A Study of ANAVEX3-71 in Adults With Schizophrenia

NCT06245213 | Active Not Recruiting Phase 2 FDA Drug

• 1 other identifier: ANAVEX3-71-SZ-001
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 71
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

A study to evaluate the safety, tolerability, efficacy, pharmacokinetics, and electrophysiology of ANAVEX3-71 in patients with Schizophrenia.

Conditions

Schizophrenia

Keywords

Schizophrenia; EEG; Multiple Ascending Dose; Interventional; Sigma-1 Receptor Agonist; M1 Muscarinic Receptor Agonist; Biomarkers; Pharmacokinetics; Pharmacodynamics

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (39)

• Single Dose Maximum Observed Plasma Concentration (Cmax)

  Pharmacokinetic blood measurements of ANAVEX3-71 and metabolite M8 at pre-dose, 0.5, 1, 2-, 3-, 4-, and 8-hours post-dose.

  Part A: Day 1

• Multiple Dose Maximum Observed Plasma Concentration (Cmax)

  Pharmacokinetic blood measurements of ANAVEX3-71 and metabolite M8 at pre-dose, 0.5, 1, 2-, 3-, 4-, and 8-hours post-dose.

  Part A: Day 1 and Day 9

• Cmax (steady state)

  The maximum plasma concentration of ANAVEX3-71 and metabolite M8 after reaching a steady state. With measurements taken at pre-dose, 0.5, 1, 2-, 3-, 4-, and 8-hours post-dose on Days 1 and 9.

  Part A: Day 1 and Day 9

• Tmax (steady state)

  The time to maximum plasma concentration of ANAVEX3-71 and metabolite M8 after reaching a steady state. With measurements taken at pre-dose, 0.5, 1, 2-, 3-, 4-, and 8-hours post-dose on Days 1 and 9.

  Part A: Day 1 and Day 9

• AUC (steady state)

  The area under the curve of the plasma concentration of ANAVEX3-71 and metabolite M8 after reaching a steady state. With measurements taken at pre-dose, 0.5, 1, 2-, 3-, 4-, and 8-hours post-dose on Days 1 and 9.

  Part A: Day 1 and Day 9

• AUC (single state)

  The area under the curve of the plasma concentration of ANAVEX3-71 and metabolite M8 after a single day of dosing. With measurements taken at pre-dose, 0.5, 1, 2-, 3-, 4-, and 8-hours post-dose on Days 1 and 9.

  Part A: Day 1 and Day 9

• CL/F (steady state)

  The oral clearance of ANAVEX3-71 and metabolite M8 after reaching a steady state. With measurements taken at pre-dose, 0.5, 1, 2-, 3-, 4-, and 8-hours post-dose on Days 1 and 9.

  Part A: Day 1 and Day 9

• Vz/F (steady state)

  The volume of distribution based on the terminal elimination phase following administration ANAVEX3-71 and metabolite M8 after reaching a steady state. With measurements taken at pre-dose, 0.5, 1, 2-, 3-, 4-, and 8-hours post-dose on Days 1 and 9.

  Part A: Day 1 and Day 9

• T1/2 (steady state)

  The time to elimination of half the quantity of ANAVEX3-71 and metabolite M8 after reaching a steady state. With measurements taken at pre-dose, 0.5, 1, 2-, 3-, 4-, and 8-hours post-dose on Days 1 and 9.

  Part A: Day 1 and Day 9

• Rac (steady state)

  The observed accumulation rate of ANAVEX3-71 and metabolite M8 after reaching a steady state. With measurements taken at pre-dose, 0.5, 1, 2-, 3-, 4-, and 8-hours post-dose on Days 1 and 9.

  Part A: Day 1 and Day 9

• Rac, Cmax (steady state)

  The observed accumulation ratio for Cmax of ANAVEX3-71 and metabolite M8 after reaching a steady state. With measurements taken at pre-dose, 0.5, 1, 2-, 3-, 4-, and 8-hours post-dose on Days 1 and 9.

  Part A: Day 1 and Day 9

• PTR (steady state)

  The peak-to-trough ratio at steady state for ANAVEX3-71 and metabolite M8 after reaching a steady state. With measurements taken at pre-dose, 0.5, 1, 2-, 3-, 4-, and 8-hours post-dose on Days 1 and 9.

  Part A: Day 1 and Day 9

• Adverse Events

  Safety as measured by the number of participants with treatment-related adverse events and the number of treatment-related adverse events, as assessed by CTCAE v4.0.

