KarXT compared with placebo for schizophrenia in teenagers
Tests KarXT against a placebo in adolescents with schizophrenia.
Plain-language title generated from the registry record
Registry title: A Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of KarXT for the Treatment of Schizophrenia in Adolescents (EMERGENT TEEN)
Key facts
- Where
- Bucharest, Cluj-Napoca, Iasi, and Timișoara, RomaniaSee the 6 sites
- Phase
- Phase 3
AI summary: who the study is looking for
From the trial's eligibility criteria. Machine-read from the registry text on this page, so it can be wrong. The registry text below and the trial team decide who can take part.
The trial is looking for teenagers aged 13 to 17 with schizophrenia who currently have symptoms of psychosis. It tests KarXT against a placebo.
- Age
- 13 to 17 years
- Sex
- All sexes can join.
- Disease stage
- Schizophrenia confirmed by DSM-5-TR criteria and the K-SADS-PL interview, with psychosis symptoms at screening. PANSS total score of at least 70 and CGI-S score of 4 or more at screening and randomization.
Main reasons for not taking part
- Any main mental health disorder other than schizophrenia in the 12 months before screening
- Serious heart, lung, liver, kidney, blood, stomach and bowel, hormone, immune, skin, nerve or cancer disease, or another condition the investigator thinks would risk safety or the study results
- Any grade of liver impairment
- Known intellectual disability (IQ less than 70)
- Any nerve or brain disorder except Tourette's Syndrome
Read by machine on 12 November 2026.
Could this be for you?
Answer for yourself. This is not a decision: only the study team can say whether you can take part.
- Are you between 13 and 17 years old?
Source: NCT07288567, who can take part
Where in Romania
- Cabinet Medical Individual Dr Gheorghita Karina LidiaBucharest, RomaniaTaking people
- Clinica AnimedicaBucharest, RomaniaTaking people
- Spitalul Clinic de Psihiatrie Prof Dr Alexandru ObregiaBucharest, RomaniaTaking people
- Spitalul Clinic de Urgenta pentru Copii Cluj NapocaCluj-Napoca, RomaniaTaking people
- Institutul De Psihiatrie Socola IasiIasi, RomaniaTaking people
- Spitalul Clinic de Urgenta pentru Copii Louis Turcanu TimisoaraTimișoara, RomaniaTaking people
Questions to ask the study team
- How often do I need to come in, and for how long each time?
- Are travel costs paid?
- Can I keep my own doctor?
- What happens if I want to stop?
Contact the study team: see the registry record → Contacts and Locations
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- Who runs it
- Bristol-Myers Squibb
- Trial code
- NCT07288567EU 2025-523711-11-00
- Record updated
- 12 November 2026
- Original description
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the efficacy and safety of KarXT for treatment of Schizophrenia in adolescents.Read full original descriptionShow less
A Phase 3 Multicenter, Randomized, Double-blind, Placebo-controlled Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of KarXT for the Treatment of Schizophrenia in Adolescents (13 to 17 Years of Age)
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the efficacy and safety of KarXT for treatment of Schizophrenia in adolescents.
Inclusion: Diagnosis of schizophrenia as defined by the The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition,Text Revision (DSM-5-TR) criteria, confirmed by the Kiddie Schedule for Affective Disorders and Schizophrenia-Present and Lifetime version (K-SADS-PL) and experiencing symptoms of psychosis at screening (Visit 1); PANSS total score of at least 70 at screening (Visit 1) and randomization (Visit 2); Participant has a CGI-S score of ≥ 4 at screening (Visit 1) and randomization (Visit 2).
Exclusion: Any primary DSM-5-TR disorder other than schizophrenia within 12 months before screening; History or presence of clinically significant cardiovascular, pulmonary, hepatic impairment, renal, hematologic, GI, endocrine, immunologic, dermatologic, neurologic, or oncologic disease or any other condition that, in the opinion of the investigator, would jeopardize the safety of the participant or the validity of the study results; All grades of hepatic impairment (mild [Child-Pugh Class A], moderate [Child-Pugh Class B], and severe [Child-Pugh Class C]). Participants with known intellectual disability defined as an IQ less than 70; or, either clinical evidence or known social or school history indicative of intellectual disability; Any neurological disorder, except for Tourette's Syndrome; Participants who have either a systolic blood pressure (sBP) or diastolic blood pressure (dBP) meeting criteria for stage 2 HTN, regardless of the presence or absence of symptoms; Other protocol-defined Inclusion/Exclusion criteria apply.