Efficacy and Safety of Suvorexant (MK-4305) for Reducing Incidence of Delirium in Japanese Participants at High Risk of Delirium (MK-4305-085)

Sponsor
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC (Industry)
Overall Status
Recruiting
CT.gov ID
NCT04571944
Collaborator
(none)
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Study Details

Study Description

Brief Summary

The goal of this study is to evaluate the efficacy and safety of suvorexant (MK-4305) for reducing the incidence of delirium in Japanese participants who are at high risk of delirium. The primary hypothesis is that suvorexant reduces the proportion of participants with delirium compared with placebo as assessed by the diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders 5th edition (DSM-5) criteria.

Condition or Disease Intervention/Treatment Phase
Phase 3

Study Design

Study Type:
Interventional
Anticipated Enrollment :
200 participants
Allocation:
Randomized
Intervention Model:
Parallel Assignment
Masking:
Triple (Participant, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)
Primary Purpose:
Prevention
Official Title:
A Phase 3 Multicenter, Randomized, Placebo-controlled, Double-blind Clinical Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of MK-4305 (Suvorexant) for Reducing Incidence of Delirium in Japanese Participants at High Risk of Delirium
Actual Study Start Date :
Oct 22, 2020
Anticipated Primary Completion Date :
Jan 20, 2023
Anticipated Study Completion Date :
Jan 20, 2023

Arms and Interventions

Arm Intervention/Treatment
Experimental: Suvorexant

Participants will receive 15 mg of suvorexant orally once daily (QD) for 5 to 7 days.

Drug: Suvorexant
Suvorexant administered at a dose of 15 mg QD via oral tablet
Other Names:
  • MK-4305
  • Placebo Comparator: Placebo

    Participants will receive suvorexant-matching placebo orally QD for 5 to 7 days.

    Drug: Placebo
    Suvorexant-matching placebo administered QD via oral tablet

    Outcome Measures

    Primary Outcome Measures

    1. Percentage of participants with delirium as assessed by diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders 5th edition (DSM-5) criteria [Up to ~8 days]

      DSM-5 is the gold standard for diagnosis of delirium. DSM-5 criteria will be used for clinician assessment of delirium. The percentage of participants with delirium per DSM-5 criteria will be presented.

    2. Number of participants who experience one or more adverse events (AEs) [Up to ~21 days]

      An AE is any untoward medical occurrence in a clinical study participant, temporally associated with the use of study intervention, whether or not considered related to the study intervention. The number of participants who experience one or more AEs will be presented.

    3. Number of participants who discontinue study treatment due to an AE [Up to ~7 days]

      An AE is any untoward medical occurrence in a clinical study participant, temporally associated with the use of study intervention, whether or not considered related to the study intervention. The number of participants who discontinue study treatment due to an AE will be presented.

    Secondary Outcome Measures

    1. Maximum daily total score on Delirium Rating Scale-Revised-98 (DRS-R-98) [Up to ~8 days]

      DRS-R-98 is a diagnostic and assessment tool used for evaluation of delirium. It is a 16-item clinician-rated scale with 13 items measuring delirium severity and 3 diagnostic items. The total DRS-R-98 score can range from 0 (lowest) to 46 (highest). Higher scores indicate worsening or more severe delirium. The maximum daily total score on DRS-R-98 will be presented.

    2. Percentage of participants with delirium as assessed by DRS-R-98 [Up to ~8 days]

      DRS-R-98 is a diagnostic and assessment tool used for evaluation of delirium. It is a 16-item clinician-rated scale with 13 items measuring delirium severity and 3 diagnostic items. The total DRS-R-98 score can range from 0 (lowest) to 46 (highest). Higher scores indicate worsening or more severe delirium. Optimized cutoff score for delirium diagnosis in Japanese translated DRS-R-98 has been determined as ≥14.5. The percentage of participants with delirium as assessed by DRS-R-98, defined as the percentage of participants with total score ≥14.5 per DRS-R-98, will be presented.