  Part A and Part B Screening to Safety Follow Up Visit; Up to 78 days (Part A) and Up to 114 days (Part B)

• Vital Signs

  Safety as measured by changes in vital signs including heart rate (beats per minute), blood pressure (mmHg), respiration rate (breaths per minute), and body temperature (degrees centigrade). These measurements will be reported together for the investigator to assess their clinical relevance and relation to potential treatment emergent adverse events.

  Part A and Part B Screening to Safety Follow Up Visit; Up to 78 days (Part A) and Up to 114 days (Part B)

• 12-lead ECG (RR interval)

  Safety as measured by changes in the time elapsed between two successive R-waves of the QRS signal on the electrocardiogram (in seconds).

  Part A and Part B Screening to Safety Follow Up Visit; Up to 78 days (Part A) and Up to 114 days (Part B)

• 12-lead ECG (P wave)

  Safety as measured by changes in the electrical depolarization of the atria of the heart (in milliseconds).

  Part A and Part B Screening to Safety Follow Up Visit; Up to 78 days (Part A) and Up to 114 days (Part B)

• 12-lead ECG (PR interval)

  Safety as measured by changes in the conduction between the atria and ventricles (in milliseconds).

  Part A and Part B Screening to Safety Follow Up Visit; Up to 78 days (Part A) and Up to 114 days (Part B)

• 12-lead ECG (PR segment)

  Safety as measured by changes in the portion of the ECG from the end of the P wave to the beginning of the QRS complex as measured by the electrocardiogram.

  Part A and Part B Screening to Safety Follow Up Visit; Up to 78 days (Part A) and Up to 114 days (Part B)

• 12-lead ECG (QRS complex)

  Safety as measured by changes in ventricular depolarization as measured by the Q, R, and S waves on the electrocardiogram.

  Part A and Part B Screening to Safety Follow Up Visit; Up to 78 days (Part A) and Up to 114 days (Part B)

• 12-lead ECG (ST segment)

  Safety as measured by changes in the interval between ventricular depolarization and repolarization as represented by the end of the S wave and beginning of the T wave on the electrocardiogram.

  Part A and Part B Screening to Safety Follow Up Visit; Up to 78 days (Part A) and Up to 114 days (Part B)

• 12-lead ECG (T wave)

  Safety as measured by changes in ventricular repolarization (in milliseconds).

  Part A and Part B Screening to Safety Follow Up Visit; Up to 78 days (Part A) and Up to 114 days (Part B)

• 12-lead ECG (QT interval)

  Safety as measured by changes in ventricular depolarization and repolarization as represented by the interval between the QRS complex to the end of the T wave.

  Part A and Part B Screening to Safety Follow Up Visit; Up to 78 days (Part A) and Up to 114 days (Part B)

• Clinical Safety Labs - Renal Panel

  Safety as measured by changes in clinical safety laboratory parameters including glucose, calcium, phosphorus, blood urea nitrogen, creatinine, sodium, potassium, chloride, and bicarbonate. These measurements will be combined to report whether clinical safety labs are abnormal and/or clinically significant by the investigator.

  Part A and Part B Screening to Safety Follow Up Visit; Up to 78 days (Part A) and Up to 114 days (Part B)

• Clinical Safety Labs - Hepatic Panel

  Safety as measured by changes in clinical safety laboratory parameters including albumin, alanine aminotransferase, alkaline phosphatase, aspartate aminotransferase, total bilirubin, direct bilirubin, indirect bilirubin, total protein, lactate dehydrogenase, and gamma-glutamyl transferase. These measurements will be combined to report whether clinical safety labs are abnormal and/or clinically significant by the investigator.

  Part A and Part B Screening to Safety Follow Up Visit; Up to 78 days (Part A) and Up to 114 days (Part B)

• Clinical Safety Labs - Lipid Panel

  Safety as measured by changes in clinical safety laboratory parameters including triglycerides, cholesterol (low-density lipoprotein \[LDL\], high-density lipoprotein \[HDL\]), and creatine phosphokinase.These measurements will be combined to report whether clinical safety labs are abnormal and/or clinically significant by the investigator.

