An Open-label Study to Assess the Long-term Safety, Tolerability, Effectiveness, and Durability of Effect of KarXT in Patients With DSM-5 Diagnosis of Schizophrenia

Schizophrenia Clinical Trial

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Official title:

A Multi-center, Open-label Study to Assess the Effectiveness, Long-term Safety, Tolerability, and Durability of Effect of KarXT in Patients With DSM-5 Diagnosis of Schizophrenia

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Terminated

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT05643170
• Other study ID #: KAR-014
• Status: Terminated
• Phase: Phase 3
• Start date: November 8, 2022
• Est. completion date: March 8, 2023

Study information

• Verified date: July 2023
• Source: Karuna Therapeutics
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

This is a Phase 3b, 3-year, open-label, multi-center study in which patients with DSM-5 diagnosis of schizophrenia whose current medication(s) is not well tolerated and/or clinical symptoms are not well controlled will be switched to receive KarXT.

The primary objectives of the study are to assess the long-term safety and tolerability of KarXT and assess effectiveness, persistence, and durability of effect of KarXT through the Investigator Assessment Questionnaire (IAQ) and Clinical Global Impression - Severity of Illness (CGI-S) scale in patients with a diagnosis of schizophrenia.

The secondary objectives are to further assess the effectiveness using the Clinical Global Impression, Global Improvement (CGI-I), long-term safety and tolerability of KarXT, and evaluation of scores from multiple additional patient scales and assessments throughout the study.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Terminated
• Enrollment: 4
• Est. completion date: March 8, 2023
• Est. primary completion date: March 1, 2023
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: All
• Age group: 18 Years to 65 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

1. Patient is aged 18 to 65 years, inclusive, at screening.

2. Patient can provide informed consent.

1. A signed informed consent form (ICF) must be provided before any study assessments are performed.

2. Patient must be fluent (oral and written) in the language of the ICF to consent.

3. Patient has a primary diagnosis of schizophrenia established by a comprehensive psychiatric evaluation based on the DSM 5 (American Psychiatric Association, 2013) criteria and has been in the continuous care of the clinician or practice for at least 6 months prior to entering the study.

4. The patient is dissatisfied with the side effects or general tolerability of their current antipsychotic medication, and for this reason, desires to change medications. Or, the patient is dissatisfied with the overall effectiveness or benefit of their current antipsychotic medication, and for this reason, desires to change medications.

5. The patient has not required psychiatric hospitalization, acute crisis intervention, or other increase in their level of care due to symptom exacerbation within 4 weeks of screening, and in the opinion of the investigator, is psychiatrically stable to be managed in an outpatient setting.

6. The patient has a CGI-S score of =4 (moderately severe or less) at screening and baseline visits.

7. For at least 30 days prior to screening, the patient must have been prescribed and have taken an oral antipsychotic medication daily at a dose and frequency consistent with the drug label.

8. Patient has an identified, reliable caregiver/informant that is willing (by informed consent) and able to respond to the ZBI 22 caregiver burden scale at specified visits. If the patient has been the patient of the investigator for =6 months and, in the opinion of the investigator, the patient is self-sufficient, then a caregiver/informant may not be necessary.

9. Patient resides in a stable living situation and is anticipated to remain in a stable living situation for the duration of the study, in the opinion of the investigator.

10. If a woman of childbearing potential (WOCBP) or a man whose sexual partner(s) is a WOCBP, the patient must be willing and able to adhere to the contraception guidelines as defined in Section 12.1 Appendix 1.

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Any primary DSM-5 disorder diagnosis other than schizophrenia within 12 months before screening. Exclusionary disorders include, but are not limited to, bipolar I or II disorder and schizoaffective disorder. Symptoms of mild mood dysphoria or anxiety are allowed, as long as these symptoms are not the primary focus of treatment.

2. The patient has a history of or presence of a clinically significant cardiovascular, pulmonary, hepatic, renal, hematologic, gastrointestinal, endocrine, immunologic, dermatologic, neurologic, or oncologic disease or any other condition that, in the opinion of the investigator, is likely to jeopardize the safety of the patient or the validity of the study results.

3. Patient has a history of or is at high risk of urinary retention, gastric retention, or narrow angle glaucoma.

4. Patient has a history of irritable bowel syndrome (with or without constipation) or constipation requiring treatment for more than 30 days within the last 6 months.

5. Clinically significant abnormal finding on the physical examination, medical history, electrocardiogram (ECG), or clinical laboratory results at screening.

6. Patient is pregnant, lactating, or less than 3 months postpartum.

7. Patient has tested positive for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) within 2 weeks of screening and/or baseline or patients who have prolonged symptoms of past infection, long COVID, that, in the opinion of the investigator, may interfere with the interpretation of safety during the study.

8. Patient with extreme concerns relating to global pandemics, such as COVID-19, that precludes study participation.

9. Patient is currently or recently (within 4 weeks of screening) involuntary hospitalization or incarceration.

10. Patient participated in another clinical study in which they received an experimental or investigational drug agent within 30 days prior to screening.

