Determining Efficacy and Safety of BXCL501 in Agitation Associated With Pediatric Schizophrenia and Bipolar Disorder

Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phasePhase 1
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age10-17
SponsorBioXcel Therapeutics Inc

About this trial

This is a study of the efficacy and safety of BXCL501 in children and adolescents with acute agitation and either bipolar disorder or schizophrenia.

Eligibility criteria

Qualifiers

Male and female subjects between the ages of 10-17 years, inclusive, with bipolar disorder (DSM-5 criteria) and 13-17 years, inclusive, in subjects with schizophrenia (DSM-5 criteria).

Patients who are judged to be clinically agitated at Screening and Baseline with a total score of ≥14 on the 5 items comprising the PANSS Excited Component (PEC).

Patients who have a score of ≥ 4 on at least 1 of the 5 items on the PEC at Baseline.

Participants who agree to use a medically acceptable and effective birth control method

Disqualifiers

Patients with agitation caused by acute intoxication, including alcohol or drugs of abuse (with the exception of THC) during urine screening.

Use of benzodiazepines or other hypnotics or oral or short-acting intramuscular antipsychotic drugs in the 4 hours before study treatment.

Patients who are judged to be at significant risk of suicide.

Patients with serious or unstable medical illnesses.

Trial design

Treatments tested in this trial

  • BXCL501 80 Micrograms
  • Placebo Film
  • BXCL501 120 Micrograms
  • BXCL501 60 Micrograms

Treatment groups

140 Participants
are divided into 4 treatment groups

Sponsors and collaborators

BioXcel Therapeutics Inc

Lead sponsor

ProPharma Group

Collaborator