  Part A and Part B Screening to Safety Follow Up Visit; Up to 78 days (Part A) and Up to 114 days (Part B)

• Clinical Safety Labs - Hematology Panel

  Safety as measured by changes in clinical safety laboratory parameters including Red blood cell (RBC) count, hemoglobin, hematocrit, white blood cell counts with differential, platelet count, RBC indices (mean corpuscular volume \[MCV\], mean corpuscular hemoglobin \[MCH\], and mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration \[MCHC\]) and if RBC indices are abnormal, and reflex to RBC morphology if indices are abnormal.These measurements will be combined to report whether clinical safety labs are abnormal and/or clinically significant by the investigator.

  Part A and Part B Screening to Safety Follow Up Visit; Up to 78 days (Part A) and Up to 114 days (Part B)

• Clinical Safety Labs - Urinalysis Panel

  Safety as measured by changes in clinical safety laboratory parameters including Protein, glucose, pH, blood, leukocytes, leukocyte esterase, urobilinogen, bilirubin, ketones, and nitrite. These measurements will be combined to report whether clinical safety labs are abnormal and/or clinically significant by the investigator.

  Part A and Part B Screening to Safety Follow Up Visit; Up to 78 days (Part A) and Up to 114 days (Part B)

• Clinical Safety Labs - Coagulation Panel

  Safety as measured by changes in clinical safety laboratory parameters including activated partial thromboplastin time, prothrombin time, and international normalized ratio.These measurements will be combined to report whether clinical safety labs are abnormal and/or clinically significant by the investigator.

  Part A and Part B Screening to Safety Follow Up Visit; Up to 78 days (Part A) and Up to 114 days (Part B)

• Brief Physical Examination

  Safety as measured by changes in the general appearance of nails, skin, hair, body habitus, movement coordination, odors, breathing pattern, eyes, ears, nose, mouth, face, salivary glands, lymph nodes, thyroid, anterior and posterior torso, proximal/distal motor strength, and distal pulses. These measurements are combined to assess the general neurological status of the participant to report abnormalities and/or clinical significance by the investigator.

  Part A and Part B Screening to Safety Follow Up Visit; Up to 78 days (Part A) and Up to 114 days (Part B)

• Brief Neurological Examination

  Safety as measured by changes in the participant's mental status, gait, truncal stability, motor function, and visual capabilities. These measurements are combined to assess the general neurological status of the participant to report abnormalities and/or clinical significance by the investigator.

  Part A and Part B Screening to Safety Follow Up Visit; Up to 78 days (Part A) and Up to 114 days (Part B)

• AIMS

  Safety as measured by changes in the Abnormal Involuntary Movement Scale (AIMS). This is a rating scale that was designed to measure involuntary movements known as tardive dyskinesia (TD), which sometimes develops as a side effect of long-term treatment with neuroleptic (anti-psychotic) medications. The test, which can be completed in about 5 minutes, has a total of twelve items rating involuntary movements of various areas of the patient's body. Items are scored on a 0 (none) to 4 (severe) basis; the scale provides a total score (items 1 through 7) or item 8 can be used in isolation as an indication of overall severity of symptoms.

  Part A and Part B Screening to Safety Follow Up Visit; Up to 78 days (Part A) and Up to 114 days (Part B)

• SAS

  Safety as measured by changes in the Simpson-Angus Scale (SAS), administered typically within 5 minutes, it is a performance scale that measures anti-psychotic-induced parkinsonism symptoms. The rater asks the patient to perform 10 tasks and rates responses on a scale of 0-4 (normal to severe).

  Part A and Part B Screening to Safety Follow Up Visit; Up to 78 days (Part A) and Up to 114 days (Part B)

• BARS

  The Brief Adherence Rating Scale (BARS), administered typically within 5 minutes, is a 4-item questionnaire to assess a patient's adherence with their currently prescribed medication regimen. Medication non-adherence is common in patients with psychiatric conditions and associated with worse clinical outcomes. The BARS assesses a patient's compliance with their prescribed medication regimen. The tool is administered by a clinician and includes 4 items: 3 questions and an overall visual analog rating scale to estimate the proportion of doses taken by the patient in the past month (0-100%). The three questions probe patients' knowledge about their medication regimen: number of prescribed doses per day, number of days the patient did not take the prescribe dose, and number of days the patient took less than the prescribed dose.

  Part A and Part B Screening to Safety Follow Up Visit; Up to 78 days (Part A) and Up to 114 days (Part B)

• CDSS

  The Calgary Depression Scale for Schizophrenia (CDSS) is a 9-item clinician-rated outcome measure that assesses the level of depression in people with schizophrenia spectrum disorder, including attenuated psychosis syndrome. It distinguishes depressive symptoms from negative, positive, and extrapyramidal symptoms. The scales take approximately 10 minutes to administer and has a lookback period of 2-weeks. Each item is rated on a scale of 0-3 (absent to severe).

