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Recruiting Phase 3 NCT06585787

A Study to Evaluate KarXT as a Treatment for Psychosis Associated With Alzheimer's Disease (ADEPT-4)

Trial Parameters

Condition Alzheimer Disease
Sponsor Karuna Therapeutics, Inc., a Bristol Myers Squibb company
Study Type INTERVENTIONAL
Phase Phase 3
Enrollment 406
Sex ALL
Min Age 55 Years
Max Age 90 Years
Start Date 2024-09-26
Completion 2026-09-21
Interventions
KarXTPlacebo

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the safety and efficacy of KarXT in adult participants with mild to severe Alzheimer's Disease (AD) with moderate to severe psychosis related to AD.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria * Patients who are 55 to 90 years of age, inclusive, at the time of Screening (Visit 1). * Patients who are diagnosed with AD based on the 2024 revised criteria for diagnosis and staging of AD: Alzheimer's Association Workgroup. * Patient must have a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) or computed tomography (CT) scan of the brain (completed within the past 5 years) taken during or subsequent to the onset of dementia to rule out other central nervous system (CNS) disease that could account for the dementia syndrome, eg, major stroke, neoplasm, subdural hematoma. * Patient must have a history of psychotic symptoms (meeting International Psychogeriatric Association criteria) for at least 2 months prior to Screening (Visit 1) (participants may or may not have symptoms of agitation). Exclusion Criteria \- Patients will not be able to participate if they have: i) Psychotic symptoms that are primarily attributable to a condition other than the AD causing the dementia, eg, sch

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