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
14-08-2024
First CTIS Authorization Date
11-12-2024

Trial design

Randomised, placebo comparator arm; investigational arms: iti-1284 10 mg once daily and iti-1284 20 mg once daily as adjunctive therapy (doses and once-daily schedule stated in objectives and product entries).-controlled Phase II trial in Czechia, Finland, Bulgaria and others.

Randomised
Yes
Comparator
Placebo comparator arm; investigational arms: ITI-1284 10 mg once daily and ITI-1284 20 mg once daily as adjunctive therapy (doses and once-daily schedule stated in objectives and product entries).
Target Sample Size
441
Trial Duration For Participant
42

Eligibility

Recruits 441 Vulnerable population considerations: only adults (≥18) are eligible. Written informed consent must be provided by the participant; "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." No assent procedures (paediatric) are applicable..

Vulnerable Population
Vulnerable population considerations: only adults (≥18) are eligible. Written informed consent must be provided by the participant; "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." No assent procedures (paediatric) are applicable.

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 Antidepressant Treatment Response Questionnaire [ATRQ] for GAD) to at least 1 GAD-approved treatment (ie, one 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, daily for at least 6 weeks) for the treatment of ongoing GAD symptoms;\n- Currently having an inadequate response to one 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]) and agrees to continue the same dosing regimen for the duration of the study; NOTE: The current GAD approved treatment must be different from the GAD treatment identified as the historical failure.\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), 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\n- Ability to follow study instructions and likely to complete all required visits"}

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 12 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.\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, or had a failure in response to ECT at any time;\n- The patient has known hypersensitivity or intolerance to ITI-1284, or to any of the 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 taking more than 1 ADT or is taking ADT + buspirone at Screening (Visit 1), regardless of indication, and is unable or unwilling to discontinue additional ADT (or buspirone) prior to Baseline (Visit 2); NOTE: Patients are required to be currently on a GAD-approved treatment at Screening (Visit 1) and Baseline (Visit 2)\n- At Screening (Visit 1), the patient has been taking benzodiazepines > 3 times per week for > 6 weeks;\n- The patient is unable 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 or unwilling to discontinue other drugs with known psychotropic properties or any non-psychotropic drugs with known or potentially significant central nervous system effects, as reviewed by the Sponsor or designee, before Baseline (Visit 2)\n- Please see the Protocol for additional exclusion criteria."}

Endpoints

Primary endpoints

  • {"endpoint_text":"- Primary efficacy endpoint is change from baseline to Week 6 in HAM-A total score.","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Change from baseline to end of Week 6 in Hamilton Anxiety Rating Scale (HAM-A) total score (as stated in main objective: measured by change from baseline to end of Week 6 in HAM-A total score)."}

Secondary endpoints

  • {"endpoint_text":"- Key secondary efficacy endpoint is change from baseline to Week 6 in CGI-S score.","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Change from baseline to Week 6 in Clinical Global Impression-Severity (CGI-S) score."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Additional secondary efficacy endpoints may include by visit: change from baseline in HAM-A total score; CGI-S score; or Q-LES-Q score; ≥ 50% reduction from baseline in HAM-A total score; HAM-A remission (HAM-A total score ≤ 7); CGI-I scale score; change from baseline in MADRS total score; PGI-C scale score","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Multiple measures by visit including change from baseline in HAM-A total score, CGI-S, Q-LES-Q, proportion with ≥50% HAM-A reduction, HAM-A remission (≤7), CGI-I, change in MADRS total score, and PGI-C as listed in the secondary endpoint description."}

Recruitment

Digital Remote Recruitment
Yes
Planned Sample Size
441
Recruitment Window Months
19
Consent Approach
Written informed consent required from each participant prior to any study-specific procedures; participants must be able to provide consent themselves (those unable to provide consent, including under guardianship/curatorship, are ineligible). Consent documents and subject information available in multiple languages (documents listed in repository include English, Bulgarian, Polish, Czech, Finnish versions and specific pregnant-partner ICFs). No paediatric assent procedures (only adults ≥18).

