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Clinical Trials in India / NCT06951711
Recruiting Phase 3

A Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of KarXT for the Treatment of Manic Episodes in Bipolar-I Disorder (BALSAM-2)

NCT06951711 · tracked via the Priya Life Science India tracker
Sponsor
Bristol-Myers Squibb
Phase
Phase 3
Started
2025-06-13
Last updated
2026-09-04

Condition(s) studied

Bipolar Disorder Type I With Mania or Mania With Mixed Features

Investigational drug(s) / intervention(s)

KarXTPlacebo

KarXT: Specified dose on specified days

Placebo: Specified dose on specified days

Study summary

This is a Phase 3, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, multicenter, inpatient study in participants with bipolar disorder experiencing an acute episode of mania or mania with mixed features.

The primary objective of the study is to evaluate the efficacy of KarXT compared to placebo in treating symptoms of mania during a 3-week inpatient period. The duration of the study including screening, the double-blind inpatient treatment period and safety-follow-up is no more than seven weeks.

Eligibility

Sex
ALL
Min age
18 Years
Max age
65 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion Criteria: * 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. Exclusion Criteria: * 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 cirrhosis, liver cancer, clinically significant liver disease based on the liver function test results. * Other protocol-defined Inclusion/Exclusion criteria apply.

Primary outcome measure(s)

Trial sites (85)

FacilityCityRegionStatus
Pillar Clinical Research- Little Rock Little Rock Arkansas Recruiting
Woodland Research Northwest Rogers Arkansas Recruiting
Proscience Research Group Culver City California Recruiting
Clinical Innovations, Inc. dba CITrials Riverside California Recruiting
Collaborative Neuroscience Research, LLC Torrance California Recruiting
Local Institution - 0036 Hialeah Gardens Florida Withdrawn
Behavioral Clinical Research Hollywood Florida Recruiting
LCC Medical Research Institute Miami Florida Recruiting
Innovative Clinical Research, Inc. Miami Lakes Florida Recruiting
South Florida Research Phase I-IV Miami Springs Florida Recruiting
Local Institution - 0019 Tampa Florida Withdrawn
Health Synergy Clinical Research West Palm Beach Florida Recruiting
Atlanta Center for Medical Research Atlanta Georgia Recruiting
CenExel iResearch, LLC Decatur Georgia Recruiting
Local Institution - 0020 Chicago Illinois Not Yet Recruiting
CBH Health Gaithersburg Maryland Recruiting
Precise Research Centers Flowood Mississippi Recruiting
Arch Clinical Trials St Louis Missouri Recruiting
Local Institution - 0076 North Las Vegas Nevada Withdrawn
Hassman Research Institute Marlton Site Marlton New Jersey Recruiting
Local Institution - 0031 Marlton New Jersey Withdrawn
Local Institution - 0075 Charlotte North Carolina Withdrawn
University of Cincinnati Medical Center Cincinnati Ohio Recruiting
Neuro-Behavioral Clinical Research North Canton Ohio Recruiting
Adams Clinical Dallas DeSoto Texas Recruiting
Local Institution - 0028 Houston Texas Withdrawn
Pillar Clinical Research - Richardson Richardson Texas Recruiting
Pillar Clinical Research Richardson Texas Recruiting
Local Institution - 0103 Beijing Beijing Municipality Not Yet Recruiting
Local Institution - 0106 Beijing Beijing Municipality Not Yet Recruiting
Local Institution - 0108 Wuhan Hubei Not Yet Recruiting
Local Institution - 0107 Changsha Hunan Not Yet Recruiting
Local Institution - 0105 Jining Shi Shandong Not Yet Recruiting
Local Institution - 0104 Tianjin Tianjin Municipality Not Yet Recruiting
Local Institution - 0009 Zagreb City of Zagreb Withdrawn
Klinika za psihijatriju "Vrapče" Zagreb Croatia Recruiting
Klinika za psihijatriju "Vrapče" Zagreb Croatia Recruiting
Klinika za psihijatriju "Vrapče" Zagreb Croatia Recruiting
Psihijatrijska bolnica "Sveti Ivan" Zagreb Croatia Recruiting
GMERS Medical College and General Hospital Vadodara Gujarat Recruiting

+ 45 more sites — see the full list on the official registry below.

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Official registry record

This page summarises publicly available registry data for informational purposes — not medical advice. Eligibility is determined by each study team; patients should discuss participation with their clinician.

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