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NCT04010305 · ClinicalTrials.gov registry record · Phase 1

Sub-Lingual Dexmedetomidine in Agitation Associated With Schizophrenia

A Phase 1 study, sponsored by BioXcel Therapeutics.

Completed
Registry status
Phase 1
Development phase
135
Enrollment target

NCT04010305: Completed Phase 1 study, sponsored by BioXcel Therapeutics.

NCT04010305 is a Phase 1 study that has completed, run by BioXcel Therapeutics. The registered enrollment target is 135 participants, above the 60-participant average among 29,502 other Phase 1 trials with a reported enrollment target (125% higher). According to ClinicalTrials.gov, the official US trial registry.

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The verdict

NCT04010305, a Phase 1 study, has completed, sponsored by BioXcel Therapeutics.

COMPLETED
Registry status
Phase 1
Development phase
135 participants
Enrollment target

Study Summary

This is a two-stage adaptive Phase Ib trial design, that will identify two doses (lowest dose with clinical benefit and highest safe dose) in a first stage and better evaluate safety, tolerability and variability of effect in the second stage.

Primary Outcome

Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale - Excited Component (PEC). The PEC comprises 5 items associated with agitation: poor impulse control, tension, hostility, uncooperativeness, and excitement; each scored 1 (minimum) to 7 (maximum). The PEC, the sum of these 5 subscales, thus ranges from 5 to 35.

Interventions

  • DRUG Placebo film
  • DRUG Sublingual film containing BXCL501 (Dexmedetomidine)

Trial Details

FieldValue
Enrollment Target 135 participants
Start Date 2019-05-22
Est. Completion 2019-07-31
Phase Phase 1
BioXcel Therapeutics

13 total trials

What the finished NCT04010305 record still lists

NCT04010305 is an interventional study that assigns participants to a tested intervention. The registered 135 participants enrollment target is mid-sized for trials with a published cap, above the 60-participant average among 29,502 other Phase 1 trials with a reported enrollment target (125% higher).

The record links to 0 conditions, and to 2 interventions - of which Placebo film is the first listed.

NCT04010305 does not publish any study locations in the registry export this page uses.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is clinical trial NCT04010305 about?

NCT04010305 is a clinical study titled "Sub-Lingual Dexmedetomidine in Agitation Associated With Schizophrenia". This is a two-stage adaptive Phase Ib trial design, that will identify two doses (lowest dose with clinical benefit and highest safe dose) in a first stage and better evaluate safety, tolerability and variability of effect in the second stage.

What is the current status of trial NCT04010305?

This trial is currently completed. It is a Phase 1 study. The enrollment target is 135 participants. The study started on 2019-05-22. Estimated completion is 2019-07-31.

What interventions are being tested in trial NCT04010305?

The interventions under investigation include: Placebo film (DRUG), Sublingual film containing BXCL501 (Dexmedetomidine) (DRUG).

Who is sponsoring clinical trial NCT04010305?

This trial is sponsored by BioXcel Therapeutics, which has 13 total clinical trials registered on ClinicalTrials.gov.

How this trial's enrollment target compares

Where NCT04010305's enrollment target sits among peer trials

135 425th of 2000 higher than 1,574 of 2,000 other Phase 1 trials

participants (enrollment target), bucketed by value

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Source ClinicalTrials.gov registry export · 2026-08-08

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Source: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT04010305, the US trial registry maintained by the National Library of Medicine. NCT04010305 (mid enrollment · none site footprint · completed) retrieved and formatted by PlainTrial, see methodology.