NCT02970292

Brief Summary

To evaluate the efficacy and safety of adjunctive pimavanserin compared with adjunctive placebo in the treatment of schizophrenia

Trial Health

98
On Track

Trial Health Score

Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach

Strong global presence with extensive site network
Enrollment
396

participants targeted

Target at P50-P75 for phase_3 schizophrenia

Timeline
Completed

Started Oct 2016

Typical duration for phase_3 schizophrenia

Geographic Reach
10 countries

105 active sites

Status
completed

Health score is calculated from publicly available data and should be used for screening purposes only.

Trial Relationships

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

Study Start

First participant enrolled

October 26, 2016

Completed
23 days until next milestone

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

November 18, 2016

Completed
4 days until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

November 22, 2016

Completed
2.5 years until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

May 28, 2019

Completed
28 days until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

June 25, 2019

Completed
12 months until next milestone

Results Posted

Study results publicly available

June 17, 2020

Completed
Last Updated

June 17, 2020

Status Verified

May 1, 2020

Enrollment Period

2.6 years

First QC Date

November 18, 2016

Results QC Date

May 29, 2020

Last Update Submit

May 29, 2020

Conditions

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

  • Change From Baseline to Week 6 in the Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale (PANSS) Total Score

    The PANSS is a 30-item scale used to evaluate the presence, absence, and severity of schizophrenia symptoms. The 30 items are arranged as 7 positive symptom items (P1 to P7), 7 negative symptom items (N1 to N7), and 16 general psychopathology symptom items (G1 to G16). Items are scored over the past week (7 days) on a 7-point scale ranging from 1 (absent) to 7 (extreme). The PANSS total score can range from a minimum of 30 to a maximum of 210, where a higher score signifies greater severity of schizophrenia symptoms.

    From baseline to Week 6

Secondary Outcomes (8)

  • Change From Baseline to Week 6 in the Clinical Global Impression-Severity (CGI-S) Score

    From baseline to Week 6

  • Change From Baseline (CFBL) to Week 6 in PANSS Subscale Scores, i.e. PANSS Positive Subscale Score, PANSS Negative Subscale Score and PANSS General Psychopathological Scale Score

    From baseline to Week 6

  • PANSS Responders

    From baseline to Week 6

  • Clinical Global Impression-Improvement (CGI-I) Response

    From baseline to Week 6

  • Clinical Global Impression-Improvement (CGI-I) Score at Week 6

    From baseline to Week 6

  • +3 more secondary outcomes

Study Arms (2)

Pimavanserin

EXPERIMENTAL

Drug- pimavanserin 34 mg, 20 mg, or 10 mg taken as two tablets + background antipsychotic, once daily by mouth

Drug: Pimavanserin

Placebo

PLACEBO COMPARATOR

Placebo + background antipsychotic, taken as two tablets, once daily by mouth

Drug: Placebo

Interventions

Pimavanserin 34 mg, 20 mg, or 10 mg , taken as two tablets once daily by mouth

Pimavanserin

Placebo, taken as two tablets, once daily by mouth

Placebo

Eligibility Criteria

Age18 Years - 55 Years
Sexall
Healthy VolunteersNo
Age GroupsAdult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

  • Adults patients, between 18 and 55 years of age
  • A clinical diagnosis of schizophrenia with a minimum duration of 1 year
  • The main background antipsychotic with which the subject is being treated must be one of the antipsychotics listed below:
  • Aripiprazole
  • Aripiprazole long-acting injectables:
  • Abilify Maintena®
  • Aristada®
  • Risperidone
  • Risperidone long-acting injection
  • Olanzapine
  • Lurasidone
  • Cariprazine
  • Brexpiprazole
  • Asenapine
  • Has had a partial but inadequate response to antipsychotic treatment
  • +1 more criteria

You may not qualify if:

  • Patient has a psychiatric disorder other than schizophrenia
  • Patient has a history of resistance to antipsychotic treatment
  • A urine drug screen (UDS) result at Baseline that indicates the presence of any tested prohibited substance of potential abuse, except marijuana
  • a. Patients with a result indicating the presence of marijuana are permitted if they agree to abstain from marijuana use during the study and the medical monitor approves the subject's participation
  • Patient has current evidence of a serious and/or unstable psychiatric, neurologic, cardiovascular, respiratory, gastrointestinal, renal, hepatic, hematologic, or other medical disorder, including cancer or malignancies, which would affect the patient's ability to participate in the program
  • Patient has had a myocardial infarction in the last six months
  • Patient is taking a medication or drug that prolongs the QT interval or has a family or personal history or symptoms of long QT syndrome
  • Patients will be evaluated at screening to ensure that all criteria for study participation are met. Patients may be excluded from the study based on these assessments (and specifically if it is determined that their baseline health and psychiatric condition do not meet all pre-specified entry criteria).

