A Phase 2 interventional study of Basmisanil and Placebo in Schizophrenia, sponsored by Hoffmann-La Roche. Completed at 37 sites in United States. Open to participants aged 18 Years to 50 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2021-02-09.
Sponsored by Hoffmann-La Roche · Phase 2, Interventional, and Treatment
This multicenter study assessed the effects of 24 weeks of basmisanil treatment on cognition and functioning of stable schizophrenia participants treated with antipsychotics.
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Participants received matching Placebo to Basmisanil orally twice daily for 24 weeks.
Drug: Placebo
Participants received Basmisanil 80 mg orally twice daily (BID) for 24 weeks.
Drug: Basmisanil
Participants received Basmisanil 240 mg orally twice daily (BID) for 24 weeks.
Drug: Basmisanil
Participants received either 80 milligrams (mg) or 240 mg of Basmisanil, as per the dosing schedules described above.
Participants received matching Placebo to Basmisanil, as per the dosing schedules described above.
Change From Baseline to Week 24 in MATRICS Consensus Cognitive Battery (MCCB) Neurocognitive Composite Score
The MCCB is a cognitive battery to assess 7 domains recommended by the MATRICS initiative (i.e., working memory, verbal learning, speed of processing, attention/vigilance, visual learning, social cognition, reasoning and problem solving). The MCCB neurocognitive composite T-score is a standardized mean of the six domain scores (excluding social cognition). Raw scores are converted to age and sex adjusted t-scores which are standardized to normative data, and have a mean of 50 and standard deviation of 10 in the general healthy population. A higher composite T-score represents lower impairment.
Time frame: Baseline up to Week 24
Change From Baseline to Week 24 in MCCB Cognitive Domain Scores
The MCCB is a cognitive battery to assess 7 domains recommended by the MATRICS initiative (i.e., working memory, verbal learning, speed of processing, attention/vigilance, visual learning, social cognition, reasoning and problem solving). Raw scores are converted to age and sex adjusted t-scores which are standardized to normative data, and have a mean of 50 and standard deviation of 10 in the general healthy population. A higher T-score represents lower impairment.
Time frame: Baseline up to Week 24
Change From Baseline to Week 24 in Wechsler Memory Scale Fourth Edition, Verbal Paired Associates (WMS IV-PAL) Score
The Paired Associates Learning (PAL I and II) of the WMS-IV (Wechsler Memory Scale Fourth edition) is a test of verbal learning and memory that requires the participant to learn novel word pairs. The participant learns the word pairs across learning trials and is asked to recall them immediately (PAL I) or after a 30-minute delay (PAL II). Data is presented here for 3 Scores: VPA I total raw score, VPA II total raw score and VPA II Recognition total raw score. The total raw score ranges for these 3 Scores are 0 to 56, 0 to 14 and 0 to 40 respectively, with larger total raw scores indicating better performance.
Time frame: Baseline up to Week 24
Change From Baseline to Week 24 in Wechsler Memory Scale Fourth Edition, Logical Memory Test (WMS IV-LM) Score
Logical memory (LM) assesses narrative memory under free-recall conditions. Two short stories are presented orally. The examinee is asked to retell each story from memory immediately after hearing it (LM I). In the delayed condition (LM II), the examinee is asked to retell both stories from the immediate condition (delayed free recall). Data is presented here for 2 Scores: LM I total raw score and LM II total raw score. The total raw score range is from 0 to 50 with larger total raw scores indicating better performance.
Time frame: Baseline up to Week 24
Change From Baseline to Week 24 in Ratio Between Trail Making Test (TMT)- Part B and TMT- Part A Scores
The TMT consists of two parts: Trail Making Part A, which is a part of the standard MCCB and Trail Making Part B additionally included in this study. Circles containing numbers (Part A) or both numbers and letters (Part B) must be sequentially connected. The difference (ratio) in performance between Part A and Part B reflects executive processes and will be used to assess executive functioning including cognitive set shifting abilities and data for this ratio is presented here. Smaller ratio values, hence decreases from baseline (TMT-B/TMT-A ratio values below 1) indicate higher executive functioning capabilities.
