Clinical trial • Phase II • Psychiatry
ITI-1284 for Generalized anxiety disorder
Phase II trial of ITI-1284 for Generalized anxiety disorder.
Overview
- Trial Therapeutic Area
- Psychiatry
- Trial Disease
- Generalized anxiety disorder
- Trial Stage
- Phase II
- Drug Modality
- Small molecule
Key dates
- Initial CTIS Submission Date
- 07-02-2025
- First CTIS Authorization Date
- 02-06-2025
Trial design
Randomised, placebo; active arms: iti-1284 10 mg once daily and iti-1284 20 mg once daily (sublingual tablet) as monotherapy compared with placebo.-controlled Phase II trial across 31 sites in Poland, Bulgaria, Czechia and others.
- Randomised
- Yes
- Comparator
- Placebo; active arms: ITI-1284 10 mg once daily and ITI-1284 20 mg once daily (sublingual tablet) as monotherapy compared with placebo.
- Target Sample Size
- 349
- Trial Duration For Participant
- 42
Eligibility
Recruits 349 Written informed consent must be provided by the participant prior to any study procedures; patients unable to provide informed consent on their own (including those under guardianship/curatorship) are ineligible. Applicable to Czechia only: a caregiver willing to sign the patient information leaflet and to monitor compliance/safety at least 5 times per week is required for that country. (Consent documents available in multiple languages; no assent/paediatric consent provisions because participants must be ≥18 years.).
- Vulnerable Population
- Written informed consent must be provided by the participant prior to any study procedures; patients unable to provide informed consent on their own (including those under guardianship/curatorship) are ineligible. Applicable to Czechia only: a caregiver willing to sign the patient information leaflet and to monitor compliance/safety at least 5 times per week is required for that country. (Consent documents available in multiple languages; no assent/paediatric consent provisions because participants must be ≥18 years.)
Inclusion criteria
- {"criterion_text":"- Provide written informed consent before the initiation of any study specific procedures; NOTE: Patients who are unable to provide informed consent on their own, including those that are under guardianship or curatorship, will be ineligible to participate in this study.\n- Male or female patients ≥ 18 years of age\n- Has a body mass index (BMI) of 19-40 kg/m2 , inclusive\n- At Screening (Visit 1), meet DSM-5-TR diagnostic criteria for moderate or severe Generalized Anxiety Disorder as confirmed by the Investigator or Sponsor-approved rater using the SCID-5-CT, and meets all of the following at Screening (Visit 1) and Baseline (Visit 2): a. HAM-A Total score of ≥ 22; b. HAM-A Items 1 (anxious mood) and 2 (tension) scores ≥ 2; c. CGI-S score of ≥ 4; d. At Baseline (Visit 2) ≤ 25% improvement in HAM-A total score from that at Screening (Visit 1)\n- History of inadequate response (< 50% improvement in anxiety symptoms as measured by the modified ATRQ for GAD) to at least 2 of the following GAD-approved treatments: paroxetine, venlafaxine XR, duloxetine, escitalopram, or buspirone taken at an adequate dose (at least the minimum GAD-approved dose per package insert) and duration (ie, for at least 6 weeks prior to Screening [Visit 1]) for the treatment of ongoing GAD symptoms\n- Is currently an outpatient, and is anticipated to maintain outpatient status for the duration of the study\n- Male or female of childbearing potential and agrees to use a highly effective method of birth control (defined as those methods, alone or in combination, which result in a failure rate less than 1 percent per year when used consistently and correctly as listed in Appendix II), from the time informed consent is provided through the end of the SFU period. Abstinence may be an acceptable form of birth control based on the Investigator’s judgment and familiarity with the patient’s “preferred and usual lifestyle”; NOTE: Females of non-childbearing potential (defined as either permanently sterilized) or post-menopausal females (defined as at least one year with no menses without an alternative medical explanation) are exempt from the birth control requirement. As per Investigator’s judgment, females with exclusively same sex partners are also exempt from the birth control requirement.\n- Ability to follow study instructions and likely to complete all required visits.\n- Applicable to Czech Republic Only: Patient has a caregiver who is willing to sign the patient information leaflet (informed consent form) and is familiar with the circumstances of the patient’s participation in the clinical trial and able to monitor their compliance and safety during their contact at least 5 times a week."}