Methods

  • K1_Recruitment arrangements (public) — recruitment arrangements documents present (country-specific documents available for BG, FI, PL).
  • K2_Recruitment material_Recruiting brochure (Finland) — recruiting brochure listed for Finland.
  • K2_Recruitment material_Online advertising script (Finland) — online advertising script listed for Finland.
  • K2_Recruitment material_Physician Letter (Bulgaria) — physician letter listed (Bulgaria).

Geography

Total Number Of Sites
28
Total Number Of Participants
312

Czechia

Earliest CTIS Part Ii Submission Date
21-11-2024
Latest Decision Or Authorization Date
05-09-2025
Processing Time Days
288
Number Of Sites
5
Number Of Participants
60

Sites

Site Name
Medical Services Prague s.r.o.
Principal Investigator Name
Erik Herman
Principal Investigator Email
erik.herman@seznam.cz
Contact Person Name
Erik Herman
Contact Person Email
erik.herman@seznam.cz
Site Name
A-Shine s.r.o.
Principal Investigator Name
Lubos Janu
Principal Investigator Email
lubos.janu@seznam.cz
Contact Person Name
Lubos Janu
Contact Person Email
lubos.janu@seznam.cz
Site Name
INEP medical s.r.o.
Department Name
Institute of Neuropsychiatric Care
Principal Investigator Name
Alexander Nawka
Principal Investigator Email
nawka@inep.cz
Contact Person Name
Alexander Nawka
Contact Person Email
nawka@inep.cz
Site Name
Clintrial s.r.o.
Principal Investigator Name
Zdenek Solle
Principal Investigator Email
zdenek.solle@clintrial.cz
Contact Person Name
Zdenek Solle
Contact Person Email
zdenek.solle@clintrial.cz
Site Name
Medipa s.r.o.
Department Name
Soukroma ambulance
Principal Investigator Name
Marta Lendlova
Principal Investigator Email
lendlova@medipa.org
Contact Person Name
Marta Lendlova
Contact Person Email
lendlova@medipa.org

Finland

Earliest CTIS Part Ii Submission Date
04-12-2025
Latest Decision Or Authorization Date
17-12-2025
Processing Time Days
13
Number Of Sites
4
Number Of Participants
36

Sites

Site Name
Savon Psykiatripalvelu Oy
Department Name
Savon psykiatripalvelu
Principal Investigator Name
Antti Lepola
Principal Investigator Email
antti.lepola@psykiatripalvelu.fi
Contact Person Name
Antti Lepola
Site Name
Mehilaeinen Oy
Department Name
Satakunnan psykiatripalvelu Oy
Principal Investigator Name
Marko Sorvaniemi
Principal Investigator Email
marko.sorvaniemi@fimnet.fi
Contact Person Name
Marko Sorvaniemi
Contact Person Email
marko.sorvaniemi@fimnet.fi
Site Name
Suomen Terveystalo Oy
Department Name
Terveystalo Clinical Research
Principal Investigator Name
Boris Karpov
Principal Investigator Email
boris.karpov@terveystalo.com
Contact Person Name
Boris Karpov
Contact Person Email
boris.karpov@terveystalo.com
Site Name
Oulu Mentalcare Oy
Department Name
Oulu Mentalcare Oy
Principal Investigator Name
Markku Timonen
Principal Investigator Email
markku.timonen@mentalcare.fi
Contact Person Name
Markku Timonen
Contact Person Email
markku.timonen@mentalcare.fi

Bulgaria

Earliest CTIS Part Ii Submission Date
21-11-2024
Latest Decision Or Authorization Date
10-09-2025
Processing Time Days
293
Number Of Sites
13
Number Of Participants
144

