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A Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of KarXT for the Treatment of Manic Episodes in Bipolar-I Disorder (BALSAM-2)

Phase 3
Not yet recruiting
Conditions
Bipolar Disorder Type I With Mania or Mania With Mixed Features
Interventions
Other: Placebo
Registration Number
NCT06951711
Lead Sponsor
Bristol-Myers Squibb
Brief Summary

This is a Phase 3, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, multicenter, inpatient study in participants with bipolar disorder experiencing an acute episode of mania or mania with mixed features.

The primary objective of the study is to evaluate the efficacy of KarXT compared to placebo in treating symptoms of mania during a 3-week inpatient period. The duration of the study including screening, the double-blind inpatient treatment period and safety-follow-up is no more than seven weeks.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
NOT_YET_RECRUITING
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
274
Inclusion Criteria
  • Participants must have a primary diagnosis of Bipolar-I disorder established by a comprehensive psychiatric evaluation.
  • Participants must be experiencing an acute episode or relapse of mania or mania with mixed features (≤ 3 weeks).
  • Participants must require hospitalization for the acute exacerbation or relapse of mania.
  • Participants must have all psychotropic medications washed out in no more than 14 days prior to the first dose of the study drug.
  • Participants must have a Young Mania Rating Scale (YMRS) score of ≥ 20 at Screening and at Baseline.
  • Participants must have a Clinical Global Impressions-Bipolar (CGI-BP) ≥ 4 at Screening and at Baseline.
Exclusion Criteria
  • Participants must not have any primary Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (5th Edition, Text Revision) (DSM-5-TR) disorder, other than BP-I with mania or mania with mixed features within 12 months before screening, including BP-I with depression (for previous 3 months only), BP-II disorder, major depressive disorder, and primary psychotic disorder, with the exception of mild anxiety disorders.
  • Participants must not have a primary diagnosis of BP-I with rapid cycling (≥ 4 distinct mood episodes in one year).
  • Participants must not have a DSM-5-TR diagnosis of moderate to severe substance use disorder (except tobacco use disorder) within the 12 months before screening, or current use as determined by urine toxicology screen or alcohol test.
  • Participants must not be at risk for suicidal behavior at screening or the baseline visit as determined by the Investigator's clinical assessment and the Columbia-Suicide Severity Rating Scale (C-SSRS).
  • Participants must not have cirrhosis, liver cancer, clinically significant liver disease based on the liver function test results.
  • Other protocol-defined Inclusion/Exclusion criteria apply.

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
KarXTKarXTFlexible dosing
PlaceboPlacebo-
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Change from baseline in Young Mania Rating Scale (YMRS) scoreAt week 3

The YMRS comprised of 11 items that assess the severity of manic symptoms. All items are given a severity rating, with 4 items graded from 0 to 8 (irritability, speech, thought content, and disruptive/aggressive behavior), and the remaining 7 items are graded from 0 to 4 points. The highest score obtainable on the YMRS is 60 and the higher the number the greater the number of symptoms and/or the greater their severity.

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Change from baseline in Clinical Global Impressions-Bipolar (CGI-BP)At week 3

The CGI-BP is designed to assess the severity, improvement, and efficacy of treatment in individuals with bipolar disorder. Only section I, illness severity, will be used, which includes three components: mania, depression, and overall bipolar illness. The ratings are on a 7-point scale (1 = normal, not ill; 2 = minimally ill; 3 = mildly ill; 4 = moderately ill; 5 = markedly ill; 6 = severely ill; 7 = very severely ill).

