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A Study of Bitopertin (RO4917838) in Combination With Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors (SSRIs) in Participants With Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)

A Phase II, Multicenter, Randomized, Double-Blind, Parallel-Group, Placebo-Controlled Study to Evaluate Efficacy and Safety of RO4917838 in Combination With Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors in Patients With Obsessive Compulsive Disorder

Status
Completed
Phases
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT01674361
Enrollment
99
Registered
2012-08-28
Start date
2012-12-31
Completion date
2015-04-30
Last updated
2017-08-02

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Conditions

Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder

Brief summary

This multicenter, randomized, double-blind, parallel-group, placebo-controlled study will evaluate the efficacy and safety of bitopertin in combination with SSRI in participants with obsessive-compulsive disorder. Participants will be randomized to receive either bitopertin 30 milligrams (mg) or bitopertin 10 mg or placebo orally daily in addition to their background therapy with an SSRI. Participants will be allocated to one of two strata. Participants in Stratum 1 will start study drug on Day 1. Participants in Stratum 2 will receive placebo from Day 1 (placebo lead-in) and will then start study drug at the Week 2 visit. Participants in both strata will receive the study drug in addition to their background therapy with an SSRI until Week 16.

Interventions

Bitopertin once daily orally.

DRUGPlacebo

Placebo matched to bitopertin once daily orally.

DRUGSSRI

Participants will continue their background SSRI treatment as per standard of care at the same dose taken during the 8 weeks prior to Day 1. Protocol does not enforce any particular SSRI drug or regimen.

Sponsors

Hoffmann-La Roche
Lead SponsorINDUSTRY

Study design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE (Subject, Investigator)

Eligibility

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

Inclusion criteria

* Primary diagnosis of OCD as per Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition, Text Revision (DSM-IV-TR) * On a stable dose of SSRI for at least 8 weeks prior to screening an between screening and Day 1 * An insufficient response to current treatment with an SSRI given at an adequate dose for at least 12 weeks prior to Day 1 * Females who are not postmenopausal or surgically sterile and who have (or may have) male sexual partners must agree to use two adequate methods of contraception as defined by protocol from the start of screening until 90 days after the last dose of study drug

Exclusion criteria

* Primary OCD symptom of hoarding * More than two unsatisfactory trials within the last 2 years with different serotonin reuptake inhibitors (not including the current treatment with an SSRI) given in an adequate dose for at least 12 weeks * Failure of more than three augmentation therapies within the last 2 years * Undergoing acute behavioral therapy or having acute behavioral therapy that was completed less than 4 weeks prior to Day 1 * Any primary DSM-IV-TR Axis I disorder other than OCD * Current or prior history of bipolar disorder, schizophrenia or other psychotic disorders, schizoaffective disorder, autism or autistic spectrum disorders, borderline personality disorder, or Gilles de la Tourette syndrome if symptoms have persisted into adulthood * Any eating disorder within the last 6 months * History of DSM-IV-TR-defined substance dependence and/or substance abuse in the last 6 months, with the exception of nicotine * Previous treatment with bitopertin or another Glycine transporter 1 inhibitor * Positive urine drug screening for cannabis, amphetamines (including 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine \[MDMA\]/ecstasy), cocaine, barbiturate, and/or opiates * Prior or current general medical condition that may impair cognition or other neuropsychiatric functioning * Body mass index less than (\<) 18.5 kilogram per square meter (kg/m\^2) or greater than (\>) 40 kg/m\^2 * Pregnant or lactating women

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Change From Baseline in Total Score on Yale-Brown Obsessive Compulsive Scale (Y-BOCS) After 12 Weeks of TreatmentStratum 1: Baseline (Day 1), Week 12; Stratum 2: Baseline (Week 2), Week 14

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Percentage of Participants with Response as per Pre-defined Criteria Based on the Y-BOCS and CGIStratum 1: Baseline (Day 1) up to Week 12; Stratum 2: Baseline (Week 2) up to Week 14Response will be defined as having: At least a 35 percent (%) reduction on the total Y-BOCS score from baseline. A much or very much improved on the Clinical Global Impression of Change (CGI-C) rating from baseline. A combination of at least 35% reduction on the total Y-BOCS score from baseline and much or very much improved on the CGI-C from baseline. Achieved remission, as shown by a total Y-BOCS score less than or equal to (≤)10.
Change From Baseline in Global Social Functioning Using Sheehan Disability Scale (SDS) Total Score After 12 Weeks of TreatmentStratum 1: Baseline (Day 1), Week 12; Stratum 2: Baseline (Week 2), Week 14
Change From Baseline in Global Social Functioning Using SDS Domain Scores After 12 Weeks of TreatmentStratum 1: Baseline (Day 1) up to Week 12; Stratum 2: Baseline (Week 2) up to Week 14
Change From Baseline in Obsessive Compulsive Inventory-Revised (OCI-R) Score After 12 Weeks of TreatmentStratum 1: Baseline (Day 1) up to Week 12; Stratum 2: Baseline (Week 2) up to Week 14
Change From Baseline in Clinical Global Impression of Severity (CGI-S) Score After 12 Weeks of TreatmentStratum 1: Baseline (Day 1), Week 12; Stratum 2: Baseline (Week 2), Week 14
Change From Baseline in 36-Item Short-Form Health Survey (SF-36) - Mental Component Summary After 12 Weeks of TreatmentStratum 1: Baseline (Day 1) up to Week 12; Stratum 2: Baseline (Week 2) up to Week 14
Change From Baseline in SF-36 - Physical Component Summary After 12 Weeks of TreatmentStratum 1: Baseline (Day 1) up to Week 12; Stratum 2: Baseline (Week 2) up to Week 14
Change From Baseline in SF-36 - Domain Scores After 12 Weeks of TreatmentStratum 1: Baseline (Day 1) up to Week 12; Stratum 2: Baseline (Week 2) up to Week 14
Area Under The Concentration-Time Curve of BitopertinPre-dose (0 hour) on Day 56 (Week 8), Day 84 (Week 12), Day 98 (Week 14), Day 112 (Week 16); 3 and 6 hours post-dose on Day 112 (Week 16)
Change From Baseline in Columbia Suicide Severity Rating Scale After 12 Weeks of TreatmentStratum 1: Baseline (Day 1) up to Week 12; Stratum 2: Baseline (Week 2) up to Week 14

Countries

Canada, United States

Outcome results

None listed

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