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ABSTRACT

Background:

Rejoyn® (CT-152) is a prescription digital therapeutic (DTx) adjunct to antidepressive medication authorized for patients with major depressive disorder (MDD). To better understand the patient benefit of DTx and other treatment modalities, current regulatory standards support the use of modern psychometric methods to interpret the clinical meaningfulness of treatment effects for patients. In the primary analysis of Rejoyn from the pivotal, Phase 3 Mirai Trial (NCT04770285), Rejoyn showed a broad risk-to-benefit profile as demonstrated on multiple clinician- and patient-rated scales, including the primary efficacy outcome measure, the Montgomery-Åsberg Depression Rating Scale (MADRS). These findings supported FDA authorization of Rejoyn as a prescription DTx. However, the clinical relevance of these changes in the MADRS score are not immediately interpretable in clinical practice. Here, we present the results from several post hoc analyses of the Mirai trial data to support the interpretation of clinically meaningful treatment differences on clinician- and patient-reported change in depressive symptoms.

Objective:

This study had 2 main objectives: (1) establish threshold parameters that allow for clinically meaningful interpretation of the Mirai results in clinical practice, based on the clinical trial endpoints of change from baseline in depressive symptoms and (2) apply this threshold in a responder and sensitivity analysis in the intent-to-treat (ITT) population (which is more frequently reported in pharmacological trials) to further support the interpretation of change in unblinded analysis of the Mirai results.

Methods:

For the Mirai meaningful within-patient change (MWPC) analysis, anchor-based methods were used to define an MWPC threshold by exploring the associations between the MADRS, and the clinician-rated Clinical Global Impression-Severity scale (CGI-S) and the patient-reported Patient Health Questionnaire 9-Item scale (PHQ-9). Additional post hoc efficacy analyses (including that of responders) are reported for the ITT population.

Results:

Using the MWPC thresholds of 8 and 10 points (derived with the CGI-S and PHQ-9 as anchor measures, respectively), the distribution of MADRS responders favored the Rejoyn group over the sham group, and the Rejoyn group had 24%-47% higher odds of meaningful improvement on the MADRS. Post hoc ITT analyses also favored the Rejoyn group over the sham group for response rates and PHQ-9 and CGI-S score change from baseline.

Conclusions:

Results are consistent with the primary findings of the Mirai trial, supporting the efficacy of Rejoyn as an adjunctive treatment to antidepressive medication monotherapy for adults with MDD. The MWPC analyses offered a measure of meaningful change on the MADRS, providing a framework of clinical meaningfulness for the Mirai trial findings. Clinical Trial: NCT04770285