Exclusion criteria
- {"criterion_text":"- Within the patient’s lifetime, has one of the following confirmed DSM-5-TR psychiatric diagnoses: a. Schizophrenia, Schizoaffective Disorder, Schizophreniform Disorder or other psychotic disorder; b. Bipolar Disorder\n- Within 6 months of Screening (Visit 1), has a confirmed DSM-5-TR psychiatric diagnosis other than GAD, including: a. Other anxiety disorders (except simple phobias and social anxiety disorder); b. Moderate or severe alcohol or substance use disorders (excluding nicotine); c. Moderate or severe major depressive disorder (MDD); d. Any other psychiatric condition (except for mild MDD) that has been the main focus of treatment or of sufficient severity to have a major impact on the patient’s psychiatric status\n- MADRS total score > 18 at Screening (Visit 1) or Baseline (Visit 2)\n- In the opinion of the Investigator, the patient has a significant risk for suicidal behavior during his/her participation in the study or a. At Screening (Visit 1), the patient scores “yes” on Suicidal Ideation Items 4 or 5 of the C-SSRS within 6 months prior to Screening (Visit 1) or, at Baseline (Visit 2), the patient scores “yes” on Suicidal Ideation Items 4 or 5 since the screening visit; b. At Screening (Visit 1), the patient has had 1 or more suicidal attempts within the 2 years prior to Screening; c. At Screening (Visit 1) or Baseline (Visit 2) MADRS Item 10 score ≥ 5; or d. The patient is considered to be an imminent danger to him/herself or others based on the assessment of the Investigator\n- Lifetime history of failure to respond to > 3 of the approved treatments for GAD (ie, paroxetine, venlafaxine XR, duloxetine, escitalopram, or buspirone) at an adequate dose (ie, at least the minimum dose approved for GAD per package insert) and for an adequate duration (ie, at least 6 weeks)\n- The patient has received electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) or vagal nerve stimulation within the past 5 years, or repetitive trans-cranial magnetic stimulation within the last 2 years prior to Screening (Visit 1), or had a failure in response to ECT at any time\n- The patient has known hypersensitivity or intolerance to ITI-1284 or lumateperone, or to any of their excipients\n- The patient has plans to initiate psychotherapy during the study; ongoing psychotherapy that has been stable (at least 2 months) prior to Baseline (Visit 2) is permissible\n- The patient is unable to be safely discontinued or unwilling to discontinue benzodiazepine treatment at least 2 days prior to Baseline (Visit 2)\n- The patient has used 1 of the following agents under the specified conditions: a. Any moderate or strong cytochrome P450 3A4 (CYP3A4) inhibitor or any CYP3A4 inducer within 5 half-lives or 14 days prior to Baseline (Visit 2); b. Monoamine oxidase inhibitors within 14 days prior to Baseline (Visit 2)\n- The patient is unable to be safely discontinued or unwilling to discontinue other drugs with known psychotropic properties or any non-psychotropic drugs with known or potentially significant central nervous system effects, in the opinion of the Investigator, before Baseline (Visit 2), including, but not limited to: a. Sedative hypnotics; b. Central opioid agonists/antagonists including tramadol; c. Anticonvulsants, mood stabilizers, antidepressants, stimulants, antipsychotics, and nonbenzodiazepine anxiolytics\n- Please refer to the Protocol for additional exclusion criteria."}
Endpoints
Primary endpoints
- {"endpoint_text":"- The primary efficacy endpoint is the change from baseline to end of Week 6 in HAM-A total score.","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Change from baseline to end of Week 6 measured using the Hamilton Anxiety Rating Scale (HAM-A) total score."}
Secondary endpoints
- {"endpoint_text":"- The key secondary efficacy endpoint is the change from baseline to end of Week 6 in CGI-S score.","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Change from baseline to end of Week 6 measured using the Clinical Global Impression-Severity (CGI-S) score."}
