Clinical trial • Phase III • Psychiatry
trospium chloride; xanomeline tartrate for Schizophrenia
Phase III trial of trospium chloride; xanomeline tartrate for Schizophrenia. open-label. 160 participants.
Overview
- Trial Therapeutic Area
- Psychiatry
- Trial Disease
- Schizophrenia
- Trial Stage
- Phase III
- Drug Modality
- Small molecule
Key dates
- Initial CTIS Submission Date
- 21-10-2025
- First CTIS Authorization Date
- 03-03-2026
Trial design
open-label Phase III trial in Austria, Belgium, Czechia and others.
- Open Label
- Yes
- Target Sample Size
- 160
- Trial Duration For Participant
- 364
Eligibility
Recruits 160 Vulnerable population not selected. Participants must be willing and able to provide informed consent themselves: "Be willing and able to provide informed consent, after the nature of the study has been fully explained. This includes being able to understand the locally approved informed consent (and information letter) in the local language.".
- Pregnancy Exclusion
- Be pregnant, lactating, or less than 3 months postpartum.
- Vulnerable Population
- Vulnerable population not selected. Participants must be willing and able to provide informed consent themselves: "Be willing and able to provide informed consent, after the nature of the study has been fully explained. This includes being able to understand the locally approved informed consent (and information letter) in the local language."
Inclusion criteria
- {"criterion_text":"- Be between 18 and 55 years of age."}
- {"criterion_text":"- Be willing and able to provide informed consent, after the nature of the study has been fully explained. This includes being able to understand the locally approved informed consent (and information letter) in the local language."}
- {"criterion_text":"- Have a current DSM-5 diagnosis of schizophrenia, , which needs to be confirmed by MINI."}
- {"criterion_text":"- Have all PANSS positive items + G8 and G10 ≤4 at screening."}
- {"criterion_text":"- Stable dose of oral antipsychotic medication(s) for at least 4 weeks prior to Screening. Participants should be on monotherapy oral AP for baseline visit."}
- {"criterion_text":"- Have a SCIP total below 70."}
- {"criterion_text":"- Test negative for pregnancy at the screening visit and must be using a highly effective contraceptive method during the study and 30 days after the study, if being a female of childbearing potential."}
Exclusion criteria
- {"criterion_text":"- Be pregnant, lactating, or less than 3 months postpartum."}
- {"criterion_text":"- Currently meet DSM-5 criteria for a manic episode or major depressive disorder as confirmed by the MINI."}
- {"criterion_text":"- Currently meeting DSM-5 criteria for severe substance and/or alcohol use disorder as confirmed by the MINI (≥6 on module K for alcohol use disorder and/or ≥6 on module J for substance use disorder, unless being in early or sustained remission)."}
- {"criterion_text":"- Have a positive urine toxicology for phencyclidine, amphetamines, opiates (unless participant has a valid prescription for short-term use), cocaine, or alcohol (clinically significant alcohol use in the opinion of the Investigator). Nicotine and caffeine use is allowed. Stimulants and cannabis is allowed when used sporadically and recreationally as per the judgement of the clinician."}
- {"criterion_text":"- Present with an intellectual disability, drug-induced psychosis, or history of clinically significant brain trauma as per the judgement of the clinician."}
- {"criterion_text":"- Have current or past use of clozapine (used for at least 6 weeks in an effective dose range) and/or current use of a long-acting injectable antipsychotic, or anticholinergic treatment that cannot be discontinued before the baseline visit."}
- {"criterion_text":"- Be expected to require more than the allowed psychotropic concomitant medication during the study (from baseline on). This is defined as: needing benzodiazepines of more than 2 mg lorazepam equivalent (daily), quetiapine, antidepressants. If these treatments are used at the screening visit, they must be tapered down before the baseline visit. NB. Stable use of mood stabilizers is allowed during the study. This is defined as being on the stable dosage for at least 4 weeks prior to baseline."}