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Schizophrenia

Intervention

Drug:
• Xanomeline and Trospium Chloride Capsules
KarXT 50 mg/20 mg BID KarXT 100mg/20 mg BID KarXT 125mg/30 mg BID

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
United States	Advanced Discovery Research, LLC	Atlanta	Georgia
United States	Mid Ohio Behavioral Health	Columbus	Ohio
United States	Seven Counties Services, Inc.	Louisville	Kentucky
United States	OnSite Clinical Solutions, LLC	Rock Hill	South Carolina
United States	Integrated Clinical Research	Saint George	Utah

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Karuna Therapeutics

Country where clinical trial is conducted

United States, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	The Number of Participants With Treatment-Emergent Adverse Events (TEAEs) Leading to Discontinuation	An Adverse Event (AE) is any symptom, physical sign, syndrome, or disease that either emerges during the study or, if present at Screening, worsens during the study, regardless of the suspected cause of the event.	From first dose to 28 days post last dose (up to approximately 113 days)
Primary	Investigator Assessment Questionnaire (IAQ) Scores	The Investigator's Assessment Questionnaire (IAQ) evaluates all health concerns associated with antipsychotic use in patients with schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder. The IAQ total score is defined as the sum of 10 items (positive symptoms, negative symptoms, somnolence, weight gain, signs and symptoms of prolactin elevation, akathisia, EPS, cognition, energy, and mood) for a total max score of 50; each item is rated on a 5-point Likert scale (1 = Much better, 2 = Slightly better, 3 = About the same, 4 = Slightly worse, and 5 = Much worse) where higher score indicate increased health concerns.	At visit 1, 3, 5 (Baseline, week 4, 8), and early termination visit (study day 85)
Primary	Clinical Global Impression - Severity of Illness (CGI-S) Scores	The Clinical Global Impression - Severity (CGI-S) is a rating scale completed independently by a clinician that is used to measure illness and symptom severity in subjects with mental disorders. It is used to rate the severity of a subject's illness at the time of assessment. The modified CGI-S asks the clinician 1 question: "Considering your total clinical experience, how mentally ill is the subject at this time?" The clinician's answer is rated on the following 7-point scale: 1 = normal, not at all ill; 2 = borderline mentally ill; 3 = mildly ill; 4 = moderately ill; 5 = markedly ill; 6 = severely ill; 7 = among the most extremely ill subjects.	At visit 1, 2, 3, 5 (baseline, week 2, 4, 8)
Secondary	The Number of Participants With Serious Treatment-Emergent Adverse Events (TESAEs)	An SAE is any untoward medical occurrence that, in the view of either the investigator or Sponsor that: Results in death.; Is life-threatening.; Results in inpatient hospitalization or prolongation of existing hospitalization; Results in persistent or significant disability/incapacity.; Is a congenital anomaly/birth defect.; Other important medical events	From first dose to 28 days post last dose (up to approximately 113 days)
Secondary	The Number of Participants With Treatment-Emergent Adverse Events of Special Interest (AESI)	An Adverse Event (AE) is any symptom, physical sign, syndrome, or disease that either emerges during the study or, if present at Screening, worsens during the study, regardless of the suspected cause of the event. AESIs include orthostasis and liver function test (LFT) elevations (inclusive of drug induced liver injury [DILI].; Orthostasis will be defined as the patient being symptomatic with at least one of the following differences in orthostatic vitals between sitting position and standing after 2 minutes: A decrease of systolic BP of 20 mmHg or more.; A decrease in diastolic BP of 10 mmHg or more.; An increase in HR of 30 bpm or more.	From first dose to 28 days post last dose (up to approximately 113 days)
Secondary	Clinical Global Impression - Improvement (CGI-I) Score	The Clinical Global Impression - Improvement (CGI-I) is a 7-point scale that requires the clinician to assess how much the patient's illness has improved or worsened relative to a baseline state at the beginning of the intervention. Clinicians are asked: "Compared to the patient's condition at baseline, this patient's [average] condition has...?", and they rate as: 1 = Very much improved; 2 = Much improved; 3 = Minimally improved; 4 = No change; 5 = Minimally worse; 6 = Much worse; 7 = Very much worse.	At visit 2, 3, 5 (Weeks 2, 4, 8)
Secondary	Medication Satisfaction Questionnaire (MSQ) Score	The Medication Satisfaction Questionnaire (MSQ) is a single-item questionnaire that evaluates satisfaction with antipsychotic medication in schizophrenia patients rated on a 7-point scale (1 = Extremely dissatisfied, 2=Very dissatisfied, 3=Somewhat dissatisfied, 4=Neither satisfied nor dissatisfied, 5=Somewhat satisfied, 6 = Very satisfied, 7 = Extremely satisfied).	Visit 5 (Week 8)