Time frame: Baseline up to Week 24
Change From Baseline to Week 24 in Personal and Social Performance (PSP) Total Score
The PSP Total Score is an integer result in the range of 0 to 100. Larger values, hence increases from baseline in the PSP total score, indicate higher social and personal functioning.
Time frame: Baseline up to Week 24
Change From Baseline to Week 24 in Schizophrenia Cognition Rating Scale (SCoRS) Total Score
The main parameter of interest for the Schizophrenia Cognition Rating Scale (SCoRS) is the SCoRS 'Total Score'. The total score range is from 0 to 80 with lower scores indicating better day-to-day functioning.
Time frame: Baseline up to Week 24
Change From Baseline to Week 24 in Clinical Global Impression Severity (CGI-S) Rating
Values for the CGI-S Scale are encoded by the numerical values from 1 to 7 respectively. Higher numerical values represent greater impairment.
Time frame: Baseline up to Week 24
Change From Baseline to Week 24 in Clinical Global Impression Improvement (CGI-I) Rating
Values for the CGI-I Scale are encoded by the numerical values from 1 to 7 respectively. Higher numerical values represent greater impairment.
Time frame: Baseline up to Week 24
Change From Baseline to Week 24 in Schizophrenia Quality of Life Scale (SQLS)
The SQLS is a patient reported scale consisting of 33 items: 2 domain scores (Cognition \& Vitality Score \[SQLS-CV\] and Psycho-social Score \[SQLS-P\]) as well as a Total score (SQLS-T) are derived. The overall score range is from 0 to 100. On all scales, higher scores represent a lower quality of life.
Time frame: Baseline up to Week 24
Percentage of Participants With Adverse Events (AEs)
An Adverse Event (AE) is any untoward medical occurrence in a participant administered a pharmaceutical product and which does not necessarily have to have a causal relationship with the treatment. An Adverse Event can therefore be any unfavorable and unintended sign (including abnormal laboratory values or abnormal clinical test results), symptom, or disease temporally associated with the use of a pharmaceutical product, whether or not considered related to the pharmaceutical product. Preexisting conditions which worsen during a study are also considered as Adverse Events.
Time frame: Baseline up to 4 weeks after the last dose of study drug (up to 28 weeks)
Apparent Clearance of Basmisanil at Steady State (CL/F,ss)
Population PK model estimated apparent oral clearance of Basmisanil at steady-state.
Time frame: Pre-dose (hour 0) in Days 7, 14, 42, 84, 168
Apparent Volume of Distribution of Basmisanil at Steady State (Vz/F,ss)
Population PK model estimated apparent volume of distribution of Basmisanil at steady-state.
Time frame: Pre-dose (hour 0) in Days 7, 14, 42, 84, 168
Area Under the Curve of Basmisanil at Steady State (AUC,ss)
Population PK model estimated AUC of Basmisanil at steady-state.
Time frame: Pre-dose (hour 0) in Days 7, 14, 42, 84, 168
Maximum Plasma Concentration of Basmisanil at Steady State (Cmax,ss)
Population PK model estimated maximum plasma concentration of Basmisanil at steady-state (ss).
Time frame: Pre-dose (hour 0) in Days 7, 14, 42, 84, 168
The study was conducted at 37 centers in 1 country.