Sites

Site Name
Diagnostic And Consultation Centre St.Vrach And St.St. Kuzma And Damian OOD
Principal Investigator Name
Petya Dimitrova
Principal Investigator Email
drdimitrova@abv.bg
Contact Person Name
Petya Dimitrova
Contact Person Email
drdimitrova@abv.bg
Site Name
Medical Center Saint Naum EOOD
Principal Investigator Name
Antonia Zamfirova
Principal Investigator Email
azamfirova@yahoo.com
Contact Person Name
Antonia Zamfirova
Contact Person Email
azamfirova@yahoo.com
Site Name
Diagnostics-Consultancy Center Mladost M Varna OOD
Department Name
Office of Psychiatry № 520
Principal Investigator Name
Petar Petrov
Principal Investigator Email
pmdown@abv.bg
Contact Person Name
Petar Petrov
Contact Person Email
pmdown@abv.bg
Site Name
Medical Center VAS OOD
Principal Investigator Name
Veselka Vasileva
Principal Investigator Email
vesi_vasileva2002@yahoo.com
Contact Person Name
Veselka Vasileva
Contact Person Email
vesi_vasileva2002@yahoo.com
Site Name
Ambulatory-Group Practice For Specialized Psychiatric Help Datamed Ltd.
Principal Investigator Name
Kaloyan Stoychev
Principal Investigator Email
kaloyan_stoichev@abv.bg
Contact Person Name
Kaloyan Stoychev
Contact Person Email
kaloyan_stoichev@abv.bg
Site Name
Medical Center Mentalcare Ltd.
Principal Investigator Name
Vasil Kotetarov
Principal Investigator Email
linanik76@yahoo.com
Contact Person Name
Vasil Kotetarov
Contact Person Email
linanik76@yahoo.com
Site Name
Medical Center Intermedica Ltd.
Department Name
Office of Psychiatry
Principal Investigator Name
Toni Donchev
Principal Investigator Email
intermedica@abv.bg
Contact Person Name
Toni Donchev
Contact Person Email
intermedica@abv.bg
Site Name
Medical Center Sv.Dimitar Blagoevgrad OOD
Department Name
Office of Psychiatry
Principal Investigator Name
Assen Karadaliev
Principal Investigator Email
karadaliev@hotmail.com
Contact Person Name
Assen Karadaliev
Contact Person Email
karadaliev@hotmail.com
Site Name
Center For Mental Health Prof. Dr. Ivan Temkov Burgas EOOD
Department Name
Department for treatment for emergency psychiatric conditions
Principal Investigator Name
Veselin Palazov
Principal Investigator Email
vpalazov@abv.bg
Contact Person Name
Veselin Palazov
Contact Person Email
vpalazov@abv.bg
Site Name
Center For Mental Health Vratsa EOOD
Department Name
Department of General Psychiatry
Principal Investigator Name
Nadia Ivanova
Principal Investigator Email
nadia_odpzs@abv.bg
Contact Person Name
Nadia Ivanova
Contact Person Email
nadia_odpzs@abv.bg
Site Name
Diagnostics-Consultancy Center Mladost M Varna OOD (alternate entry)
Department Name
Office of Psychiatry №521
Principal Investigator Name
Hristo Kozhuharov
Principal Investigator Email
christokojuharov@abv.bg
Contact Person Name
Hristo Kozhuharov
Contact Person Email
christokojuharov@abv.bg
Site Name
Medical Center Hera EOOD
Department Name
Psychiatric office
Principal Investigator Name
Spiridon Spiridonov
Principal Investigator Email
office@heraclinics.com
Contact Person Name
Spiridon Spiridonov
Contact Person Email
office@heraclinics.com
Site Name
Center For Mental Health Ruse EOOD
Department Name
Department daily stationary
Principal Investigator Name
Desislava Peycheva
Principal Investigator Email
dpeycheva1@gmail.com
Contact Person Name
Desislava Peycheva
Contact Person Email
dpeycheva1@gmail.com

