A Phase 2 interventional study of vabicaserin and risperidone in Schizophrenia, sponsored by Pfizer. Completed at 33 sites in 2 countries. Open to male participants aged 18 Years to 65 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2014-03-20.
Sponsored by Pfizer · Phase 2, Interventional, and Treatment
The primary purpose of this protocol is to establish the efficacy, safety, and tolerability of vabicaserin (SCA-136) using a once a day capsule in subjects with acute exacerbations of schizophrenia.
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Drug: vabicaserin
4mg/day
Drug: risperidone
matching placebo
Other: placebo
This study will utilize a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, comparator-referenced, multicenter, parallel-group adaptive design with placebo, risperidone (4 mg/day), and up to 7 treatment arms of vabicaserin (50, 100, 150, 200, 300, 400 and 600 mg/day) over the course of the study
Positive and Negative Symptom Scale (PANSS) Total Score at Baseline
PANSS assesses the positive symptoms, negative symptoms, and general psychopathology specifically associated with schizophrenia. The scale consists of 30 items. Each item is rated on a scale from 1 (symptom not present) to 7 (symptoms extremely severe). The sum of the 30 items is defined as the PANSS total score and ranges from 30 to 210; higher score indicates greater severity.
Time frame: Baseline
Change From Baseline in Positive and Negative Symptom Scale (PANSS) Total Score at Day 28
PANSS assesses the positive symptoms, negative symptoms, and general psychopathology specifically associated with schizophrenia. The scale consists of 30 items. Each item is rated on a scale from 1 (symptom not present) to 7 (symptoms extremely severe). The sum of the 30 items is defined as the PANSS total score and ranges from 30 to 210; higher score indicates greater severity.
Time frame: Baseline, Day 28
Positive and Negative Symptom Scale (PANSS) Positive Subscale Score
PANSS positive subscale assesses positive symptoms associated with schizophrenia. The positive subscale consists of 7 items (delusions, conceptual disorganization, hallucinatory behavior, excitement, grandiosity, suspiciousness/persecution, and hostility). Each item is rated on a scale from 1 (symptom not present) to 7 (symptoms extremely severe). Total positive subscale scores range from 7 to 49; higher score indicates greater severity.
Time frame: Baseline, Day 7, 14, 21, 28
Positive and Negative Symptom Scale (PANSS) Negative Subscale Score
PANSS negative subscale assesses negative symptoms associated with schizophrenia. The negative subscale consists of 7 items (blunted affect, emotional withdrawal, poor rapport, passive/apathetic social withdrawal, difficulty in abstract thinking, lack of spontaneity and flow of conversation, and stereotyped thinking). Each item is rated on a scale from 1 (symptom not present) to 7 (symptoms extremely severe). Total negative subscale scores range from 7 to 49; higher score indicates greater severity.
Time frame: Baseline, Day 7, 14, 21, 28
Positive and Negative Symptom Scale (PANSS) General Psychopathology Subscale Score
General psychopathology subscale assesses general psychopathology symptoms associated with schizophrenia. The general psychopathology subscale consists of 16 items (somatic concern, anxiety, guilt feelings, tension, mannerisms/posturing, depression, motor retardation, uncooperativeness, unusual thought content, disoriented, poor attention, lack of judgment/insight, disturbance of volition, poor impulse control, preoccupation, and active social avoidance). Each item is rated on a scale from 1 (symptom not present) to 7 (symptoms extremely severe). Total general psychopathology subscale scores range from 16 to 112; higher score indicates greater severity.
Time frame: Baseline, Day 7, 14, 21, 28
Positive and Negative Symptom Scale (PANSS) Cognition Cluster Subscale Score
Cognition cluster subscale assesses cognitive symptoms associated with schizophrenia. The cognition cluster subscale score is a sum of 5 items from positive, negative and general psychopathology subscales (conceptual disorganization, difficulty in abstract thinking, poor attention, lack of judgment and insight, and preoccupation). Each item is rated on a scale from 1 (symptom not present) to 7 (symptoms extremely severe). Total cognition cluster subscale scores range from 5 to 35; higher score indicates greater severity.
Time frame: Baseline, Day 7, 14, 21, 28
Percentage of Participants With Response As Per Positive and Negative Symptom Scale (PANSS) Total Score
Responders were defined as 20 percent (%) responders and 50 % responders. A 20% responder was a participant whose PANSS total score was decreased by at least 20% from baseline to the week of assessment. A 50% responder was a participant whose PANSS total score was decreased by at least 50 % from baseline to the week of assessment. PANSS total score assesses the positive symptoms, negative symptoms, and general psychopathology specifically associated with schizophrenia. The scale consists of 30 items. Each item is rated on a scale from 1 (symptom not present) to 7 (symptoms extremely severe). The sum of the 30 items is defined as the PANSS total score and ranges from 30 to 210; higher score indicates greater severity.
