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    Clinical Trial Results:
    A Multicenter, Open-label Trial to Evaluate the Safety and Tolerability of Brexpiprazole in the Treatment of Subjects with Bipolar I Disorder

    Summary
    EudraCT number
    2017-002225-38
    Trial protocol
    BG   PL   HR  
    Global end of trial date
    31 Jul 2019

    Results information
    Results version number
    v1(current)
    This version publication date
    14 Aug 2020
    First version publication date
    14 Aug 2020
    Other versions

    Trial information

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    Trial identification
    Sponsor protocol code
    331-201-00083
    Additional study identifiers
    ISRCTN number
    -
    US NCT number
    NCT03287869
    WHO universal trial number (UTN)
    -
    Sponsors
    Sponsor organisation name
    Otsuka Pharmaceutical Development & Commercialization, Inc.
    Sponsor organisation address
    2440 Research Boulevard, Rockville, Maryland, United States, 20850
    Public contact
    Global Clinical Development, Otsuka Pharmaceutical Development & Commercialization, Inc., +1 609 524-6788, clinicaltransparency@otsuka-us.com
    Scientific contact
    Global Clinical Development, Otsuka Pharmaceutical Development & Commercialization, Inc., +1 609 524-6788, clinicaltransparency@otsuka-us.com
    Paediatric regulatory details
    Is trial part of an agreed paediatric investigation plan (PIP)
    No
    Does article 45 of REGULATION (EC) No 1901/2006 apply to this trial?
    No
    Does article 46 of REGULATION (EC) No 1901/2006 apply to this trial?
    No
    Results analysis stage
    Analysis stage
    Final
    Date of interim/final analysis
    31 Jul 2019
    Is this the analysis of the primary completion data?
    No
    Global end of trial reached?
    Yes
    Global end of trial date
    31 Jul 2019
    Was the trial ended prematurely?
    No
    General information about the trial
    Main objective of the trial
    The main objective of the trial was to assess the safety and tolerability of brexpiprazole in the treatment of participants with bipolar I disorder.
    Protection of trial subjects
    This trial was conducted in accordance with International Council on Harmonisation (ICH) Good Clinical Practice, and the principles of the Declaration of Helsinki, in addition to following the laws and regulations of the countries in which the study was conducted.
    Background therapy
    -
    Evidence for comparator
    -
    Actual start date of recruitment
    24 Oct 2017
    Long term follow-up planned
    No
    Independent data monitoring committee (IDMC) involvement?
    No
    Population of trial subjects
    Number of subjects enrolled per country
    Country: Number of subjects enrolled
    Poland: 21
    Country: Number of subjects enrolled
    Croatia: 1
    Country: Number of subjects enrolled
    Bulgaria: 47
    Country: Number of subjects enrolled
    Serbia: 28
    Country: Number of subjects enrolled
    Ukraine: 82
    Country: Number of subjects enrolled
    United States: 202
    Worldwide total number of subjects
    381
    EEA total number of subjects
    69
    Number of subjects enrolled per age group
    In utero
    0
    Preterm newborn - gestational age < 37 wk
    0
    Newborns (0-27 days)
    0
    Infants and toddlers (28 days-23 months)
    0
    Children (2-11 years)
    0
    Adolescents (12-17 years)
    0
    Adults (18-64 years)
    379
    From 65 to 84 years
    2
    85 years and over
    0

    Subject disposition

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    Recruitment
    Recruitment details
    -

    Pre-assignment
    Screening details
    The study included participants who completed 3-week double-blind treatment in studies 331-201-00080 (NCT03259555)/331-201-00081 (NCT03257865) and, who in the investigator's judgment, could potentially benefit to receive brexpiprazole in this study. Data were summarized per treatment received in prior studies.

    Period 1
    Period 1 title
    Overall Study (overall period)
    Is this the baseline period?
    Yes
    Allocation method
    Not applicable
    Blinding used
    Not blinded

    Arms
    Are arms mutually exclusive
    Yes

    Arm title
    Prior Brexpiprazole
    Arm description
    Brexpiprazole was administered in participants orally with flexible dosing from 2 mg/day from Days 1 to 3 regardless of treatment assignment in the previous double-blind trial, followed by titration to 3 mg/day on Day 4. Participants may have been titrated (or re-titrated) to a higher dose of brexpiprazole, up to a maximum of 4 mg/day, based on treatment response and at the investigator's discretion anytime at Day 7 or thereafter. Participants who were unable to tolerate their current dose could have been titrated down to a minimum of 2 mg/day any time after Day 4. Participants who received brexpiprazole in the double-blind treatment period in previous studies were included in this group.
    Arm type
    Experimental

    Investigational medicinal product name
    Brexpiprazole
    Investigational medicinal product code
    Other name
    OPC-34712
    Pharmaceutical forms
    Tablet
    Routes of administration
    Oral use
    Dosage and administration details
    Brexpiprazole 2 mg/day from Days 1 to 3, followed by titration to 3 mg/day on Day 4, dose was titrated (or re-titrated) to a higher dose of brexpiprazole, up to a maximum of 4 mg/day, based on treatment response at Day 7 or thereafter. Participants who were unable to tolerate their current dose could have been titrated down to a minimum of 2 mg/day any time after Day 4.

