Actively Recruiting

Phase 3
Age: 18Years - 65Years
All Genders
NCT06951698

A Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of KarXT for the Treatment of Manic Episodes in Bipolar-I Disorder

Led by Bristol-Myers Squibb · Updated on 2026-04-14

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Participants Needed

63

Research Sites

72 weeks

Total Duration

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AI-Summary

What this Trial Is About

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the efficacy and safety of KarXT for the treatment of manic episodes in Bipolar-I Disorder

CONDITIONS

Official Title

A Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of KarXT for the Treatment of Manic Episodes in Bipolar-I Disorder

Who Can Participate

Age: 18Years - 65Years
All Genders

Eligibility Criteria

Eligible

You may qualify if you...

  • Participants must have a primary diagnosis of Bipolar-I disorder established by a comprehensive psychiatric evaluation.
  • Participants must be experiencing an acute episode or relapse of mania or mania with mixed features (≤ 3 weeks).
  • Participants must require hospitalization for the acute exacerbation or relapse of mania.
  • Participants must have all psychotropic medications washed out in no more than 14 days prior to the first dose of the study drug.
  • Participants must have a Young Mania Rating Scale (YMRS) score of ≥ 20 at Screening and at Baseline.
  • Participants must have a Clinical Global Impressions-Bipolar (CGI-BP) ≥ 4 at Screening and at Baseline.
Not Eligible

You will not qualify if you...

  • Participants must not have any primary Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (5th Edition, Text Revision) (DSM-5-TR) disorder, other than BP-I with mania or mania with mixed features within 12 months before screening, including BP-I with depression (for previous 3 months only), BP-II disorder, borderline personality disorder, major depressive disorder, and primary psychotic disorder, with the exception of mild anxiety disorders.
  • Participants must not have a primary diagnosis of BP-I with rapid cycling (≥ 4 distinct mood episodes in one year).
  • Participants must not have a DSM-5-TR diagnosis of moderate to severe substance use disorder (except tobacco use disorder) within the 12 months before screening, or current use as determined by urine toxicology screen or alcohol test.
  • Participants must not be at risk for suicidal behavior at screening or the baseline visit as determined by the Investigator's clinical assessment and the Columbia-Suicide Severity Rating Scale (C-SSRS).
  • Participants must not have a history of irritable bowel syndrome (with or without constipation) or serious constipation requiring treatment within the last 6 months.
  • Participants must not have a history or high risk of urinary retention, gastric retention, or untreated narrow-angle glaucoma.
  • Other protocol-defined Inclusion/Exclusion criteria apply.

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Trial Site Locations

Total: 63 locations

1

Pillar Clinical Research - Bentonville

Bentonville, Arkansas, United States, 72712

Actively Recruiting

2

Woodland International Research Group

Little Rock, Arkansas, United States, 72211

Actively Recruiting

3

Advanced Research Center Inc.

Anaheim, California, United States, 92805

Actively Recruiting

4

CITrials

Bellflower, California, United States, 90706

Actively Recruiting

5

Local Institution - 0014

Cerritos, California, United States, 90703

Not Yet Recruiting

6

Collaborative Neuroscience Research, LLC

Long Beach, California, United States, 90806

Actively Recruiting

7

Catalina Research Institute, LLC

Montclair, California, United States, 91763

Actively Recruiting

8

NRC Research Institute

Orange, California, United States, 92868

Actively Recruiting

9

Connecticut Mental Health Center

New Haven, Connecticut, United States, 06519

Actively Recruiting

10

Research Centers of America ( Hollywood )

Hollywood, Florida, United States, 33024

Actively Recruiting

11

Advanced Research Institute of Miami

Homestead, Florida, United States, 33033

Actively Recruiting

12

South Florida Research Phase I-IV

Miami, Florida, United States, 33166

Actively Recruiting

13

Innovative Clinical Research, Inc.

Miami Lakes, Florida, United States, 33016

Actively Recruiting

14

Local Institution - 0015

Miami Lakes, Florida, United States, 33016

Not Yet Recruiting

15

Health Synergy Clinical Research

West Palm Beach, Florida, United States, 33407

Actively Recruiting

16

Synexus Clinical Research US, Inc.

Atlanta, Georgia, United States, 30328

Actively Recruiting

17

CenExel iResearch, LLC

Savannah, Georgia, United States, 31405

Actively Recruiting

18

Pillar Clinical Research -Chicago

Chicago, Illinois, United States, 60641

Actively Recruiting

19

Richmond Behavioral Associates

Staten Island, New York, United States, 10314

Actively Recruiting

20

Neuro-Behavioral Clinical Research

North Canton, Ohio, United States, 44720

Actively Recruiting

21

Local Institution - 0029

Irving, Texas, United States, 75062

Withdrawn

22

Pillar Clinical Research - Richardson

Richardson, Texas, United States, 75080

Actively Recruiting

23

Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires

ABB, Buenos Aires F.D., Argentina, C1199ABB

Actively Recruiting

24

Sanatorio Morra S.A.

