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Adjunctive SPD489 to Antipsychotic Medication in Clinically Stable Adults With Persistent Predominant Negative Symptoms of Schizophrenia

A Phase 3 Multicenter, Randomized, Double-blind, Parallel-group, Placebo-controlled, 12-week, Forced-dose Titration Study to Evaluate the Efficacy, Safety, and Tolerability of SPD489 40mg, 100mg, or 160mg as Adjunctive Treatment to Established Maintenance Doses of Antipsychotic Medications on Negative Symptoms in Clinically Stable Adults Who Have Persistent Predominant Negative Symptoms of Schizophrenia

Status
Terminated
Phases
Phase 3
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT01738698
Enrollment
4
Registered
2012-11-30
Start date
2012-11-01
Completion date
2013-04-01
Last updated
2021-06-22

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Conditions

Schizophrenia

Brief summary

The primary purpose of this study is to determine whether SPD489 40 mg, 100 mg, and 160 mg are effective and safe in the treatment of Negative Symptoms of Schizophrenia (NSS).

Interventions

DRUGSPD489 40mg

Oral administration of 40 mg once-daily for up to 12 weeks

DRUGSPD489 100mg

Oral administration of 100 mg once-daily for up to 12 weeks

DRUGSPD489 160mg

Oral administration of 160 mg once-daily for up to 12 weeks

DRUGPlacebo

Oral administration once-daily for 12 weeks

Sponsors

Shire
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

* 18 to 65 years of age * Has a reliable informant (eg, family member, social worker, caseworker, or nurse that spends \>4 hours/week with the subject) * Fixed home/place of residence and can be reached by telephone * On a stable dose of antipsychotic medications * Able to swallow capsules

Exclusion criteria

* Taking lithium, carbamazepine, lamotrigine, gabapentin, cholinesterase inhibitors, modafinil, or other stimulants such as methylphenidate and other amphetamine products * Treated with clozapine in past 30 days * Lifetime history of stimulant, cocaine, or amphetamine abuse or dependence * History of seizures (other than infantile febrile seizures), any tic disorder, or current diagnosis and/or a known family history of Tourette's Disorder, serious neurological disease, history of significant head trauma, dementia, cerebrovascular disease, Parkinson's disease, or intracranial lesions * Uncontrolled hypertension * History of thyroid disorder that has not been stabilized on thyroid medication * Glaucoma * Pregnant or nursing * Subject has received an investigational product or participated in a clinical study within 30 day

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Change From Baseline in Negative Symptom Assessment - 16-item (NSA-16) Total Score at 12 WeeksBaseline and 12 weeks

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Change From Baseline in Simpson Angus Scale (SAS) Total Score at 12 WeeksBaseline and 12 weeks
Change From Baseline in Barnes Akathisia Scale (BAS) Total Score at 12 WeeksBaseline and 12 weeks
Change From Baseline in Amphetamine Cessation Symptom Assessment (ACSA) Total Score at 12 WeeksBaseline and 12 weeks
Change From Baseline in the Abnormal Involuntary Movement Scale (AIMS) at 12 WeeksBaseline and 12 weeks
Change From Baseline in Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale (PANSS) Scores at 12 WeeksBaseline and 12 weeks
Change From Baseline in Cognitive Test Battery (CogState Battery) Score at 12 WeeksBaseline and 12 weeks
Change From Baseline in the Personal and Social Performance Scale (PSP) Score at 12 WeeksBaseline and 12 weeks
Change From Baseline in Clinical Evaluation of Harmful Behavior (CEHB) Scale at 12 WeeksBaseline and 12 weeks
Clinical Global Impression-Schizophrenia Severity of Illness (CGI-SCH-S) ScaleBaseline and week 12
Clinical Global Impression-Schizophrenia Degree of Change (CGI-SCH-C) ScaleUp to 12 weeks
Columbia-Suicide Severity Rating Scale (C-SSRS)Up to 12 weeks
Change From Baseline in Calgary Depression Scale for Schizophrenia (CDSS) at 12 WeeksBaseline and 12 weeks
Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitoring (ABPM)Baseline and Weeks 4 and 10
Change From Baseline in Social Functioning Scale (SFS) at 12 WeeksBaseline and 12 weeks

Countries

United States

Participant flow

Pre-assignment details

Study was discontinued due to non-safety related business prioritization decisions. No subjects were randomized