    Arm title
    Prior Placebo
    Arm description
    Brexpiprazole was administered in participants orally with flexible dosing from 2 mg/day from Days 1 to 3 regardless of treatment assignment in the previous double-blind trial, followed by titration to 3 mg/day on Day 4. Participants may have been titrated (or re-titrated) to a higher dose of brexpiprazole, up to a maximum of 4 mg/day, based on treatment response and at the investigator's discretion anytime at Day 7 or thereafter. Participants who were unable to tolerate their current dose could have been titrated down to a minimum of 2 mg/day any time after Day 4. Participants who received placebo in the double-blind treatment period in previous studies were included in this group.
    Arm type
    Experimental

    Investigational medicinal product name
    Brexpiprazole
    Investigational medicinal product code
    Other name
    OPC-34712
    Pharmaceutical forms
    Tablet
    Routes of administration
    Oral use
    Dosage and administration details
    Brexpiprazole 2 mg/day from Days 1 to 3, followed by titration to 3 mg/day on Day 4, dose was titrated (or re-titrated) to a higher dose of brexpiprazole, up to a maximum of 4 mg/day, based on treatment response at Day 7 or thereafter. Participants who were unable to tolerate their current dose could have been titrated down to a minimum of 2 mg/day any time after Day 4.

    Number of subjects in period 1
    Prior Brexpiprazole Prior Placebo
    Started
    188
    193
    Analyzed For Safety
    184
    184
    Completed
    105
    100
    Not completed
    83
    93
         Consent withdrawn by subject
    36
    43
         Physician decision
    5
    5
         Reason no Specified
    6
    -
         Adverse event, non-fatal
    14
    12
         Progressive Disease
    1
    -
         Non-Compliance With Study Drug
    5
    9
         Lost to follow-up
    13
    19
         Early Closure of the Site
    -
    1
         Reason not Specified
    -
    3
         Lack of efficacy
    1
    -
         Protocol deviation
    2
    1

    Baseline characteristics

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    Baseline characteristics reporting groups
    Reporting group title
    Overall Study (overall period)
    Reporting group description
    -

    Reporting group values
    Overall Study (overall period) Total
    Number of subjects
    381 381
    Age categorical
    Units: Subjects
        In utero
    0 0
        Preterm newborn infants (gestational age < 37 wks)
    0 0
        Newborns (0-27 days)
    0 0
        Infants and toddlers (28 days-23 months)
    0 0
        Children (2-11 years)
    0 0
        Adolescents (12-17 years)
    0 0
        Adults (18-64 years)
    379 379
        From 65-84 years
    2 2
        85 years and over
    0 0
    Age continuous
    Units: years
        arithmetic mean (standard deviation)
    45.8 ± 11.2 -
    Gender categorical
    Units: Subjects
        Female
    189 189
        Male
    192 192
    Race
    Units: Subjects
        White
    275 275
        Black or African American
    99 99
        American Indian or Alaska Native
    3 3
        Asian
    2 2
        Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
    0 0
        Other
    2 2
    Ethnicity
    Units: Subjects
        Hispanic or Latino
    45 45
        Not Hispanic or Latino
    334 334
        Other
    2 2

    End points

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    End points reporting groups
    Reporting group title
    Prior Brexpiprazole
    Reporting group description
    Brexpiprazole was administered in participants orally with flexible dosing from 2 mg/day from Days 1 to 3 regardless of treatment assignment in the previous double-blind trial, followed by titration to 3 mg/day on Day 4. Participants may have been titrated (or re-titrated) to a higher dose of brexpiprazole, up to a maximum of 4 mg/day, based on treatment response and at the investigator's discretion anytime at Day 7 or thereafter. Participants who were unable to tolerate their current dose could have been titrated down to a minimum of 2 mg/day any time after Day 4. Participants who received brexpiprazole in the double-blind treatment period in previous studies were included in this group.