Occurrence of response based on ≥ 50% decrease from baseline in YMRS score or total scoreAt week 3
Occurrence of response based on change from baseline ≥ 1 in CGI-BPAt week 3

Trial Locations

Locations (64)

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Pisa, Toscana, Italy

Local Institution - 0007

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Siena, Toscana, Italy

Local Institution - 0041

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Ancona, Italy

Local Institution - 0040

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Genova, Italy

Local Institution - 0074

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Torrance, California, United States

Local Institution - 0032

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Hollywood, Florida, United States

Local Institution - 0076

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North Las Vegas, Nevada, United States

Local Institution - 0075

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Charlotte, North Carolina, United States

Local Institution - 0073

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Košice, Košický Kraj, Slovakia

Local Institution - 0077

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Nacka, Stockholms Län [se-01], Sweden

Local Institution - 0014

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Little Rock, Arkansas, United States

Local Institution - 0025

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Rogers, Arkansas, United States

Local Institution - 0021

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Culver City, California, United States

Local Institution - 0018

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Riverside, California, United States

Local Institution - 0036

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Hialeah Gardens, Florida, United States

Local Institution - 0015

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Miami Springs, Florida, United States

Local Institution - 0026

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Miami, Florida, United States

Local Institution - 0019

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Saint Petersburg, Florida, United States

Local Institution - 0022

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Atlanta, Georgia, United States

Local Institution - 0016

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Decatur, Georgia, United States

Local Institution - 0020

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Chicago, Illinois, United States

Local Institution - 0024

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Gaithersburg, Maryland, United States

Local Institution - 0017

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Flowood, Mississippi, United States

Local Institution - 0023

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Saint Louis, Missouri, United States

Local Institution - 0031

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Marlton, New Jersey, United States

Local Institution - 0029

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Cincinnati, Ohio, United States

Local Institution - 0038

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North Canton, Ohio, United States

Local Institution - 0012

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DeSoto, Texas, United States

Local Institution - 0028

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Houston, Texas, United States

Local Institution - 0037

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Richardson, Texas, United States

Local Institution - 0009

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Zagreb, Grad Zagreb, Croatia

Local Institution - 0008

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Zagreb, Croatia

Local Institution - 0010

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Zagreb, Croatia

Local Institution - 0063

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Zagreb, Croatia

Local Institution - 0065

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Vadodara, Gujarat, India

Local Institution - 0053

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Kozhikode, Kerala, India

Local Institution - 0052

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Hyderabad, Telangana, India

Local Institution - 0055

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Hyderabad, Telangana, India

Local Institution - 0054

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Kolkata, West Bengal, India

Local Institution - 0051

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Ludhiana, India

Local Institution - 0066

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Be'er Sheva, HaDarom, Israel

Local Institution - 0042

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Hod HaSharon, HaMerkaz, Israel

Local Institution - 0046

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Ness Ziona, HaMerkaz, Israel

Local Institution - 0058

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Petah Tikva, HaMerkaz, Israel

Local Institution - 0011

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Ramat Gan, HaMerkaz, Israel

Local Institution - 0045

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Jerusalem, Yerushalayim, Israel

Local Institution - 0001

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Milano, Lombardia, Italy

Local Institution - 0061

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Brașov, Brăila, Romania

Local Institution - 0048

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Bucharest, București, Romania

Local Institution - 0049

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Bucharest, București, Romania

Local Institution - 0050

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Bucharest, București, Romania

Local Institution - 0059

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Bucharest, București, Romania

Local Institution - 0060

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Bucharest, București, Romania

Local Institution - 0062

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Bucharest, București, Romania

Local Institution - 0064

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Bucharest, București, Romania

Local Institution - 0057

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București, Romania

Local Institution - 0047

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Iași, Romania

Local Institution - 0071

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Kosice, Košický Kraj, Slovakia

Local Institution - 0072

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Vranov nad Topľou, Prešovský Kraj, Slovakia

Local Institution - 0069

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Barcelona, Barcelona [Barcelona], Spain

Local Institution - 0044

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Barcelona, Catalunya [Cataluña], Spain

Local Institution - 0039

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Bilbo, País Vasco, Spain

Local Institution - 0067

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Uppsala, Uppsala Län [se-03], Sweden

Local Institution - 0070

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Gothenburg, Västra Götalands Län [se-14], Sweden

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