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CTRI Number  CTRI/2024/06/069258 [Registered on: 20/06/2024] Trial Registered Prospectively
Last Modified On: 21/09/2024
Post Graduate Thesis  No 
Type of Trial  Interventional 
Type of Study   Drug
Other (Specify) [Randomized,Multi-Centric,Double-blind,Double Dummy,Active Controlled,Parallel Group,Clinical Study]  
Study Design  Randomized, Parallel Group, Active Controlled Trial 
Public Title of Study   A clinical trial to study the effects of Brexpiprazole in comparison to Aripiprazole in patients suffering from Acute Schizophrenia 
Scientific Title of Study   A Phase 3, Randomized, Multi-Centric, Double-blind, Double Dummy, Active Controlled, Parallel Group, Clinical Study to Assess the Efficacy and Safety of Brexpiprazole in Comparison to Aripiprazole in Patients Suffering From Acute Schizophrenia 
Trial Acronym  NIL 
Secondary IDs if Any  
Secondary ID  Identifier 
CT/BREX/SCH/23/03_01, version:02, Dated :02/05/2023  Protocol Number 
 
Details of Principal Investigator or overall Trial Coordinator (multi-center study)  
Name  Dr Sanjay Maroo 
Designation  GM-Clinical Research Group 
Affiliation  Torrent Research Centre 
Address  Torrent Pharmaceuticals Limited Torrent Research Centre Clinical Research Department Gandhinagar Gujarat
NA
Gandhinagar
GUJARAT
382428
India 
Phone  917971315161  
Fax    
Email  sanjaymaroo@torrentpharma.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Scientific Query

Modification(s)  
Name  Dr Samir Prajapati 
Designation  Assistant General Manage 
Affiliation  Torrent Research Centre 
Address  Clinical Research Department, second floor, Torrent Research Centre, Torrent Pharmaceuticals Limited Gandhinagar Gujarat
NA
Gandhinagar
GUJARAT
382428
India 
Phone  917971315197  
Fax    
Email  SPrajapati@torrentpharma.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Public Query
 
Name  Dr Anookh M 
Designation  GM-Clinical Operation Team 
Affiliation  Torrent Research Centre 
Address  Torrent Pharmaceuticals Limited Torrent Research Centre Clinical Operation Department Gandhinagar Gujarat
NA
Gandhinagar
GUJARAT
382428
India 
Phone  917971315572  
Fax    
Email  anookhm@torrentpharma.com  
 
Source of Monetary or Material Support  
Torrent Pharmaceuticals Ltd. Off, Ashram Road, Ahmedabad, gujarat, 380009, Phone: 0792659000 
 
Primary Sponsor  
Name  Torrent Pharmaceuticals Ltd. 
Address  Torrent Pharmaceuticals Ltd., Research Centre,Village Bhat, Dist Gandhinagar 382428 Gujarat India  
Type of Sponsor  Pharmaceutical industry-Global 
 
Details of Secondary Sponsor  
Name  Address 
NA  NA 
 
Countries of Recruitment     India  
Sites of Study
Modification(s)  
No of Sites = 20  
Name of Principal Investigator  Name of Site  Site Address  Phone/Fax/Email 
Dr Fenil Shah  Aatman Hospital  Clinical Research Room, Basement, Aatman Hospital, 5, Anveshan Row House, Opp Umiya Mata Mandir, Bopal-Ghuma Main Road, Bopal Ahmedabad, Ahmedabad, Gujarat-380058, India
Ahmadabad
GUJARAT 
9409009484

drfenil.cr@gmail.com 
Dr P N Sureshkumar  Chethana Centre for Neuropsychiatric Rehabilitation,   Door No. 12/417-D, Chethana Centre for Neuropsychiatric Rehabilitation, Providence College Road, Malaparamba, Kozhikode, Kerala - 673009, India
Kozhikode
KERALA 
9447218825

drpnsuresh@gmail.com 
DrVenu Gopal Jhanwar  Deva Institute of Healthcare & Research  Department of Psychiatry, First Floor, Deva Institute of Healthcare & Research Pvt Ltd, B 27/70 MN, Durgakund, Varanasi, Uttar Pardesh-221005
Varanasi
UTTAR PRADESH 
9935571052