- {"endpoint_text":"- by visit, change from baseline in HAM-A total score","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Visit-by-visit change from baseline in HAM-A total score (Hamilton Anxiety Rating Scale)."}
- {"endpoint_text":"- CGI-S score","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Clinical Global Impression-Severity (CGI-S) score measured at scheduled visits."}
- {"endpoint_text":"- Q-LES-Q score","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Quality of Life Enjoyment and Satisfaction Questionnaire (Q-LES-Q) score measured at scheduled visits."}
- {"endpoint_text":"- ≥ 50% reduction from baseline in HAM-A total score","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Proportion of participants achieving ≥50% reduction from baseline in HAM-A total score."}
- {"endpoint_text":"- HAM-A remission (HAM-A total score ≤ 7)","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Proportion of participants with HAM-A total score ≤7 (remission) at assessment visits."}
- {"endpoint_text":"- CGI-I scale score","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Clinical Global Impression-Improvement (CGI-I) scale score assessed at visits."}
- {"endpoint_text":"- change from baseline in MADRS total score","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Change from baseline in Montgomery–Åsberg Depression Rating Scale (MADRS) total score."}
- {"endpoint_text":"- PGI-C scale score","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Patient Global Impression of Change (PGI-C) scale score measured at visits."}
Recruitment
- Digital Remote Recruitment
- Yes
- Planned Sample Size
- 349
- Recruitment Window Months
- 26
- Consent Approach
- Written informed consent must be provided by each participant before any study-specific procedures; participants unable to provide informed consent (including those under guardianship/curatorship) are ineligible. Country-specific caregiver consent/assent considerations: Czechia only - a caregiver willing to sign the patient information leaflet and monitor compliance/safety (contact at least 5 times/week) is required. Informed consent and subject information documents are available in multiple languages (English, Bulgarian, Polish, Slovak, Czech, Finnish as reflected by the provided ICF/SIS and patient-facing documents).
Methods
- K1_Recruitment arrangements (documented) — recruitment arrangements document present (country-specific versions exist) describing overall recruitment approach.
- Online advertising (K2_Recruitment material_Online Advertising Script) — digital ads/online recruitment scripts (country-specific versions present for multiple Member States).
- Posters (K2_Recruitment material_Poster / Poster-11x17) — physical poster materials for site display (country-specific versions present).
- Recruiting brochure (K2_Recruitment material_Recruiting Brochure) — printed brochure for potential participants (country-specific versions present).
- Patient letter (K2_Recruitment material_Patient Letter) — invitation/letter sent to potential participants (country-specific versions present).
- Physician referral letter (K2_Recruitment material_Physician Referral Letter) — materials to facilitate referral from clinicians (country-specific versions present).
- Appointment reminder card and Thank You card (K2_Recruitment material_Appointment Reminder Card; K2_Recruitment material_Thank You Card) — site-level participant materials to support retention.
Geography
- Total Number Of Sites
- 31
- Total Number Of Participants
- 349
Poland
- Earliest CTIS Part Ii Submission Date
- 05-05-2025
- Latest Decision Or Authorization Date
- 18-08-2025
- Processing Time Days
- 105
- Number Of Sites
- 6
- Number Of Participants
- 61
Sites
- Site Name
- Agnieszka Nowakowska-Rudzka Gabinet Lekarski Torunskie Centrum Psychiatrii Neuromed
- Contact Person Name
- Agnieszka Nowakowska-Rudzka
- Contact Person Email
- nowwa@wp.pl
- Site Name
- Niepubliczny Zakład Opieki Psychiatrycznej MENTIS
- Contact Person Name
- Bartlomiej Krzewinski
- Contact Person Email
- krzevo@poczta.onet.pl
- Site Name
- Przychodnia Srodmiescie Sp. z o.o.
- Contact Person Name
- Izabela Fadel
- Contact Person Email
- iza07@o2.pl
- Site Name
- Centrum Zdrowia Alcea
- Contact Person Name
- Jakub Grabowski
- Contact Person Email
- jakub.grabowski@gumed.edu.pl
- Site Name
- Centrum Badan Klinicznych Pi-House Sp. z o.o.
