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CompletedNCT03292848Updated Jun 12, 2018

Trial to Assess the Pharmacokinetics, Safety, Tolerability of Oral Brexpiprazole in Children (6 to <13 Years Old) With Central Nervous System Disorders

A Phase 1 interventional study of Brexpiprazole in ADHD, Autism and Bipolar I Disorder, sponsored by Otsuka Pharmaceutical Development & Commercialization, Inc.. Completed at 9 sites in United States. Open to participants aged 6 Years to 12 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2018-06-12.

Sponsored by Otsuka Pharmaceutical Development & Commercialization, Inc. (part of Otsuka Holdings Co., Ltd.) · Phase 1, Interventional, and Treatment

From the registry’s dates

  • Primary completion was May 2018, 8 years 5 months ago, and no results have been posted to the registry.
Phase
Phase 1
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
24
Allocation
Non-randomized
Ages
6 Years to 12 Years
Sex
All
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Where this study stands

Counted across the records on this site · 2026-11-12

Among 21 studies in Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity by Otsuka Pharmaceutical Development & Commercialization, Inc. — 1 open to participants now, 1 under way, 1 of them phase 3. Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity · Otsuka Pharmaceutical Development & Commercialization, Inc..

Enrollment
19th of 21
24 · median 85
Started
2017
with 1 other
Phase 1
8 of 21
none open now
Registered
6th of 21
by date

Among the 21 studies in Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity by Otsuka Pharmaceutical Development & Commercialization, Inc., this one is the 19th largest by enrollment, is one of 2 that started in 2017, is one of 8 in phase 1, and was the 6th registered.

Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity

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This study's enrollment of 24 is below the median of 71 across 1,437 interventional studies indexed under Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity.

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Open to participants now

1 of the 21 studies in Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity by Otsuka Pharmaceutical Development & Commercialization, Inc. is open now, in 1 country. Each count lists the studies.

Who these studies take

Of the 201 Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity studies recruiting now, 27 (13%) set no upper age limit and 169 (84%) stop at 75 or younger; 141 take children under 18; 55 take healthy volunteers.

This study: 6 Years to 12 Years · all sexes · no healthy volunteers.

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Study summary

A study to assess pharmacokinetics, safety and tolerability of brexpiprazole in children ages 6 to \<13 years with CNS disorders.

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A US based nonrandomized, sequential cohort, crossover trial to assess pharmacokinetics, safety and tolerability of brexpiprazole in children ages 6 to \<13 years with CNS disorders who are receiving antipsychotic treatment for their medical condition.

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Conditions studied

  • ADHD
  • Autism
  • Bipolar I Disorder
  • Conduct Disorder
  • Oppositional Defiant Disorder

Keywords

  • CNS Disorders
  • Brexpiprazole
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Who can participate

Ages eligible
6 Years to 12 Years
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

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Inclusion criteria

  • Male and female subjects between 6 and 12 years of age
  • Subjects with CNS disorders including, but not limited to, ADHD, autism spectrum disorders, bipolar I disorder (subjects 10 to 12 years old only for bipolar), conduct disorder, oppositional defiant disorder, or any psychotic disorder and who are receiving antipsychotic treatment for their medical condition. Subjects' diagnoses will be determined by the , 5th Edition (DSM-5) criteria and confirmed at screening using the Kiddie Schedule for Affective Disorders and Schizophrenia-Present and Lifetime version (K-SADS-PL).
  • Subjects must be considered psychiatrically/medically appropriate for participation in a clinical trial in which they will receive two doses of an antipsychotic medication.
  • Subjects with good physical health, as determined by no deviation from normal for all of the following, prior to enrollment in the trial:

    1. Medical history
    2. Clinical laboratory determination
    3. ECGs
    4. Physical examinations
  • Subjects who are within the 5th to 95th percentile for gender-specific for age from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention growth charts and weight at least 15 kg (approx. 33 lbs)
  • Ability to commit to remain fully abstinent or use 2 approved methods of during the trial for 21 (± 2) days following the last dose of IMP for sexually active females of .
  • Ability, in the opinion of the PI, of the subject and the subject's legally acceptable representative or caregiver(s) to understand the nature of the trial and follow protocol requirements, including all of the following:

    1. Comply with prescribed dosage regimens and tablet ingestion, as well as the discontinuation of prohibited concomitant medications
    2. Reliably return for scheduled visits
    3. To be reliably rated on assessment scales

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Subjects with a clinical presentation or history that is consistent with delirium, dementia, amnesia, or other cognitive disorders; subjects with psychotic symptoms that are better accounted for by another general medical condition(s) other than those listed in the second inclusion criterion above, or direct effect of a substance (ie, medication, illicit drug use, etc.).
  • Subjects with a history of at least mild intellectual disability as determined by IQ \< 70, clinical evidence, or a social or school history that is suggestive of intellectual disability.
  • Subjects who have any of the following:

    1. A significant risk of committing suicide based on history and the principal investigator's clinical judgment, or routine psychiatric status examination
    2. Current suicidal behavior
    3. Imminent risk of injury; active suicidal ideation
    4. Any lifetime history of suicidal behavior detected by the Children's Baseline/Screening version of the C-SSRS.
  • Subjects with a lifetime history of a substance use disorder (as determined by the criteria), or current substance misuse including alcohol and benzodiazepines, but excluding caffeine and nicotine.
  • Subjects who currently have neurological, hepatic, renal, metabolic, hematological, immunological, cardiovascular, pulmonary, or gastrointestinal disorders such as any history of myocardial infarction, congestive heart failure, seropositive status/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome, or chronic or C. Medical conditions that are minor or well-controlled may be considered acceptable if the condition does not expose the subject to an undue risk of significant adverse event or interfere with assessments during the course of the trial.
  • Subjects with insulin dependent diabetes mellitus (IDDM) are excluded. Subjects with non-IDDM may be eligible for the trial if their condition is determined to be stable.
  • Subjects with epilepsy or a history of seizures (except for a single seizure episode, for instance childhood febrile seizure or post traumatic) or a history of severe head trauma or cerebrovascular disease (eg, stroke, , etc.).
  • Any major surgery within 30 days prior to the first dose of IMP.
  • Any history of significant bleeding or hemorrhagic tendencies.
  • Blood transfusions within 30 days prior to first dose of IMP.
  • Subjects with a positive drug screen for cocaine, marijuana (even if by prescription), or other illicit drugs, or alcohol are excluded and may not be retested or rescreened.
  • Subjects who have supine or standing diastolic blood pressure, after resting for at least 5 minutes, ≥ 95 mmHg.
  • Subjects who have had a dose of depot antipsychotics within 6 months of screening.
  • Consumption of alcohol or grapefruit, grapefruit juice, Seville oranges, or Seville orange juice within 72 hours prior to the first dose of IMP and throughout the trial
  • Subjects who participated in a clinical trial and were exposed to IMP within the last 30 days prior to screening or who participated in more than 2 interventional clinical trials within the past year.
  • Subjects with a history of neuroleptic malignant syndrome or to atypical antipsychotics.
  • Subjects with a history of true allergic (i.e. not intolerance) response to more than one class of medications.
  • Subjects with a history of allergic reaction or a known or suspected sensitivity to any substance that is contained in the IMP formula.
  • Subjects who do not tolerate venipuncture or have poor venous access that would cause difficulty for collecting blood samples.
  • Prisoners or subjects who are compulsorily detained (e.g. juvenile detention, court-mandated treatment) for any reason.
  • Inability to tolerate oral medication or swallow tablets.
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DSM diagnostic criteria

The American Psychiatric Association’s manual of mental health diagnoses. DSM-5 (2013, revised as DSM-5-TR in 2022) replaced DSM-IV, and some studies still name the older edition. “Meets DSM criteria for …” means diagnosed by that edition’s diagnostic criteria, usually by a clinician in an interview.

Clinically significant

Judged by the study doctor to matter for your health or for the study. It is a doctor’s decision, so ask the study team if you are unsure whether something counts.

BMI (body mass index)

Weight in kilograms divided by height in metres squared. Example: 70 kg and 1.75 m gives 70 ÷ (1.75 × 1.75) ≈ 22.9.

What counts as overweight or obesity differs between countries (some use lower cut-offs), so go by the range the study states.

