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Clinical Trials/CTRI/2024/06/069258
CTRI/2024/06/069258
Not yet recruiting
Phase 3

A Phase 3, Randomized, Multi-Centric, Double-blind, Double Dummy, Active Controlled, Parallel Group, Clinical Study to Assess the Efficacy and Safety of Brexpiprazole in Comparison to Aripiprazole in Patients Suffering From Acute Schizophrenia

Torrent Pharmaceuticals Ltd.20 sites in 1 country304 target enrollmentStarted: June 30, 2024Last updated:

Overview

Phase
Phase 3
Status
Not yet recruiting
Enrollment
304
Locations
20
Primary Endpoint
Mean change from baseline in positive and negative syndrome scale. PANSS

Overview

Brief Summary

This will be a randomized, multi-centric, double-blind, double-dummy, active controlled parallel-group clinical trial. The study will compare efficacy and safety of brexpiprazole with aripiprazole in patients with acute schizophrenia episode. A total of 304 patients with acute schizophrenia episode will be randomized. Patients will be enrolled in a ratio of 1:1 to receive either brexpiprazole tablet (test arm) or aripiprazole tablet (control arm).

Study Design

Study Type
Interventional
Allocation
Randomized
Masking
Participant, Investigator, Outcome Assessor and Date-entry Operator Blinded

Eligibility Criteria

Ages
18.00 Year(s) to 65.00 Year(s) (—)
Sex
All

Inclusion Criteria

  • Patient or patient’s legally acceptable representative willing to give written informed consent to participate in the study.
  • Male or female patients of 18-65 years of age, both inclusive.
  • Patients meeting the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-V) criteria for schizophrenia.
  • Patients newly diagnosed with acute schizophrenia or acute relapse of schizophrenia episodes.
  • Patients with a PANSS total score ≥ 70 at the time of screening.
  • Patients with a CGI-S score ≥ 4 at the time of screening.
  • Patient with relapse, who had received previous outpatient antipsychotic treatment at an adequate dose for the treatment of schizophrenia for an adequate duration and who showed a previous good response to such antipsychotic treatment (other than clozapine) in the 12 months prior to screening, according to the investigator’s opinion.

Exclusion Criteria

  • Patients with a history of hypersensitivity to the study drugs or any of its excipients.
  • Patients with a history of being resistant/refractory to antipsychotic treatment.
  • Patients with a history of failure to respond to clozapine or respond to clozapine treatment only.
  • Patients already hospitalized or who required hospitalization for the treatment of a current episode of schizophrenia as per the investigator’s opinion.
  • Patients who had received electroconvulsive therapy in the past for treatment of schizophrenia episodes.
  • Elderly patients with dementia-related psychosis.
  • Patients with a diagnosis of mental retardation or other cognitive disorder, any other Axis I psychiatric diagnosis.
  • Patients currently receiving antipsychotic drug therapy.
  • Patients considered by the investigator to be at imminent risk of suicide or injury to self, others, or property.
  • Clinically significant suicidal or homicidal behavior or attempts within the past 6 months.

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Mean change from baseline in positive and negative syndrome scale. PANSS

Time Frame:  Week 6

Secondary Outcomes

  • The proportion of Subjects who experienced adverse events(AEs)(Week 6)

Investigators

Sponsor Class
Pharmaceutical industry-Global
Responsible Party
Principal Investigator
Principal Investigator

Dr Sanjay Maroo

Torrent Research Centre

Study Sites (20)

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