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Essential TremorPhase 2/3NCT05366751

A Study to Evaluate the Long-term Safety and Tolerability of SAGE-324 in Participants With Essential Tremor

A Phase 2/3 study testing SAGE-324 in people with Essential Tremor, run by Sage Therapeutics at 38 sites in United States.

Terminated

Stopped early. The study ended before it was planned to and will not resume.

Official record
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Trial summary

The primary purpose of this study is to evaluate the long-term safety and tolerability of SAGE-324 in participants with essential tremor (ET). Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 to 80 years
Conditions the study is for
Essential Tremor
What is being tested?
SAGE-324
Type of treatment
Pill or oral medicine
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
97 participants
Where
38 sitesUnited States
Study dates
3 Jun 2022to 10 Sep 2024
Phase
Phase 2/3
Are there results?
Yes, posted in the registrySummary in the doctors' view

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 18 to 80 years
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • Participant is in good physical health and has no clinically significant findings (excluding ET) that may impact their ability to participate in the study, as determined by the investigator, on physical examination, 12-lead electrocardiogram (ECG), or clinical laboratory tests.
  • Participant has a clinician-confirmed diagnosis of ET in compliance with all the following criteria:
  • Duration of at least 3 years
  • Absence of other neurological signs, such as dystonia, ataxia, parkinsonism, task- and position-specific tremors, sudden tremor onset, or evidence of stepwise deterioration of tremor
  • Absence of historical or clinical evidence of tremor with psychogenic origin (including, but not limited to, eating disorders and major depression)
  • Participant has completed the planned end of treatment (EOT) visit and was not early terminated during the planned Treatment Period in another SAGE-324 study.
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  • Participant is willing to limit use of alcohol to 2 units per day for males and 1 unit per day for females starting at least 1 week prior to Day 1 and through the End of Study (EOS) Visit.
  • Participant will limit alcohol use to at least 2 hours before self-administration of investigational product (IP) in the evening.
  • Participant will not use alcohol starting 24 hours prior to scheduled in-clinic study visits until all assessments have been completed.
  • Participant is willing to maintain prestudy consumption of products that contain nicotine starting at least 1 week prior to Day 1 and through EOS Visit.

Who cannot join

  • Participant has presence of alcohol withdrawal state.
  • Participant has had direct or indirect injury or trauma to the nervous system within 3 months before the onset of tremor.
  • Participant is taking and unable to discontinue the use of primidone at least 7 days prior to administration of the first dose of SAGE-324.
  • Participant has a history (within 3 years of Screening) or ongoing oncologic disease, excluding skin cancers (squamous or basal cell carcinoma) for which treatment has been completed and any carcinoma in situ.
  • Participant has an ongoing clinically relevant medical or psychiatric condition that, in the judgment of the investigator, is not well managed and poses a risk for participation in the study.
  • Participant has history of substance dependence and/or abuse prior to Screening, has a positive screen for drugs of abuse at Screening or predose on Day 1. Participants with nicotine use disorder that impacts their tremor are excluded.
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  • Participant has a known allergy to SAGE-324 or any excipient.
  • Female participant has a positive pregnancy test or confirmed pregnancy or is breastfeeding.
  • Participant has had exposure to another investigational drug or device within 30 days or 5 half-lives of the other investigational drug, whichever is longer, prior to the Day 1 visit and for the duration of the study.
  • Participant has a history of suicidal behavior within 2 years or answers "YES" to questions 3, 4, or 5 on the C-SSRS at Screening or at Day 1 or is currently at risk of suicide in the opinion of the investigator.
  • Participant has any condition or comorbidity that in the opinion of the investigator would limit or interfere with the participant's ability to complete or partake in the study.
  • Participant has used any known moderate or strong cytochrome P450 3A4 inhibitors and/or inducers within 14 days or 5 half-lives (whichever is longer) prior to Day 1 or consumed grapefruit juice, grapefruit, Seville oranges, or St. John's Wort or products containing these within 30 days prior to Day 1 and is unwilling to refrain from taking these medications or foods for the duration of dosing. Use of mild cytochrome inhibitors and/or inducers may be permitted.

Trial locations and contacts

38 sites in 1 country.