Participants by arm

ArmCount
SPD489 40mg
SPD489 40mg: Oral administration of 40 mg once-daily for up to 12 weeks
0
SPD489 100mg
SPD489 100mg: Oral administration of 100 mg once-daily for up to 12 weeks
0
SPD489 160mg
SPD489 160mg: Oral administration of 160 mg once-daily for up to 12 weeks
0
Placebo
Placebo: Oral administration once-daily for 12 weeks
0
Total0

Baseline characteristics

Characteristic
Region of Enrollment
United States

Adverse events

Event typeEG000
affected / at risk
EG001
affected / at risk
EG002
affected / at risk
EG003
affected / at risk
deaths
Total, all-cause mortality
— / —— / —— / —— / —
other
Total, other adverse events
0 / 00 / 00 / 00 / 0
serious
Total, serious adverse events
0 / 00 / 00 / 00 / 0

Outcome results

Primary

Change From Baseline in Negative Symptom Assessment - 16-item (NSA-16) Total Score at 12 Weeks

Time frame: Baseline and 12 weeks

Population: Study was discontinued due to non-safety related business prioritization decisions. No subjects were randomized

Secondary

Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitoring (ABPM)

Time frame: Baseline and Weeks 4 and 10

Population: Study was discontinued due to non-safety related business prioritization decisions. No subjects were randomized

Secondary

Change From Baseline in Amphetamine Cessation Symptom Assessment (ACSA) Total Score at 12 Weeks

Time frame: Baseline and 12 weeks

Population: Study was discontinued due to non-safety related business prioritization decisions. No subjects were randomized

Secondary

Change From Baseline in Barnes Akathisia Scale (BAS) Total Score at 12 Weeks

Time frame: Baseline and 12 weeks

Population: Study was discontinued due to non-safety related business prioritization decisions. No subjects were randomized

Secondary

Change From Baseline in Calgary Depression Scale for Schizophrenia (CDSS) at 12 Weeks

Time frame: Baseline and 12 weeks

Population: Study was discontinued due to non-safety related business prioritization decisions. No subjects were randomized

Secondary

Change From Baseline in Clinical Evaluation of Harmful Behavior (CEHB) Scale at 12 Weeks

Time frame: Baseline and 12 weeks

Population: Study was discontinued due to non-safety related business prioritization decisions. No subjects were randomized

Secondary

Change From Baseline in Cognitive Test Battery (CogState Battery) Score at 12 Weeks

Time frame: Baseline and 12 weeks

Population: Study was discontinued due to non-safety related business prioritization decisions. No subjects were randomized

Secondary

Change From Baseline in Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale (PANSS) Scores at 12 Weeks

Time frame: Baseline and 12 weeks

Population: Study was discontinued due to non-safety related business prioritization decisions. No subjects were randomized

Secondary

Change From Baseline in Simpson Angus Scale (SAS) Total Score at 12 Weeks

Time frame: Baseline and 12 weeks

Population: Study was discontinued due to non-safety related business prioritization decisions. No subjects were randomized

Secondary

Change From Baseline in Social Functioning Scale (SFS) at 12 Weeks

Time frame: Baseline and 12 weeks

Population: Study was discontinued due to non-safety related business prioritization decisions. No subjects were randomized

Secondary

Change From Baseline in the Abnormal Involuntary Movement Scale (AIMS) at 12 Weeks

Time frame: Baseline and 12 weeks

Population: Study was discontinued due to non-safety related business prioritization decisions. No subjects were randomized

Secondary

Change From Baseline in the Personal and Social Performance Scale (PSP) Score at 12 Weeks

Time frame: Baseline and 12 weeks

Population: Study was discontinued due to non-safety related business prioritization decisions. No subjects were randomized

Secondary

Clinical Global Impression-Schizophrenia Degree of Change (CGI-SCH-C) Scale

Time frame: Up to 12 weeks

Population: Study was discontinued due to non-safety related business prioritization decisions. No subjects were randomized

Secondary

Clinical Global Impression-Schizophrenia Severity of Illness (CGI-SCH-S) Scale

Time frame: Baseline and week 12

Population: Study was discontinued due to non-safety related business prioritization decisions. No subjects were randomized

Secondary

Columbia-Suicide Severity Rating Scale (C-SSRS)

Time frame: Up to 12 weeks

Population: Study was discontinued due to non-safety related business prioritization decisions. No subjects were randomized

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