E.1 Medical condition or disease under investigation |
E.1.1 | Medical condition(s) being investigated |
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E.1.1.1 | Medical condition in easily understood language |
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E.1.1.2 | Therapeutic area | Psychiatry and Psychology [F] - Behavioral Disciplines and Activities [F04] |
MedDRA Classification |
E.1.2 Medical condition or disease under investigation |
E.1.2 | Version | 20.0 |
E.1.2 | Level | PT |
E.1.2 | Classification code | 10039626 |
E.1.2 | Term | Schizophrenia |
E.1.2 | System Organ Class | 10037175 - Psychiatric disorders |
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E.1.3 | Condition being studied is a rare disease | No |
E.2 Objective of the trial |
E.2.1 | Main objective of the trial |
To evaluate the effect of adjunctive valbenazine versus placebo on symptoms of schizophrenia in subjects who have inadequate response to antipsychotic treatment. |
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E.2.2 | Secondary objectives of the trial |
-Evaluate the effect of adjunctive valbenazine versus placebo on illness severity and subject functioning in subjects who have inadequate response to antipsychotic treatment; -Evaluate the safety and tolerability of valbenazine as adjunctive treatment in subjects who have inadequate response to antipsychotic treatment.
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E.2.3 | Trial contains a sub-study | No |
E.3 | Principal inclusion criteria |
1. Completed written informed consent in accordance with the Institutional Review Board (IRB)/Independent Ethics Committee (IEC) and according to local laws and regulations. 2. At the time of signing the informed consent subject must be ≥18 years of age. 3. Medically confirmed diagnosis of schizophrenia as defined by the DSM-5 and confirmed by the MINI for Psychotic Disorders Version 7.0.2. 4. The initial diagnosis of schizophrenia must be ≥1 year before the screening visit. 5. The subject is receiving background antipsychotic therapy (other than clozapine) at a total daily dose between 3 mg and 8 mg of risperidone equivalents 6. Plasma levels for at least 1 of the subject's antipsychotic medications must be detectable by an available assay. 7. The subject is treated with a stable regimen antipsychotic medication. 8. Must meet all of the following criteria at the screening visit (Visit 1) and Day 1 (Visit 2): • Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale (PANSS) total score ≥70 • PANSS score of ≥4 on at least 1 of the following: - P1 (delusions) - P3 (hallucinations) - P6 (suspiciousness) - G9 (unusual thought content) • Clinical Global Impression of Severity (CGI S) score ≥ 4 • Stable background antipsychotic medication dose between the screening visit and Day 1 • Stable PANSS total score between the screening visit and Day 1 9. The subject is outpatient with stable symptomatology 10. The subject's diagnosis, background antipsychotic therapy, and severity of symptoms must be confirmed by the Sponsor or designee prior to the first dose of study treatment on Day 1. 11. The subject must have an adult informant (eg, a family member, relative, partner, social worker, caseworker, residential facility staff, or nurse). 12. A body mass index (BMI) of 18.0 to 40.5 kg/m2 (inclusive) at the screening visit. 13. Female subjects of childbearing potential must have a negative serum pregnancy test at the screening visit and a negative urine pregnancy test at Day 1. 14. Female subjects of childbearing potential must agree to use contraception consistently from the screening visit until 30 days after the last dose of study drug or final study visit, whichever is longer. 15. Male subjects must agree to use contraception consistently from the screening visit until 30 days after last dose of study treatment. 16. Willing to comply with all study procedures and restrictions; and in the opinion of the investigator, the subject is capable of understanding and complying with all study procedures and restrictions. This criterion must be reconfirmed before the first dose of study treatment on Day 1. |
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E.4 | Principal exclusion criteria |
1. Pregnant or breastfeeding or plans to become pregnant during the study. This criterion must be reconfirmed before the first dose of study treatment on Day 1. 2. Known hypersensitivity to any component of the formulation of valbenazine. 3. Have comorbid Parkinsonism. 4. Have a Barnes Akathisia Rating Scale (BARS) global clinical assessment score ≥2 at the screening visit (Visit 1). This criterion must be reconfirmed before the first dose of study treatment on Day 1. 5. Has history of treatment resistant schizophrenia. 6. Diagnosis of schizoaffective disorder; bipolar disorder; or a lifetime diagnosis of obsessive-compulsive disorder. 7. Recent (within the last 6 months before the screening visit) occurrence of panic disorder, depressive episode, or other comorbid psychiatric conditions currently requiring clinical attention. 8. Evidence of depression as measured by a Calgary Depression Scale for Schizophrenia (CDSS) score >11 at the screening visit and Day 1. 9. Initiation or changes in nonpharmacological psychosocial therapeutic treatment (eg, day hospital treatment, cognitive-behavioral therapy) within 3 weeks before the screening visit or expected to change throughout the length of the study. 10. Subjects with any suicidal behavior or suicidal ideation within 6 months before the screening visit or on Day 1. 11. Diagnosis of moderate or severe substance use disorder within the 6 months before the screening visit. 