TABLE 1.
Parameter | Placebo + Standard of Care (n = 225) | Esketamine 84 mg* + Standard of Care (n = 226) | All Patients (N = 451) |
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Age, mean (SD), y | 39.6 (13.08) | 40.5 (12.92) | 40.1 (13.00) |
Sex, n (%) | |||
Female | 140 (62.2) | 134 (59.3) | 274 (60.8) |
Male | 85 (37.8) | 92 (40.7) | 177 (39.2) |
Race, n (%) | |||
White | 161 (71.6) | 169 (74.8) | 330 (73.2) |
Asian | 30 (13.3) | 29 (12.8) | 59 (13.1) |
Black or African American | 15 (6.7) | 11 (4.9) | 26 (5.8) |
Other/not reported | 19 (8.4) | 17 (7.5) | 36 (8.0) |
Region, n (%) | |||
North America | 65 (28.9) | 58 (25.7) | 123 (27.3) |
Europe | 106 (47.1) | 117 (51.8) | 223 (49.4) |
Asia | 27 (12.0) | 26 (11.5) | 53 (11.8) |
South America | 27 (12.0) | 25 (11.1) | 52 (11.5) |
MADRS total score,† mean (SD) | 40.4 (6.04) | 40.3 (5.60) | 40.4 (5.82) |
CGI-SS-r,† n (%) | |||
Normal, not at all suicidal | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Questionably suicidal | 6 (2.7) | 6 (2.7) | 12 (2.7) |
Mildly suicidal | 17 (7.6) | 16 (7.1) | 33 (7.3) |
Moderately suicidal | 61 (27.1) | 64 (28.4) | 125 (27.8) |
Markedly suicidal | 84 (37.3) | 86 (38.2) | 170 (37.8) |
Severely suicidal | 55 (24.4) | 46 (20.4) | 101 (22.4) |
Among the most extremely suicidal patients | 2 (0.9) | 7 (3.1) | 9 (2.0) |
Suicide attempt, n (%) | |||
Attempt in the last month | 55 (24.4) | 68 (30.1) | 123 (27.3) |
Attempt during lifetime† | 140 (62.2) | 144 (64.0) | 284 (63.1) |
Standard-of-care antidepressant,‡ n (%) | |||
Antidepressant monotherapy | 108 (48.0) | 104 (46.0) | 212 (47.0) |
Antidepressant plus augmentation therapy§ | 117 (52.0) | 122 (54.0) | 239 (53.0) |
*Includes patients who had their dose reduced because of tolerability issues.
†Two hundred twenty-five for the esketamine + standard-of-care group.
‡As randomized.
§Augmentation therapy included an agent, such as a second antidepressant, an atypical antipsychotic, or a mood stabilizer.