    Reporting group title
    Prior Placebo
    Reporting group description
    Brexpiprazole was administered in participants orally with flexible dosing from 2 mg/day from Days 1 to 3 regardless of treatment assignment in the previous double-blind trial, followed by titration to 3 mg/day on Day 4. Participants may have been titrated (or re-titrated) to a higher dose of brexpiprazole, up to a maximum of 4 mg/day, based on treatment response and at the investigator's discretion anytime at Day 7 or thereafter. Participants who were unable to tolerate their current dose could have been titrated down to a minimum of 2 mg/day any time after Day 4. Participants who received placebo in the double-blind treatment period in previous studies were included in this group.

    Primary: Number of Participants With at Least one Treatment Emergent Adverse Event (TEAE) by Severity

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    End point title
    Number of Participants With at Least one Treatment Emergent Adverse Event (TEAE) by Severity [1]
    End point description
    An adverse event (AE) was defined as any untoward medical occurrence in a clinical investigation participant administered a drug; it does not necessarily have to have a causal relationship with this treatment. An AE can therefore be any unfavorable and unintended sign (eg, a clinically significant abnormal laboratory finding), symptom, or disease temporally associated with the use of a drug, whether or not it is considered related to the drug. A TEAE is defined as an adverse event with an onset that occurs after receiving study drug. AEs severity were graded on a 3-point scale as: 1 = mild; discomfort noticed, but no disruption to daily activity, 2 = moderate; discomfort sufficient to reduce or affect normal daily activity, and 3 = severe; inability to work or perform normal daily activity. Safety Sample included all participants who received at least 1 dose of IMP (brexpiprazole).
    End point type
    Primary
    End point timeframe
    From Day 1 (after dosing) through 29 weeks (26 weeks treatment, 3 weeks safety follow-up)
    Notes
    [1] - No statistical analyses have been specified for this primary end point. It is expected there is at least one statistical analysis for each primary end point.
    Justification: Inferential statistical analysis was not performed for the safety endpoint. Descriptive statistics are included (number of participants).
    End point values
    Prior Brexpiprazole Prior Placebo
    Number of subjects analysed
    184
    184
    Units: participants
        TEAE, Any grade
    79
    86
        TEAE, Mild
    60
    68
        TEAE, Moderate
    31
    29
        TEAE, Severe
    8
    5
    No statistical analyses for this end point

    Adverse events

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    Adverse events information
    Timeframe for reporting adverse events
    Up to Week 26 plus 3 weeks (21 days) follow-up period (Up to 29 weeks)
    Adverse event reporting additional description
    Safety Sample included all participants who received at least 1 dose of Investigational medicinal product (IMP-brexpiprazole).
    Assessment type
    Systematic
    Dictionary used for adverse event reporting
    Dictionary name
    MedDRA
    Dictionary version
    22.0
    Reporting groups
    Reporting group title
    Prior Brexpiprazole
    Reporting group description
    Brexpiprazole was administered in participants orally with flexible dosing from 2 mg/day from Days 1 to 3 regardless of treatment assignment in the previous double-blind trial, followed by titration to 3 mg/day on Day 4. Participants may have been titrated (or re-titrated) to a higher dose of brexpiprazole, up to a maximum of 4 mg/day, based on treatment response and at the investigator's discretion anytime at Day 7 or thereafter. Participants who were unable to tolerate their current dose could have been titrated down to a minimum of 2 mg/day any time after Day 4. Participants who received brexpiprazole in the double-blind treatment period in previous studies were included in this group.

    Reporting group title
    Prior Placebo
    Reporting group description
    Brexpiprazole was administered in participants orally with flexible dosing from 2 mg/day from Days 1 to 3 regardless of treatment assignment in the previous double-blind trial, followed by titration to 3 mg/day on Day 4. Participants may have been titrated (or re-titrated) to a higher dose of brexpiprazole, up to a maximum of 4 mg/day, based on treatment response and at the investigator's discretion anytime at Day 7 or thereafter. Participants who were unable to tolerate their current dose could have been titrated down to a minimum of 2 mg/day any time after Day 4. Participants who received placebo in the double-blind treatment period in previous studies were included in this group.