- {"criterion_text":"- Having a known allergy to xanomeline, trospium chloride or any of the ingredients of XT."}
- {"criterion_text":"- Have clinically significant abnormal finding on the physical examination, medical history, ECG (at screening), or clinically significant laboratory results at screening."}
- {"criterion_text":"- Participated in any cognitive remediation/training program or completed the BACS within 4 weeks of Screening."}
- {"criterion_text":"- Have current presence of clinically significant cardiovascular, pulmonary, renal, hematologic, gastrointestinal (e.g., obstructive disorders [including conditions that may decrease GI motility, such as ulcerative colitis, intestinal atony, and myasthenia gravis], endocrine, immunologic, dermatologic, neurologic, or oncologic disease or any other condition that, in the opinion of the investigator, would jeopardize the safety of the participant or the validity of the study results. This includes: a. Have history or high risk of urinary retention. b. All grades of hepatic impairment (mild [Child-Pugh Class A], moderate [Child-Pugh Class B], and severe [Child-Pugh Class C]). c. Elevations in hepatic transaminases at screening ≥ 2× ULN for ALT and AST and/or bilirubin > 2 × ULN, unless in the context of Gilbert’s syndrome. d. Have a history or high risk for narrow-angle glaucoma. e. Active biliary disease (e.g., symptomatic gallstones). Participants with other biliary histories are eligible and should be discussed with the sponsor. f. Participants with a history of bladder stones. g. Participants with a history of recurrent urinary tract infections. h. For all male participants, serum prostate-specific antigen >10 ng/mL at screening. i. For male participants ≥ 45 years of age, an IPSS score of 5 (i.e, “almost always”) on items 1, 3, 5, or 6, and/or for male participants ≥ 45 years of age, an IPSS score ≥ 9 for the sum of items 1, 3, 5, and 6. j. An eGFR of < 60 mL/min (which indicates renal dysfunction). k. History of unstable hypertension or tachycardia as evidenced by a blood pressure of ≥ 160/100 mmHg at screening and/or a heart rate of ≥ 110 bpm at screening."}
- {"criterion_text":"- Be at significant risk of committing suicide. This is defined as: participants with active suicidal ideation with some intent to act, without specific plan (“Yes” to question 4 of the Columbia-Suicide Severity Rating Scale (C-SSRS) or active suicidal ideation with specific plan and intent (“Yes” to question 5 of the C-SSRS), followed by an assessment by the treating clinician who determines it is not safe for the participant to participate in the study."}
Endpoints
Primary endpoints
- {"endpoint_text":"- Change from baseline to week 24 in the BACS composite cognitive score.","definition_or_measurement_approach":""}
Secondary endpoints
- {"endpoint_text":"- Change from baseline to week 24 in the PANSS negative subscale.","definition_or_measurement_approach":""}
Recruitment
- Planned Sample Size
- 160
- Recruitment Window Months
- 30
- Consent Approach
- Participants must provide informed consent themselves (adults 18-55). "Be willing and able to provide informed consent, after the nature of the study has been fully explained. This includes being able to understand the locally approved informed consent (and information letter) in the local language." Subject information and informed consent forms are provided per country (multiple language translations available).
Methods
- Austria: K1_Recruitment arrangements and K2 recruitment brochure/poster documents submitted (recruitment brochure/poster materials).
- Belgium: K1_Recruitment arrangements and K2 recruitment brochure/poster documents submitted (recruitment brochure/poster materials).
- Czechia: K1_Recruitment arrangements and K2 recruitment brochure/poster documents submitted (recruitment brochure/poster materials).
- Denmark: K1_Recruitment arrangements and K2 recruitment brochure/poster documents submitted (recruitment brochure/poster materials).
- Germany: K1_Recruitment arrangements and K2 recruitment brochure/poster documents submitted (recruitment brochure/poster materials).