| Milestone | Placebo | Basmisanil 80mg BID | Basmisanil 240mg BID |
|---|---|---|---|
| Started | 81 | 54 | 78 |
| Completed | 61 | 40 | 62 |
| Not completed | 20 | 14 | 16 |
| Withdrew: Adverse event | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Withdrew: Lost to follow-up | 8 | 4 | 3 |
| Withdrew: Non-compliance with study drug | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Withdrew: Multiple reasons | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Withdrew: Physician decision | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Withdrew: Withdrawal by subject | 7 | 8 | 10 |
| Withdrew: Completed or discontinued information is missing | 1 | 0 | 0 |
The MCCB is a cognitive battery to assess 7 domains recommended by the MATRICS initiative (i.e., working memory, verbal learning, speed of processing, attention/vigilance, visual learning, social cognition, reasoning and problem solving). The MCCB neurocognitive composite T-score is a standardized mean of the six domain scores (excluding social cognition). Raw scores are converted to age and sex adjusted t-scores which are standardized to normative data, and have a mean of 50 and standard deviation of 10 in the general healthy population. A higher composite T-score represents lower impairment.
| Composite T-Score | Placebo | Basmisanil 240mg BID |
|---|---|---|
| Baseline | 32.50 ± 14.47 | 32.36 ± 11.44 |
| Week 12 Day 84 | -0.17 ± 5.07 | -0.28 ± 6.08 |
| Week 24 Day 168 | 1.08 ± 5.78 | 1.36 ± 4.80 |
The MCCB is a cognitive battery to assess 7 domains recommended by the MATRICS initiative (i.e., working memory, verbal learning, speed of processing, attention/vigilance, visual learning, social cognition, reasoning and problem solving). Raw scores are converted to age and sex adjusted t-scores which are standardized to normative data, and have a mean of 50 and standard deviation of 10 in the general healthy population. A higher T-score represents lower impairment.
| T-score | Placebo | Basmisanil 240mg BID |
|---|---|---|
| Baseline (Attention/Vigilance) | 40.75 ± 12.31 | 39.66 ± 12.08 |
| Week 12 Day 84 (Attention/Vigilance) | -0.16 ± 8.00 | -0.14 ± 8.80 |
| Week 24 Day 168 (Attention/Vigilance) | 0.63 ± 6.89 | 0.51 ± 8.49 |
| Baseline (Reasoning and Problem Solving) | 42.75 ± 12.61 | 43.71 ± 10.12 |
| Week 12 Day 84 (Reasoning and Problem Solving) | 0.05 ± 8.94 | 0.05 ± 6.07 |
| Week 24 Day 168 (Reasoning and Problem Solving) | 1.69 ± 7.23 | 2.18 ± 6.13 |
| Baseline (Social Cognition) | 37.79 ± 13.30 | 38.38 ± 13.09 |
| Week 12 Day 84 (Social Cognition) | 0.62 ± 7.74 | -0.62 ± 8.55 |
| Week 24 Day 168 (Social Cognition) | -1.71 ± 7.24 | 0.96 ± 7.10 |
| Baseline (Speed of Processing) | 37.08 ± 13.10 | 37.81 ± 12.70 |
| Week 12 Day 84 (Speed of Processing) | -1.48 ± 7.41 | -1.66 ± 6.07 |
| Week 24 Day 168 (Speed of Processing) | 0.37 ± 6.85 | 0.13 ± 4.88 |
| Baseline (Verbal Learning) | 37.34 ± 9.20 | 36.53 ± 7.41 |
| Week 12 Day 84 (Verbal Learning) | 0.26 ± 7.99 | 0.45 ± 7.01 |
| Week 24 Day 168 (Verbal Learning) | 0.46 ± 8.33 | 0.36 ± 6.53 |
| Baseline (Visual Learning) | 35.96 ± 12.18 | 35.38 ± 11.98 |
| Week 12 Day 84 (Visual Learning) | -0.91 ± 8.14 | -0.48 ± 9.35 |
| Week 24 Day 168 (Visual Learning) | -0.98 ± 8.56 | 0.53 ± 9.33 |
| Baseline (Working Memory) | 35.99 ± 12.56 | 36.23 ± 10.09 |
| Week 12 Day 84 (Working Memory) | 1.62 ± 6.99 | 0.76 ± 6.41 |
| Week 24 Day 168 (Working Memory) | 2.37 ± 6.34 | 1.76 ± 6.68 |
The Paired Associates Learning (PAL I and II) of the WMS-IV (Wechsler Memory Scale Fourth edition) is a test of verbal learning and memory that requires the participant to learn novel word pairs. The participant learns the word pairs across learning trials and is asked to recall them immediately (PAL I) or after a 30-minute delay (PAL II). Data is presented here for 3 Scores: VPA I total raw score, VPA II total raw score and VPA II Recognition total raw score. The total raw score ranges for these 3 Scores are 0 to 56, 0 to 14 and 0 to 40 respectively, with larger total raw scores indicating better performance.
