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An Open-Label, Single-Arm Clinical Trial Evaluating the Safety and Efficacy of Amisulpride in Treating Patients With Schizophrenia and Schizoaffective Disorder Who Have Treatment-Resistant Positive Symptoms (AmisulprideTRS)

Primary Purpose

Schizophrenia, Treatment-Resistant

Status
Not yet recruiting
Phase
Not Applicable
Locations
Study Type
Interventional
Intervention
Amisulpride 50 MG
Sponsored by
University of California, Los Angeles
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Eligibility
Locations
Arms
Outcomes
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About this trial

This is an interventional treatment trial for Schizophrenia, Treatment-Resistant focused on measuring Schizophrenia, Schizoaffective Disorder, Amisulpride

Eligibility Criteria

18 Years - 65 Years (Adult, Older Adult)All SexesDoes not accept healthy volunteers

Inclusion Criteria: 1. Signed and dated written informed consent. 2. Age 18-65 years 3. Male or female*. 4. *For participants assigned female sex at birth: A participant is eligible to participate if not pregnant, and one of the following conditions applies: (1) Is not able to become pregnant; (2) is a person able to be pregnant (PABP) and using a contraceptive method that is highly effective, with a failure rate of <1%. 5. Diagnosis of schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder according to DSM-V criteria 6. Treatment-resistant positive symptoms defined by subjects receiving an antipsychotic but continuing to score 4 or greater one of the following Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale (PANSS) items: P1 (delusions), P3 (hallucinations), P6 (suspiciousness or persecution), or G9 (unusual thought content). 7. Subjects receiving clozapine will also be included if there is a concern that the side effect burden from clozapine has led the clinician and the patient to consider changing to another medication. 8. English-speaking. 9. Subjects only partially responsive to other antipsychotics will also be included. 10. Non-suicidal self-injurious behavior may be included if approved by the study clinician. 11. Able to provide informed consent. Exclusion Criteria: Diagnosis of any other psychiatric disorder. History of intolerance or allergy to amisulpride. Known history of severe cardiac arrhythmia or prolonged QT interval. Concomitant use of medications that may interact with amisulpride or prolong QT interval (see section 4.3, "Concomitant Therapy"). Lactating patients, patients with prolactin-dependent tumors, and patients with breast cancer will be excluded. Patients with laboratory- and/or imaging-confirmed pheochromocytoma will be excluded. Columbia-Suicide Severity Rating Scale: Suicidal ideation score of 4 or greater within the last month of the assessment at a frequency of once a week or more. Suicidal ideation score of 5 within the last 6 months of the assessment. Any suicidal behavior, including suicide attempts or preparatory acts, within the last 6 months of the assessment. Current moderate or severe alcohol and substance use disorders, which could pose a safety concern or interfere with the therapeutic process. Existing relevant physical health problems: such as cardiovascular disease, previous problems with prolactin, impaired liver/renal function or epilepsy. Any medical condition that the PI determines could jeopardize the safety of the study subject or compromise the integrity of the data. Planning to start a new drug, diet, or behavioral intervention during the study. A previous trial of amisulpride. Unable to perform or cooperate with study requirements.

Sites / Locations

    Arms of the Study

    Arm 1

    Arm Type

    Other

    Arm Label

    Amisulpride

    Arm Description

    Amisulpride administered orally. Dose range 50 to 1200 mg daily

    Outcomes

    Primary Outcome Measures

    Positive and Negative Symptom Scale
    Change in Total Score

    Secondary Outcome Measures

    Full Information

    First Posted
    July 13, 2023
    Last Updated
    July 13, 2023
    Sponsor
    University of California, Los Angeles
    Collaborators
    PoloMar Health LLC
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    1. Study Identification

    Unique Protocol Identification Number
    NCT05956600
    Brief Title
    An Open-Label, Single-Arm Clinical Trial Evaluating the Safety and Efficacy of Amisulpride in Treating Patients With Schizophrenia and Schizoaffective Disorder Who Have Treatment-Resistant Positive Symptoms
    Acronym
    AmisulprideTRS
    Official Title
    An Open-Label, Single-Arm Clinical Trial Evaluating the Safety and Efficacy of Amisulpride in Treating Patients With Schizophrenia and Schizoaffective Disorder Who Have Treatment-Resistant Positive Symptoms
    Study Type
    Interventional

    2. Study Status

    Record Verification Date
    July 2023
    Overall Recruitment Status
    Not yet recruiting
    Study Start Date
    November 2023 (Anticipated)
    Primary Completion Date
    November 2025 (Anticipated)
    Study Completion Date
    January 2026 (Anticipated)

    3. Sponsor/Collaborators

    Responsible Party, by Official Title
    Principal Investigator
    Name of the Sponsor
    University of California, Los Angeles
    Collaborators
    PoloMar Health LLC

    4. Oversight

    Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product
    No
    Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product
    No
    Data Monitoring Committee
    No