    Serious adverse events
    Prior Brexpiprazole Prior Placebo
    Total subjects affected by serious adverse events
         subjects affected / exposed
    11 / 184 (5.98%)
    8 / 184 (4.35%)
         number of deaths (all causes)
    0
    0
         number of deaths resulting from adverse events
    0
    0
    Cardiac disorders
    Acute Myocardial Infarction
         subjects affected / exposed
    0 / 184 (0.00%)
    1 / 184 (0.54%)
         occurrences causally related to treatment / all
    0 / 0
    0 / 1
         deaths causally related to treatment / all
    0 / 0
    0 / 0
    Nervous system disorders
    Migraine
         subjects affected / exposed
    0 / 184 (0.00%)
    1 / 184 (0.54%)
         occurrences causally related to treatment / all
    0 / 0
    0 / 1
         deaths causally related to treatment / all
    0 / 0
    0 / 0
    General disorders and administration site conditions
    Chest Pain
         subjects affected / exposed
    0 / 184 (0.00%)
    1 / 184 (0.54%)
         occurrences causally related to treatment / all
    0 / 0
    0 / 1
         deaths causally related to treatment / all
    0 / 0
    0 / 0
    Ear and labyrinth disorders
    Vertigo Positional
         subjects affected / exposed
    0 / 184 (0.00%)
    1 / 184 (0.54%)
         occurrences causally related to treatment / all
    0 / 0
    0 / 1
         deaths causally related to treatment / all
    0 / 0
    0 / 0
    Gastrointestinal disorders
    Upper Gastrointestinal Haemorrhage
         subjects affected / exposed
    1 / 184 (0.54%)
    0 / 184 (0.00%)
         occurrences causally related to treatment / all
    1 / 1
    0 / 0
         deaths causally related to treatment / all
    0 / 0
    0 / 0
    Psychiatric disorders
    Bipolar Disorder
         subjects affected / exposed
    0 / 184 (0.00%)
    1 / 184 (0.54%)
         occurrences causally related to treatment / all
    0 / 0
    0 / 1
         deaths causally related to treatment / all
    0 / 0
    0 / 0
    Depression
         subjects affected / exposed
    3 / 184 (1.63%)
    2 / 184 (1.09%)
         occurrences causally related to treatment / all
    3 / 3
    1 / 2
         deaths causally related to treatment / all
    0 / 0
    0 / 0
    Mania
         subjects affected / exposed
    5 / 184 (2.72%)
    1 / 184 (0.54%)
         occurrences causally related to treatment / all
    2 / 5
    0 / 1
         deaths causally related to treatment / all
    0 / 0
    0 / 0
    Suicidal Behaviour
         subjects affected / exposed
    1 / 184 (0.54%)
    0 / 184 (0.00%)
         occurrences causally related to treatment / all
    0 / 1
    0 / 0
         deaths causally related to treatment / all
    0 / 0
    0 / 0
    Suicidal Ideation
         subjects affected / exposed
    0 / 184 (0.00%)
    1 / 184 (0.54%)
         occurrences causally related to treatment / all
    0 / 0
    0 / 1
         deaths causally related to treatment / all
    0 / 0
    0 / 0
    Infections and infestations
    Cellulitis
         subjects affected / exposed
    1 / 184 (0.54%)
    0 / 184 (0.00%)
         occurrences causally related to treatment / all
    0 / 1
    0 / 0
         deaths causally related to treatment / all
    0 / 0
    0 / 0
    Frequency threshold for reporting non-serious adverse events: 5%
    Non-serious adverse events
    Prior Brexpiprazole Prior Placebo
    Total subjects affected by non serious adverse events
         subjects affected / exposed
    13 / 184 (7.07%)
    26 / 184 (14.13%)
    Nervous system disorders
    Akathisia
         subjects affected / exposed
    8 / 184 (4.35%)
    17 / 184 (9.24%)
         occurrences all number
    9
    17
    Headache
         subjects affected / exposed
    5 / 184 (2.72%)
    10 / 184 (5.43%)
         occurrences all number
    5
    12

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    Substantial protocol amendments (globally)

    Were there any global substantial amendments to the protocol? Yes
    Date
    Amendment
    20 Oct 2017
    The following updates were made as per Amendment 1 - •Added information on self-reported participants daily sleep diary. •Removed language indicating a confirmation of data download from the wearable device was performed. •Removed laboratory tests for adrenocorticotropic hormone and cortisol. •Allowed anticholinergics and propranolol with daily limits. •Updated the way pregnancy was reported in Section 5 “Reporting of Adverse Events”. •Updated the Young-Mania Rating Scale (YMRS) version cited in the protocol. •Updated the version of the Clinical Global Impressions – Bipolar Scale in the appendix to alternate version and added clarifying details on administration of this assessment. •Updated the Simpson-Angus Scale (SAS)/ Abnormal Involuntary Movement Scale (AIMS)/ Barnes Akathisia Rating Scale (BARS) scales in the appendix to match the licensed versions.

    Interruptions (globally)

    Were there any global interruptions to the trial? No

    Limitations and caveats

    Limitations of the trial such as small numbers of subjects analysed or technical problems leading to unreliable data.
    As predefined in the protocol, there were no primary or secondary efficacy endpoints in this trial.
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