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (105)

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Phoenix, Arizona, 85012, United States

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Little Rock, Arkansas, 72211, United States

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Rogers, Arkansas, 72758, United States

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Bellflower, California, 90706, United States

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Cerritos, California, 90703, United States

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Culver City, California, 90230, United States

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Lemon Grove, California, 91945, United States

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Long Beach, California, 90822, United States

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San Diego, California, 92103, United States

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San Diego, California, 92123, United States

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Santa Ana, California, 92705, United States

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Torrance, California, 90502, United States

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Boca Raton, Florida, 33431, United States

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Lauderhill, Florida, 33319, United States

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Miami, Florida, 33122, United States

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Atlanta, Georgia, 30328, United States

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Atlanta, Georgia, 30331, United States

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Chicago, Illinois, 60611, United States

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Chicago, Illinois, 60612, United States

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Hoffman Estates, Illinois, 60169, United States

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Lake Charles, Louisiana, 70629, United States

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Catonsville, Maryland, 21228, United States

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Ann Arbor, Michigan, 48105, United States

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Las Vegas, Nevada, 89102, United States

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Berlin, New Jersey, 08009, United States

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Cedarhurst, New York, 11516, United States

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Jamaica, New York, 11432, United States

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Rochester, New York, 14618, United States

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Charlotte, North Carolina, 28211, United States

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Dayton, Ohio, 45417, United States

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Charleston, South Carolina, 29407, United States

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Richardson, Texas, 75080, United States

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Salt Lake City, Utah, 84105, United States

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Burgas, 8000, Bulgaria

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Pazardzhik, 4400, Bulgaria

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Plovdiv, 4000, Bulgaria

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Sofia, 1202, Bulgaria

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Sofia, 1408, Bulgaria

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Sofia, 1431, Bulgaria

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Sofia, 1606, Bulgaria

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Sofia, 1680, Bulgaria

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Targovishte, 7700, Bulgaria

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Tserova Koria, 5047, Bulgaria

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Varna, 9020, Bulgaria

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Veliko Tarnovo, 5000, Bulgaria

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Veliko Tarnovo, 5047, Bulgaria

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Vratsa, 3000, Bulgaria

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Chatham, Ontario, N7L1C1, Canada

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Montreal, Quebec, H3A 1A1, Canada

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Toronto, M6J 1H4, Canada

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Hradec Králové, 503 41, Czechia

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Pilsen, 312 00, Czechia

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Prague, 100 00, Czechia

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Prague, 106 00, Czechia

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Prague, 160 00, Czechia

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Říčany, 251 01, Czechia

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Kalocsa, Bács-Kiskun Megya, 6300, Hungary

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Budapest, Pest County, 1036, Hungary

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Budapest, Pest County, 1083, Hungary

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Debrecen, 4032, Hungary

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Pécs, 7633, Hungary

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Kaunas, 44279, Lithuania

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Kaunas, 48259, Lithuania

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Kaunas, 50185, Lithuania

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Šilutė, 99142, Lithuania

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Vilnius, 09112, Lithuania

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Bialystok, 15 756, Poland

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Bydgoszcz, 85 080, Poland

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Lublin, 20 080, Poland

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Lublin, 20 582, Poland

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Pruszcz Gdański, 83 000, Poland

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Roshchino, Leningradskaya Oblast', 188820, Russia

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Plekhanovo, Lipetsk Oblast, 399313, Russia

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Tonnel’nyy, Stavropol Kray, 357034, Russia

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Arkhangelsk, 163530, Russia

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Moscow, 115522, Russia

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Saint Petersburg, 190121, Russia

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Saint Petersburg, 192019, Russia

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Saint Petersburg, 193167, Russia

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Saint Petersburg, 197341, Russia

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Samara, 443016, Russia

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Smolensk, 214019, Russia

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Stavropol, 355038, Russia

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Voronezh, 394024, Russia

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Yaroslavl, 150003, Russia

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Belgrade, 11 000, Serbia

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Kovin, 26 220, Serbia

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Kragujevac, 34 000, Serbia

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Niš, 18 000, Serbia

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Kherson, Vil. Stepanivka, 73488, Ukraine

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Dnipro, 49005, Ukraine

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Hlevakha, 08631, Ukraine

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Kharkiv, 61068, Ukraine

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Kyiv, 01133, Ukraine

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Kyiv, 02192, Ukraine

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Kyiv, 04080, Ukraine

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Kyiv, 08631, Ukraine

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Odesa, 65014, Ukraine

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Oleksandrivka, 67513, Ukraine

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Poltava, 36013, Ukraine

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Smila, 08631, Ukraine

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Smila, 20708, Ukraine

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Vinnytsia, 21005, Ukraine

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Related Publications (1)

  • Bugarski-Kirola D, Abbs B, Odetalla R, Liu IY, Darwish M, DeKarske D. Adherence to Background Antipsychotic and Pimavanserin in Patients with Schizophrenia: Post Hoc Analyses from the ENHANCE and ADVANCE Studies. Patient Prefer Adherence. 2024 Jan 19;18:207-216. doi: 10.2147/PPA.S436041. eCollection 2024.

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Schizophrenia

Interventions

pimavanserin

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Schizophrenia Spectrum and Other Psychotic DisordersMental Disorders

Results Point of Contact

Title
Sr. Dir. Medical Information and Medical Communications
Organization
ACADIA Pharmaceuticals Inc.

Publication Agreements

PI is Sponsor Employee
No
Restriction Type
OTHER
Restrictive Agreement
Yes

Study Design

Study Type
interventional
Phase
phase 3
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Masking
QUADRUPLE
Who Masked
PARTICIPANT, CARE PROVIDER, INVESTIGATOR, OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
Purpose
TREATMENT
Intervention Model
PARALLEL
Sponsor Type
INDUSTRY
Responsible Party
SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

November 18, 2016

First Posted

November 22, 2016

Study Start

October 26, 2016

Primary Completion

May 28, 2019

Study Completion

June 25, 2019

Last Updated

June 17, 2020

Results First Posted

June 17, 2020

Record last verified: 2020-05

Data Sharing

IPD Sharing
Will not share

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