Long-Term Safety Extension Trial of Asenapine in Bipolar 1 Disorder Participants Who Completed Protocol P05691 (P05692AM2)

This study is currently recruiting participants.
Verified May 2013 by Merck
Sponsor:
Information provided by (Responsible Party):
Merck
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
NCT01395992
First received: July 14, 2011
Last updated: May 22, 2013
Last verified: May 2013
  Purpose

Participants who have completed the 3-week trial P05691 (NCT00764478) can be screened for eligibility for this 26-week extension study in which they will continue treatment. The primary purpose of this trial is to evaluate the long-term safety of asenapine.


Condition Intervention Phase
Bipolar I Disorder
Drug: asenapine
Phase 3

Study Type: Interventional
Study Design: Allocation: Randomized
Endpoint Classification: Safety Study
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Double Blind (Subject, Caregiver, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)
Primary Purpose: Treatment
Official Title: A Multicenter, Double-Blind, Fixed-Dose, Long-Term Extension Trial of the Safety of Asenapine in Subjects Diagnosed With Bipolar 1 Disorder Who Completed Protocol P05691 (Formerly 041044) (Phase3B, Protocol P05692 [Formerly 041045])

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Further study details as provided by Merck:

Primary Outcome Measures:
  • Number of participants experiencing clinical and laboratory adverse events (AEs) [ Time Frame: Baseline up to 212 days ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]

Estimated Enrollment: 230
Study Start Date: April 2012
Estimated Study Completion Date: July 2014
Estimated Primary Completion Date: July 2014 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
Arms Assigned Interventions
Experimental: Asenapine 5 mg
Participants who were randomized to asenapine 5 mg twice per day (BID) during the P05691 study will be assigned to receive asenapine 5 mg BID on this extension study. Participant who were randomized to placebo during the P05691 study will be assigned to receive asenapine 5 mg BID on this extension trial.
Drug: asenapine
asenapine 5 mg tablet, sublingually (SL) twice daily (BID) for 182 days
Other Name: Saphris®, SCH 900274, Org 5222, Sycrest®
Experimental: Asenapine 10 mg
Participants who were randomized to asenapine 10 mg BID during the P05691 study will be assigned to receive asenapine 10 mg BID on this extension study.
Drug: asenapine
asenapine 10 mg tablet, SL BID for 182 days
Other Name: Saphris®, SCH 900274, Org 5222, Sycrest®

  Eligibility

Ages Eligible for Study:   18 Years and older
Genders Eligible for Study:   Both
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:   No
Criteria

Inclusion criteria:

  • Each participant must have completed the short-term trial P05691, and be judged by the investigator to likely benefit from continued treatment
  • Each participant must have demonstrated an acceptable degree of compliance with trial medication, visits, and other requirements in the short-term trial P05691

Exclusion criteria:

  • A participant must not have had any adverse event or other clinically significant finding(s) in the short-term trial P05691 that would prohibit the subject's continuation into this long-term extension trial
  • A participant must not have any newly diagnosed or discovered psychiatric condition that would have excluded the subject from participation in the short-term trial P05691
  • A participant must not be at imminent risk of self-harm or harm to others
  Contacts and Locations
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01395992

Contacts
Contact: Toll Free Number 1-888-577-8839

Locations
United States, Arkansas
Call for Information (Investigational Site 1024) Recruiting
Little Rock, Arkansas, United States, 72211
United States, California
Call for Information (Investigational Site 1013) Recruiting
Cerritos, California, United States, 90703
Call for Information (Investigational Site 1020) Recruiting
Costa Mesa, California, United States, 92626
Call for Information (Investigational Site 1027) Recruiting
Garden Grove, California, United States, 92845
Call for Information (Investigational Site 1012) Recruiting
Pico Rivera, California, United States, 90660
Call for Information (Investigational Site 1021) Recruiting
San Diego, California, United States, 92102
Call for Information (Investigational Site 1006) Recruiting
San Diego, California, United States, 92121
Call for Information (Investigational Site 1016) Recruiting
San Diego, California, United States, 92123
United States, District of Columbia
Call for Information (Investigational Site 1010) Recruiting
Washington, District of Columbia, United States, 20016
United States, Florida
Call for Information (Investigational Site 1023) Recruiting
Bradenton, Florida, United States, 34208
Call for Information (Investigational Site 1025) Recruiting
Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States, 33301
Call for Information (Investigational Site 1019) Recruiting
Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, United States, 33308
Call for Information (Investigational Site 1007) Recruiting
Maitland, Florida, United States, 32751
United States, Louisiana
Call for Information (Investigational Site 1028) Recruiting
Lake Charles, Louisiana, United States, 70629
United States, Mississippi
Call for Information (Investigational Site 1008) Recruiting
Flowood, Mississippi, United States, 39232
United States, Missouri
Call for Information (Investigational Site 1014) Recruiting
St. Louis, Missouri, United States, 63118
United States, New Jersey
Call for Information (Investigational Site 1005) Recruiting
Willingboro, New Jersey, United States, 08046
United States, Ohio
Call for Information (Investigational Site 1026) Recruiting
Dayton, Ohio, United States, 45408
United States, Pennsylvania
Call for Information (Investigational Site 1015) Recruiting
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, 19139
United States, Texas
Call for Information (Investigational Site 1000) Recruiting
Austin, Texas, United States, 78754
Call for Information (Investigational Site 1004) Recruiting
Austin, Texas, United States, 78731
Call for Information (Investigational Site 1002) Recruiting
Dallas, Texas, United States, 75231
Sponsors and Collaborators
Merck
  More Information

No publications provided

Responsible Party: Merck
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01395992     History of Changes
Other Study ID Numbers: P05692, 2010-018410-78
Study First Received: July 14, 2011
Last Updated: May 22, 2013
Health Authority: United States: Food and Drug Administration

Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Asenapine
Antipsychotic Agents
Tranquilizing Agents
Central Nervous System Depressants
Physiological Effects of Drugs
Pharmacologic Actions
Central Nervous System Agents
Therapeutic Uses
Psychotropic Drugs

ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on June 18, 2013