vgj.dihr@gmail.com 
Dr Mahesh Bhirud  Dhadiwal Hospital   Ground floor, OPD 2, Dhadiwal Hospital in coalition with shreeji healthcare, Opp. new CBS, Thakkers Bazar trimbak road, Nashik, Maharastra-422002
Nashik
MAHARASHTRA 
9890740104

drmgbhirud@gmail.com 
DrPradhyuman Chaudhary   GMERS medical college  Room No-4, 101-psychiatry department, A-block, OPD Bhuilding, GMERS Medical College and Hospital, Sola Highway, Near Gujarat High court, Ahmedabad, Gujarat-380061 India
Ahmadabad
GUJARAT 
9825411772

drpradhyuman@gmail.com 
DrDhananjay Chaudhari  GSVM  HOD Room, Ground Floor, Department of Psychiatry, G.S.V.M.Medical College, Swaroop Nagar, Kanpur, Uttar Pardesh-208002, India
Kanpur Dehat
UTTAR PRADESH 
9336049009

georgiandc@gmail.com 
Dr Bakul Chandrakant Buch  Hatkesh Healthcare Foundation  Saraswasti Mandir Complex Near Bhutnath Temple, College road, Junagadh-362001, Gujarat, India.
Junagadh
GUJARAT 
9825220330
9825220330
bakulbuch@gmail.com 
Dr Amrit Pattojoshi  Hi-Tech Medical College & Hospital,  Dept. of Psychiatry, Ground Floor, OPD Building, Hi-Tech Medical College and Hospital, Health Park Pandara, Rasulgarh, Bhubaneswar, Khordha, Orissa - 751025
Khordha
ORISSA 
9438148100

dramritp@yahoo.com 
Dr Shrikant Nimbhorkar  KIMS-Kingsway  1st Floor, OPD 112, KIMS-Kingsway,44,Parwana bhawan, Kingsway Nagpur, Maharashtra-440001
Nagpur
MAHARASHTRA 
860087750

dr.shrikantnimbhorkar@gmail.com 
Dr IVL Narasimha Rao  Manasa Hospital  OPD Room No. 04, Manasa Hospital, Door No. 13-1-43, Old Club Road, Kothapet, Guntur, Andhra Pradesh-522001
Guntur
ANDHRA PRADESH 
9849016620

manasahospitalguntur@gmail.com 
Dr Govind Kulkarni  Manodnya Nursing Home  Ground floor, OPD room, Manodnya Nursing Home, Behind Hotel Paiprakash,Sangli, Vishrambag, Maharashtra-416415
Sangli
MAHARASHTRA 
9422040041

govindkulkarni@hotmail.com 
DrAshish Contactor   Matis Hospital,   Research Room, 1st floor, Building B, Matis Multi-Speciality Hospital, Opposite to Adani CNG Gas Station, Near Motera BRTS Bus Stop,Cross Roads, Motera, Ahmedabad, Gujarat 380005
Ahmadabad
GUJARAT 
9824012867

drashishcontractor.cr@gmail.com 
Dr Gopalakrishnan Ganesan  Medstar speciality hospital  OPD No. 1, Ground Floor, Medstar speciality hospital, #641/17/1/3, Kodigehalli Main Rd, Sahakar Nagar, Bangalore, Karnataka-560092, India
Bangalore
KARNATAKA 
9443165625

drgopalakrishnan.medstar@gmail.com 
DrTarak Shah   MITR Foundation  Clinical Research Room, Basement, Aatman Hospital, 5, Anveshan Row House, Opp Umiya Mata Mandir, Bopal-Ghuma Main Road, Bopal Ahmedabad, Ahmedabad, Gujarat-380058, India
Ahmadabad
GUJARAT 
7927551755

tarak_mitr@yahoo.co.in 
Dr Asish Mukhopadhyay  NRS Medical College and Hospital  3rd Floor, OPD Building, Dept. of Psychiatry, NRS Medical College and Hospital, 138 Acharya Jagdish Chandra Bose Road, Kolkata, West Bengal-700014
Kolkata
WEST BENGAL 
8250637511

asish47@gmail.com 
Dr Mithun Dutta  Om Multispecialty Hospital  OPD area, Ground floor, Om Multispecialty Hospital, Near H P Petrol Pump, Mahadev Ghat Road, Raipura Chowk, Raipur, Chhattisgarh-492001, India
Raipur
CHHATTISGARH 
8349403930

