Cariprazine
DrugOral Capsule
Other names: Vraylar
NCT Number: NCT04777357
Bipolar disorder is a severe chronic mood disorder that affects up to 4% of the adult population and 1.8% of the pediatric population in the United States. The treatment of the depressive episodes of bipolar disorder in the pediatric population has not been as widely studied as the treatment of depressive episodes in bipolar disorder in adults, therefore pharmacotherapeutic options are limited. Given the change in disease state and safety demonstrated in adults with depressive episodes associated with bipolar I disorder, the purpose of this study is to evaluate the change in disease state and safety of cariprazine in the treatment of depressive episodes associated with bipolar I disorder in the pediatric population.
Cariprazine is an approved drug for the treatment of depressive episodes in adult participants with bipolar I disorder. Study doctors put participants in 1 of 2 groups, called treatment arms. There is a 1 in 2 chance that a participant will be assigned to placebo. Around 380 Participants ages 10-17 years with bipolar I disorder will be enrolled in approximately 60 sites worldwide.
Participants receiving the study drug will receive Dose A or B of Cariprazine based on age and weight. At Week 3, participants with insufficient response will have their dose increased to Dose B or Dose C, while participants with sufficient response will continue receiving the Dose A or B for the remainder of the treatment period. The treatment period will be followed by a safety follow-up (SFU) period for 4 weeks.
There may be higher treatment burden for participants in this trial compared to their standard of care. Participants will attend regular weekly visits during the study at a hospital or clinic. The effect of the treatment will be checked by medical assessments, blood tests, checking for side effects and completing questionnaires.
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Request Info10 year–17 year
All sexes
Interventional
Phase 3
Dr. Samuel Sanchez PSC /ID# 245952, Caguas, Puerto Rico
Healthy volunteers accepted: No
Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.
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Oral Capsule
Other names: Vraylar
Oral Capsule
Time frame: Baseline (Week 0) to Week 10
An adverse event (AE) is defined as any untoward medical occurrence in a patient or clinical investigation participant administered a pharmaceutical product which does not necessarily have a casual relationship with this treatment. The investigator assesses the relationship of each event to the use of the study. A serious adverse event (SAE) is an event that results in death, is life threatening, requires or prolongs hospitalization, results in a congenital anomaly, persistent or significant disability/incapacity or is an important medical event, that based on medical judgment, may jeopardize the participant and may require medical or surgical intervention to prevent any of the outcomes listed above. Treatment-emergent adverse events/ treatment emergent serious adverse events (TEAEs/TESAEs) are defined as any event that began or worsened in severity on or after the first dose of the study drug.
Time frame: Baseline (Week 0) to Week 10
Change in vital signs like systolic and diastolic blood pressure will be assessed.
Time frame: Baseline (Week 0) to Week 6
Number of participants with incidence of abnormal clinical laboratory test results like hematology will be assessed.
Time frame: Baseline (Week 0) to Week 6
12 -lead resting ECGs will be recorded. Parameters include RR interval, PR interval, QT interval, and QRS duration.
Time frame: Baseline (Week 0) to Week 6
SAS is a 10-item rating scale for assessment of antipsychotic-induced parkinsonism in both clinical practice and research settings. Each item ranges from 0 (normal) to 4 (extreme symptoms). The scale consists of 1 item measuring gait (hypokinesia), 6 items measuring rigidity, and 3 items measuring glabella tap, tremor, and salivation, respectively.
Time frame: Baseline (Week 0) to Week 10
The C-SSRS is a clinician-rated instrument that reports the severity of both suicidal ideation and behavior, with a higher score denoting more severe suicidal ideation and behavior.
Time frame: Baseline (Week 0) to Week 6
BARS is a 4-item rating scale used to assess drug-induced akathisia. The scale comprises items for rating the observable restless movements that characterize the condition, the subjective awareness of restlessness, and any distress associated with the akathisia (each on a 4-point scale from normal [0] to severe [3]). In addition, there is a global severity for akathisia rated on a 6-point scale (absent [0] to severe akathisia [5]).
Time frame: Baseline (Week 0) to Week 6
AIMS assesses abnormal involuntary movements, such as tardive dyskinesia, associated with antipsychotic drugs; it measures facial, oral, extremities, and trunk movements, as well as the participant's awareness of abnormal movements. The first 10 items are rated on a none (0) to severe (4) scale. There are an additional 2 items on dental status that are answered yes or no.
Time frame: Baseline (Week 0) to Week 6
The CDRS-R is a 17-item clinician-administered scale specifically developed for the assessment of depressive symptoms in children and adolescents. Total scores range from 17 to 113. In general, scores below 20 indicate an absence of depression, scores of 20 to 30 indicate borderline depression, and scores of 40 to 60 indicate moderate depression. The CDRS-R will be administered by a clinician with extensive professional training in mental illness.
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AbbVie
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A 6-week, Multicenter, Randomized, Double-blind, Parallel-group, Placebo-controlled Study of the Efficacy and Safety of Cariprazine in Pediatric Subjects (10 to 17 Years of Age) in the Treatment of Depressive Episodes Associated With Bipolar I Disorder
Acronym: 3112 Ped BPD
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