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Clinical Trials/NCT02285504
NCT02285504
Completed
Phase 2

An Open-Label Proof-of-Concept Study Evaluating the Safety, Tolerability, Pharmacokinetics, and Efficacy of SAGE-547 Injection in the Treatment of Adult Female Patients With Severe Postpartum Depression

Supernus Pharmaceuticals, Inc.1 site in 1 country4 target enrollmentJanuary 7, 2015
InterventionsSAGE-547

Overview

Phase
Phase 2
Intervention
SAGE-547
Conditions
Postpartum Depression
Sponsor
Supernus Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Enrollment
4
Locations
1
Primary Endpoint
Change From Baseline in Clinical Laboratory Measure: Hematocrit
Status
Completed
Last Updated
7 months ago

Overview

Brief Summary

This is an open-label proof-of-concept study designed to evaluate the safety, tolerability, pharmacokinetics (PK), and efficacy of SAGE-547 Injection in adult female participants diagnosed with severe postpartum depression (PPD).

Registry
clinicaltrials.gov
Start Date
January 7, 2015
End Date
June 5, 2015
Last Updated
7 months ago
Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Single Group
Sex
Female

Investigators

Responsible Party
Sponsor

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • Adult females, 18-45 years old who experienced a major depressive episode in the postpartum period beginning within the first 4 weeks following delivery
  • Participant has ceased lactating, or if still lactating has already fully and permanently weaned their infant; if still actively breastfeeding, participant must agree to cease giving breast milk to their infant prior to study entry

Exclusion Criteria

  • Recent history or active clinically significant manifestations of metabolic, hepatic, renal, hematological, pulmonary, cardiovascular, gastrointestinal, musculoskeletal, dermatological, urogenital, or eyes, ears, or nose and throat (EENT) disorders
  • Active psychosis
  • Medical history of seizures

Arms & Interventions

SAGE-547

Participants received SAGE-547 intravenous injection over 60 hours (including 12-hour titration infusion of 21.5 micrograms per kilogram per hour \[mcg/kg/hr\] \[4 hrs\], 43 mcg/kg/hr \[4 hrs\] and 64.5 mcg/kg/hr \[4 hrs\] on Day 1, followed by 13 to 48 hrs \[36 hrs\] maintenance infusion of 86 mcg/kg/hr from Day 1 to 3, followed by a 12-hr taper infusion of 64.5 mcg/kg/hr \[49 - 52 hrs\], 43 mcg/kg/hr \[53 - 56 hrs\] and 21.5 mcg/kg/hr \[57 - 60 hrs\] on Day 3).

Intervention: SAGE-547

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Change From Baseline in Clinical Laboratory Measure: Hematocrit

Time Frame: Baseline, Days 2 (at 24 hrs), 3 (at 48 hrs) and 4 (at 84 hrs)

Clinical laboratory evaluation included: Hematocrit expressed in terms of percentage. The data was collected at time-points on Days 2 (at 24 hrs), 3 (at 48 hrs) and 4 (at 84 hrs).

Change From Baseline in Clinical Laboratory Measure: Red Blood Cells (RBC)

Time Frame: Baseline, Days 2 (at 24 hrs), 3 (at 48 hrs) and 4 (at 84 hrs)

Clinical laboratory evaluation included: RBC expressed in terms of 10\^12 cells/L. The data was collected at time-points on Days 2 (at 24 hrs), 3 (at 48 hrs) and 4 (at 84 hrs).

Change From Baseline in Clinical Laboratory Measure: Prothrombin Time/International Normalized Ratio (PT/INR)

Time Frame: Baseline, Days 2 (at 24 hrs), 3 (at 48 hrs) and 4 (at 84 hrs)

Clinical laboratory evaluation included: PT/INR expressed in terms of seconds. The data was collected at time-points on Days 2 (at 24 hrs), 3 (at 48 hrs) and 4 (at 84 hrs).

Change From Baseline in Vital Sign: Heart Rate

Time Frame: Baseline, Day 1 (12 hrs) Day 2 (at 24 and 36 hrs), on Day 3 (at 48 and 60 hrs), and Day 4 (at 72 and 84 hrs)

Vital sign parameter included heart rate expressed in terms of beats per minute (bpm). The data was collected at time-points on Day 1 (12 hrs), Day 2 (at 24 and 36 hrs), on Day 3 (at 48 and 60 hrs), and Day 4 (at 72 and 84 hrs).

Change From Baseline in Clinical Laboratory Measures: Alanine Aminotransferase (ALT), Aspartate Aminotransferase (AST), Gamma Glutamyl Transferase (GGT)

Time Frame: Baseline, Days 2 (at 24 hrs), 3 (at 48 hrs) and 4 (at 84 hrs)

Clinical laboratory evaluation included: Chemistry (ALT, AST, GGT) expressed in terms of units per liter (U/L). The data was collected at time-points on Days 2 (at 24 hrs), 3 (at 48 hrs) and 4 (at 84 hrs).