    5. Study Description

    Brief Summary
    The objectives of this study are to evaluate the safety and efficacy of Amisulpride as an add-on therapy or alternative monotherapy in treating patients with schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder who have treatment-resistant positive symptoms and who are not eligible for treatment with clozapine due to intolerance, failure from a prior clozapine trial, or unwillingness to be treated with clozapine.
    Detailed Description
    Prior to enrollment, eligible patients and their treating psychiatrist will decide whether the goal is to evaluate amisulpride as an antipsychotic that is added to the current medication or as an alternative monotherapy. All study participants will receive amisulpride in oral form. For monotherapy patients, after primary and secondary endpoints are recorded, the study psychiatrist will begin a gradual cross-taper of the patient's current antipsychotic medication to amisulpride. The goal will be to have the patient on monotherapy by the one-month rating. The dose of amisulpride will vary depending on whether amisulpride will be used as an add-on therapy or monotherapy. The starting dose of amisulpride will be 50 mg/day and will be increased in 50 mg increments every 2-3 days until the optimal dose is reached, as determined by the treating psychiatrist, with a maximum dose of 1,200 mg/day.

    6. Conditions and Keywords

    Primary Disease or Condition Being Studied in the Trial, or the Focus of the Study
    Schizophrenia, Treatment-Resistant
    Keywords
    Schizophrenia, Schizoaffective Disorder, Amisulpride

    7. Study Design

    Primary Purpose
    Treatment
    Study Phase
    Not Applicable
    Interventional Study Model
    Single Group Assignment
    Model Description
    Single-Arm Administration of Amisulpride
    Masking
    None (Open Label)
    Allocation
    N/A
    Enrollment
    20 (Anticipated)

    8. Arms, Groups, and Interventions

    Arm Title
    Amisulpride
    Arm Type
    Other
    Arm Description
    Amisulpride administered orally. Dose range 50 to 1200 mg daily
    Intervention Type
    Drug
    Intervention Name(s)
    Amisulpride 50 MG
    Intervention Description
    Amisulpride 50 mg titrated to dose range of 50 to 1200 mg
    Primary Outcome Measure Information:
    Title
    Positive and Negative Symptom Scale
    Description
    Change in Total Score
    Time Frame
    Baseline to 12 months

    10. Eligibility

    Sex
    All
    Minimum Age & Unit of Time
    18 Years
    Maximum Age & Unit of Time
    65 Years
    Accepts Healthy Volunteers
    No
    Eligibility Criteria
    Inclusion Criteria: 1. Signed and dated written informed consent. 2. Age 18-65 years 3. Male or female*. 4. *For participants assigned female sex at birth: A participant is eligible to participate if not pregnant, and one of the following conditions applies: (1) Is not able to become pregnant; (2) is a person able to be pregnant (PABP) and using a contraceptive method that is highly effective, with a failure rate of <1%. 5. Diagnosis of schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder according to DSM-V criteria 6. Treatment-resistant positive symptoms defined by subjects receiving an antipsychotic but continuing to score 4 or greater one of the following Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale (PANSS) items: P1 (delusions), P3 (hallucinations), P6 (suspiciousness or persecution), or G9 (unusual thought content). 7. Subjects receiving clozapine will also be included if there is a concern that the side effect burden from clozapine has led the clinician and the patient to consider changing to another medication. 8. English-speaking. 9. Subjects only partially responsive to other antipsychotics will also be included. 10. Non-suicidal self-injurious behavior may be included if approved by the study clinician. 11. Able to provide informed consent. Exclusion Criteria: Diagnosis of any other psychiatric disorder. History of intolerance or allergy to amisulpride. Known history of severe cardiac arrhythmia or prolonged QT interval. Concomitant use of medications that may interact with amisulpride or prolong QT interval (see section 4.3, "Concomitant Therapy"). Lactating patients, patients with prolactin-dependent tumors, and patients with breast cancer will be excluded. Patients with laboratory- and/or imaging-confirmed pheochromocytoma will be excluded. Columbia-Suicide Severity Rating Scale: Suicidal ideation score of 4 or greater within the last month of the assessment at a frequency of once a week or more. Suicidal ideation score of 5 within the last 6 months of the assessment. Any suicidal behavior, including suicide attempts or preparatory acts, within the last 6 months of the assessment. Current moderate or severe alcohol and substance use disorders, which could pose a safety concern or interfere with the therapeutic process. Existing relevant physical health problems: such as cardiovascular disease, previous problems with prolactin, impaired liver/renal function or epilepsy. Any medical condition that the PI determines could jeopardize the safety of the study subject or compromise the integrity of the data. Planning to start a new drug, diet, or behavioral intervention during the study. A previous trial of amisulpride. Unable to perform or cooperate with study requirements.
    Central Contact Person:
    First Name & Middle Initial & Last Name or Official Title & Degree
    Stephen R Marder, MD
    Phone
    310-267-0221
    Email
    smarder@mednet.ucla.edu

    12. IPD Sharing Statement

    Plan to Share IPD
    Undecided

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