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Safety and Efficacy Study of ELND005 as an Adjunctive Maintenance Treatment in Bipolar I Disorder

A Prospective, Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Phase 2 Safety and Efficacy Study of Oral ELND005 as an Adjunctive Maintenance Treatment in Patients With Bipolar I Disorder

Status
Terminated
Phases
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT01674010
Enrollment
309
Registered
2012-08-28
Start date
2012-08-31
Completion date
2014-06-30
Last updated
2019-10-21

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Bipolar 1 Disorder

Brief summary

The primary purpose of this study is to determine whether ELND005 is effective in the maintenance treatment of bipolar 1 disorder when added to other therapies.

Interventions

DRUGLamotrigine
DRUGValproic acid
DRUGPlacebo

Sponsors

Elan Pharmaceuticals
CollaboratorINDUSTRY
OPKO Health, Inc.
Lead SponsorINDUSTRY

Study design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
QUADRUPLE (Subject, Caregiver, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 65 Years
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

* Meets the DSM-IV-TR criteria for BPD I by the SCID, prior to the Screening Visit. * Has a history in the last 3 years of ≥ 1 manic or mixed episodes of sufficient severity that required hospitalization and/or treatment with a mood stabilizer or antipsychotic, or confirmed by a family member or medical records to ensure the episode fulfills the DSM-IV-TR criteria. * Has experienced a mood episode of any polarity within 4 months prior to the Screening Visit and responded to StOC therapy. * Is euthymic at the Screening Visit (ie, score of ≤ 12 on the MADRS and a score of ≤ 12 on the Y-MRS). * Is receiving maintenance treatment for his or her BPD I with either LTG or VPA; on stable doses for past 4 weeks and therapeutic drug levels (total VPA 50--125 µg/mL and LTG 10-50 µmol/L or as deemed appropriate by the investigator). Dose adjustments made for tolerability reasons will be acceptable. A study patient must meet the following additional criteria to be eligible for randomization in the Double-blind Randomization Phase of this study: \- Maintained in a stable euthymic state during Phase 1, defined as Y-MRS and MADRS scores of ≤ 12, with the following exceptions: a maximum of 2 nonconsecutive excursions will be allowed throughout Phase 1. Excursions are defined as Y-MRS or MADRS scores \>12 but ≤ 16.

Exclusion criteria

* Woman of childbearing potential who is unwilling or unable to use an acceptable method of birth control or is using a prohibited contraceptive method. * Is found to be actively suicidal on the C-SSRS (answer of yes to question 4 or 5 \[current or over the last 30 days\]) or a score of ≥4 on the MADRS item 10 at the Screening Visit. * Has suboptimally treated thyroid disease as evidenced by thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) \>3 mIU/L at the Screening Visit. * Has received electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) during the current episode or within 6 months prior to the Screening Visit. * Has an estimated glomerular filtration rate \<40 mL/min/1.73 m2 according to the Modification of Diet in Renal Disease formula. A study patient who meets ANY of the above and ANY of the criteria below will not be eligible for enrollment in the Double-blind Randomization Phase of this study: * Has current signs or symptoms of psychosis. * Has become actively suicidal as defined by C-SSRS answer of yes to question 4 or 5 (current or over the last 30 days) and/or has a score of ≥4 on MADRS item 10.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Treatment Emergent Adverse Eventsup to 48 weeksThe study was terminated early so no efficacy analysis was done, safety data are reported.