Change From Baseline in Clinical Laboratory Measures: Glucose, Total Bilirubin, Calcium, Blood Urea Nitrogen (BUN) and Creatinine

Time Frame: Baseline, Days 2 (at 24 hrs), 3 (at 48 hrs) and 4 (at 84 hrs)

Clinical laboratory evaluation included: Chemistry (glucose, total bilirubin, calcium, blood urea nitrogen \[BUN\] and creatinine) expressed in terms of milligrams/deciliter (mg/dL). The data was collected at time-points on Days 2 (at 24 hrs), 3 (at 48 hrs) and 4 (at 84 hrs).

Change From Baseline in Clinical Laboratory Measures: Albumin, Total Protein and Hemoglobin

Time Frame: Baseline, Days 2 (at 24 hrs), 3 (at 48 hrs) and 4 (at 84 hrs)

Clinical laboratory evaluation included: Chemistry (albumin, total protein), Hematology and Coagulation (hemoglobin) expressed in terms of g/dL. The data was collected at time-points on Days 2 (at 24 hrs), 3 (at 48 hrs) and 4 (at 84 hrs).

Number of Participants With Treatment Emergent Adverse Events (TEAEs) and Treatment Emergent Serious Adverse Events (TESAEs)

Time Frame: TEAEs: Up to Day 11, TESAEs: Up to Day 34

AEs were any untoward medical occurrences in a participant who received study treatment without regard to possibility of causal relationship. TEAEs were defined as AEs with onset after the start of SAGE-547 infusion, or any worsening of a pre-existing medical condition or AEs with onset after the start of SAGE-547 infusion and until 7 days after the end of infusion (Day 11). TESAEs were defined as AEs with onset after the start of SAGE-547 infusion, or any worsening of a pre-existing medical condition or AEs with onset after the start of SAGE-547 infusion and until 30 days after the end of infusion (Day 34).

Change From Baseline in Clinical Laboratory Measures: Carbon Dioxide (CO2), Sodium, Potassium and Chloride

Time Frame: Baseline, Days 2 (at 24 hrs), 3 (at 48 hrs) and 4 (at 84 hrs)

Clinical laboratory evaluation included: Chemistry (carbon dioxide \[CO2\], sodium, potassium and chloride) expressed in terms of millimoles/liter (mmol/L). The data was collected at time-points on Days 2 (at 24 hrs), 3 (at 48 hrs) and 4 (at 84 hrs).

Change From Baseline in Clinical Laboratory Measures: Platelet Count, White Blood Cells (WBC), Absolute Lymphocytes, Absolute Neutrophils, Absolute Basophils, Absolute Eosinophils, Absolute Monocytes

Time Frame: Baseline, Days 2 (at 24 hrs), 3 (at 48 hrs) and 4 (at 84 hrs)

Clinical laboratory evaluation included: Platelet count, white blood cells (WBC), absolute lymphocytes, absolute neutrophils, absolute basophils, absolute eosinophils, absolute monocytes expressed in terms of 10\^9 cells/L. The data was collected at time-points on Days 2 (at 24 hrs), 3 (at 48 hrs) and 4 (at 84 hrs).

Change From Baseline in Clinical Laboratory Measure: Mean Corpuscular Volume (MCV)

Time Frame: Baseline, Days 2 (at 24 hrs), 3 (at 48 hrs) and 4 (at 84 hrs)

Clinical laboratory evaluation included: MCV expressed in terms of femtoliters (fL). The data was collected at time-points on Days 2 (at 24 hrs), 3 (at 48 hrs) and 4 (at 84 hrs).

Change From Baseline in Clinical Laboratory Measure: Mean Corpuscular Hemoglobin (MCH)

Time Frame: Baseline, Days 2 (at 24 hrs), 3 (at 48 hrs) and 4 (at 84 hrs)

Clinical laboratory evaluation included: MCH expressed in terms of picogram (pg). The data was collected at time-points on Days 2 (at 24 hrs), 3 (at 48 hrs) and 4 (at 84 hrs).

Change From Baseline in Vital Sign: Blood Pressure

Time Frame: Baseline, Day 1 (12 hrs), Day 2 (at 24 and 36 hrs), on Day 3 (at 48 and 60 hrs), and Day 4 (at 72 and 84 hrs)

Vital sign parameters included supine systolic blood pressure (SBP), supine diastolic blood pressure (DBP), standing systolic blood pressure and standing diastolic blood pressure expressed in terms of millimeters of mercury (mmHg). The data was collected at time-points on Day 1 (12 hrs), Day 2 (at 24 and 36 hrs), on Day 3 (at 48 and 60 hrs), and Day 4 (at 72 and 84 hrs).

Change From Baseline in Vital Sign: Body Temperature

Time Frame: Baseline, Day 1 (12 hrs) Day 2 (at 24 and 36 hrs), on Day 3 (at 48 and 60 hrs), and Day 4 (at 72 and 84 hrs)

Vital sign parameter included temperature expressed in terms of degree Celsius. The data was collected at time-points on Day 1 (12 hrs), Day 2 (at 24 and 36 hrs), on Day 3 (at 48 and 60 hrs), and Day 4 (at 72 and 84 hrs).

