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. 2022 Oct-Dec;19(10-12):43–47.

TABLE 1.

Details of various clinical trials of xanomeline + trospium (KarXT).2130

CLINICAL TRIAL IDENTIFIER PRIMARY ENDPOINT(S) INTERVENTION PHASE NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS RANDOMIZED/MASKING STATUS
NCT02831231 Mean weekly maximum composite Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) score (nausea, diarrhea, sweating, salivation, and vomiting combined) xanomeline 75mg thrice daily and trospium 20mg twice daily
xanomeline 75mg thrice daily and placebo twice daily
I 70 RDBPCT Completed
Brannan S et al (2018) Incidence of cholinergic adverse events of nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, excessive sweating, and salivation. xanomeline 100mg twice daily and trospium 20mg twice daily
xanomeline 125mg twice daily and trospium 40mg twice daily
xanomeline 150mg twice daily and trospium 20mg twice daily
I 69 RDBPCT Completed
NCT03697252 (EMERGENT-1)
(KAR-004)
CFB in PANSS
Total score at Week 5
xanomeline 125mg and trospium 30mg twice daily vs. placebo (variable dosing schedule)* II 182 RDBPCT Completed
NCT04659161
(EMERGENT-2)
CFB in PANSS
Total score at Week 5
xanomeline 125mg and trospium 30mg twice daily vs. placebo (variable dosing schedule)* III 246 RDBPCT Recruiting
NCT04738123
(EMERGENT-3)
CFB in PANSS
Total score at Week 5
xanomeline 125mg and trospium 30mg twice daily vs. placebo (variable dosing schedule)* III 246 RDBPCT Recruiting
NCT04659174
(EMERGENT-4)
Incidence of TEAEs up to 53 weeks xanomeline 125mg and trospium 30mg twice daily vs. placebo (variable dosing schedule)** III 350 Open-label Recruiting
NCT04820309
(EMERGENT-5)
Incidence of TEAEs up to 53 weeks xanomeline 125mg and trospium 30mg twice daily vs. placebo (variable dosing schedule)** III 400 Open-label Recruiting
NCT05145413 CFB in PANSS
Total score at Week 6
xanomeline 50mg and trospium 20mg twice daily
xanomeline 75mg and trospium 20mg twice daily
xanomeline 100mg and trospium 20mg twice daily
xanomeline 125mg and trospium 30mg twice daily vs. placebo
III 400 RDBPCT Recruiting

*Variable dosing schedule of xanomeline 50mg and trospium 20mg on Days 1 and 2, followed by xanomeline 100mg and trospium 20mg for Days 3–7, then xanomeline 125mg and trospium 30mg for Days 8–35. If the patient was not able to tolerate the highest dose, there was an option to return to xanomeline 100mg and trospium 20mg.

**Variable dosing schedule of xanomeline 50mg and trospium 20mg on Days 1 and 2, followed by xanomeline 100mg and trospium 20mg for days 3–7, then xanomeline 125mg and trospium 30mg for Days 8–364. If the patient was not able to tolerate the highest dose, there was an option of returning to xanomeline 100mg and trospium 20mg.

CFB: Change from baseline; PANSS: Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale; RDBPCT: randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial; TEAE: treatment-emergent adverse event