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NCT Number: NCT07185815

Pharmacokinetics, Safety, Tolerability and Efficacy of a Subcutaneous Long-Acting Injection of Cariprazine (Cariprazine Depot) in Subjects Eligible for Treatment With Oral Cariprazine

The purpose of this study is to assess the PK, Safety, Tolerability (all cohorts) and Efficacy (cohort 3), of once-a-month long-acting SC injection of dose escalating Cariprazine Depot in subjects eligible for treatment with oral Cariprazine.

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Key information

Age range

18 year–64 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Phase 1 / Phase 2

Primary location

Mapi Pharma Investigational Site IN-101, Ahmedabad, India

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Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Key Inclusion Criteria:

  • Subjects who meet DSM-5-TR diagnostic criteria for schizophrenia, bipolar I disorder or major depressive disorder (this inclusion criterion relates to cohorts 1 and 2 only).
  • Clinically stable subjects (with no evidence of deterioration and on a stable dose of oral antipsychotic or antidepressant medication(s) other than Cariprazine for at least 4 weeks, prior to screening), receiving antipsychotic/s or antidepressant/s other than oral Cariprazine and eligible for treatment with Cariprazine 3 mg/day, with CGI-S score of 1-4.
  • Men and women aged 18-64 years (inclusive).
  • Body mass index (BMI) 18.5-35.
  • Able to sign an informed consent form.
  • Adult subjects with a current diagnosis of schizophrenia, who meet DSM-5-TR diagnostic criteria for schizophrenia, naïve to or treated with antipsychotics (this inclusion criterion relates to cohort 3 only).

Key Exclusion Criteria:

  • Subjects with schizophrenia with PANSS item scores of > 4 on any of the following: P4 Excitement/Hyperactivity; P6 Suspiciousness/persecution; P7 Hostility; G8 Uncooperativeness; G14 Poor impulse control.
  • Subjects with schizoaffective disorder, delirium, dementia, amnestic, or other cognitive disorders or severe personality disorders.
  • Use of an investigational drug, and/or participation in clinical studies with an investigational product within 3 months prior to screening.
  • History or current cardiovascular or cerebrovascular disease.
  • History of seizures or conditions that lower the seizure threshold.
  • Use of concomitant administration of strong or moderate CYP3A4 inhibitors.
  • Use of concomitant medication of strong or moderate CYP3A4 inducers is contraindicated.
  • Subjects with Suicidal Thoughts and Behaviors or has a history of suicidal ideation in the past year, or made a suicide attempt in the past 5 years.
  • Subjects with a history of orthostatic hypotension and/or syncope.
  • Subjects clinically stable on any dose of oral Cariprazine or add-on treatment (cohorts 1-2 only).
  • Subjects with CGI-S score of 5-7.
  • Subjects previously treated with partial D2 agonists, aripiprazole and brexipiprazole, and suffered from clinically relevant akathisia.
  • For cohort 3 only: Subjects treated with oral Clozapine.

Treatment and study plan

Cariprazine Depot

Drug

One single dose of 22 mg

Cariprazine Depot MTD

Drug

Three monthly doses of MTD (maximum tolerated dose)

Oral Cariprazine 3 mg/day

Drug

Oral Cariprazine 3 mg/day for three months

Primary outcomes

  1. Safety, rate of adverse events (AEs)

    Time frame: Through study completion, up to 22 weeks for each subject in the first 2 cohorts and up to 24 weeks for each subject in the 3rd cohort

  2. Plasma concentration of cariprazine and its active metabolites (DCAR, DDCAR)

    Time frame: Through study completion, up to 22 weeks for each subject in the first 2 cohorts and up to 24 weeks for each subject in the 3rd cohort

Secondary outcomes

  1. Tolerability - Incidence and severity of injection site reactions

    Time frame: Through study completion, up to 22 weeks for each subject in the first 2 cohorts and up to 24 weeks for each subject in the 3rd cohort

  2. Efficacy - Cohort 3: Positive and Negative Symptom Score (PANSS)

    Time frame: Through study completion, up to 24 weeks for each subject in the 3rd cohort

  3. Efficacy - Cohort 3: Clinical Global Impression Scale (CGI)

    Time frame: Through study completion, up to 24 weeks for each subject in the 3rd cohort

Study contacts

Contact information is provided by the study sponsor or research team.

Mark Weiser, Prof.

CONTACT

[email protected]

97236973776

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Mapi Pharma Ltd.

Industry

Registry information

Official study title

A Prospective, Dose Escalating, Open Label, Multi-center, Phase I/IIa Study to Evaluate the Pharmacokinetics, Safety, Tolerability and Efficacy of a Subcutaneous Long-Acting Injection of Cariprazine (Cariprazine Depot) in Subjects Eligible for Treatment With Oral Cariprazine.

Important dates

Study start
2025
Primary completion
2026
Study completion
2027
First posted
Sep 22, 2025
Registry last updated
May 1, 2026

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