Effects of Eltoprazine on Cognitive Impairment Associated With Schizophrenia (CIAS) in Adults

This is an interventional treatment trial for Cognitive Impairment focused on measuring CIAS, Cognition, Schizophrenia, Eltoprazine Read More

Inclusion Criteria:

Males and Females, 18-65 years of age, who meet the DSM-IV-TR for schizophrenia.

Must test negative for pregnancy at the time of enrollment based on a pregnancy test & agrees to use birth control during study.

Performance less than the max cutoff (in parentheses) for ONE of the following MCCB tests: i) Letter-number span (20); ii) HVLT total (31); and iii) CPT d-prime (3.47) BPRS Hallucinatory Behavior or Unusual Thought Content item scores ≤ 5

BPRS Conceptual Disorganization item score ≤ 4

Simpson-Angus Scale total score ≤ 6

CDRS total score ≤ 10

Able to complete the baseline MCCB validly as assessed by tester

WTAR raw score ≥ 6

Be treated with one of the following second generation antipsychotics: risperidone, olanzapine, quetiapine, asenapine, iloperidone or paliperidone for the previous two months, with no change in dose in the last month, or with injectable depot antipsychotics (fluphenazine, haloperidol decanoate, risperdal Consta or paliperidone sustenna) with no change in last 3 months

Laboratory results must show no clinically significant abnormalities.

Must have an ECG with QTc measurement performed at Screening that is not clinically significant.

Must have a negative drug screen.

Exclusion Criteria:

Current treatment with one of the following antipsychotics: clozapine, aripiprazole, lurasidone or ziprasidone.

Current treatment with any anti-cholinergic drug in doses above 2 mg daily for benztropine, 5 mg per day for trihexyphenidyl, and 50 mg day for diphenhydramine.

Current treatment with benzodiazepines in doses above 10 mg of diazepam (or the equivalent of another drug).

Patients with a DSM-IV diagnosis of alcohol or substance abuse within the last month or a DSM-IV diagnosis of alcohol or substance dependence within the last 6 months.

Have a significant suicide attempt within one year of Visit 1, answered yes to question 3, 4 or 5 on the C-SSRS at Visit 1,or are currently at risk of suicide in the opinion of the Investigator.

Patients with a hx of significant head injury/trauma. Patients with a clinically significant neurological, metabolic,hepatic, hematological, pulmonary, cardiovascular, gastrointestinal, and/or urological disorder. Insulin-dependent diabetics who are clinically stable and whose baseline fasting glucose is 200 or less may be included.

Clinically significant abnormalities in PE, ECG, or lab assessments. Clinically significant renal disease (e.g. chronic renal insufficiency with GFR <60, inflammatory disease requiring medication, acute renal failure).

Pregnant women or women of child-bearing potential, who are either not surgically-sterile or using appropriate methods of birth control.

Women who are breast-feeding Have a TSH level consistent with hyperthyroidism or hypothyroidism. Patients previously diagnosed with hyperthyroidism or hypothyroidism, who have been treated on a stable dose of thyroid supplement for at least the past 3 months, and who are clinically and chemically euthyroid will be allowed to participate in the study.

Have significant prior or current medical conditions that, in the judgment of the investigator, could be exacerbated by or compromised by study drug.

Have any medical condition that would increase sympathetic nervous system activity markedly.Patients who are taking a medication on a daily basis (for example, albuterol, inhalation aerosols, pseudoephedrine), that has sympathomimetic activity can be enrolled.

Used MAOIs during the 2 weeks (14 days) prior to Baseline. Have used any SSRI, a 5HT1A agonist or other serotonin-mediated treatment for any reason during the 4 weeks prior to Baseline.

Have current hypertension despite treatment. Have received treatment within the last 60 days with a drug that has not received regulatory approval for any indication at the time of study entry.