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CompletedNCT03814733Updated Jul 11, 2019

Assessment of Effect of Rapastinel on Driving Performance

A Phase 1 interventional study of Rapastinel and Alprazolam in Driving Performance, sponsored by Naurex, Inc, an affiliate of Allergan plc. Completed at 2 sites in 2 countries. Open to participants aged 21 Years to 65 Years, including healthy volunteers. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2019-07-11.

Sponsored by Naurex, Inc, an affiliate of Allergan plc (part of AbbVie) · Phase 1, Interventional, and Other

From the registry’s dates

  • Primary completion was Mar 2019, 7 years 6 months ago, and no results have been posted to the registry.
Phase
Phase 1
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
107
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
21 Years to 65 Years
Sex
All
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Study summary

Based on the pharmacological class of rapastinel, this study will be conducted to evaluate the participant's driving performance after single IV doses of rapastinel as compared with single oral doses of alprazolam, a benzodiazepine that demonstrates driving impairment, and placebo in healthy participants.

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Conditions studied

  • Driving Performance
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In context

Lead sponsor

Naurex, Inc, an affiliate of Allergan plc is the lead sponsor of 20 studies on the registry; none are open to participants now.

Of its 12 completed or terminated interventional studies of FDA-regulated products, 10 (83%) have results posted.

First submitted before Naurex, Inc became part of AbbVie.

Counted across the registry records on this site, refreshed daily.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
21 Years to 65 Years
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
Yes

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Inclusion criteria

  • Participant possesses a valid driver's license and is an active driver. Drives a minimum of 5,000 miles (about 8,000 km) per year for the previous 3 years.
  • Participant has a regular sleep pattern, is not engaged in shift-work, and in general, has at least 7 hours of sleep each night (bedtime occurs between 21:00 and 24:00 hours).

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria

  • A history within 2 years of, or current intervention for, a sleeping disorder (including excessive snoring, obstructive sleep apnea) or a chronic painful condition that interferes with the participant's sleep.
  • A history of difficulty in falling asleep or staying asleep in the previous 3 months that is considered clinically significant by the investigator.
  • Participant has traveled across 1 or more time zones (transmeridian travel) in the 14 days before study intervention or is expected to travel across 1 or more time zones during the study.
  • Expected to work on a rotating shift during their participation in the study.
  • Participant works a night shift.
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Study design

Phase
Phase 1
Primary purpose
Other
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Crossover assignment
Masking
Double (Participant, Investigator)
Enrollment
107 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    Rapastinel High Dose

    Participants will be administered single IV doses of rapastinel, ketamine, rapastinel matched placebo, and ketamine matched placebo, and single oral doses of alprazolam and alprazolam matched placebo in a randomized crossover manner.

    Drug: Rapastinel

  • Experimental
    Rapastinel Low Dose

    Participants will be administered single IV doses of rapastinel, ketamine, rapastinel matched placebo, and ketamine matched placebo, and single oral doses of alprazolam and alprazolam matched placebo in a randomized crossover manner.

    Drug: Rapastinel

  • Active comparator
    Alprazolam

    Participants will be administered single IV doses of rapastinel, ketamine, rapastinel matched placebo, and ketamine matched placebo, and single oral doses of alprazolam and alprazolam matched placebo in a randomized crossover manner.

    Drug: Alprazolam

  • Active comparator
    Ketamine

    Participants will be administered single IV doses of rapastinel, ketamine, rapastinel matched placebo, and ketamine matched placebo, and single oral doses of alprazolam and alprazolam matched placebo in a randomized crossover manner.

    Drug: Ketamine

  • Placebo comparator
    Placebo for Rapastinel

    Participants will be administered single IV doses of rapastinel, ketamine, rapastinel matched placebo, and ketamine matched placebo, and single oral doses of alprazolam and alprazolam matched placebo in a randomized crossover manner.

    Drug: Rapastinel Matched Placebo

  • Placebo comparator
    Placebo for Alprazolam

    Participants will be administered single IV doses of rapastinel, ketamine, rapastinel matched placebo, and ketamine matched placebo, and single oral doses of alprazolam and alprazolam matched placebo in a randomized crossover manner.

    Drug: Alprazolam Matched Placebo

  • Placebo comparator
    Placebo for Ketamine

    Participants will be administered single IV doses of rapastinel, ketamine, rapastinel matched placebo, and ketamine matched placebo, and single oral doses of alprazolam and alprazolam matched placebo in a randomized crossover manner.

    Drug: Ketamine Matched Placebo

Interventions

  • Participants will be administered single IV doses of rapastinel, ketamine, rapastinel matched placebo, and ketamine matched placebo, and single oral doses of alprazolam and alprazolam matched placebo in a randomized crossover manner.