- Contact Person Name
- Hanna Badzio-Jagiello
- Contact Person Email
- pihouse@pihouse.pl
- Site Name
- Prywatne Gabinety Lekarskie „Promedicus” Anna Agnieszka Tomczak
- Contact Person Name
- Anna Tomczak
- Contact Person Email
- promedicus@onet.eu
Bulgaria
- Earliest CTIS Part Ii Submission Date
- 22-04-2025
- Latest Decision Or Authorization Date
- 14-08-2025
- Processing Time Days
- 114
- Number Of Sites
- 10
- Number Of Participants
- 108
Sites
- Site Name
- Medical Center Medconsult Pleven OOD
- Contact Person Name
- Kaloyan Stoychev
- Contact Person Email
- Kaloyan_stoichev@abv.bg
- Site Name
- Medical Center Hera EOOD
- Department Name
- Psychiatric Office
- Contact Person Name
- Spiridon Spiridonov
- Contact Person Email
- spiridon.aleksiev@gmail.com
- Site Name
- Medical Center Mentalcare Ltd.
- Contact Person Name
- Vasil Kotetarov
- Contact Person Email
- vasilkotetarov@abv.bg
- Site Name
- Diagnostic And Consultation Centre St.Vrach And St.St. Kuzma And Damian OOD
- Contact Person Name
- Petya Dimitrova
- Contact Person Email
- drdimitrova@abv.bg
- Site Name
- Medical Center Lifemed EOOD
- Contact Person Name
- Rozaliya Rangelova
- Contact Person Email
- rrangelova80@gmail.com
- Site Name
- Medical Center VAS OOD
- Contact Person Name
- Veselka Vasileva
- Contact Person Email
- vesi_vasileva2002@yahoo.com
- Site Name
- Medical Center Intermedica Ltd.
- Department Name
- Psychiatric Office
- Contact Person Name
- Toni Donchev
- Contact Person Email
- tonyd@abv.bg
- Site Name
- Medical Center Sv.Dimitar Blagoevgrad OOD
- Department Name
- Psychiatric Office
- Contact Person Name
- Assen Karadaliev
- Contact Person Email
- karadaliev@hotmail.com
- Site Name
- Center For Mental Health Ruse EOOD
- Department Name
- Department daily stationary
- Contact Person Name
- Desislava Peycheva
- Contact Person Email
- dpeycheva1@gmail.com
- Site Name
- Medical Center (other listed site)
Czechia
- Earliest CTIS Part Ii Submission Date
- 22-10-2025
- Latest Decision Or Authorization Date
- 19-11-2025
- Processing Time Days
- 28
- Number Of Sites
- 7
- Number Of Participants
- 84
Sites
- Site Name
- Neuropsychiatrie Petrska s.r.o.
- Contact Person Name
- Ales Urban
- Contact Person Email
- ordinace@psychiatrie-urban.cz
- Site Name
- Clintrial s.r.o.
- Contact Person Name
- Zdenek Solle
- Contact Person Email
- zdenek.solle@clintrial.cz
- Site Name
- A-Shine s.r.o.
- Contact Person Name
- Lubos Janu
- Contact Person Email
- lubos.janu@seznam.cz
- Site Name
- Medipa s.r.o.
- Contact Person Name
- Marta Lendlova
- Contact Person Email
- lendlova@medipa.org
- Site Name
- MPMeditrine s.r.o.
- Contact Person Name
- Marek Perez
- Contact Person Email
- merglova.martina@gmail.com
- Site Name
- Medical Services Prague s.r.o.
- Contact Person Name
- Erik Herman
- Contact Person Email
- erik.herman@seznam.cz
- Site Name
- Other listed Czech site
Slovakia
- Earliest CTIS Part Ii Submission Date
- 21-05-2025
- Latest Decision Or Authorization Date
- 15-05-2026
- Processing Time Days
- 359
- Number Of Sites
- 4
- Number Of Participants
- 48
Sites
- Site Name
- MENTUM, s.r.o.
- Department Name
- Psychiatrická ambulancia
- Contact Person Name
- Peter Molčan
- Contact Person Email
- molcan@mentum.sk
- Site Name
- PsychoLine s.r.o.
- Department Name
- Psychiatry
- Contact Person Name
- Abdul Mohamad Shinwari
- Contact Person Email
- shinwariam@gmail.com
- Site Name
- Crystal Comfort s.r.o.
