Safety, Tolerability, and Pharmacokinetic Study of EVP-6124 in Patients With Schizophrenia

Completed · Phase 1 · Has a placebo group

Conditions studied: Schizophrenia, Schizoaffective Disorder, Central Nervous System Diseases

In brief

This study in patients with schizophrenia is designed to provide preliminary evidence of the safety, tolerability, and pharmacokinetics as well as the effects on cognitive function of 2 doses of EVP-6124 compared with placebo when given with the patient's usual antipsychotic medication.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01556763

Run by

FORUM Pharmaceuticals Inc

People needed

21

Starts

2008-04-01

Expected to finish

2008-08-01

Last updated by the study team

2012-06-21

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 55. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Male or female aged 18 to 55 years (both inclusive).
• Females must be surgically sterile, post-menopausal, or using reliable contraception and have negative pregnancy tests at screening and at Day -1.
• A clinical diagnosis of schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder and prescribed a stable dose of aripiprazole (10 to 30 mg/day), olanzapine (10 to 20 mg/day), paliperidone (3 to 12 mg/day), or risperidone (2 to 16 mg/day) for a minimum of 2 weeks before initial screening.
• In good general health and expected to complete the clinical trial as designed.
• Body Mass Index (BMI) of 18 kg/m\^2 to 38 kg/m\^2 (both inclusive) at screening.
• Adequate hearing, vision, and language skills to perform the cognitive testing and other procedures specified in the protocol.
• Voluntarily provided informed consent and signed an informed consent form (ICF) indicating that the purpose of the study was explained, and was willing and able to adhere to the study regimen and study procedures described in the ICF, including all confinement requirements.
• Negative urine drug screen at screening and inpatient observation baseline period (Day -6), except for a short-acting benzodiazepine if prescribed for insomnia.
• Fluent in English (speaking, writing, and reading).

You may not qualify if…

• Female subject who was pregnant or breast-feeding.
• Any active clinically significant medical condition within 1 month (30 days) prior to screening.
• A history of substance (drug) dependence or substance or alcohol abuse within the 12 months before randomization as defined in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 4th Edition (DSM-IV).
• A score of >5 on any item on the PANSS (Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale) Positive subscale at baseline during the inpatient observation period (Day -1).
• Any laboratory test abnormalities at screening indicating hepatic or renal dysfunction, or any other laboratory test abnormalities deemed by the investigator to be clinically significant.
• Any hematologic malignancy or solid tumor diagnosed within 3 years prior to study entry with the exception of localized skin cancer or carcinoma in situ of the cervix.
• Known to have had or was a carrier of HBsAg, HCV antibody, or had a positive result to the HIV-1 and/or HIV-2 antibodies.
• Uncooperative with or could not complete the study procedures.
• Received an investigational drug within 30 days before screening.
• Donated blood within 30 days before randomization on Day 1.

Where it is running

• Clinical Research Institute — Wichita, Kansas, United States

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