Contraception

Ways of preventing pregnancy. “Highly effective” methods fail less than 1% of the time a year when used correctly — for example an IUD or an implant.

Criteria usually say which methods count and how long to keep using them after the last dose, sometimes for male participants too. Some studies accept a partner’s vasectomy if it was confirmed successful and that person is the participant’s only sexual partner.

Childbearing potential

Able to become pregnant: from the first period until menopause, unless permanently unable to through surgery (removal of the womb, or of both ovaries or both fallopian tubes).

Criteria for people of childbearing potential usually ask for a negative pregnancy test and for contraception during the study and for a time after it.

HIV

The human immunodeficiency virus, which weakens the immune system.

Many studies now accept people whose HIV is controlled on treatment, judged by the viral load and the CD4 count. Check the limits this study sets.

Hepatitis B tests

Hepatitis B is a virus that infects the liver. These are separate tests: HBsAg positive usually means a current infection (a recent vaccination can briefly cause it too); total anti-HBc (HBcAb) positive means an infection now or in the past; HBV DNA measures how much virus is in the blood.

Some studies accept a past infection if HBV DNA is undetectable, sometimes with antiviral medicine during the study. Check what this study allows.

TIA (transient ischaemic attack)

A “mini-stroke”: temporary stroke-like symptoms caused by reduced blood flow to part of the brain, spinal cord or eye, without signs of a new stroke on a scan.

Stroke symptoms need emergency care at once, even if they go away.

Hypersensitivity

An allergy, or another reaction of the immune system, to a substance. “Hypersensitivity to the study drug” means a known allergic reaction to it — not every side effect a medicine can have.

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Study design

Phase
Phase 1
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Non-randomized
Intervention model
Crossover assignment
Masking
None (open label)
Enrollment
24 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    10 to <13 Years of Age

    Two doses will be administered with a washout period of 14 days between the first dose of 1.5 mg the second dose of 3 mg.

    Drug: Brexpiprazole

  • Experimental
    6 to <10 Years of Age

    Two doses will be administered with a washout period of 14 days between the first dose of 0.75 mg and the second dose of 1.5 mg.

    Drug: Brexpiprazole

Interventions

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Maximum Plasma Concentration (Cmax) [PK]

    The maximum plasma concentration of drug will be assessed for brexpiprazole and its major metabolite DM-3411.

    Time frame: Up to 22 days or early termination

  2. Area under concentration-time curve (AUC) calculated from time zero to time t (AUCt) [PK]

    AUCt will be assessed for plasma brexpiprazole and its major metabolite DM-3411 to determine average concentration of drug over time

    Time frame: Up to 22 days or early termination

  3. AUC from time zero to infinity [PK]

    AUC infinity will be assessed for plasma brexpiprazole and its major metabolite DM-3411 to determine total drug exposure over time

    Time frame: Up to 22 days or early termination

  4. Time of maximum plasma concentration (tmax) [PK]

    The amount of time that the maximum plasma concentration of drug will be assessed for plasma brexpiprazole and its major metabolite DM-3411

    Time frame: Up to 22 days or early termination

  5. Terminal-phase elimination half-life (t½,z) [PK]

    t½,z will be assessed for plasma brexpiprazole and its major metabolite DM-3411 to determine drug persistence in the body

    Time frame: Up to 22 days or early termination

  6. Apparent clearance of drug from plasma after extravascular administration (CL/F) [PK]

    CL/F for brexpiprazole only

    Time frame: Up to 22 days or early termination

Secondary outcomes

  1. Treatment-Emergent Adverse Events (TEAES) [Safety]

    Time frame: Up to 22 days or early termination with a 21 day follow-up period

  2. Clinical laboratory tests [Safety]

    Collect hematology, serum chemistry,and urinalysis will be assessed to determine the safety and tolerability of drug

    Time frame: Up to 22 days or early termination

  3. Vital signs observed and change from baseline data (systolic and diastolic blood pressure) [Safety]

    Time frame: Up to 22 days or early termination

  4. Vital signs observed and change from baseline data (heart rate) [Safety]

    Time frame: Up to 22 days or early termination

  5. Vital signs observed and change from baseline data (respiratory rate) [Safety]

    Time frame: Up to 22 days or early termination

  6. Vital signs observed and change from baseline data (body temperature) [Safety]

    Time frame: Up to 22 days or early termination

  7. 12-lead electrocardiogram (ECGs) [Safety]