- Hungary: K1_Recruitment arrangements and recruitment brochure documents submitted (recruitment brochure/poster materials).
- Italy: K1_Recruitment arrangements and K2 recruitment brochure/poster documents submitted (recruitment brochure/poster materials).
- Spain: K1_Recruitment arrangements and K2 recruitment brochure/poster documents submitted (recruitment brochure/poster materials).
- Netherlands: K1_Recruitment arrangements and K2 recruitment brochure/poster documents submitted (recruitment brochure/poster materials).
Geography
- Total Number Of Sites
- 15
- Total Number Of Participants
- 160
Austria
- Earliest CTIS Part Ii Submission Date
- 04-02-2026
- Latest Decision Or Authorization Date
- 09-03-2026
- Processing Time Days
- 33
- Number Of Sites
- 1
- Number Of Participants
- 11
Sites
- Site Name
- Medizinische Universitaet Innsbruck
- Department Name
- Universitätsklinik für Psychiatrie I
- Contact Person Name
- Alex Hofer
- Contact Person Email
- a.hofer@i-med.ac.at
Belgium
- Earliest CTIS Part Ii Submission Date
- 02-02-2026
- Latest Decision Or Authorization Date
- 06-03-2026
- Processing Time Days
- 32
- Number Of Sites
- 1
- Number Of Participants
- 15
Sites
- Site Name
- University Psychiatric Center KU Leuven
- Department Name
- Campus Kortenberg
- Contact Person Name
- Ruud Van Winkel
- Contact Person Email
- ruud.vanwinkel@upckuleuven.be
Czechia
- Earliest CTIS Part Ii Submission Date
- 18-12-2025
- Latest Decision Or Authorization Date
- 09-03-2026
- Processing Time Days
- 81
- Number Of Sites
- 1
- Number Of Participants
- 11
Sites
- Site Name
- National Institute of Mental Health
- Department Name
- Clinical Department at PCP/NUDZ
- Contact Person Name
- Pavel Mohr
- Contact Person Email
- pavel.mohr@nudz.cz
Denmark
- Earliest CTIS Part Ii Submission Date
- 18-02-2026
- Latest Decision Or Authorization Date
- 03-03-2026
- Processing Time Days
- 13
- Number Of Sites
- 1
- Number Of Participants
- 11
Sites
- Site Name
- Center for Neuropsychiatric Schizophrenia Research
- Department Name
- Psykiatrisk Center Glostrup
- Contact Person Name
- Bjørn Ebdrup
- Contact Person Email
- bjoern.ebdrup@regionh.dk
Germany
- Earliest CTIS Part Ii Submission Date
- 04-02-2026
- Latest Decision Or Authorization Date
- 06-03-2026
- Processing Time Days
- 30
- Number Of Sites
- 4
- Number Of Participants
- 36
Sites
- Site Name
- LMU Klinikum Muenchen AöR
- Department Name
- Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy
- Contact Person Name
- Isabel Maurus
- Contact Person Email
- isabel.maurus@med.uni-muenchen.de
- Site Name
- University Hospital Cologne
- Department Name
- Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy
- Contact Person Name
- Joseph Kambeitz
- Contact Person Email
- joseph.kambeitz@uk-koeln.de
- Site Name
- Bezirkskliniken Schwaben KU Anstalt des offentlichen Rechts des Bezirks Schwaben
- Department Name
- Department of Psychiatry, Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics of the University of Augsburg
- Contact Person Name
- Alkomiet Hasan
- Contact Person Email
- drbaumgartn_a@id.ema.europa.eu
- Site Name
- Central Institute of Mental Health
- Department Name
- Psychiatrie- und Psychotherapie
- Contact Person Name
- Dusan Hirjak
- Contact Person Email
- dusan.hirjak@zi-mannheim.de
Hungary
- Earliest CTIS Part Ii Submission Date
- 18-12-2025
- Latest Decision Or Authorization Date
- 09-03-2026