Time frame: Baseline, Day 7, 14, 21, 28
Clinical Global Impression - Severity (CGI-S) Score
CGI-S: 7-point clinician rated scale to assess severity of participant's current illness state; range: 1 (normal - not ill at all) to 7 (among the most extremely ill patients).
Time frame: Baseline, Day 7, 14, 21, 28
Clinical Global Impression - Improvement (CGI-I) Score
CGI-I: 7-point clinician rated scale to assess global improvement in the participant's clinical state compared to baseline; range: 1 (very much improved) to 7 (very much worse).
Time frame: Day 7, 14, 21, 28
Calgary Depression Scale for Schizophrenia (CDSS) Score
CDSS: 9-item clinician rated scale, validated for rating the severity of depressive symptoms in participants with schizophrenia. Each item is rated on a 4-point scale ranging from 0 (absent) to 3 (severe). CDSS total score is the sum of each item scores and ranges from 0 to 27; higher score indicates more severity of symptoms.
Time frame: Baseline, Day 7, 14, 21, 28
| Milestone | Placebo | Vabicaserin 50 mg | Vabicaserin 100 mg | Vabicaserin 150 mg | Vabicaserin 200 mg | Vabicaserin 300 mg | Vabicaserin 400 mg | Vabicaserin 600 mg | Risperidone |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Started | 37 | 18 | 8 | 19 | 16 | 19 | 12 | 30 | 43 |
| Completed | 20 | 13 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 9 | 16 | 32 |
| Not completed | 17 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 11 |
| Withdrew: Adverse event | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Withdrew: Lack of efficacy | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
| Withdrew: Withdrawal by subject | 9 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 3 |
| Withdrew: Discontinuation of study by sponsor | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Withdrew: Other | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Milestone | Placebo | Vabicaserin 50 mg | Vabicaserin 100 mg | Vabicaserin 150 mg | Vabicaserin 200 mg | Vabicaserin 300 mg | Vabicaserin 400 mg | Vabicaserin 600 mg | Risperidone |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Started | 20 | 13 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 9 | 16 | 32 |
| Completed | 20 | 13 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 9 | 16 | 32 |
| Not completed | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
PANSS assesses the positive symptoms, negative symptoms, and general psychopathology specifically associated with schizophrenia. The scale consists of 30 items. Each item is rated on a scale from 1 (symptom not present) to 7 (symptoms extremely severe). The sum of the 30 items is defined as the PANSS total score and ranges from 30 to 210; higher score indicates greater severity.
| units on a scale | Placebo | Vabicaserin 50 mg | Vabicaserin 100 mg | Vabicaserin 150 mg | Vabicaserin 200 mg | Vabicaserin 300 mg | Vabicaserin 400 mg | Vabicaserin 600 mg | Risperidone |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive and Negative Symptom Scale (PANSS) Total Score at Baseline | 94.74 ± 11.18 | 94.24 ± 8.42 | 96.88 ± 14.54 | 101.33 ± 12.97 | 93.06 ± 8.84 | 94.39 ± 8.73 | 92.83 ± 10.25 | 95.54 ± 12.46 | 91.43 ± 10.83 |
PANSS assesses the positive symptoms, negative symptoms, and general psychopathology specifically associated with schizophrenia. The scale consists of 30 items. Each item is rated on a scale from 1 (symptom not present) to 7 (symptoms extremely severe). The sum of the 30 items is defined as the PANSS total score and ranges from 30 to 210; higher score indicates greater severity.
| units on a scale | Placebo | Vabicaserin 50 mg | Vabicaserin 100 mg | Vabicaserin 150 mg | Vabicaserin 200 mg | Vabicaserin 300 mg | Vabicaserin 400 mg | Vabicaserin 600 mg | Risperidone |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Change From Baseline in Positive and Negative Symptom Scale (PANSS) Total Score at Day 28 | -17.03 ± 3.59 | -4.72 ± 4.87 | -10.26 ± 8.35 | -5.41 ± 5.18 | -13.42 ± 5.17 | -6.13 ± 4.80 | -13.84 ± 5.93 | -7.30 ± 4.09 | -15.59 ± 3.20 |
PANSS positive subscale assesses positive symptoms associated with schizophrenia. The positive subscale consists of 7 items (delusions, conceptual disorganization, hallucinatory behavior, excitement, grandiosity, suspiciousness/persecution, and hostility). Each item is rated on a scale from 1 (symptom not present) to 7 (symptoms extremely severe). Total positive subscale scores range from 7 to 49; higher score indicates greater severity.