Córdoba, Argentina, 5000

Actively Recruiting

25

Local Institution - 0108

Mendoza, Argentina, 5502

Not Yet Recruiting

26

Local Institution - 0109

Mendoza, Argentina, 5502

Not Yet Recruiting

27

Ramsay Clinic Northside

St Leonards, New South Wales, Australia, 2065

Actively Recruiting

28

Ramsay Clinic New Farm

Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 4005

Actively Recruiting

29

Center for Mental Health Prof. Dr. Ivan Temkov

Burgas, Bulgaria, 8001

Actively Recruiting

30

State Psychiatric Hospital Sv. Ivan Rilski Novi Iskar

Novi Iskar, Bulgaria, 1282

Actively Recruiting

31

"University Multiprofile Hospital for Active Treatment - Dr. Georgi Stranski" EAD

Pleven, Bulgaria, 5800

Actively Recruiting

32

MHAT "Dr. Ival Seliminski"

Sliven, Bulgaria, 8800

Actively Recruiting

33

Mental Health Center - Vratsa

Vratsa, Bulgaria, 3000

Actively Recruiting

34

Petz Aladar Egyetemi Oktato Korhaz

Győr, Győr-Moson-Sopron, Hungary, 9024

Actively Recruiting

35

Local Institution - 0114

Budapest, Hungary, 0

Not Yet Recruiting

36

Semmelweis Egyetem

Budapest, Hungary, 1083

Actively Recruiting

37

Hotei Hospital

Kōnan, Aichi-ken, Japan, 4838248

Actively Recruiting

38

Okehazama Hospital

Toyoake, Aichi-ken, Japan, 470-1168

Actively Recruiting

39

National Kohnodai Medical Center.

Ichikawa, Chiba, Japan, 272-8516

Actively Recruiting

40

Local Institution - 0100

Kitakyushu, Fukuoka, Japan, 803-0831

Withdrawn

41

Obihiro Kosei Hospital

Obihiro, Hokkaido, Japan, 080-0024

Actively Recruiting

42

Goryokai Medical Corporation - Goryokai Hospital

Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan, 002-8029

Actively Recruiting

43

Kansai Medical University Medical Center

Moriguchi, Osaka, Japan, 570-8507

Actively Recruiting

44

Rainbow and Sea Hospital

Karatsu-shi, Saga-ken, Japan, 847-0031

Actively Recruiting

45

Local Institution - 0081

Iruma, Saitama, Japan, 350-0495

Withdrawn

46

Saitama Konan Hospital

Kumagaya, Saitama, Japan, 360-0114

Actively Recruiting

47

National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry

Kodaira, Tokyo, Japan, 187-8551

Actively Recruiting

48

Narimasu Kosei Hospital

tabashi City, Tokyo, Japan, 175-0091

Actively Recruiting

49

Kuramitsu Hospital

Fukuoka, Japan, 819-0037

Actively Recruiting

50

Miyazaki Prefectural Miyazaki Hospital

Miyazaki, Japan, 880-8510

Actively Recruiting

51

Osaka Metropolitan University Hospital

Osaka, Japan, 545-8586

Actively Recruiting

52

Local Institution - 0084

Osaka, Japan, 590-0018

Not Yet Recruiting

53

Showa Medical University Karasuyama Hospital

Tokyo, Japan, 157-8577

Actively Recruiting

54

Wakayama Medical University Hospital

Wakayama, Japan, 641-8510

Actively Recruiting

55

Yamagata Sakuracho Hospital

Yamagata, Japan, 990-0045

Actively Recruiting

56

North Shore Hospital

Auckland, New Zealand, 0622

Actively Recruiting

57

Centrum Medyczne HCP

Poznan, Greater Poland Voivodeship, Poland, 61-485

Actively Recruiting

58

Instytut Psychiatrii i Neurologii

Warsaw, Masovian Voivodeship, Poland, 02-957

Actively Recruiting

59

Klinika Psychiatrii Uniwersytet Medyczny w Białymstoku

Bialystok, Podlaskie Voivodeship, Poland, 15-272

Actively Recruiting

60

Local Institution - 0111

Gdansk, Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland, 80-214

Not Yet Recruiting

61

M2M Med

Rybnik, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland, 44-200

Actively Recruiting

62

Local Institution - 0102

Sosnowiec, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland, 41-200

Not Yet Recruiting

63

Clinica Inventiva

Tuszyn, Poland, 95-080

Actively Recruiting

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How is the study designed?

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Masking

DOUBLE

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Model

PARALLEL

Primary Purpose

TREATMENT

Number of Arms

2

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