A Clinical Study That Will Evaluate How Well SEP-363856 Works and How Safe it is in People With Schizophrenia That Switch to SEP-363856 From Their Current Antipsychotic Medication

NCT ID: NCT05628103

Last Updated: 2025-11-12

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

PHASE3

Total Enrollment

101 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2022-12-19

Study Completion Date

2024-04-01

Brief Summary

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This study evaluated how well SEP-363856 works and how safe it is in people with schizophrenia that switch to SEP-363856 from their current antipsychotic medication.

Detailed Description

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This was an 8-week, outpatient, multicenter, open-label, single-group, flexible-dose study.

Following a screening period of up to 21 days, eligible participants took part in the study. In the 8-week treatment period, participants were treated with SEP-363856 while continuing to take the full dose of their pre-switch antipsychotic. After the end of the treatment period, participants were required to complete the follow-up visit, 7 days after the last dose of SEP-363856.

Conditions

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Schizophrenia

Keywords

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Schizophrenia

Study Design

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Allocation Method

NA

Intervention Model

SINGLE_GROUP

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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SEP-363856

Participants received flexible doses of SEP-363856 50 to 100 milligrams per day (mg/day), orally, once daily (QD) up to Week 8. The dose was titrated up from 50 mg/day on Days 1 to 3, to 75 mg/day on Days 4 to 7. Beginning Day 8, the dose was adjusted within the range of 50 mg/day to 100 mg/day in 25 mg increments (i.e. 50, 75, or 100 mg/day) up to Week 8.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

SEP-363856

Intervention Type DRUG

SEP-363856 flexibly dosed for 8 weeks.

Interventions

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SEP-363856

SEP-363856 flexibly dosed for 8 weeks.

Intervention Type DRUG

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Participants meets Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition (DSM-5) criteria for a diagnosis of schizophrenia.
* Participants are judged to be clinically stable (ie, no evidence of an acute exacerbation of schizophrenia) by the Investigator for at least 8 weeks prior to Baseline.
* Participants must be judged by the Investigator to be an appropriate candidate for switching current antipsychotic medication due to safety or tolerability concerns and/or insufficient efficacy.
* Participants are taking an oral antipsychotic and the antipsychotic regimen has been stable for at least 6 weeks prior to Screening.

Exclusion Criteria

* Participant has a current DSM-5 diagnosis or presence of symptoms consistent with a major psychiatric disorder, other than schizophrenia, that is the primary focus of treatment.
* Participants are at significant risk of harming self or others based on investigator's judgment.
* Participant has any clinically significant unstable medical condition or any clinically significant chronic disease that in the opinion of the Investigator, would limit the participant's ability to complete and/or participate in the study.
* Female participant who is pregnant or lactating.
* Participant tests positive for drugs of abuse at Screening.
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

65 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Otsuka Pharmaceutical Development & Commercialization, Inc.

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Locations

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Advanced Research Center, Inc.

Anaheim, California, United States

Site Status

Clinical Innovations Inc.

Bellflower, California, United States

Site Status

ProScience Research Group

Culver City, California, United States

Site Status

Collaborative Neuroscience Research, LLC

Garden Grove, California, United States

Site Status

Synergy San Diego

Lemon Grove, California, United States

Site Status

Clinical Innovations, Inc

Riverside, California, United States

Site Status

California Neuropsychopharmacology Clinical Research Institute, LLC (CNRI-San Diego, LLC)

San Diego, California, United States

Site Status

CMB Clinical Trials

Santee, California, United States

Site Status

Cenexel CNS Research

Torrance, California, United States

Site Status

Larkin Behavioral Health Services

Hollywood, Florida, United States

Site Status

Premier Clinical Research Institute, Inc.

Miami, Florida, United States

Site Status

Wellness Research Center

Miami, Florida, United States

Site Status

Nova Psychiatry, Inc.

Orlando, Florida, United States

Site Status

Advanced Discovery Research LLC

Atlanta, Georgia, United States

Site Status

Atlanta Center for Medical Research

Atlanta, Georgia, United States

Site Status

Atlanta Behavioral Research

Atlanta, Georgia, United States

Site Status

Uptown Research

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Site Status

CBH Health

Gaithersburg, Maryland, United States

Site Status

PsychCare Consultants Research

St Louis, Missouri, United States

Site Status

IMA Clinical Research

Las Vegas, Nevada, United States

Site Status

Hassman Research Institute

Berlin, New Jersey, United States

Site Status

New Hope Clinical Research

Charlotte, North Carolina, United States

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Clinical Trials of America, LLC

Hickory, North Carolina, United States

Site Status

Charak Clinical Research Center

Garfield Heights, Ohio, United States

Site Status

Pillar Clinical Research, LLC

Richardson, Texas, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

Provided Documents

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Document Type: Study Protocol

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Document Type: Statistical Analysis Plan

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Other Identifiers

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SEP361-308

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id