    Time frame: Up to 22 days or early termination

  8. Physical examinations (height) [Safety]

    Height is measured in cm,and will be used to calculate Body Mass Index (BMI)

    Time frame: Up to 22 days or early termination

  9. Physical examinations (weight) [Safety]

    Weight is measured in kg, and will be used to calculate Body Mass Index (BMI)

    Time frame: Up to 22 days or early termination

  10. Physical examinations- Body Mass Index (BMI) [Safety]

    Body Mass Index (BMI) measured using height (cm) and weight (kg)

    Time frame: Up to 22 days or early termination

  11. Physical examinations- review of body systems [Safety]

    Subject will be examined by site staff for any notable changes

    Time frame: Up to 22 days or early termination

  12. Simpson-Angus Scale (SAS) rating scale [Safety]

    Will be used in analysis of Extrapyramidal Symptoms (EPS)

    Time frame: Up to 22 days or early termination

  13. Abnormal Involuntary Movement Scale (AIMS) [Safety]

    Will be used in analysis of Extrapyramidal Symptoms (EPS)

    Time frame: Up to 22 days or early termination

  14. Barnes Akathisia Rating Scale (BARS) [Safety]

    Will be used in analysis of Extrapyramidal Symptoms (EPS)

    Time frame: Up to 22 days or early termination

  15. Columbia-Suicide Severity Rating Scale (C-SSRS) [Safety]

    Time frame: Up to 22 days or early termination

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Study locations

9 sites
  • Woodland International Research Group
    Little Rock, Arkansas 72211, United States
  • Woodland Research Northwest, LLC
    Rogers, Arkansas 72758, United States
  • Alliance for Wellness dba Alliance for Research
    Long Beach, California 90807, United States
  • New Hope Clinical Research
    Charlotte, North Carolina 28211, United States
  • IPS Research Company
    Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73103, United States
  • Cutting Edge Research Group
    Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73116, United States
  • Clinical Trials of Texas, Inc.
    San Antonio, Texas 78229, United States
  • Road Runner Research Ltd.
    San Antonio, Texas 78249, United States
  • Aspen Clinical Research
    Orem, Utah 84058, United States
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Timeline

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
ElapsedEstimatedEstimated, not yet reachedSimilar studies: half by the dot; the band is the middle halfHalf of similar studies reached it by the dot; the band is the middle half, from a quarter to three quarters

Ran from Oct 2017 to primary completion in May 2018, 7 months.

Of 21 industry-sponsored phase 1 interventional studies under Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity, half reached primary completion within 2 months of starting (the median); a quarter within 1 and three quarters within 7. This study's 7 months is above that.

Counting every sponsor, half of 35 studies reached it within 9 months; a quarter within 2 and three quarters within 26.

How these figures are worked out, and which studies are left out of them.

Registered
Sep 21, 2017
First posted
Sep 26, 2017
StartActual
Oct 10, 2017
Primary completionActual
May 21, 2018
CompletionActual
May 21, 2018
Last update
Jun 12, 2018
What these dates mean
Start.
When the first participant enrolled; while estimated, when the study expects to open to recruitment.
Primary completion.
When the last participant was examined or treated to collect data for the study's main question, its primary outcome. A study that stopped early gives the date its data collection stopped.
Completion.
When the last participant's last visit took place, for every outcome, secondary ones and side effects included: the end of the study. Often later than primary completion, sometimes the same day.
Actual and Est.
Actual means the registry says the date has happened. Est. (estimated) is a date the sponsor plans or expects. It can still move, and the sponsor is expected to change it to actual once it has passed.
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Jun 12, 2018, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT03292848
Collaborators
H. Lundbeck A/S
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Sep 26, 2017
Start date
Oct 10, 2017
Primary completion
May 21, 2018
Completion
May 21, 2018
Last update
Jun 12, 2018

Oversight

FDA-regulated drug
Yes
FDA-regulated device
No
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