  Part A and Part B Screening to Safety Follow Up Visit; Up to 78 days (Part A) and Up to 114 days (Part B)

• C-SSRS

  The Columbia Suicide Severity Rating Scale (C-SSRS) is a suicidal ideation rating scale. The scale identifies behaviors and thoughts that are associated with an increased risk of suicidal actions in the future. The C-SSRS baseline/screening version will be conducted at screening. The C-SSRS Since Last Visit version will be conducted for all visits after screening. Answers are "Yes" or "No" with the opportunity for the participant to explain their answers further.

  Part A and Part B Screening to Safety Follow Up Visit; Up to 78 days (Part A) and Up to 114 days (Part B)

• EEG-ERP - Passive, Duration Deviant, Oddball ERP

  Electroencephalography (EEG) and event-related potential (ERP) measures of the duration deviant mismatch negativity paradigm. In this paradigm, 2 tones of the same frequency and sound intensity, one short duration (Standard) and one longer duration (Deviant), are sequentially presented to the patient through inserted earphones. Standard stimuli are presented more often than Deviant stimuli. While the auditory stimuli are being played, the patient is instructed to perform a picture-word matching task where they press a button on the COGNISON® handset when they see a picture and a word on a monitor positioned in front of them that do not match.

  Part A and Part B: Up to 12 days (Part A) and Up to 30 days (PartB)

• EEG-ERP - Active, Auditory, Oddball ERP

  Electroencephalography (EEG) and event-related potential (ERP) measures. In this paradigm, 2 tones of the same sound intensity, one low frequency (Standard) and one higher frequency (Target) are sequentially presented to the patient through inserted earphones. The Standard stimuli are presented more often than the Target stimuli. The patient is told to listen for the high-frequency stimuli (Target) and press a button on the COGNISION® handset as fast as they can.

  Part A and Part B: Up to 12 days (Part A) and Up to 30 days (PartB)

• EEG-ERP - Auditory Steady State Response

  Electroencephalography (EEG) and event-related potential (ERP) measures. In this paradigm, a short stream of clicks is repeatedly presented to the patient through inserted earphones. While the click-streams are being presented, the patient is instructed to fix their gaze on a white cross displayed on a computer monitor positioned in front of them.

  Part A and Part B: Up to 12 days (Part A) and Up to 30 days (PartB)

• EEG-ERP - Resting EEG

  Electroencephalography (EEG) and event-related potential (ERP) measures. In this paradigm, the patient is asked to close their eyes and relax for 5 minutes while EEGs are recorded.

  Part A and Part B: Up to 12 days (Part A) and Up to 30 days (PartB)

Secondary Outcomes (8)

• Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale (PANSS)

  Part A and Part B: Up to 12 days (Part A) and Up to 30 days (PartB)

• Brief Assessment of Cognition in Schizophrenia (BACS)

  Part A and Part B: Up to 12 days (Part A) and Up to 30 days (PartB)

• Clinical Global Impressions Scale Schizophrenia (CGI-SCH)

  Part A and Part B: Up to 12 days (Part A) and Up to 30 days (PartB)

• Virtual Reality Functional Capacity Assessment Tool (VRFCAT)

  Part A and Part B: Up to 12 days (Part A) and Up to 30 days (PartB)

• Blood measurements of chitinase-3-like protein 1 (YKL-40)

  Part B: Baseline to End of Treatment (Day -2 to Day 28)

Study Arms (5)

ANAVEX3-71 30 mg TID (Part A)

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

The first active treatment arm of the study during Part A (multiple ascending doses).

Drug: ANAVEX3-71 oral capsules

ANAVEX3-71 60 mg TID (Part A)

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

The second active treatment arm of the study during Part A (multiple ascending doses).

Drug: ANAVEX3-71 oral capsules

ANAVEX3-71 Placebo TID (Part A)

PLACEBO COMPARATOR

The placebo arm of Part A (multiple ascending doses).

Drug: Placebo oral capsules

ANAVEX3-71 TBD mg TID (Part B)

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

The active arm of Part B of the study. The dose will be determined based on data obtained in Part A.