12. Positive alcohol test (value ≥0.020%) or urine drug screen for disallowed substances, including amphetamines; barbiturates; cocaine; marijuana; methadone; methamphetamine; 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA); phencyclidine; or nonprescribed benzodiazepines or opiates. 13. Have a clinically significant unstable medical condition within 60 days before the screening visit in the judgement of the investigator or any laboratory value outside the normal range that is considered by the investigator to be clinically significant at the screening visit. 14. Have any known history of long QT syndrome or cardiac arrhythmia. 15. Have a triplicate average electrocardiogram (ECG) QT interval corrected for heart rate using Fridericia's formula (QTcF) of >450 msec (male subjects) or >470 msec (female subjects) or the presence of any clinically significant cardiac abnormality during the Screening Period. 16. Have a moderate or severe hepatic impairment or chronic elevation of any of the following laboratory tests: Serum creatinine, AST, ALT, GGT, Serum total bilirubin 17. Laboratory abnormalities of Hemoglobin, White blood cell count, Platelet count or Absolute neutrophil count at the screening visit. 18. Have a hematologic malignancy or solid tumor diagnosed within 3 years before screening or not in remission, with the exception of localized skin cancer or carcinoma in situ of the cervix that has been excised. 19. Have any known history of neuroleptic malignant syndrome. 20. Are currently taking any of the prohibited medications (Section 7.1). Subjects who have received these medications in the past, must have been off them for at least 30 days before the screening visit. 21. Has previously been enrolled and received study treatment in this study (Study NBI-98854-ATS3019) or any other valbenazine clinical trial; has used any active investigational drug in the context of a clinical study within 30 days or 5 half-lives before the screening visit, whichever is longer; has participated in 3 or more clinical studies within 12 months prior before the screening visit; or is currently participating in another clinical study; or has participated in a clinical study for a psychiatric condition that is exclusionary in this protocol. 22. Prior (within 6 months of the screening visit) or concomitant use of any VMAT2 inhibitors. |
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E.5 End points |
E.5.1 | Primary end point(s) |
Change in PANSS total score from baseline to Week 10. |
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E.5.1.1 | Timepoint(s) of evaluation of this end point |
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E.5.2 | Secondary end point(s) |
•Change in CGI-S score from baseline to Week 10 •Change in Personal and Social Performance Scale (PSP) score from baseline to Week 10 |
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E.5.2.1 | Timepoint(s) of evaluation of this end point |
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E.6 and E.7 Scope of the trial |
E.6 | Scope of the trial |
E.6.1 | Diagnosis | No |
E.6.2 | Prophylaxis | No |
E.6.3 | Therapy | Yes |
E.6.4 | Safety | Yes |
E.6.5 | Efficacy | Yes |
E.6.6 | Pharmacokinetic | Yes |
E.6.7 | Pharmacodynamic | No |
E.6.8 | Bioequivalence | No |
E.6.9 | Dose response | No |
E.6.10 | Pharmacogenetic | No |
E.6.11 | Pharmacogenomic | No |
E.6.12 | Pharmacoeconomic | No |
E.6.13 | Others | No |
E.7 | Trial type and phase |
E.7.1 | Human pharmacology (Phase I) | No |
E.7.1.1 | First administration to humans | No |
E.7.1.2 | Bioequivalence study | No |
E.7.1.3 | Other | No |
E.7.1.3.1 | Other trial type description | |
E.7.2 | Therapeutic exploratory (Phase II) | No |
E.7.3 | Therapeutic confirmatory (Phase III) | Yes |
E.7.4 | Therapeutic use (Phase IV) | No |
E.8 Design of the trial |
E.8.1 | Controlled | Yes |
E.8.1.1 | Randomised | Yes |
E.8.1.2 | Open | No |
E.8.1.3 | Single blind | No |
E.8.1.4 | Double blind | Yes |
E.8.1.5 | Parallel group | Yes |
E.8.1.6 | Cross over | No |
E.8.1.7 | Other | No |
E.8.2 | Comparator of controlled trial |
E.8.2.1 | Other medicinal product(s) | No |
E.8.2.2 | Placebo | Yes |
E.8.2.3 | Other | No |
E.8.2.4 | Number of treatment arms in the trial | 2 |
E.8.3 |
The trial involves single site in the Member State concerned
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E.8.4 | The trial involves multiple sites in the Member State concerned | Yes |
E.8.4.1 | Number of sites anticipated in Member State concerned | 18 |
E.8.5 | The trial involves multiple Member States | Yes |
E.8.5.1 | Number of sites anticipated in the EEA | 46 |
E.8.6 Trial involving sites outside the EEA |
E.8.6.1 | Trial being conducted both within and outside the EEA | Yes |
E.8.6.2 | Trial being conducted completely outside of the EEA | No |
E.8.6.3 | If E.8.6.1 or E.8.6.2 are Yes, specify the regions in which trial sites are planned |
Argentina |
Serbia |
United States |
Bulgaria |
Croatia |
Czechia |
Poland |
Romania |
Slovakia |
Spain |
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E.8.7 | Trial has a data monitoring committee | Yes |
E.8.8 |
Definition of the end of the trial and justification where it is not the last
visit of the last subject undergoing the trial
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E.8.9 Initial estimate of the duration of the trial |
E.8.9.1 | In the Member State concerned years | |
E.8.9.1 | In the Member State concerned months | 23 |
E.8.9.1 | In the Member State concerned days | |
E.8.9.2 | In all countries concerned by the trial months | 23 |