A Study to Compare the Efficacy, Safety, and Tolerability of JNJ-42847922 Versus Quetiapine Extended-Release as Adjunctive Therapy to Antidepressants in Adult Participants With Major Depressive Disorder Who Have Responded Inadequately to Antidepressant Therapy
brief summary
The purpose of this study is to assess the efficacy of flexibly dosed JNJ-42847922 (20 milligram \[mg\] or 40 mg) compared to flexibly dosed quetiapine extended-release (XR) (150 mg or 300 mg) as adjunctive therapy to an antidepressant drug in delaying time to all-cause discontinuation of study drug over a 6-months (24 weeks) treatment period, in participants with major depressive disorder (MDD) who have had an inadequate response to current antidepressant therapy with a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) or serotonin-norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor (SNRI).
official title
A 6-Month, Multicenter, Double-Blind, Randomized, Flexible-Dose, Parallel-Group Study to Compare the Efficacy, Safety, and Tolerability of JNJ-42847922 Versus Quetiapine Extended-Release as Adjunctive Therapy to Antidepressants in Adult Subjects With Major Depressive Disorder Who Have Responded Inadequately to Antidepressant Therapy