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Proportion of Study Participants With Recurrence of Any Mood Episodeup to 48 weeks
Time to Recurrence of a Depressive Episodeup to 48 weeks
Time to Recurrence of a Manic/Hypomanic or a Mixed Episodeup to 48 weeks

Countries

Bulgaria, Canada, Czechia, France, Poland, Romania, Spain, Turkey (Türkiye), United States

Participant flow

Participants by arm

ArmCount
All Study Participants309
Total309

Withdrawals & dropouts

PeriodReasonFG000FG001FG002
Open Treatment Phase 1Adverse Event1000
Open Treatment Phase 1Death100
Open Treatment Phase 1Did not remain in a stable remission3000
Open Treatment Phase 1Lost to Follow-up1900
Open Treatment Phase 1Physician Decision900
Open Treatment Phase 1Protocol Violation700
Open Treatment Phase 1Sponsor Decision7900
Open Treatment Phase 1Withdrawal by Subject2500
Randomization Phase 2Adverse Event011
Randomization Phase 2Lost to Follow-up012
Randomization Phase 2Mood episode recurrence082
Randomization Phase 2Physician Decision002
Randomization Phase 2Pregnancy011
Randomization Phase 2Protocol Violation011
Randomization Phase 2Sponsor Decision04245
Randomization Phase 2Withdrawal by Subject087

Baseline characteristics

CharacteristicAll Study Participants
Age, Continuous
Phase 1(n=309)
44.3 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 11.09
Age, Continuous
Phase 2 ELND005 500mg BID(n=64)
44.6 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 10.61
Age, Continuous
Phase 2 Placebo (n=65)
44.5 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 10.65
Race/Ethnicity, Customized
Hispanic or Latino Phase 1
23 participants
Race/Ethnicity, Customized
Hispanic or Latino Phase 2 ELND005 500 BID
6 participants
Race/Ethnicity, Customized
Hispanic or Latino Phase 2 Placebo
4 participants
Race/Ethnicity, Customized
Not Hispanic or Latino Phase 1
284 participants
Race/Ethnicity, Customized
Not Hispanic or Latino Phase 2 ELND005 500 BID
58 participants
Race/Ethnicity, Customized
Not Hispanic or Latino Phase 2 Placebo
60 participants
Race/Ethnicity, Customized
Unknown Phase 1
2 participants
Race/Ethnicity, Customized
Unknown Phase 2 ELND005 500 BID
0 participants
Race/Ethnicity, Customized
Unknown Phase 2 Placebo
1 participants
Region of Enrollment
Europe
99 participants
Region of Enrollment
North America
210 participants
Sex/Gender, Customized
Phase 1 Female
163 participants
Sex/Gender, Customized
Phase 1 Male
146 participants
Sex/Gender, Customized
Phase 2 ELND005 500 BID Female
32 participants
Sex/Gender, Customized
Phase 2 ELND005 500 BID Male
32 participants
Sex/Gender, Customized
Phase 2 Placebo Female
31 participants
Sex/Gender, Customized
Phase 2 Placebo Male
34 participants

Adverse events

Event typeEG000
affected / at risk
EG001
affected / at risk
EG002
affected / at risk
deaths
Total, all-cause mortality
— / —— / —— / —
other
Total, other adverse events
153 / 30945 / 6545 / 64
serious
Total, serious adverse events
12 / 3093 / 653 / 64

Outcome results

Primary

Treatment Emergent Adverse Events

The study was terminated early so no efficacy analysis was done, safety data are reported.

Time frame: up to 48 weeks

Population: TEAEs reported for Phase 2 were from the entire study period

ArmMeasureValue (NUMBER)
Open Treatment Phase 1 ELND005 500 mg BIDTreatment Emergent Adverse Events153 participants
Phase 2 PlaceboTreatment Emergent Adverse Events45 participants
Phase 2 ELND005 500 mg BIDTreatment Emergent Adverse Events45 participants
Secondary

Proportion of Study Participants With Recurrence of Any Mood Episode

Time frame: up to 48 weeks

Population: Study was prematurely terminated, no data were collected for this Outcome Measure

Secondary

Time to Recurrence of a Depressive Episode

Time frame: up to 48 weeks

Population: Study was prematurely terminated, no data were collected for this Outcome Measure

Secondary

Time to Recurrence of a Manic/Hypomanic or a Mixed Episode

Time frame: up to 48 weeks

Population: Study was prematurely terminated, no data were collected for this Outcome Measure

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026