- Department Name
- Psychiatrická ambulancia
- Contact Person Name
- Dagmar Breznoscakova
- Contact Person Email
- dbreznoscakova@gmail.com
- Site Name
- Centrum Zdravia R.B.K. s.r.o.
- Department Name
- Psychiatrická ambulancia
- Contact Person Name
- Rastislav Korba
- Contact Person Email
- rastislav.korba@gmail.com
Finland
- Earliest CTIS Part Ii Submission Date
- 21-10-2025
- Latest Decision Or Authorization Date
- 15-05-2026
- Processing Time Days
- 206
- Number Of Sites
- 4
- Number Of Participants
- 48
Sites
- Site Name
- Mehilaeinen Oy
- Department Name
- Mehilaeinen Oy
- Contact Person Name
- Marko Sorvaniemi
- Contact Person Email
- marko.sorvaniemi@fimnet.fi
- Site Name
- Savon Psykiatripalvelu Oy
- Department Name
- Savon Psykiatripalvelu
- Contact Person Name
- Antti Lepola
- Contact Person Email
- antti.lepola@psykiatripalvelu.fi
- Site Name
- Oulu Mentalcare Oy
- Department Name
- Oulu Mentalcare Oy
- Contact Person Name
- Markku Timonen
- Contact Person Email
- markku.timonen@mentalcare.fi
- Site Name
- Suomen Terveystalo Oy
- Department Name
- Psychiatry
- Contact Person Name
- Boris Karpov
- Contact Person Email
- boris.karpov@terveystalo.com
Sponsor
Primary sponsor
- Full Name
- Intra-Cellular Therapies Inc.
- Organisation Type
- Pharmaceutical company
- Country Of Registered Address
- United States
Contract research organisations
- Name
- Worldwide Clinical Trials d.o.o.
- Responsibilities
- codes: 1, 12, 13, 2, 5, 6
- Name
- PPD Development LP
- Responsibilities
- codes: 4
- Name
- Propharma Group LLC
- Responsibilities
- codes: 8
- Name
- Catalent Germany Schorndorf GmbH
- Responsibilities
- codes: 14
- Name
- Iqvia Laboratories Limited
- Responsibilities
- codes: 4
- Name
- Medidata Solutions Inc.
- Responsibilities
- codes: 3, 7
Third parties
- {"country":"United States","full_name":"Medidata Solutions Inc.","duties_or_roles":"codes: 3, 7","organisation_type":"Non-Pharmaceutical company"}
- {"country":"Croatia","full_name":"Worldwide Clinical Trials d.o.o.","duties_or_roles":"codes: 1, 12, 13, 2, 5, 6","organisation_type":"Pharmaceutical company"}
- {"country":"United States","full_name":"PPD Development LP","duties_or_roles":"codes: 4","organisation_type":"Pharmaceutical company"}
- {"country":"United States","full_name":"Propharma Group LLC","duties_or_roles":"codes: 8","organisation_type":"Pharmaceutical company"}
- {"country":"Germany","full_name":"Catalent Germany Schorndorf GmbH","duties_or_roles":"codes: 14","organisation_type":"Pharmaceutical company"}
- {"country":"United Kingdom","full_name":"Iqvia Laboratories Limited","duties_or_roles":"codes: 4","organisation_type":"Non-Pharmaceutical company"}
Investigational products
- Investigational Product Name
- ITI-1284 (20 mg tablet)
- Active Substance
- ITI-1284
- Modality
- Small molecule
- Routes Of Administration
- Sublingual use
- Route
- Sublingual
- Authorisation Status
- Authorised
- Starting Dose
- 20 mg
- Dose Levels
- 20 mg
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Maximum Dose
- 20 mg
- Investigational Product Name
- ITI-1284 (10 mg tablet)
- Active Substance
- ITI-1284
- Modality
- Small molecule
- Routes Of Administration
- Sublingual use
- Route
- Sublingual
- Authorisation Status
- Authorised
- Starting Dose
- 10 mg
- Dose Levels
- 10 mg
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Maximum Dose
- 10 mg
- Investigational Product Name
- Placebo
- Modality
- Other
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