Clinical trial • Psychiatry

SODIUM OXYBATE for Catatonia

Clinical trial of SODIUM OXYBATE for Catatonia.

Overview

Trial Therapeutic Area
Psychiatry
Trial Disease
Catatonia
Drug Modality
Small molecule

Key dates

Initial CTIS Submission Date
21-10-2024
First CTIS Authorization Date
12-11-2024

Trial design

Randomised, lorazepam (comparator arm). dose/schedule not specified for the comparator arm in the application; the inclusion text notes prior usual care with lorazepam increased up to a maximum of 24 mg during 4 days.-controlled trial across 6 sites in Netherlands.

Randomised
Yes
Comparator
Lorazepam (comparator arm). Dose/schedule not specified for the comparator arm in the application; the inclusion text notes prior usual care with lorazepam increased up to a maximum of 24 mg during 4 days.
Target Sample Size
42

Eligibility

Recruits 42 Vulnerable population selected (isVulnerablePopulationSelected = true). Subject information and informed consent forms are listed in the trial documents (titles: 'E1 PIF cohortstudie', 'E1 PIF voor naasten', 'E1 PIF'). No further details on assent or special consent procedures are provided in the available data..

Vulnerable Population
Vulnerable population selected (isVulnerablePopulationSelected = true). Subject information and informed consent forms are listed in the trial documents (titles: 'E1 PIF cohortstudie', 'E1 PIF voor naasten', 'E1 PIF'). No further details on assent or special consent procedures are provided in the available data.

Inclusion criteria

  • {"criterion_text":"- 1. Adult patients (age 18 years and over) 2. Admission to an acute psychiatric ward for the treatment of catatonia, not responding to usual care (i.e., increasing doses of lorazepam to a maximum of 24 mg during 4 days). 3. DSM-5 classification of either unipolar depressive disorder, bipolar disorder or a psychotic disorder 4. Catatonia is present for a maximum of eight weeks."}

Exclusion criteria

  • {"criterion_text":"- Somatic disorder underlying catatonia.\n- Use of anti-psychotic drugs.\n- Known heart failure or renal impairment due to signifcant amounts of sodium in the sodium-oxybate.\n- Known sleep apnea.\n- Use of Gabaergic drugs including gabapentin or pregabalin or clonidine. Or us of valproate.\n- Presence of alcohol use disorder\n- Presence of malignant catatonia or development of catatonia during the study, i.e. those with malignant catatonia will be treated immediately with ECT"}

Endpoints

Primary endpoints

  • {"endpoint_text":"- The response rate after four days of treatment in both groups (lorazepam and sodium oxybate) as measured by difference in BFCRS scores. Response is defined as a 50% reduction in symptoms based on the BFCRS","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Measured by difference in BFCRS (Bush-Francis Catatonia Rating Scale) scores after four days of treatment; response defined as a 50% reduction in symptoms based on the BFCRS."}

Recruitment

Planned Sample Size
42
Recruitment Window Months
47
Consent Approach
Subject information and informed consent forms are provided (documents titled 'E1 PIF cohortstudie', 'E1 PIF', 'E1 PIF voor naasten'). Participants are adult (18+) psychiatric inpatients, so consent is provided by participants. No details on assent, age-specific documents, or languages available are provided in the available records.

Geography

Total Number Of Sites
6
Total Number Of Participants
42

Netherlands

Earliest CTIS Part Ii Submission Date
02-11-2024
Latest Decision Or Authorization Date
12-11-2024
Processing Time Days
10
Number Of Sites
6
Number Of Participants
42

Sites

Site Name
Antes
Department Name
psychiatry
Contact Person Name
Joris van der Vlugt
Contact Person Email
j.vandervlugt@anteszorg.nl
Site Name
Leids Universitair Medisch Centrum (LUMC)
Department Name
psychiatry
Contact Person Name
Martijn van Noorden
Contact Person Email
m.vannoorden@lumc.nl
Site Name
GGZ Centraal
Department Name
psychiatry
Contact Person Name
Sjors Lange
Contact Person Email
s.lange@ggzcentraal.nl
Site Name
Amsterdam UMC Stichting
Department Name
psychiatry
Contact Person Name
Eric van Exel
Contact Person Email
e.vexel@amsterdamumc.nl
Site Name
Arkin
Department Name
psychiatry
Contact Person Name
Roberto Doornebal
Contact Person Email
r.doornebal-bakker@mentrum.nl
Site Name
GGZinGeest
Department Name
psychiatry
Contact Person Name
Eric van Exel
Contact Person Email
e.vanexel@ggzingeest.nl

Sponsor

Primary sponsor

Full Name
Amsterdam UMC Stichting
Organisation Type
Patient organisation/association
Country Of Registered Address
Netherlands

Investigational products

Investigational Product Name
SODIUM OXYBATE
Active Substance
SODIUM OXYBATE
Modality
Small molecule
Routes Of Administration
ORAL USE
Route
ORAL USE
Dose Levels
maxDailyDoseAmount: 27 g; maxTotalDoseAmount: 378 g
Maximum Dose
27 g (max daily)

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