No measurements were reported for this outcome.
PANSS negative subscale assesses negative symptoms associated with schizophrenia. The negative subscale consists of 7 items (blunted affect, emotional withdrawal, poor rapport, passive/apathetic social withdrawal, difficulty in abstract thinking, lack of spontaneity and flow of conversation, and stereotyped thinking). Each item is rated on a scale from 1 (symptom not present) to 7 (symptoms extremely severe). Total negative subscale scores range from 7 to 49; higher score indicates greater severity.
No measurements were reported for this outcome.
General psychopathology subscale assesses general psychopathology symptoms associated with schizophrenia. The general psychopathology subscale consists of 16 items (somatic concern, anxiety, guilt feelings, tension, mannerisms/posturing, depression, motor retardation, uncooperativeness, unusual thought content, disoriented, poor attention, lack of judgment/insight, disturbance of volition, poor impulse control, preoccupation, and active social avoidance). Each item is rated on a scale from 1 (symptom not present) to 7 (symptoms extremely severe). Total general psychopathology subscale scores range from 16 to 112; higher score indicates greater severity.
No measurements were reported for this outcome.
Cognition cluster subscale assesses cognitive symptoms associated with schizophrenia. The cognition cluster subscale score is a sum of 5 items from positive, negative and general psychopathology subscales (conceptual disorganization, difficulty in abstract thinking, poor attention, lack of judgment and insight, and preoccupation). Each item is rated on a scale from 1 (symptom not present) to 7 (symptoms extremely severe). Total cognition cluster subscale scores range from 5 to 35; higher score indicates greater severity.
No measurements were reported for this outcome.
Responders were defined as 20 percent (%) responders and 50 % responders. A 20% responder was a participant whose PANSS total score was decreased by at least 20% from baseline to the week of assessment. A 50% responder was a participant whose PANSS total score was decreased by at least 50 % from baseline to the week of assessment. PANSS total score assesses the positive symptoms, negative symptoms, and general psychopathology specifically associated with schizophrenia. The scale consists of 30 items. Each item is rated on a scale from 1 (symptom not present) to 7 (symptoms extremely severe). The sum of the 30 items is defined as the PANSS total score and ranges from 30 to 210; higher score indicates greater severity.
No measurements were reported for this outcome.
CGI-S: 7-point clinician rated scale to assess severity of participant's current illness state; range: 1 (normal - not ill at all) to 7 (among the most extremely ill patients).
No measurements were reported for this outcome.
CGI-I: 7-point clinician rated scale to assess global improvement in the participant's clinical state compared to baseline; range: 1 (very much improved) to 7 (very much worse).
No measurements were reported for this outcome.
CDSS: 9-item clinician rated scale, validated for rating the severity of depressive symptoms in participants with schizophrenia. Each item is rated on a 4-point scale ranging from 0 (absent) to 3 (severe). CDSS total score is the sum of each item scores and ranges from 0 to 27; higher score indicates more severity of symptoms.
No measurements were reported for this outcome.
Non-serious events are listed at a 5% frequency threshold.
| Group | Deaths | Serious | Other |
|---|---|---|---|
| Placebo | — | 4/37 (10.8%) | 28/37 (75.7%) |
| Vabicaserin 50 mg | — | 0/18 (0%) | 12/18 (66.7%) |
| Vabicaserin 100 mg | — | 1/8 (12.5%) | 6/8 (75%) |
| Vabicaserin 150 mg | — | 0/19 (0%) | 11/19 (57.9%) |