| Scores on a Scale | Placebo | Basmisanil 240mg BID |
|---|---|---|
| Baseline (VPA I total raw score) | 31.14 ± 12.53 | 32.30 ± 11.75 |
| Week 12 Day 84 (VPA I total raw score) | 2.14 ± 6.55 | 0.36 ± 7.33 |
| Week 24 Day 168 (VPA I total raw score) | 4.42 ± 6.58 | 5.09 ± 6.40 |
| Baseline (VPA II total raw score) | 9.25 ± 3.76 | 9.77 ± 3.54 |
| Week 12 Day 84 (VPA II total raw score) | 0.12 ± 2.29 | 0.26 ± 2.15 |
| Week 24 Day 168 (VPA II total raw score) | 0.69 ± 2.16 | 1.60 ± 2.33 |
| Baseline (VPA II recognition total raw score) | 36.24 ± 5.37 | 37.36 ± 5.12 |
| Week 12 Day 84 (VPA II recognition total raw score) | 0.48 ± 5.43 | -0.55 ± 2.92 |
| Week 24 Day 168 (VPA II recognition total raw score) | 1.12 ± 5.60 | 0.36 ± 2.80 |
Logical memory (LM) assesses narrative memory under free-recall conditions. Two short stories are presented orally. The examinee is asked to retell each story from memory immediately after hearing it (LM I). In the delayed condition (LM II), the examinee is asked to retell both stories from the immediate condition (delayed free recall). Data is presented here for 2 Scores: LM I total raw score and LM II total raw score. The total raw score range is from 0 to 50 with larger total raw scores indicating better performance.
| Scores on a Scale | Placebo | Basmisanil 240mg BID |
|---|---|---|
| Baseline (LM I) | 16.55 ± 5.80 | 16.22 ± 8.13 |
| Week 12 Day 84 (LM I) | -2.60 ± 5.33 | -0.83 ± 5.66 |
| Week 24 Day 168 (LM I) | -3.02 ± 4.96 | -2.29 ± 5.29 |
| Baseline (LM II) | 13.72 ± 6.57 | 14.29 ± 8.22 |
| Week 12 Day 84 (LM II) | -2.91 ± 6.04 | -2.63 ± 6.08 |
| Week 24 Day 168 (LM II) | -2.73 ± 4.94 | -3.22 ± 5.15 |
The TMT consists of two parts: Trail Making Part A, which is a part of the standard MCCB and Trail Making Part B additionally included in this study. Circles containing numbers (Part A) or both numbers and letters (Part B) must be sequentially connected. The difference (ratio) in performance between Part A and Part B reflects executive processes and will be used to assess executive functioning including cognitive set shifting abilities and data for this ratio is presented here. Smaller ratio values, hence decreases from baseline (TMT-B/TMT-A ratio values below 1) indicate higher executive functioning capabilities.
| Ratio | Placebo | Basmisanil 240mg BID |
|---|---|---|
| Baseline | 3.27 ± 1.65 | 3.12 ± 1.58 |
| Week 12 Day 84 | -0.37 ± 1.19 | -0.12 ± 1.34 |
| Week 24 Day 168 | -0.23 ± 2.00 | -0.06 ± 1.22 |
The PSP Total Score is an integer result in the range of 0 to 100. Larger values, hence increases from baseline in the PSP total score, indicate higher social and personal functioning.
