A Study of the Feasibility, Safety and Tolerability of Aticaprant as Adjunctive Treatment in Participants With Schizophrenia

ConditionSchizophrenia
Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phasePhase 1
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age18-55
SponsorJanssen Research & Development, LLC

About this trial

The purpose of this study is to see how feasible it is to enroll participants with schizophrenia and for them to complete the study/assessments. It will also assess how safe and tolerable aticaprant is when compared with placebo in participants with schizophrenia.

Eligibility criteria

This trial does not accept healthy volunteers

Qualifiers

Clinically stable with a diagnosis of schizophrenia confirmed by the mini international neuropsychiatric interview [MINI] for psychotic disorders

The participant must be on a stable dose of only one atypical antipyschotic medication

Must be receiving outpatient treatment for schizophrenia from a psychiatric provider at the time of screening

At the Baseline visit, must have a presence of permitted background antipsychotic medication based on blood samples drawn at the screening visit

Disqualifiers

Has one or more of the current or prior (lifetime) diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders (5th edition) (DSM-5) diagnoses (based on the MINI for psychotic disorders): intellectual disability, schizoaffective disorder, schizophreniform disorder, brief psychotic disorder, delusional disorder, psychotic disorder not otherwise specified (NOS), substance-induced psychotic disorder, bipolar disorder, major depressive disorder (recurrent or current episode)

Has a history of moderate-to-severe substance use disorder, including alcohol use disorder, according to DSM-5 criteria within 6 months before screening except for nicotine or caffeine (based on the MINI and clinical judgment)

Current cannabis (marijuana, pot, grass, hash, etcetera) use exceeds 3 to 5 times over the past 30 days as measured by items from the national survey on drug use and health (NSDUH) questionnaire

Has a history in the past 6 months of a peptic ulcer, or lifetime history of upper gastrointestinal bleeding, or known untreated helicobacter pylori infection, or has a diagnosis of zollinger-ellison syndrome (ZES)

Trial design

Design model

Parallel

Treatments tested in this trial

  • Aticaprant

    Drug

    Participants will receive aticaprant during the double blind (DB) treatment phase.

  • Placebo

    Drug

    Participants will receive placebo during the DB treatment phase.

Treatment groups

64 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groups
Group A: Arm A: AticaprantExperimental treatment 1 intervention
Group B: Arm B: PlaceboPlacebo comparator 1 intervention

Trial outcomes

Primary outcomes

1

Screen Pass Rate

Screening pass rate of participants will be reported.

Time frame
Up to 28 days
2

Exploratory Assessment-Specific Completion Rate

Assessment specific completion rate of participants will be reported.

Time frame
Up to 126 days
3

Total Assessment Completion Rate

Time frame
Up to 126 days
4

Study Completion Rate

Time frame
Up to 126 days

Secondary outcomes

Other outcomes

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