| Vabicaserin 200 mg | — | 0/16 (0%) | 13/16 (81.3%) |
| Vabicaserin 300 mg | — | 1/19 (5.3%) | 13/19 (68.4%) |
| Vabicaserin 400 mg | — | 2/12 (16.7%) | 10/12 (83.3%) |
| Vabicaserin 600 mg | — | 2/30 (6.7%) | 23/30 (76.7%) |
| Risperidone | — | 3/43 (7%) | 35/43 (81.4%) |
| Event | Placebo | Vabicaserin 50 mg | Vabicaserin 100 mg | Vabicaserin 150 mg | Vabicaserin 200 mg | Vabicaserin 300 mg | Vabicaserin 400 mg | Vabicaserin 600 mg | Risperidone |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Psychotic disorderPsychiatric disorders | 0/37 | 0/18 | 1/8 | 0/19 | 0/16 | 0/19 | 1/12 | 1/30 | 0/43 |
| HypotensionVascular disorders | 0/37 | 0/18 | 0/8 | 0/19 | 0/16 | 0/19 | 1/12 | 0/30 | 0/43 |
| Homicidal ideationPsychiatric disorders | 2/37 | 0/18 | 0/8 | 0/19 | 0/16 | 0/19 | 0/12 | 0/30 | 0/43 |
| Suicidal ideationPsychiatric disorders | 2/37 | 0/18 | 0/8 | 0/19 | 0/16 | 0/19 | 0/12 | 1/30 | 1/43 |
| SchizophreniaPsychiatric disorders | 0/37 | 0/18 | 0/8 | 0/19 | 0/16 | 1/19 | 0/12 | 0/30 | 1/43 |
| AgitationPsychiatric disorders | 1/37 | 0/18 | 0/8 | 0/19 | 0/16 | 0/19 | 0/12 | 0/30 | 0/43 |
| DepressionPsychiatric disorders | 1/37 | 0/18 | 0/8 | 0/19 | 0/16 | 0/19 | 0/12 | 0/30 | 0/43 |
| Schizophrenia, undifferentiated typePsychiatric disorders | 1/37 | 0/18 | 0/8 | 0/19 | 0/16 | 0/19 | 0/12 | 0/30 | 0/43 |
| Respiratory tract infectionInfections and infestations | 0/37 | 0/18 | 0/8 | 0/19 | 0/16 | 0/19 | 0/12 | 0/30 | 1/43 |
| Intentional self-injuryPsychiatric disorders | 0/37 | 0/18 | 0/8 | 0/19 | 0/16 | 0/19 | 0/12 | 0/30 | 1/43 |
| Event | Placebo | Vabicaserin 50 mg | Vabicaserin 100 mg | Vabicaserin 150 mg | Vabicaserin 200 mg | Vabicaserin 300 mg | Vabicaserin 400 mg | Vabicaserin 600 mg | Risperidone |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NauseaGastrointestinal disorders | 3/37 | 1/18 | 1/8 | 2/19 | 1/16 | 1/19 | 2/12 | 3/30 | 4/43 |
| VomitingGastrointestinal disorders | 2/37 | 2/18 | 1/8 | 0/19 | 0/16 | 1/19 | 2/12 | 3/30 | 0/43 |
| Weight increasedInvestigations | 1/37 | 1/18 | 0/8 | 1/19 | 0/16 | 1/19 | 2/12 | 0/30 | 6/43 |
| DizzinessNervous system disorders | 2/37 | 1/18 | 1/8 | 0/19 | 2/16 | 0/19 | 1/12 | 5/30 | 3/43 |
| Extrapyramidal disorderNervous system disorders | 3/37 | 1/18 | 1/8 | 3/19 | 2/16 | 0/19 | 0/12 | 2/30 | 3/43 |
| DiarrhoeaGastrointestinal disorders | 5/37 | 2/18 | 0/8 | 1/19 | 2/16 | 1/19 | 0/12 | 2/30 | 3/43 |
| HeadacheNervous system disorders | 5/37 | 1/18 | 1/8 | 1/19 | 1/16 | 1/19 | 1/12 | 3/30 | 4/43 |
| ConstipationGastrointestinal disorders | 0/37 | 1/18 | 0/8 | 1/19 | 1/16 | 2/19 | 0/12 | 4/30 | 3/43 |
| ConjunctivitisEye disorders | 0/37 | 0/18 | 0/8 | 0/19 | 2/16 | 0/19 | 0/12 | 0/30 | 0/43 |
| DyspepsiaGastrointestinal disorders | 2/37 | 1/18 | 1/8 | 0/19 | 0/16 | 0/19 | 0/12 | 2/30 | 2/43 |
Safety population included all randomized participants who received at least 1 dose of double-blind test article.
| Age, Continuous(years) | Placebo | Vabicaserin 50 mg | Vabicaserin 100 mg | Vabicaserin 150 mg | Vabicaserin 200 mg | Vabicaserin 300 mg | Vabicaserin 400 mg | Vabicaserin 600 mg | Risperidone | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean | 42.05 ± 9.88 | 43.22 ± 10.17 | 41.25 ± 4.89 | 40.53 ± 11.43 | 42.94 ± 8.27 | 40.74 ± 10.29 | 38.17 ± 9.73 | 43.60 ± 9.25 | 42.72 ± 9.93 | 42.07 ± 9.67 |
| Sex: Female, Male(Participants) | Placebo | Vabicaserin 50 mg | Vabicaserin 100 mg | Vabicaserin 150 mg | Vabicaserin 200 mg | Vabicaserin 300 mg | Vabicaserin 400 mg | Vabicaserin 600 mg | Risperidone | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Female | 8 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 41 |
| Male | 29 | 14 | 7 | 15 | 11 | 16 | 12 | 24 | 33 | 161 |
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