drmithundutta@gmail.com 
Dr Kiran Kumar P K  Omega Hospital  Room No-17, OPD Basement, Omega Hospital, Mahaveer Circle, Kankanady, Mangalore, Dakshina Kannada, Karnataka-575002, India
Dakshina Kannada
KARNATAKA 
9845308734

drkirankumar.psychiatry@gmail.com 
DrMohan Dhyani  Shri Mahant Indiresh Hospital,  Room No.95, South Block, Department of Psychiatry, SGRRIMHS, Patel Nagar, Deharadun, Uttaranchal-248001
Dehradun
UTTARANCHAL 
9997688192

dhyani.mohan@gmail.com 
Shri Gopal Goyal  SP Medical College  Room No. 18-A, First Floor, Department of Psychiatry, S.P. Medical College & A.G. of Hospitals, Bikaner – 334001, Rajasthan
Bikaner
RAJASTHAN 
8947825749

shriigopalgoyal@gmail.com 
Dr Anil Tambi  VIMHNS  Room No. 307, Clinical Research Room, 2nd floor,VIMHNS, C-25 D, Industrial Area, Malviya Nagar, Jaipur, Rajasthan-302017
Jaipur
RAJASTHAN 
9314601439

draniltmabi001@gmail.com 
 
Details of Ethics Committee
Modification(s)  
No of Ethics Committees= 21  
Name of Committee  Approval Status 
Ethics Committee G.S.V.M medical college Kanpur  Approved 
Hatkesh Healthcare Foundation Ethics Committee,  Approved 
Institutional Ethics Committee GMERS medical college  Approved 
DMHC Ethics Committee,  Approved 
Ethics committee Horizon Multispeciality Hospital  Approved 
Ethics Committee S.P. Medical College,  Approved 
Ethics Committee-N.R.S. Medical College,Kolkata  Submittted/Under Review 
IEC Chethana centre for Neuropsychiatry  Approved 
Institutional Ethics Committee Aatman Hospital  Approved 
Institutional Ethics Committee, Hi-Tech Medical College & Hospital,   Approved 
Institutional Ethics Committee, Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College  Approved 
Institutional Ethics Committee, Marudhar Hospital   Approved 
Institutional Ethics Committee, OM HOSPITAL,  Approved 
Institutional Ethics Committee, Shri Guru Ram Rai Institute of Medical Health Sciences,  Approved 
Institutional Ethics Committee-Manasa Hospital,  Approved 
Kingsway hospitals ethics committee,  Approved 
Medstar Speciality Hospital Ethics Committee,  Approved 
Omega Ethical Committee,  Approved 
Sangini Hospital Ethics Committee  Approved 
Shakti Hospital Ethics Committee  Approved 
Shree Institutional Ethics Committee Dhadiwal Hospital Incoalition with shreeji healthacare   Approved 
 
Regulatory Clearance Status from DCGI  
Status 
Approved/Obtained 
 
Health Condition / Problems Studied  
Health Type  Condition 
Patients  (1) ICD-10 Condition: F209||Schizophrenia, unspecified,  
 
Intervention / Comparator Agent  
Type  Name  Details 
Comparator Agent  Aripiprazole Tablet   10 mg/15 mg / 20 mg / 30 mg / Placebo of Aripiprazole Table once a day along with respective placebo of Brexpiprazole tablet 
Intervention  Brexpiprazole Tablet  1 mg/2 mg/3 mg/4 mg/Placebo of Brexpiprazole Tablet once a day along with respective placebo of Aripiprazole tablet. total duration is 42 days. 
 
Inclusion Criteria  
Age From  18.00 Year(s)
Age To  65.00 Year(s)
Gender  Both 
Details  1. Patient or patient’s legally acceptable representative willing to give written informed consent to participate in the study.
2. Male or female patients of 18-65 years of age, both inclusive.
3. Patients meeting the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-V) criteria for schizophrenia.
4. Patients newly diagnosed with acute schizophrenia or acute relapse of schizophrenia episodes.
5. Patients with a PANSS total score ≥ 70 at the time of screening.
6. Patients with a CGI-S score ≥ 4 at the time of screening.
7. Patient with relapse, who had received previous outpatient antipsychotic treatment at an adequate dose for the treatment of schizophrenia for an adequate duration and who showed a previous good response to such antipsychotic treatment (other than clozapine) in the 12 months prior to screening, according to the investigator’s opinion.  
 
