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A Clinical Trial to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of SEP-363856 in Acutely Psychotic People With Schizophrenia, Followed by an Open-label Extension Phase

Phase 2
Terminated
Conditions
Schizophrenia
Interventions
Registration Number
NCT04825860
Lead Sponsor
Sumitomo Pharma Co., Ltd.
Brief Summary

A clinical study to investigate the effect of 2 doses of an investigational drug in acutely psychotic adult patients with schizophrenia. The study will consist of a double-blind phase followed by an open-label extension phase.

Detailed Description

A Phase 2/3 Randomized, Double-blind, Parallel-group, Placebo-controlled, Fixed-dose, Multicenter Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of SEP-363856 in Acutely Psychotic Patients with Schizophrenia, Followed by an Open-label Extension Phase.

The double-blind phase is to evaluate the efficacy and safety of 2 doses of SEP-363856 (50 and 75 mg/day) versus placebo over 6 weeks in acutely psychotic patients with schizophrenia. This phase is projected to randomize approximately 480 subjects to 3 treatments (SEP-363856 50 mg/day, SEP-363856 75 mg/day, placebo) in a 1:1:1 ratio. The completers of the double-blind phase will be able to enroll into the 12-week open-label phase during which the long term safety and effectiveness of-SEP 363856 will be evaluated.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
TERMINATED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
83
Inclusion Criteria
  1. Must be fully informed of and understand the objectives, procedures, and possible benefits and risks of the study, and give written informed consent prior to performing any study related activities. If the subject is considered a minor according to local regulations at the time of collection of the informed consent, written consent will be obtained from a legally acceptable representative (guardian) in addition to that obtained from the subject.

  2. Male or female between 18 to 65 years of age (inclusive) at the time of consent.

  3. Must meet DSM 5 criteria for schizophrenia as established by clinical interview at Screening

  4. Must have a CGI S score ≥ 4 (moderately ill) at Screening and Baseline.

  5. Must have a PANSS total score ≥ 80 and a PANSS item score ≥ 4 (moderate) on 2 or more of the following PANSS items: delusions (P1), conceptual disorganization (P2), hallucinations (P3), and unusual thought content (G9) at Screening and Baseline.

  6. Must have an acute exacerbation of psychotic symptoms (no longer than 2 months prior to providing informed consent for this study). The acute exacerbation should include:

    a. Marked deterioration of functioning in one or more areas, such as occupational, social, or personal care or hygiene.

  7. In the opinion of the Investigator, subjects must be generally healthy based on Screening medical history, physical examination (PE), vital signs, ECG, and clinical laboratory values (hematology, chemistry, and urinalysis).

Exclusion Criteria
  1. Have a DSM 5 diagnosis or presence of symptoms consistent with a DSM 5 diagnosis other than schizophrenia. Exclusionary disorders include but are not limited to alcohol use disorder (within past 12 months), substance (other than nicotine or caffeine) use disorder within past 12 months, or lifetime history of significant substance abuse that, in the opinion of the Investigator, may have had a significant and potentially permanent impact on the brain or other body systems, major depressive disorder, bipolar I or II disorder, schizoaffective disorder, obsessive compulsive disorder, and posttraumatic stress disorder. Symptoms of mild to moderate mood dysphoria or anxiety are allowed so long as these symptoms have not been a focus of primary treatment
  2. At significant risk of harming self, others, or objects based on Investigator's judgment.
  3. Have any clinically significant unstable medical condition or any clinically significant chronic disease that in the opinion of the Investigator, would limit the subject's ability to complete and/or participate in the study.
  4. Female subjects who are pregnant or lactating.
  5. Have any clinically significant abnormal laboratory value(s) at Screening (hematology, chemistry, and urinalysis) as determined by the Investigator.

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
SEP-363856 75 mg/daySEP-363856 75 mgSubjects randomized to the SEP-363856 75 mg/day group will receive SEP-363856 50 mg/day on Day 1 through Day 3 and then the assigned dose of SEP-363856 75 mg/day thereafter.
SEP-363856 50 mg/daySEP-363856 50 mgSubjects randomized to the SEP-363856 50 mg/day group will receive the assigned dose of SEP-363856 50 mg/day throughout the double-blind phase.
PlaceboPlaceboSubjects randomized to the placebo group will receive placebo throughout the double-blind phase.
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Change from Baseline in Positive and negative syndrome scale (PANSS) total score at Week 6Week 6

PANSS is comprised of 30 items and 3 subscales (Positive, Negative, General Psychopathology). An anchored Likert scale from 1 - 7, where values of 2 and above indicate the presence of progressively more severe symptoms, is used to score each item. Individual items are then summed to determine scores for the 3 subscales, as well as a total score. PANSS Positive subscale score range: 7-49. PANSS Negative subscale score range: 7-49. PANSS General Psychopathology subscale score range: 16-112. PANSS total score range: 30-210.