Number of Participants With Physical Examination Findings

Time Frame: At Day 4

Physical examinations included body weight, height, body mass index (BMI) and assessment of body systems (e.g., head, eyes, ears, nose, throat, lungs, abdomen, and extremities) as well as cognitive and mental health examinations (components of the neurological and psychiatric examinations, respectively).

Number of Participants With Suicidal Ideation and Behavior as Assessed by Columbia-Suicide Severity Rating Scale (C-SSRS)

Time Frame: Pre-infusion (Day 1 prior to dosing), Post-infusion (any time after the start of infusion on Day 1 up to 84 hrs)

C-SSRS scale consists of a baseline evaluation that assesses the lifetime experience of the participant with suicidal ideation and behavior, and a post-baseline evaluation that focuses on suicidality since the last study visit. The C-SSRS includes 'yes' or 'no' responses for assessment of suicidal ideation and behavior as well as numeric ratings for severity of ideation, (with score range from 1 to 5, higher score indicates more severity). The data was collected at time-points: Pre-infusion (Day 1 prior to dosing), Post-infusion (any time after the start of infusion on Day 1 up to 84 hrs).

Change From Baseline in Clinical Laboratory Measure: Specific Gravity

Time Frame: Baseline, Days 2 (at 24 hrs), 3 (at 48 hrs) and 4 (at 84 hrs)

Clinical laboratory evaluation included: Urinalysis (specific gravity) expressed in terms of ratio. The data was collected at time-points on Days 2 (at 24 hrs), 3 (at 48 hrs) and 4 (at 84 hrs).

Change From Baseline in Vital Sign: Respiratory Rate

Time Frame: Baseline, Day 1 (12 hrs) Day 2 (at 24 and 36 hrs), on Day 3 (at 48 and 60 hrs), and Day 4 (at 72 and 84 hrs)

Vital sign parameter included respiratory rate expressed in terms of breaths per minute. The data was collected at time-points on Day 1 (12 hrs), Day 2 (at 24 and 36 hrs), on Day 3 (at 48 and 60 hrs), and Day 4 (at 72 and 84 hrs).

Change From Baseline in Electrocardiogram (ECG) Parameters: QT Interval, PR Interval, QTc Interval, and QRS Duration

Time Frame: Baseline, Day 4 (at 84 hrs)

ECGs parameters included QT interval, PR interval, QTc interval, QRS duration expressed in terms of milliseconds (msec).

Number of Participants With Concomitant Medication Usage

Time Frame: Baseline up to Day 11

Concomitant medications are other prescription medications, over the counter (OTC) drugs or dietary supplements that a study participant takes in addition to the drug under investigation.

Change From Baseline in Electrocardiogram (ECG) Parameter: Heart Rate

Time Frame: Baseline, Day 4 (at 84 hrs)

ECGs parameter included heart rate expressed in terms of beats per minute (bpm).

Change From Baseline in Clinical Laboratory Measure: Potential of Hydrogen (pH)

Time Frame: Baseline, Days 2 (at 24 hrs), 3 (at 48 hrs) and 4 (at 84 hrs)

Clinical laboratory evaluation included: Urinalysis (pH). The data was collected at time-points on Days 2 (at 24 hrs), 3 (at 48 hrs) and 4 (at 84 hrs).

Secondary Outcomes

  • Area Under the Concentration-Time Curve From Start of the Infusion Until the Time of the Last Sample (AUCall) of SAGE-547(Predose (0 hrs), and 0.5, 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 24, 36, 40, 44, 48, 60, and 72 hrs post-dose)
  • Average Drug Concentration in the Plasma at Steady State During a Dosing Interval (Cavg) of SAGE-547(From 12 to 48 hrs (36 hr of maintenance dose period))
  • Area Under the Concentration-Time Curve in 24 Hours (AUC24) of SAGE-547(Predose (0 hrs), and 0.5, 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, and 24 hrs post-dose)
  • Maximum Plasma Concentration (Cmax) of SAGE-547(Predose (0 hrs), and 0.5, 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 24, 36, 40, 44, 48, 60, and 72 hrs post-dose)
  • Area Under the Concentration-Time Curve From Time Zero to 60 Hours (AUC0-60) of SAGE-547(Predose (0 hrs), and 0.5, 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 24, 36, 40, 44, 48, and 60 hrs post-dose)
  • Clinical Global Impression-Improvement (CGI-I) Score(Day 1 (12 hrs), Day 2 (at 24 and 36 hrs), on Day 3 (at 48 and 60 hrs), and Day 4 (at 84 hrs))
  • Time to Maximum Plasma Concentration (Tmax) of SAGE-547(Predose (0 hrs), and 0.5, 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 24, 36, 40, 44, 48, 60, and 72 hrs post-dose)
  • Plasma Clearance (CL) of SAGE-547(Predose (0 hrs), and 0.5, 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 24, 36, 40, 44, 48, 60, and 72 hrs post-dose)
  • Change From Baseline in Hamilton Rating Scale for Depression-17 (HAM-D-17) Total Score(Baseline, Day 1 (12 hrs), Day 2 (at 24 and 36 hrs), Day 3 (at 48 and 60 hrs), and Day 4 (at 84 hrs))

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