Masupirdine for the Treatment of Agitation in Dementia of the Alzheimer's Type
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT05397639 |
Recruitment Status :
Recruiting
First Posted : May 31, 2022
Last Update Posted : March 16, 2023
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Agitation Alzheimer's Type Dementia | Drug: Masupirdine 50 mg Drug: Masupirdine 100 mg Drug: Placebo | Phase 3 |
This is a multicenter, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study, consisting of 12 weeks of treatment.
Approximately 375 participants will be enrolled at approximately 50 centers worldwide.
Study medication will be administered orally once-daily from Day 1 through Day 85. Screening will occur within approximately 4 weeks prior to randomization. Following screening procedures for assessment of inclusion and exclusion criteria, eligible participants will be randomized into the study.
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Estimated Enrollment : | 375 participants |
Allocation: | Randomized |
Intervention Model: | Parallel Assignment |
Masking: | Quadruple (Participant, Care Provider, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor) |
Masking Description: | Double-Blind |
Primary Purpose: | Treatment |
Official Title: | A Phase 3, Double-Blind, Randomized, Placebo-Controlled, Parallel Group, Multicenter Study to Evaluate the Efficacy, Safety, Tolerability, and Pharmacokinetics of Masupirdine (SUVN-502) for the Treatment of Agitation in Participants With Dementia of the Alzheimer's Type |
Actual Study Start Date : | November 1, 2022 |
Estimated Primary Completion Date : | January 2025 |
Estimated Study Completion Date : | January 2025 |

Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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Experimental: Low Dose Masupirdine Arm
Tablet
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Drug: Masupirdine 50 mg
Tablet, Once Daily
Other Name: SUVN-502 |
Experimental: High Dose Masupirdine Arm
Tablet
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Drug: Masupirdine 100 mg
Tablet, Once Daily
Other Name: SUVN-502 |
Placebo Comparator: Placebo
Tablet
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Drug: Placebo
Matching Placebo Tablet, Once Daily |
- Cohen-Mansfield Agitation Inventory (CMAI) [ Time Frame: From Baseline to Week 12 visit ]Change in CMAI items score aligning to the International Psychogeriatric Association (IPA) agitation criteria domains (physical aggression, excessive motor activity, and verbal aggression). CMAI is a validated 29-item questionnaire to assess agitation. Each item is rated on a 7-point scale ranging from 1 "Never" to 7 "Several times per hour". Higher scores indicate worsening agitation.
- Modified Alzheimer's Disease Cooperative Study-Clinical Global Impression of Change (mADCS-CGI-C) [ Time Frame: From Baseline to Week 12 visit ]Change in mADCS-CGI-C. The mADCS-CGI-C is a modification of the ADCS-CGI-C instrument that focuses specifically on agitation. It is a 7-point Likert scale that ranges from marked improvement scored as 1 to marked worsening scored as 7. The range is from 1 to 7. Higher scores indicate worsening agitation.

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 50 Years to 90 Years (Adult, Older Adult) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria:
- Has a diagnosis of dementia of the Alzheimer's type according to the National Institute on Aging-Alzheimer's Association (NIA-AA) criteria.
- Has confirmed agitation using the IPA Consensus Provisional Definition of Agitation in Cognitive Disorders.
- Has a score between 8 and 24 (both inclusive) on Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE).
Exclusion Criteria:
- Participants with dementia predominantly of the non-Alzheimer's type (e.g., vascular dementia, parkinson's disease, lewy body disease, frontotemporal dementia)
- Has symptoms of agitation that are not secondary to Alzheimer's disease (eg, pain, other psychiatric disorder, or delirium due to a metabolic disorder, systemic infection, or substance-induced).
- Participant (or caregiver) is deemed otherwise ineligible for participation in this study in the investigator's judgement.

To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contact information provided by the sponsor.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT05397639
Contact: Study Contact | +9140 2319 3956 | agitation@suven.com |

Responsible Party: | Suven Life Sciences Limited |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT05397639 |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
CTP3S1502HT6 2021-003405-22 ( EudraCT Number ) |
First Posted: | May 31, 2022 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | March 16, 2023 |
Last Verified: | March 2023 |
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement: | |
Plan to Share IPD: | No |
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product: | Yes |
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product: | No |
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