Drug: ANAVEX3-71 oral capsules

ANAVEX3-71 Placebo TID (Part B)

PLACEBO COMPARATOR

The placebo arm of Part B of the study.

Drug: Placebo oral capsules

Interventions

ANAVEX3-71 oral capsules DRUG

ANAVEX®3-71 (formerly AF710B) is a dual SIGMAR1 receptor agonist and M1 positive allosteric modulator with agonistic effects. This novel mechanism of action offers the potential to treat all symptom domains (positive, negative, and cognitive) of schizophrenia without the side effects of standard of care antipsychotics.

ANAVEX3-71 30 mg TID (Part A); ANAVEX3-71 60 mg TID (Part A); ANAVEX3-71 TBD mg TID (Part B)

Placebo oral capsules DRUG

The placebo comparator for the study.

ANAVEX3-71 Placebo TID (Part A); ANAVEX3-71 Placebo TID (Part B)

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years - 55 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

• Male and female volunteers 18-55 years of age, inclusive at screening.
• Has a primary diagnosis of schizophrenia, for ≥ 1 year
• Stable schizophrenia psychiatric symptoms for at least 6 weeks prior to screening.
• Schizophrenia clinical symptom severity defined by meeting ALL of the following per the Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale (PANSS) item scores at screening:
• Delusions (P1) ≤ 4
• Hallucinatory behavior (P3) ≤ 4
• Unusual thought content (G9) ≤ 4
• Hostility (P7) ≤ 4
• Patient has a PANSS total score ≤ 80 at screening and baseline visits and no worsening in PANSS total score between screening and baseline, of more than 20%.
• Has a Brief Assessment of Cognition (BACS) T-score \< 50 at the screening visit.
• On a stable regimen of at least one and up to a maximum of two second-generation ("atypical") antipsychotic medications for at least 6 weeks prior to screening and agree to stay on this regimen for their entire study participation, with the following exceptions:
• Clozapine use is not permitted
• Quetiapine for sleep at doses less than 300 mg are permitted.
• Day time (including morning) quetiapine use as the background antipsychotic is not permitted.
• Able to understand the requirements of the study and able and willing to provide written informed consent and to abide by the study procedures, in the judgment of the Investigator, including able and willing to remain in an in-patient setting during the study.

You may not qualify if:

• Participation in a schizophrenia study in which the patient has received any investigational medications within 60 days prior to the baseline visit.
• History or presence of a clinically significant, poorly treated, or unstable conditions that would jeopardize the safety of the patient or the validity of the study results.
• Clinically significant abnormal findings on the physical examination, medical history, ECG, or clinical laboratory results at screening.
• Calgary Depression Scale for schizophrenia (CDSS) score ≥6 at the screening or baseline visits.
• Simpson Angus Scale (SAS) total score ≥5 at the screening and baseline visits at the screening or baseline visits.
• Abnormal Involuntary Movement (AIMS) score of 2 for two or more movements or a score of 3 or 4 for any single movement on this scale at the screening or baseline visits.
• Any primary the DSM-5-TR (American Psychiatric Association 2022) disorder other than schizophrenia within 12 months before screening (confirmed using MINI version 7.0.2 at screening).
• Pregnant, lactating, or less than 3 months postpartum. Sperm donation is not allowed for 90 days after the final dose of study drug.
• Risk for suicidal behavior during the study.
• Inability to detect a 1000 Hz tone at 40 dB in both ears at screening.
• Has psychiatric hospitalization(s) for more than 30 days (cumulative) during the 90 days before screening.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Anavex Life Sciences Corp.: lead
• COGNISION: collaborator
• Cognitive Research Corporation: collaborator
• Hassman Research Institute: collaborator

Study Sites (1)

CenExel Hassman Research Institute

Marlton, New Jersey, 08053, United States

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Schizophrenia

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Schizophrenia Spectrum and Other Psychotic Disorders; Mental Disorders

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: phase 2
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: QUADRUPLE
• Who Masked: PARTICIPANT, CARE PROVIDER, INVESTIGATOR, OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
• Purpose: TREATMENT
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: INDUSTRY
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Investigator

Model Details: Parallel Assignment in Part A and Part B. Part A: n = 16; Part B: n = 55;

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: January 19, 2024
• First Posted: February 7, 2024
• Study Start: March 15, 2024
• Primary Completion: June 30, 2025
• Study Completion: June 30, 2025
• Last Updated: May 4, 2025

Record last verified: 2025-04

Locations

US (1)