- Processing Time Days
- 81
- Number Of Sites
- 1
- Number Of Participants
- 11
Sites
- Site Name
- Semmelweis University
- Department Name
- Psychiatry & Psychotherapy
- Contact Person Name
- Istvan Bitter
- Contact Person Email
- bitter.istvan@semmelweis.hu
Italy
- Earliest CTIS Part Ii Submission Date
- 15-01-2026
- Latest Decision Or Authorization Date
- 04-03-2026
- Processing Time Days
- 48
- Number Of Sites
- 2
- Number Of Participants
- 23
Sites
- Site Name
- Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Citta Della Salute E Della Scienza Di Torino
- Department Name
- Dipartimento di Neuroscienze, Sezione di Psichiatria
- Contact Person Name
- Cristiana Montemagni
- Contact Person Email
- cristiana.montemagni@unito.it
- Site Name
- Università degli studi della Campania Luigi Vanvitelli
- Department Name
- Dipartemento di salute mentale e fisica e medicina preventiva
- Contact Person Name
- Armida Mucci
- Contact Person Email
- armida.mucci@gmail.com
Spain
- Earliest CTIS Part Ii Submission Date
- 30-01-2026
- Latest Decision Or Authorization Date
- 04-03-2026
- Processing Time Days
- 33
- Number Of Sites
- 3
- Number Of Participants
- 30
Sites
- Site Name
- Hospital Universitario La Paz
- Department Name
- Department of Psychiatry
- Contact Person Name
- Celso Aragno
- Contact Person Email
- carango@hggm.es
- Site Name
- Hospital Clinic of Barcelona
- Department Name
- Barcelona Clínic Schizophrenia Unit (BCSU)
- Contact Person Name
- Eduard Parellada
- Contact Person Email
- eparella@clinic.cat
- Site Name
- Virgen del Rocío University Hospital
- Department Name
- Mental Health Unit
- Contact Person Name
- Benedicto Crespo-Facorro
- Contact Person Email
- benedicto.crespo.sspa@juntadeandalucia.es
Netherlands
- Earliest CTIS Part Ii Submission Date
- 25-02-2026
- Latest Decision Or Authorization Date
- 04-03-2026
- Processing Time Days
- 7
- Number Of Sites
- 1
- Number Of Participants
- 12
Sites
- Site Name
- University Medical Center Groningen
- Department Name
- Center for Clinical Neuroscience and Cognition
- Contact Person Name
- Iris Sommer
- Contact Person Email
- i.e.c.sommer@umcg.nl
Sponsor
Primary sponsor
- Full Name
- European Group for Research in Schizophrenia Stichting
- Organisation Type
- Patient organisation/association
- Country Of Registered Address
- Netherlands
Third parties
- {"country":"Netherlands","full_name":"Universitair Medisch Centrum Groningen","duties_or_roles":"codes: 1,10,12,15 (Sponsor-delegate),5,6,7,8","organisation_type":"Hospital/Clinic/Other health care facility"}
- {"country":"Ireland","full_name":"Bristol-Myers Squibb Services Unlimited Company","duties_or_roles":"codes: 14","organisation_type":"Industry"}
Investigational products
- Investigational Product Name
- KarXT
- Active Substance
- trospium chloride; xanomeline tartrate
- Modality
- Small molecule
- Routes Of Administration
- ORAL
- Route
- ORAL
- Maximum Dose
- 200 mg
- Investigational Product Name
- KarXT
- Active Substance
- trospium chloride; xanomeline tartrate
- Modality
- Small molecule
- Routes Of Administration
- ORAL
- Route
- ORAL
- Maximum Dose
- 100 mg
- Investigational Product Name
- KarXT
- Active Substance
- trospium chloride; xanomeline tartrate
- Modality
- Small molecule
- Routes Of Administration
- ORAL
- Route
- ORAL
- Maximum Dose
- 250 mg
- Combination Treatment
- Yes
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