# A Study to Evaluate the Efficacy, Safety, and Tolerability of Intranasal Esketamine Plus an Oral Antidepressant in Elderly Participants With Treatment-resistant Depression

> **NCT02422186** · PHASE3 · COMPLETED · sponsor: **Janssen Research & Development, LLC** · enrollment: 139 (actual)

## Conditions studied

- Depressive Disorder, Treatment-Resistant

## Interventions

- **DRUG:** Esketamine
- **DRUG:** Placebo
- **DRUG:** Duloxetine (Oral Antidepressant)
- **DRUG:** Escitalopram (Oral Antidepressant)
- **DRUG:** Sertraline (Oral Antidepressant)
- **DRUG:** Venlafaxine Extended Release (XR) (New Antidepressant)

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT02422186
- **Lead sponsor:** Janssen Research & Development, LLC
- **Sponsor class:** INDUSTRY
- **Phase:** PHASE3
- **Study type:** INTERVENTIONAL
- **Status:** COMPLETED
- **Start date:** 2015-08-20
- **Primary completion:** 2017-08-10
- **Final completion:** 2017-08-10
- **Target enrollment:** 139 (ACTUAL)
- **Last updated:** 2025-04-29


## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT02422186

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT02422186, "A Study to Evaluate the Efficacy, Safety, and Tolerability of Intranasal Esketamine Plus an Oral Antidepressant in Elderly Participants With Treatment-resistant Depression". Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-23 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/clinical/NCT02422186. Licensed CC0.

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