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Change from Baseline in Clinical Global Impressions - Severity (CGI-S) score at Week 6Week 6

The CGI-S is a single-item clinician-rated assessment of the subject's current illness state on a 7-point scale (score range: 1-7), where a higher score is associated with greater illness severity.

Trial Locations

Locations (54)

NHO Ryukyu Hospital

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Kunigami, Okinawa, Japan

Asakayama Hospital

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Sakai, Osaka, Japan

Shanghai Mental Health Center

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Shanghai, Shanghai, China

The Second People's Hospital of Hunan Province/ Brain Hospital of Hunan Province

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Changsha, Hunan, China

Shiranui Hospital

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Omuta, Fukuoka, Japan

Kohnodai Hp., National Center for Global Health and Medicine

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Ichikawa, Chiba, Japan

Juzenkai Oorin Hospital

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Onojo, Fukuoka, Japan

Inokuchi Noma Hospital

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Fukuoka, Japan

National Center for Mental Health

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Mandaluyong, Metro Manila, Philippines

Southern Philippines Medical Center

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Davao, Philippines

National Taiwan University Hospital

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Taipei, Taiwan

Taipei Veterans General Hospital

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Taipei, Taiwan

Beijing Anding Hospital Capital Medical University

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Beijing, Beijing, China

Peking University Sixth Hospital

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Beijing, Beijing, China

The Affiliated Brain Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University

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Guangzhou, Guangdong, China

Shandong Daizhuang Hospital

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Jining, Shandong, China

Tianjin Anding Hospital

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Tianjin, Tianjin, China

The Mental Health Center of Xi'an

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Xian, Shanxi, China

NHO Hizen Psychiatric Center

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Kanzaki, Saga, Japan

Shonan Hospital

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Matsumoto, Nagano, Japan

Shiga university of medical science hospital

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Otsu, Shiga, Japan

National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry

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Kodaira, Tokyo, Japan

Miyakonojo Shinsei Hospital

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Miyakonojo, Miyazaki, Japan

Kansai Medical University Medical Center

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Moriguchi, Osaka, Japan

Negishi Hospital

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Fuchu, Tokyo, Japan

National Hospital Organization Hokuriku National Hospital

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Nanto, Toyama, Japan

Takeda General Hospital

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Aizu-Wakamatsu, Fukushima, Japan

Fujimidai Hospital

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Hiratsuka, Kanagawa, Japan

Okinawa Tokushukai Hino Hospital

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Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan

Nishiurakai Keihan Hospital

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Moriguchi, Osaka, Japan

Osaka Institute of Clinical Psychiatry Shin-abuyama Hospital

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Takatsuki, Osaka, Japan

Mental Support Soyokaze Hospital

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Ueda, Nagano, Japan

Social welfare corporation Tenshinkai Kosaka hospital

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Higashiosaka, Osaka, Japan

Neyagawa Sanatorium

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Neyagawa, Osaka, Japan

Hotei Hospital

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Konan, Aichi, Japan

Okehazama Hospital Fujita Kokoro Care Center

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Toyoake, Aichi, Japan

Medical corporation Seijinkai Seinan Hospital

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Hachinohe, Aomori, Japan

Mihara Hospital

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Mihara, Hiroshima, Japan

Yatsushiro Kosei Hospital

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Yatsushiro, Kumamoto, Japan

Narimasu Kosei Hospital

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Itabashi, Tokyo, Japan

Sanyokai Sanyo Hospital

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Sakata, Yamagata, Japan

Akino Hospital

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Tendo, Yamagata, Japan

Akita City Hospital

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Akita, Japan

Miyazaki Prefectural Miyazaki Hospital

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Miyazaki, Japan

Minkodo Aburayama Hospital

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Fukuoka, Japan

Rainbow & Sea Hospital

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Karatsu, Saga, Japan

Nishi Kumagaya Hospital

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Kumagaya, Saitama, Japan

Azusakai Kawada Hospital

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Takaoka, Toyama, Japan

Kuramitsu Hospital

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Fukuoka, Japan

Satokai Yuge Hospital

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Kumamoto, Japan

Mariveles Mental Wellness and General Hospital

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Mariveles, Bataan, Philippines

St. Paul's Hospital of Iloilo, Inc.

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Iloilo City, Iloilo, Philippines

Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Keelung

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Keelung, Taiwan

Makati Medical Center

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Makati, Metro Manila, Philippines

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