  • Participants will be administered single IV doses of rapastinel, ketamine, rapastinel matched placebo, and ketamine matched placebo, and single oral doses of alprazolam and alprazolam matched placebo in a randomized crossover manner.

  • Participants will be administered single IV doses of rapastinel, ketamine, rapastinel matched placebo, and ketamine matched placebo, and single oral doses of alprazolam and alprazolam matched placebo in a randomized crossover manner.

  • DrugRapastinel Matched Placebo

    Participants will be administered single IV doses of rapastinel, ketamine, rapastinel matched placebo, and ketamine matched placebo, and single oral doses of alprazolam and alprazolam matched placebo in a randomized crossover manner.

  • DrugAlprazolam Matched Placebo

    Participants will be administered single IV doses of rapastinel, ketamine, rapastinel matched placebo, and ketamine matched placebo, and single oral doses of alprazolam and alprazolam matched placebo in a randomized crossover manner.

  • DrugKetamine Matched Placebo

    Participants will be administered single IV doses of rapastinel, ketamine, rapastinel matched placebo, and ketamine matched placebo, and single oral doses of alprazolam and alprazolam matched placebo in a randomized crossover manner.

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Simulated driving performance as measured by SDLP using the CRCDS-MiniSim for rapastinel compared with placebo and positive control (alprazolam)

    Time frame: Day 1 of each intervention

Secondary outcomes

  1. simulated driving performance as measured by SDLP using the CRCDS-MiniSim for rapastinel compared with a clinical comparator (ketamine)

    Time frame: Day 1 of each intervention

  2. Karolinska Sleepiness Scale (KSS)

    The KSS is a participant self-reported measure of situational sleepiness and provides an assessment of alertness/sleepiness. The KSS is a 9-point categorical scale, where 1 = "extremely alert" and 9 = "extremely sleepy-fighting sleep".

    Time frame: Day 1 of each intervention

  3. Self-perceived safety to drive ("Right now do you feel safe to drive?)

    Time frame: Day 1 of each intervention

  4. Visual Analog Scale to assess participant's motivation and self-appraisal of their driving performance

    Time frame: Day 1 of each intervention

  5. CogScreen SDC Test

    Time frame: Day 1 of each intervention

  6. Proportion of abnormal lane exceedance events

    Time frame: Day 1 of each intervention

  7. Average Speed (mph)

    Time frame: Day 1 of each intervention

  8. Total collisions

    Time frame: Day 1 of each intervention

  9. Number of exceeded cornering speed threshold events

    Time frame: Day 1 of each intervention

  10. Divided attention: average number of correct responses

    Participants are asked to answer periodic questions during the driving simulation.

    Time frame: Day 1 of each intervention

  11. Divided attention: average number of errors

    Participants are asked to answer periodic questions during the driving simulation.

    Time frame: Day 1 of each intervention

  12. Divided attention: average reaction time

    Time frame: Day 1 of each intervention

  13. Rapastinel blood plasma concentration

    Time frame: Day 1 of each intervention

  14. Adverse Events

    Time frame: Up to 66 days

  15. Proportion of abnormal electrocardiograms

    Time frame: Up to 66 days

  16. Columbia-Suicide Severity Rating Scale

    The C-SSRS is a clinician-ratedinstrument that reports theseverity of both suicidal ideation and behavior. Suicidal ideation is classified on a 5-item scale: 1 (least severe) to 5 (most severe).

    Time frame: Up to 66 days

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Study locations

2 sites
  • Collaborative Neuroscience Network
    San Clemente, California 92673, United States
  • Algorithme Pharma
    Aurora, Ontario L4G 0A5, Canada
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References and documents

Publications

  • Su S, Kay G, Hochadel T, Rojo J, Christopher Stein J, Boinpally R, Periclou A. A randomized, multicenter trial assessing the effects of rapastinel compared to ketamine, alprazolam, and placebo on simulated driving performance. Clin Transl Sci. 2022 Jan;15(1):255-266. doi: 10.1111/cts.13145. Epub 2021 Nov 7. PubMed 34423904 ↗

Individual participant data

Plan to share: Undecided

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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Jul 11, 2019, 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
NCT03814733
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Jan 24, 2019
Start date
Nov 5, 2018
Primary completion
Mar 29, 2019
Completion
Apr 3, 2019
Last update
Jul 11, 2019

Study contacts

Sheng Fang Su
study director · Allergan

Oversight

FDA-regulated drug
Yes
FDA-regulated device
No
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