Posted
October 27, 2023
Study Start
October 31, 2023
Actual (reported)Primary Completion
December 15, 2027
EstimatedPlanned date reported by the registry; this milestone is not confirmed as achieved.
VA Aripiprazole vs Esketamine for Treatment Resistant Depression
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Study Completion
August 15, 2028
EstimatedPlanned date reported by the registry; this milestone is not confirmed as achieved.
Last Updated
August 12, 2026
Record last verified: 2026-08
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