| Scores on a Scale | Placebo | Basmisanil 240mg BID |
|---|---|---|
| Baseline | 59.82 ± 11.88 | 60.88 ± 10.87 |
| Week 12 Day 84 | 3.13 ± 8.30 | 2.26 ± 8.68 |
| Week 24 Day 168 | 3.75 ± 9.66 | 4.14 ± 10.05 |
The main parameter of interest for the Schizophrenia Cognition Rating Scale (SCoRS) is the SCoRS 'Total Score'. The total score range is from 0 to 80 with lower scores indicating better day-to-day functioning.
| Scores on a Scale | Placebo | Basmisanil 240mg BID |
|---|---|---|
| Baseline | 37.07 ± 8.52 | 36.53 ± 9.84 |
| Week 12 Day 84 | -2.91 ± 6.06 | -3.66 ± 5.78 |
| Week 24 Day 168 | -3.71 ± 7.19 | -4.02 ± 7.79 |
Values for the CGI-S Scale are encoded by the numerical values from 1 to 7 respectively. Higher numerical values represent greater impairment.
| Scores on a Scale | Placebo | Basmisanil 240mg BID |
|---|---|---|
| Baseline | 2.45 ± 0.62 | 2.39 ± 0.75 |
| Week 12 Day 84 | -0.21 ± 0.67 | -0.24 ± 0.60 |
| Week 24 Day 168 | -0.19 ± 0.56 | -0.29 ± 0.76 |
Values for the CGI-I Scale are encoded by the numerical values from 1 to 7 respectively. Higher numerical values represent greater impairment.
| Scores on a Scale | Placebo | Basmisanil 240mg BID |
|---|---|---|
| Week 12 Day 84 | -0.45 ± 0.86 | -0.45 ± 0.86 |
| Week 24 Day 168 | -0.62 ± 1.01 | -0.64 ± 0.91 |
The SQLS is a patient reported scale consisting of 33 items: 2 domain scores (Cognition \& Vitality Score \[SQLS-CV\] and Psycho-social Score \[SQLS-P\]) as well as a Total score (SQLS-T) are derived. The overall score range is from 0 to 100. On all scales, higher scores represent a lower quality of life.
| Scores on a Scale | Placebo | Basmisanil 240mg BID |
|---|---|---|
| Baseline (SQLS Cognition & Vitality Score) | 33.81 ± 17.41 | 34.21 ± 18.59 |
| Week 12 Day 84 (SQLS Cognition & Vitality Score) | -2.26 ± 12.66 | 0.21 ± 14.00 |
| Week 24 Day 168 (SQLS Cognition & Vitality Score) | -0.78 ± 15.71 | -4.32 ± 13.59 |
| Baseline (SQLS Psychosocial Score) | 31.48 ± 20.26 | 30.84 ± 20.88 |
| Week 12 Day 84 (SQLS Psychosocial Score) | -0.88 ± 12.42 | 0.80 ± 14.49 |
| Week 24 Day 168 (SQLS Psychosocial Score) | -1.78 ± 12.87 | -1.58 ± 13.27 |
| Baseline (SQLS Total Score) | 32.40 ± 18.51 | 32.14 ± 19.19 |
| Week 12 Day 84 (SQLS Total Score) | -1.42 ± 11.80 | 0.57 ± 12.98 |
| Week 24 Day 168 (SQLS Total Score) | -1.38 ± 12.89 | -2.66 ± 12.31 |
An Adverse Event (AE) is any untoward medical occurrence in a participant administered a pharmaceutical product and which does not necessarily have to have a causal relationship with the treatment. An Adverse Event can therefore be any unfavorable and unintended sign (including abnormal laboratory values or abnormal clinical test results), symptom, or disease temporally associated with the use of a pharmaceutical product, whether or not considered related to the pharmaceutical product. Preexisting conditions which worsen during a study are also considered as Adverse Events.
| Percentage of Participants | Placebo | Basmisanil 80mg BID | Basmisanil 240mg BID |
|---|---|---|---|
| Percentage of Participants With Adverse Events (AEs) | 39.5 | 46.3 | 48.7 |
Population PK model estimated apparent oral clearance of Basmisanil at steady-state.