    Eligibility Criteria

    Criteria

    Ages Eligible for Study:
    65 Years to 90 Years
    Sexes Eligible for Study:
    All
    Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
    No
    Inclusion Criteria:
    • Is hospitalized for (1) acute disease with severe disease state or decreased daily living function or (2) elective surgery requiring general anesthesia scheduled on the day after or 2 days after admission/Day 1

    • Has (1) mild cognitive impairment or mild dementia and/or (2) a history of delirium in any prior hospitalization

    • Requires hospitalization for 6 days for acute disease, with treatment starting on day of admission; or 7 days, with treatment starting the day after admission OR

    • Requires hospitalization for 6 days for elective surgery scheduled on the day after admission; or for 7 days for elective surgery scheduled 2 days after admission

    • Is able to take study medications orally

    Exclusion Criteria:
    • Has moderate or severe dementia

    • Has a history of epilepsy or Parkinson's disease

    • Currently uses psychotropic agents or has a mental condition including schizophrenia, other mental disorders, bipolar disorder and major depression

    • Has a history of drug or alcohol abuse in the 5 years prior to start of study or has alcoholic disease such as alcoholic liver disease or gastritis alcoholic

    • Has a history of narcolepsy or cataplexy

    • Has used hypnotics, antipsychotics, mood stabilizers, antidepressants, anxiolytics, psychostimulants, anticonvulsants or tiapride within 2 weeks prior to randomization

    • Has delirium as assessed by DSM-5 or DRS-R-98 (total score ≥14.5) before the first dose of study medication

