A Study of Staccato Loxapine (ADASUVE®) for Inhalation

Last updated: November 4, 2019
Sponsor: Lee's Pharmaceutical Limited
Overall Status: Active - Not Recruiting

Phase

3

Condition

Bipolar Disorder

Tourette's Syndrome

Williams Syndrome

Treatment

N/A

Clinical Study ID

NCT04148963
ADS-ZK-2019
  • Ages 18-65
  • All Genders

Study Summary

Phase 3 safety and efficacy study of Staccato Loxapine in the treatment of acute agitation in schizophrenic or bipolar disorder patients.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

Inclusion Criteria:

    1. Male and female patients between the ages of 18 to 65 years, inclusive.
    1. Patients who met Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-V)criteria for schizophrenia or bipolar disorder.
    1. Patients are judged to be clinical mild to moderate agitation at baseline with atotal value of ≥ 14, and have a score ≥4 on at least 1 of 5 items on the PANSS-ECscale, and with a value of ≥3 on CGI-S scale.
    1. Patients are judged to be cooperative by the Investigator.
    1. Written informed consent from patients (and/or legally acceptable representative,legally acceptable representative preferred) is obtained.

Exclusion

Exclusion Criteria:

    1. Patients with agitation caused primarily by Delirium, Dpilepsy, DevelopmentalRetardation, acute alcohol or psychoactive drugs intoxication/withdrawal symptoms (asper Investigator's judgment).
    1. Patients judged to be at serious risk for suicide as per the Investigator'sjudgement.
    1. Patients with a history of allergy or intolerance to loxapine or amoxapine.
    1. Female patients of childbearing potential who have a positive urine pregnancy testat screening or breastfeeding.
    1. Patients with acute respiratory signs/symptoms (e.g., wheezing) or with activeairways disease (such as patients with asthma or chronic obstructive pulmonarydisease).
    1. Patients who are considered by the Investigator, for any reason, to be unsuitablecandidates for receiving inhaled loxapine, or are likely to be unable to use theinhalation device.

Study Design

Total Participants: 150
Study Start date:
December 01, 2019
Estimated Completion Date:
August 01, 2020

Study Description

This is a multi-center, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, parallel group, efficacy and safety study of Staccato Loxapine or placebo in treating acute agitation in patients with schizophrenia or bipolar disorder (manic or mixed episodes) as defined by DSM-V criteria.Patients may receive up to 3 doses of study drug in a 24-hour period, depending on their clinical status. The primary endpoint is the change from baseline in the PANSS (Positive and Negative Symptom Scale) Excited Component (also known as PEC) score, performed at 2 hours after the first dose.