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临床试验/EUCTR2020-003726-23-BG
EUCTR2020-003726-23-BG招募中1 期

A phase III randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled parallel group trial to examine the efficacy and safety of iclepertin once daily over 26 week treatment period in patients with schizophrenia (CONNEX-3)

Boehringer Ingelheim RCV GmbH & Co KG0 个研究点目标入组 586 人开始时间: 2023年2月27日最近更新:
适应症

试验速览

阶段
1 期
状态
招募中
入组人数
586

研究概览

简要总结

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研究设计

研究类型
Interventional

入排标准

性别
All

入选标准

  • 1. Patients must be capable of providing signed and dated written informed consent by date of Visit 1 in accordance with ICH Harmonized Tripartite Guideline for Good Clinical Practice (ICH-GCP) and the local legislation prior to the admission to the trial.
  • 2. Male or female patients who are 18-50 years (inclusive) of age at time of consent.
  • 3. Diagnosis of schizophrenia utilizing DSM-5 with the following clinical features:
  • -- Outpatient, clinically stable and in the residual (non-acute) phase of their illness.
  • -- No hospitalization or increase in level of psychiatric care due to worsening of schizophrenia within 12 weeks prior to randomization.
  • -- PANSS score: items P1, P3-P6 = 5 and item P2 and P7 = 4 at Visit 1, and confirmed at Visit 2.
  • 4. Patients should have functional impairment in day-to-day activities such as difficulties following conversation or expressing themselves, difficulties to stay focused, difficulties to remember instructions, what to say or how to get to places, per investigator judgement.
  • 5. Patients maintained on current antipsychotic treatment (minimum 1 and maximum 2 antipsychotics, but clozapine is not allowed) for at least 12 weeks and on current dose for at least 35 days prior to randomization.
  • -- For patients on two antipsychotics, at least one antipsychotic must be within the approved label dose range. The second antipsychotic must not exceed the maximum daily dose per local label
  • -- Note: If the total dose is stable, different dosage forms of the same antipsychotic treatment will be considered as one antipsychotic.
  • 6. Patients with any other concomitant psychoactive medications (except for anticholinergics) need to be maintained on same drug for at least 12 weeks and on current dose/ regimen for at least 35 days prior to randomization
  • -- Maximum daily benzodiazepine load of up to 1 mg lorazepam-equivalent. Table of relevant medications and their equivalencies will be provided as a part of ISF
  • -- For any other psychoactive medications, doses cannot exceed the maximum daily dose per local label.
  • - Women of childbearing potential (WOCBP)5 must be ready and able to use highly effective methods of birth control per Non-Clinical Safety Studies for the Conduct of Human Clinical Trials and Marketing Authorization for Pharmaceuticals (ICH M3 (R2)) that result in a low failure rate of less than 1% per year when used consistently and correctly. A list of contraception methods meeting these criteria is provided in Section 4.2.2.3. Such methods should be used throughout the trial, and for a period of at least 35 days after last trial drug intake, and the patient must agree to periodic pregnancy testing during participation in the trial.
  • - Have a study partner, defined as a person from the patient’s closest inner circle who knows the patient well, has been capable of interacting with the patient on daily basis, and preferably consistent throughout the study.
  • -- The study partner must interact with the subject on a daily basis. At least one interaction per week should be in person.
  • -- The study partner must have educational achievement of minimum 8th grade.
  • -- Professional study partners (e.g. study nurse, social worker etc.) are not allowed if not involved in administration of any of the protocol assessments.
  • - Patients must, in the investigator’s opinion, exhibit reliability and physiologic capability (e.g. sufficient hearing, vision etc.), to comply with all protocol procedures, and have attained an educational achiev

排除标准

  • 1. Participant with current DSM-5 diagnosis other than Schizophrenia, including but not limited to bipolar, schizoaffective, major depressive disorder etc. M.I.N.I. for Psychotic disorders should be used for guidance.
  • 2. Cognitive impairment due to developmental, neurological (e.g., stroke) or other disorders including head trauma, patients with dementia or epilepsy
  • 3. Severe movement disorders
  • -- Leading to cognitive impairment (e.g. Parkinson dementia), or
  • -- Interfering with the efficacy assessments, or
  • -- Due to antipsychotic treatment that cannot be controlled with low dose anticholinergic treatment (equal to maximum 1 mg benztropine twice daily). Table of relevant medications and their equivalencies will be provided as a part of ISF
  • 4. Any suicidal behavior in the past 1-year prior to screening and during the screening period.
  • 5. Suicidal ideation of type 5 in the C-SSRS (i.e. active suicidal thought with plan and intent) in the past 3 months prior to screening and up to and including Visit 2.
  • -- Patients with Suicidal Ideation type 4 in the C-SSRS (i.e. active suicidal thought with intent but without specific plan), within 3 months prior to screening and up to and including Visit 2, can be randomized in the study, if assessed and documented by a licensed mental health professional that there is no immediate risk of suicide.
  • 6. History of moderate or severe substance use disorder (other than caffeine and nicotine), as defined in DSM-5 within the last 12 months prior to informed consent.
  • 7. Positive urine drug screen at Visit 1 based on central lab test. For a list of drugs assessed in the urine drug screen
  • 8. Patients who were treated with any of the following within 6 months prior to randomization:
  • -- Clozapine
  • -- Stimulants (e.g. methylphenidate, dextroamphetamine, modafinil)
  • -- Ketamine or esketamine
  • -- Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) or Modified ECT
  • - Participation in any investigational psychoactive drug trial (both industry/ academic) in last 6 months, and 30 days or 5 half-lives for no-psychoactive drug trial, prior to randomization.
  • - Patients who were previously treated with iclepertin
  • - Patients who are treated with any of the following within the last 35 days prior to randomization:
  • -- Strong or moderate CYP3A4 inhibitors including grapefruit juice
  • -- Strong or moderate CYP3A4 inducers including St. John’s wort (Hypericum perforatum)
  • -- Dietary supplements and herbal remedies that may impact cognition, in the investigator´s judgement
  • -- Antiepileptics (when used for the treatment of epilepsy)
  • -- Tricyclic antidepressants
  • -- Traditional Chinese medicine/ non-Western therapy
  • -- Medical devices therapy (e.g. TMS, neurofeedback)
  • - Patients who plan to change their current life-style habits including but not limited to alcohol, nicotine or caffeine use, or diet, during the treatment period.
  • - Patients who have participated in a clinical trial with repeated assessments (i.e. a single assessment is not exclusionary) with the MCCB and/ or any other schizophrenia cognitive battery within 12 weeks prior to screening.
  • - Any formal Cognitive Remediation Therapy (CRT) within 12 weeks prior to screening. Initiation of CRT is not allowed during the study.
  • - Initiation or change in any type or frequency of psychotherapy (e.g. cognitive behavioral therapy, social skills training, vocational/occupational therapy) within 12 weeks prior to randomization. Patients with ongoing, stable psychotherapy for more than 12 weeks prior to randomiz

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