No measurements were reported for this outcome.
Population PK model estimated apparent volume of distribution of Basmisanil at steady-state.
No measurements were reported for this outcome.
Population PK model estimated AUC of Basmisanil at steady-state.
| ng*mL/hr | Basmisanil 80mg BID | Basmisanil 240mg BID |
|---|---|---|
| Area Under the Curve of Basmisanil at Steady State (AUC,ss) | 41640 (31464 to 51816) | 87624 (66504 to 108768) |
Population PK model estimated maximum plasma concentration of Basmisanil at steady-state (ss).
| ng/mL | Basmisanil 80mg BID | Basmisanil 240mg BID |
|---|---|---|
| Maximum Plasma Concentration of Basmisanil at Steady State (Cmax,ss) | 2079 (1645 to 2513) | 4374 (3455 to 5294) |
Collected over Baseline up to 4 weeks after the last dose of study drug (up to 28 weeks). Non-serious events are listed at a 5% frequency threshold.
| Group | Deaths | Serious | Other |
|---|---|---|---|
| Placebo | 0/81 (0%) | 5/81 (6.2%) | 10/81 (12.3%) |
| Basmisanil 80mg BID | 0/54 (0%) | 0/54 (0%) | 10/54 (18.5%) |
| Basmisanil 240mg BID | 0/78 (0%) | 4/78 (5.1%) | 12/78 (15.4%) |
| Event | Placebo | Basmisanil 80mg BID | Basmisanil 240mg BID |
|---|---|---|---|
| Psychotic disorderPsychiatric disorders | 1/81 | 0/54 | 2/78 |
| Cholecystitis acuteHepatobiliary disorders | 0/81 | 0/54 | 1/78 |
| Diabetic complicationMetabolism and nutrition disorders | 0/81 | 0/54 | 1/78 |
| Supraventricular extrasystolesCardiac disorders | 1/81 | 0/54 | 0/78 |
| PancreatitisGastrointestinal disorders | 1/81 | 0/54 | 0/78 |
| SchizophreniaPsychiatric disorders | 1/81 | 0/54 | 0/78 |
| Suicide attemptPsychiatric disorders | 1/81 | 0/54 | 0/78 |
| Event | Placebo | Basmisanil 80mg BID | Basmisanil 240mg BID |
|---|---|---|---|
| HeadacheNervous system disorders | 1/81 | 3/54 | 7/78 |
| FatigueGeneral disorders | 6/81 | 1/54 | 1/78 |
| DiarrhoeaGastrointestinal disorders | 4/81 | 3/54 | 2/78 |
| ArthralgiaMusculoskeletal and connective tissue disorders | 0/81 | 3/54 | 0/78 |
| SomnolenceNervous system disorders | 0/81 | 0/54 | 4/78 |
| Age, Continuous(Years) | Placebo | Basmisanil 80mg BID | Basmisanil 240mg BID | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean | 36.4 ± 8.2 | 36.8 ± 8.6 | 37.4 ± 8.4 | 36.9 ± 8.4 |
| Sex: Female, Male(Participants) | Placebo | Basmisanil 80mg BID | Basmisanil 240mg BID | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Female | 20 | 12 | 18 | 50 |
| Male | 61 | 42 | 60 | 163 |
| Race/Ethnicity, Customized(Participants) | Placebo | Basmisanil 80mg BID | Basmisanil 240mg BID | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 13 | 7 | 12 | 32 |
| Not Hispanic or Latino | 68 | 47 | 66 | 181 |
| Race/Ethnicity, Customized(Participants) | Placebo | Basmisanil 80mg BID | Basmisanil 240mg BID | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asian | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| Black or African American | 51 | 30 | 51 | 132 |
| MULTIPLE | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| UNKNOWN | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| White | 25 | 23 | 23 | 71 |
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