Poland

Earliest CTIS Part Ii Submission Date
20-11-2024
Latest Decision Or Authorization Date
25-11-2025
Processing Time Days
370
Number Of Sites
6
Number Of Participants
72

Sites

Site Name
Przychodnia Srodmiescie Sp. z o.o.
Principal Investigator Name
Izabela Fadel
Principal Investigator Email
iza07@o2.pl
Contact Person Name
Izabela Fadel
Contact Person Email
iza07@o2.pl
Site Name
MłynowaMed Specjalistyczny Psychiatryczny Gabinet Lekarski Joanna Łazarczyk
Principal Investigator Name
Joanna Lazarczyk
Principal Investigator Email
joannalaz@wp.pl
Contact Person Name
Joanna Lazarczyk
Contact Person Email
joannalaz@wp.pl
Site Name
Agnieszka Nowakowska-Rudzka Gabinet Lekarski Torunskie Centrum Psychiatrii Neuromed
Principal Investigator Name
Agnieszka Nowakowska-Rudzka
Principal Investigator Email
nowwa@wp.pl
Contact Person Name
Agnieszka Nowakowska-Rudzka
Contact Person Email
nowwa@wp.pl
Site Name
Specjalistyczna Praktyka Lekarska Piotr Zalitacz
Principal Investigator Name
Piotr Zalitacz
Principal Investigator Email
pzalitacz@gmail.com
Contact Person Name
Piotr Zalitacz
Contact Person Email
pzalitacz@gmail.com
Site Name
Niepubliczny Zakład Opieki Psychiatrycznej MENTIS
Principal Investigator Name
Bartlomiej Krzewinski
Principal Investigator Email
krzevo@poczta.onet.pl
Contact Person Name
Bartlomiej Krzewinski
Contact Person Email
krzevo@poczta.onet.pl
Site Name
Filip Rybakowski Specjalistyczna Praktyka Lekarska
Principal Investigator Name
Filip Rybakowski
Principal Investigator Email
filrybak@yahoo.com
Contact Person Name
Filip Rybakowski
Contact Person Email
filrybak@yahoo.com

Sponsor

Primary sponsor

Full Name
Intra-Cellular Therapies Inc.
Organisation Type
Pharmaceutical company
Country Of Registered Address
United States

Contract research organisations

Name
PPD Development LP
Responsibilities
sponsorDuties codes: 4; contact email: Janel.Conti@ppdi.com
Name
Propharma Group LLC
Responsibilities
sponsorDuties codes: 8; contact email: submissions@propharmagroup.com
Name
Medidata Solutions Inc.
Responsibilities
sponsorDuties codes: 3,7; contact email: info@medidata.com

Third parties

  • {"country":"United States","full_name":"PPD Development LP","duties_or_roles":"sponsorDuties codes: 4 (as listed)","organisation_type":"Pharmaceutical company"}
  • {"country":"United States","full_name":"Propharma Group LLC","duties_or_roles":"sponsorDuties codes: 8 (as listed)","organisation_type":"Pharmaceutical company"}
  • {"country":"United States","full_name":"Medidata Solutions Inc.","duties_or_roles":"sponsorDuties codes: 3,7 (as listed)","organisation_type":"Non-Pharmaceutical company"}
  • {"country":"Germany","full_name":"Catalent Germany Schorndorf GmbH","duties_or_roles":"sponsorDuties codes: 14 (as listed)","organisation_type":"Pharmaceutical company"}
  • {"country":"United Kingdom","full_name":"Q Squared Solutions Limited","duties_or_roles":"sponsorDuties codes: 4 (as listed)","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
10 mg
Dose Levels
10 mg; 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; 20 mg
Frequency
Once daily
Maximum Dose
20 mg
Investigational Product Name
Placebo
Modality
Other
Combination Treatment
Yes

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