New schizophrenia drug passes long-term safety check
NCT ID NCT04115319
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested an experimental drug called SEP-363856 to see if it is safe to take for a long time by people with schizophrenia. 305 adults aged 18 to 65 took part for about 57 weeks. The main goal was to track any side effects or serious health problems that happened while on the drug.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
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Phase 3
Large-scale testing in a bigger group. Usually the last step before a treatment can be approved.
- Participants
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305 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Nov 2019
- Finished
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Dec 2022
- Lead sponsor
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A company
The lead sponsor is a pharmaceutical, biotech, or medical-device company.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
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18 to 65 years
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion criteria: The main inclusion criteria include, but are not limited to the following: * Male or female participant between 18 to 65 years of age (inclusive) at the time of consent. * Participant meets DSM-5 criteria for a diagnosis of schizophrenia as established by clinical interview at screening (using the DSM-5 as a reference and confirmed using the SCID-CT). The time since the participant's diagnosis must be ≥ 1 year prior to Screening. * Participant must have a CGI-S score ≤ 4 at Screening and Baseline. * Participant must have a PANSS total score ≤ 80 at Screening and Baseline. * Participant is judged to be clinically stable (i.e., no evidence of an acute exacerbation) by the Investigator for at least 8 weeks prior to Screening. * Participant has had no change in antipsychotic medication(s) (minor dose adjustments for tolerability purposes are permitted) for at least 6 weeks prior to Screening. * Participants taking an antipsychotic agent at Screening may participate in this study only if there are signs of intolerability or lack of efficacy of the current antipsychotic (as determined by the Investigator). * Participant is, in the opinion of the Investigator, generally healthy based on Screening medical history, PE, neurological examination, vital signs, electrocardiogram (ECG) and clinical laboratory values (hematology, chemistry and urinalysis). Exclusion criteria: Main exclusion criteria include, but are not limited to: * Participant was hospitalized for a psychiatric illness within the 8 weeks prior to Screening. * Participant has a current DSM-5 diagnosis or presence of symptoms consistent with a DSM-5 diagnosis other than schizophrenia. Exclusionary disorders include but are not limited to alcohol use disorder (within past 12 months), substance (other than nicotine or caffeine) use disorder within past 12 months, or lifetime history of significant substance abuse that, in the opinion of the Investigator or Sponsor, may have had a significant and potentially permanent impact on the brain or other body systems, major depressive disorder, schizoaffective disorder, ,bipolar I or II disorder, obsessive compulsive disorder, and posttraumatic stress disorder, symptoms of mild to moderate mood dysphoria or anxiety are allowed so long as theses symptoms are not the primary focus of treatment. * Participant is judged to be resistant to antipsychotic treatment by the Investigator, based on failure to respond to 2 or more marketed antipsychotic agents within a 1-year period prior to Screening, given at adequate dose as per labeling, for at least 4 weeks. * Participant answers "yes" to "Suicidal Ideation" Item 4 (active suicidal ideation with some intent to act, without specific plan) or Item 5 (active suicidal ideation with specific plan and intent) on the C-SSRS assessment at Screening (i.e., in the past one month) or at Baseline (i.e., since last visit). * Participant is at significant risk of harming self or others based on Investigator's judgment. * Participant has attempted suicide within 6 months prior to Screening. * Participant has received treatment with a psychotropic medication or herbal supplement within 3 days or 5 half-lives (whichever is longer) * Participant has been treated with quetiapine or quetiapine XR within the 6 weeks prior to Screening or has a history of inadequate response or intolerability to quetiapine or quetiapine XR. * Participant has any clinically significant unstable medical condition or any clinically significant chronic disease that in the opinion of the Investigator, would limit the participant's ability to complete and/or participate in the study. * Participant has any clinically significant abnormal laboratory value(s) at Screening as determined by investigator.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
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Cerritos, California, 90703, United States
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Oakland, California, 94607, United States
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Oceanside, California, 92056, United States
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San Diego, California, 92103, United States
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Torrance, California, 90502, United States
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Miami, Florida, 33122, United States
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Miami Lakes, Florida, 33016, United States
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Atlanta, Georgia, 30328, United States
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Hoffman Estates, Illinois, 60169, United States
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Lincolnwood, Illinois, 60712, United States
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Shreveport, Louisiana, 71101, United States
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St Louis, Missouri, 63128, United States
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Las Vegas, Nevada, 89102, United States
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Cedarhurst, New York, 11516, United States
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Jamaica, New York, 11432, United States
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Rochester, New York, 14618, United States
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Charlotte, North Carolina, 28211, United States
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North Canton, Ohio, 44720, United States
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Brasov, 500079, Romania
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Bucharest, 041914, Romania
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Bucharest, 060222, Romania
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Bucharest, 41914,, Romania
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Iași, 700282, Romania
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Arkhangelsk, 163530, Russia
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Moscow, 127083, Russia
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Omsk, 644070, Russia
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Saint Petersburg, 188357, Russia
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Saint Petersburg, 190121, Russia
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Saint Petersburg, 192019, Russia
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Saint Petersburg, 195176, Russia
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Saint Petersburg, 199106, Russia
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Smolensk, 214031, Russia
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Stavropol, 357034, Russia
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Tomsk, 634014, Russia
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Yaroslavl, 150003, Russia
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Yekaterinburg, 620030, Russia
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Ivano-Frankivsk, 76011, Ukraine
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Kharkiv, 61068, Ukraine
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Kyiv, 03049, Ukraine
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Smila, 20708, Ukraine
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Ternopil, 46027, Ukraine
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Uzhhorod, 88000, Ukraine
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