Study to Evaluate Weight Gain as Assessed by Change in BMI Z-score in Pediatric Subjects With Schizophrenia or Bipolar I Disorder

Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phasePhase 3
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age10-17
SponsorAlkermes, Inc.

About this trial

To compare changes in body mass index (BMI) Z-score following treatment with OLZ/SAM vs olanzapine

Eligibility criteria

Qualifiers

Subjects aged 13 to 17 years with schizophrenia or aged 10 to 17 years with bipolar I disorder, diagnosed according to Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 5th Edition (DSM-5) criteria

Subject is an outpatient or will be able to be treated on an outpatient basis (per Investigator judgement) by study Week 2

Subject has reliable family/legal guardian support available for outpatient management

Subject is either currently treated with olanzapine, or if treated with another antipsychotic, the subject has had an inadequate response (eg, unsatisfactory clinical response, AEs, or nonadherence to current medication) based on Investigator judgment

Disqualifiers

Subject presents with a major depressive episode(bipolar I disorder) or other neuropsychiatric diagnosis (according to DSM-5 criteria) including schizoaffective disorder, current major depressive disorder that is untreated and/or unstable, or any other psychiatric condition that could interfere with participation in the study

Subject has a history of seizure disorder (exception: history of febrile seizures), severe head trauma with loss of consciousness within the 12 months prior to Screening, or other clinically significant neurological condition within the 12 months prior to Screening

Subject poses a current suicide risk as assessed by the Investigator or as confirmed by the baseline Columbia-Suicide Severity Rating Scale (C-SSRS)

Subject has received olanzapine for >= 14 days during the month prior to screening, or has a history of poor or inadequate response to treatment with olanzapine

Trial design

Treatments tested in this trial

  • OLZ/SAM
  • Olanzapine

Treatment groups

220 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groups

Sponsors and collaborators