    Contacts and Locations

    Locations

    Site City State Country Postal Code
    1 Kohnodai Hospital, National Center for Global Health and Medicine ( Site 8522) Ichikawa Chiba Japan 272-8516
    2 Iizuka Hospital ( Site 8540) Iizuka Fukuoka Japan
    3 Kokura Memorial Hospital ( Site 8537) Kitakyushu Fukuoka Japan 802-8555
    4 Maebashi Red Cross Hospital ( Site 8548) Maebashi Gunma Japan
    5 Fukuyama City Hospital ( Site 8528) Fukuyama Hiroshima Japan 721-8511
    6 Tonan Hospital ( Site 8512) Sapporo Hokkaido Japan 060-0004
    7 Kansai Rosai Hospital ( Site 8550) Amagasaki Hyogo Japan 660-8511
    8 Kanazawa Medical University Hospital ( Site 8514) Kahoku-gun Ishikawa Japan 920-0293
    9 National Hospital Organization Kanazawa Medical Center ( Site 8554) Kanazawa Ishikawa Japan 920-8650
    10 Kagawa University Hospital ( Site 8519) Kita-gun Kagawa Japan 761-0793
    11 TAKAMATSU Red Cross Hospital ( Site 8547) Takamatsu Kagawa Japan 760-0017
    12 Nippon Medical School Musashi Kosugi Hospital ( Site 8502) Kawasaki Kanagawa Japan 211-8533
    13 Showa University Northern Yokohama Hospital ( Site 8534) Yokohama Kanagawa Japan 224-8503
    14 Yokohama City University Medical Center ( Site 8516) Yokohama Kanagawa Japan 232-0024
    15 Saiseikai Yokohamashi Nanbu Hospital ( Site 8541) Yokohama Kanagawa Japan 234-8503
    16 Yokohama City University Hospital ( Site 8515) Yokohama Kanagawa Japan 2360064
    17 National Hospital Organization Yokohama Medical Center ( Site 8531) Yokohama Kanagawa Japan 245-8575
    18 National Hospital Organization Maizuru Medical Center ( Site 8535) Maizuru-shi Kyoto Japan 625-8502
    19 Aizawa Hospital ( Site 8542) Matsumoto Nagano Japan 390-8510
    20 Matsushita Memorial Hospital ( Site 8556) Moriguchi Osaka Japan 570-8540
    21 Osaka University Hospital ( Site 8524) Suita Osaka Japan 565-0871
    22 Toyonaka Municipal Hospital ( Site 8521) Toyonaka Osaka Japan 560-8565
    23 Shimane Prefectural Central Hospital ( Site 8530) Izumo Shimane Japan 693-8555
    24 Kamitsuga General Hospital ( Site 8546) Kanuma Tochigi Japan 322-8550
    25 SANO KOSEI GENERAL HOSPITAL ( Site 8551) Sano Tochigi Japan 327-8511
    26 Jichi Medical University Hospital ( Site 8525) Shimotsuke Tochigi Japan 329-0498
    27 Yamaguchi University Hospital ( Site 8517) Ube Yamaguchi Japan 755-8505
    28 National Hospital Organization Kyushu Medical Center ( Site 8532) Fukuoka Japan 810-8563
    29 Gifu Municipal Hospital ( Site 8555) Gifu Japan 500-8513
    30 Hiroshima City Hiroshima Citizens Hospital ( Site 8505) Hiroshima Japan 730-8518
    31 National Hospital Organization Kumamoto Medical Center ( Site 8511) Kumamoto Japan 860-0008
    32 Japanese Red Cross Kyoto Daini Hospital ( Site 8533) Kyoto Japan 602-8026
    33 Kyoto Katsura Hospital ( Site 8539) Kyoto Japan 615-8256
    34 Miyazaki Prefectural Miyazaki Hospital ( Site 8543) Miyazaki Japan 880-8510
    35 Niigata City General Hospital ( Site 8544) Niigata Japan 950-1197
    36 Okayama Saiseikai General Hospital ( Site 8549) Okayama Japan 700-8511
    37 Okayama University Hospital ( Site 8510) Okayama Japan 7008558
    38 Osaka City General Hospital ( Site 8518) Osaka Japan 534-0021
    39 National Hospital Organization Osaka National Hospital ( Site 8536) Osaka Japan 540-0006
    40 Japanese Red Cross Osaka Hospital ( Site 8523) Osaka Japan 543-8555
    41 Nippon Life Hospital ( Site 8552) Osaka Japan 550-0006
    42 Japan Community Health care Organization Osaka Hospital ( Site 8545) Osaka Japan 553-0003
    43 Osaka General Medical Center ( Site 8538) Osaka Japan 558-8558
    44 Saga-Ken Medical Centre Koseikan ( Site 8526) Saga Japan 840-8571
    45 Tokushima Prefectural Central Hospital ( Site 8509) Tokushima Japan 770-8539
    46 National Cancer Center Hospital ( Site 8520) Tokyo Japan 104-0045
    47 National Hospital Organization Tokyo Medical Center ( Site 8529) Tokyo Japan 152-8902
    48 Tokyo Women's Medical University Hospital ( Site 8527) Tokyo Japan 162-8666
    49 Juntendo University Nerima Hospital ( Site 8501) Tokyo Japan 177-8521
    50 Tokyo Medical and Dental University Hospital ( Site 8503) Tokyo Japan

    Sponsors and Collaborators

    • Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC

    Investigators

    • Study Director: Medical Director, Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC

    Study Documents (Full-Text)

    None provided.

    More Information

    Publications

    None provided.
    Responsible Party:
    Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
    ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
    NCT04571944
    Other Study ID Numbers:
    • 4305-085
    • MK-4305-085
    • jRCT2031200149
    First Posted:
    Oct 1, 2020
    Last Update Posted:
    Jul 18, 2022
    Last Verified:
    Jul 1, 2022
    Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement:
    Yes
    Plan to Share IPD:
    Yes
    Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product:
    No
    Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product:
    No
    Additional relevant MeSH terms:

    Study Results

    No Results Posted as of Jul 18, 2022