ExclusionCriteria 
Details  1. Patients with a history of hypersensitivity to the study drugs or any of its excipients.
2. Patients with a history of being resistant/refractory to antipsychotic treatment. Patients with a history of failure to respond to clozapine or respond to clozapine treatment only.
3. Patients already hospitalized or who required hospitalization for the treatment of a current episode of schizophrenia as per the investigator’s opinion.
4. Patients who had received electroconvulsive therapy in the past for treatment of schizophrenia episodes.
5. Elderly patients with dementia-related psychosis.
6. Patients with a diagnosis of mental retardation or other cognitive disorder, any other Axis I psychiatric diagnosis.
7. Patients currently receiving antipsychotic drug therapy.
8. Patients considered by the investigator to be at imminent risk of suicide or injury to self, others, or property.
9. Clinically significant suicidal or homicidal behavior or attempts within the past 6 months.
10. Patients who received clozapine for any reason other than schizophrenia within the last 4 months of randomization.
11. Patients who received treatment with mood stabilizers or antidepressants within 1 week, fluoxetine hydrochloride at any time within 1 month, or a monoamine oxidase (MAO) inhibitor within 3 weeks prior to screening.
12. Patients with a history of Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome (NMS).
13. Patients with a history of pituitary adenoma.
14. Patients who have received or are currently receiving depot neuroleptics.
15. Patients with a surgical or medical condition that, in the judgment of the Investigator, could interfere with the absorption, distribution, metabolism, or excretion of the study drugs.
16. Patients with a history of alcohol and/or drug abuse within the past 12 months.
17. Patients with liver enzymes (alanine transaminase, aspartate transaminase, alkaline phosphatase) 2.5X the upper limit of normal value (ULN) or total bilirubin 1.5X of ULN or serum creatinine ULN and considered clinically significant by Investigator.
18. Patient with a history of HIV and/or HBV and/or HCV.
19. Patients who have participated in any other investigational drug trial within the past 3 months prior to screening.
20. Patients who are on Insulin for the management of diabetes.
21. Patients who are on antidiabetic medications other than Insulin and still found HBA1C more than 7% at screening.
22. Patients with a history of ischemic heart disease or history of myocardial infarction, congestive heart failure (whether controlled or uncontrolled), angioplasty, stenting, or coronary artery bypass surgery.
23. Pregnant or lactating women or females of childbearing potential, who are neither surgically sterilized nor willing to use reliable contraceptive methods throughout the study duration or male subjects of childbearing potential not willing to use reliable contraception methods throughout the study duration.
24. Patients, in the opinion of the Investigator, are either unable to cooperate or unlikely to adhere to any study procedures.
 
 
Method of Generating Random Sequence   Computer generated randomization 
Method of Concealment   Centralized 
Blinding/Masking   Participant, Investigator, Outcome Assessor and Date-entry Operator Blinded 
Primary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
Mean change from baseline in positive and negative syndrome scale. PANSS   Week 6 
 
Secondary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
The proportion of Subjects who experienced adverse events(AEs)  Week 6 
 
Target Sample Size   Total Sample Size="304"
Sample Size from India="304" 
Final Enrollment numbers achieved (Total)= "Applicable only for Completed/Terminated trials"
Final Enrollment numbers achieved (India)="Applicable only for Completed/Terminated trials" 
Phase of Trial   Phase 3 
Date of First Enrollment (India)   30/06/2024 
Date of Study Completion (India) Applicable only for Completed/Terminated trials 
Date of First Enrollment (Global)  Date Missing 
Date of Study Completion (Global) Applicable only for Completed/Terminated trials 
Estimated Duration of Trial   Years="1"
Months="6"
Days="1" 
Recruitment Status of Trial (Global)
Modification(s)  
Not Applicable 
Recruitment Status of Trial (India)  Not Yet Recruiting 
Publication Details   N/A 
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement

Will individual participant data (IPD) be shared publicly (including data dictionaries)?  

Response - NO
Brief Summary  
This will be a randomized, multi-centric, double-blind, double-dummy, active controlled parallel-group clinical trial. The study will compare efficacy and safety of brexpiprazole with aripiprazole in patients with acute schizophrenia episode. A total of 304 patients with acute schizophrenia episode will be randomized. Patients will be enrolled in a ratio of 1:1 to receive either brexpiprazole tablet (test arm) or aripiprazole tablet (control arm).
 
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