Pharmacogenomics-Supported Psychotropic Prescribing Trial

NCT ID: NCT06929533

Last Updated: 2025-09-08

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

RECRUITING

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

200 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2025-07-01

Study Completion Date

2030-12-31

Brief Summary

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Investigate the feasibility and utility of implementing pharmacogenetic testing for adults (aged 18 and older) seeking care for mental illness in Manitoba.

Detailed Description

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Background and Rationale: Pharmacogenomic (PGx) testing utilizes genetic information as a surrogate marker of a person's ability to process and react to drugs. This information can be used to inform medication selection and dosing, reducing the number of trials needed to choose a suitable medicine. For Manitoba healthcare providers, the only access to psychiatric PGx testing is through commercial providers, costing patients $200 to $2,300. To the best of our knowledge, no study in Manitoba has previously evaluated the feasibility of PGx testing in adult patients seeking care for mental illness.

RESEARCH OBJECTIVES: We aim to investigate the feasibility and utility of implementing PGx testing in Manitoba for adult patients seeking care for mental illness.

Primary Outcome and Measures: Feasibility will be measured along four dimensions:

* Acceptability (satisfaction surveys - patient \& clinician)
* Practicality (testing turnaround time)
* Implementation (clinicians' self-reported use of testing results in the prescribing decision-making process)
* Demand (number of referrals, clinicians' self-reported intent to use testing in the future)

Secondary Outcomes and Measures:

* Changes in global functioning and symptom severity \[Clinical Global Impression (CGI) - Severity and Improvement; Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale (BPRS); DSM-5-TR Self-Rated Level 1 Cross-Cutting Symptom Measure; Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9); General Anxiety Disorder-7 (GAD-7); Altman Self-Rating Mania Scale (ASRM); Early Psychosis Screener (EPS-26)\]
* Adverse drug experience \[Frequency, Intensity, Burden of Side Effects Rating (FIBSER)\]
* Impact of PGx testing \[Changes in medication prescribing and dispensing patterns; changes in healthcare utilization (e.g., inpatient length of stay, mental health resource use, and utilization of healthcare services)

Expected Outcomes: The findings from the proposed study will inform policymakers and facilitate decision-making and priority-setting related to implementing PGx-based psychotropic prescribing policies in Manitoba

Conditions

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Mental Disorder Pharmacogenetics Adverse Drug Reaction (ADR) Effectiveness

Study Design

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Allocation Method

NA

Intervention Model

SINGLE_GROUP

Primary Study Purpose

SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Pharmacogenetic Testing

Pharmacogenetic testing panel (CYP2C19, CYP2D6, CYP2B6, CYP3A4, CYP3A5, CYP2C9, CYP4F2, DPYD, HLA-A, HLA-B, NUDT15, SLCO1B1, TPMT, VKORC1, 2C Cluster, UGT1A1)

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Pharmacogenetic Testing

Intervention Type DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

Participants will donate a 1ml (one-fifth of a teaspoon) sample of saliva. DNA extracted from the saliva sample will be used for genotyping. Genotyping results will be translated into an interpretative clinical report using evidence-based software (Sequence2Script) and delivered to the treating physician for use in their clinical decision-making. The report will contain genotyping results, predicted phenotype, and evidence-based drug selection and dosing recommendations relevant to the patient's current and future care.

Interventions

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Pharmacogenetic Testing

Participants will donate a 1ml (one-fifth of a teaspoon) sample of saliva. DNA extracted from the saliva sample will be used for genotyping. Genotyping results will be translated into an interpretative clinical report using evidence-based software (Sequence2Script) and delivered to the treating physician for use in their clinical decision-making. The report will contain genotyping results, predicted phenotype, and evidence-based drug selection and dosing recommendations relevant to the patient's current and future care.

Intervention Type DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Aged 18 years or older
* The initiation, change, dose adjustment, or augmentation of psychotropic medication(s) is indicated
* The treating clinician thinks PGx testing can benefit and refers the patient to the study

Exclusion Criteria

* Unwillingness to donate saliva samples for genetic analysis
* History of liver or bone marrow (hematopoietic cell) transplantation
* PGx testing results are already available
* No personal health identification number (PHIN) is available
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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University of Calgary

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Shared Health Manitoba

UNKNOWN

Sponsor Role collaborator

Winnipeg Regional Health Authority

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Health Sciences Centre, Winnipeg, Manitoba

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

University of Manitoba

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Abdullah Al Maruf

Assistant Professor

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Abdullah Al Maruf, PhD, M.Pharm., B.Pharm

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

University of Manitoba

Locations

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Shared Health Facilities

Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

Site Status NOT_YET_RECRUITING

University of Manitoba College of Pharmacy

Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

Site Status RECRUITING

Countries

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Canada

Central Contacts

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Abdullah Al Maruf, BPharm, MPharm, PhD

Role: CONTACT

204-318-2575

Facility Contacts

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Abdullah Al Maruf, PhD, M.Pharm, B.Pharm

Role: primary

204-318-2575

Abdullah Al Maruf, PhD, M.Pharm, B.Pharm

Role: primary

204-318-2575

Mahin Hasan, MSc, BSc

Role: backup

Other Identifiers

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HS26637 (HS2024:279)

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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