38 sites in 1 country

United States38 sites
  • Sage Investigational Site

    Asheville, North Carolina, 28806

  • Sage Investigational Site

    Atlanta, Georgia, 30329

  • Sage Investigational Site

    Austin, Texas, 78746

  • Sage Investigational Site

    Boca Raton, Florida, 33486

  • Sage Investigational Site

    Boston, Massachusetts, 02131

  • Sage Investigational Site

    Bradenton, Florida, 34205

  • Sage Investigational Site

    Cincinnati, Ohio, 45219

  • Sage Investigational Site

    Coral Springs, Florida, 33067

  • Sage Investigational Site

    Dayton, Ohio, 45417

  • Sage Investigational Site

    Decatur, Georgia, 30030

  • Sage Investigational Site

    Englewood, Colorado, 80113

  • Sage Investigational Site

    Farmington Hills, Michigan, 48334

  • Sage Investigational Site

    Fort Worth, Texas, 76104

  • Sage Investigational Site

    Fountain Valley, California, 92708

  • Sage Investigational Site

    Fullerton, California, 92835

  • Sage Investigational Site

    Hollywood, Florida, 33024

  • Sage Investigational Site

    Hoover, Alabama, 35244

  • Sage Investigational Site

    Houston, Texas, 77030

  • Sage Investigational Site

    Kansas City, Kansas, 66160

  • Sage Investigational Site

    Katy, Texas, 77450

  • Sage Investigational Site

    Kirkland, Washington, 12039

  • Sage Investigational Site

    Lexington, Kentucky, 40509

  • Sage Investigational Site

    Los Angeles, California, 90095

  • Sage Investigational Site

    Memphis, Tennessee, 38157

  • Sage Investigational Site

    Miami, Florida, 33136

  • Sage Investigational Site

    Miami, Florida, 33175

  • Sage Investigational Site

    Miami, Florida, 33176

  • Sage Investigational Site

    Naples, Florida, 34105

  • Sage Investigational Site

    New York, New York, 10003

  • Sage Investigational Site

    New York, New York, 10032

  • Sage Investigational Site

    Orlando, Florida, 32803

  • Sage Investigational Site

    Round Rock, Texas, 78681

  • Sage Investigational Site

    Scottsdale, Arizona, 85258

  • Sage Investigational Site

    Shreveport, Louisiana, 71105

  • Sage Investigational Site

    Spokane, Washington, 99202

  • Sage Investigational Site

    Tampa, Florida, 33612

  • Sage Investigational Site

    Tulsa, Oklahoma, 74136

  • Sage Investigational Site

    West Falls Church, Virginia, 22042

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About this study

Official title: An Open-label Study of the Long-term Safety and Tolerability of SAGE-324 in Participants With Essential Tremor

The primary purpose of this study is to evaluate the long-term safety and tolerability of SAGE-324 in participants with essential tremor (ET).

Being tested
SAGE-324
Keywords
SAGE-324
Medical subject headings
Essential Tremor

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • SAGE-324Drug

    SAGE-324 oral tablets

Study groups in NCT05366751
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
SAGE-324 60 mgExperimentalParticipants will receive SAGE-324 15 milligrams (mg) from Day 1 to Day 14, followed by up-titration to 30 mg from Day 15 to Day 28, then to 45 mg from Day 29 to Day 42, and then 60 mg starting on Day 43, orally, once daily.
Receives: Drug: SAGE-324

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Number of Participants With at Least One Treatment-Emergent Adverse Events (TEAEs)

    An adverse event (AE) is any untoward medical occurrence in a participant or clinical investigation participant administered a pharmaceutical product and that does not necessarily have a causal relationship with this treatment. An AE can therefore be any unfavorable and unintended sign (including an abnormal laboratory finding), symptom or disease temporally associated with the use of a medicinal (investigational) product whether or not related to the medicinal (investigational) product. A TEAE is defined as an AE with onset after the first dose of IP, or any worsening of a pre-existing medical condition/AE with onset after the start of IP and throughout the study.

    Measured: Up to 814 days

Secondary outcomes (6)
  1. Number of Participants With Potentially Clinically Significant (PCS) Vital Sign Measurements: Heart Rate, Systolic Blood Pressure (SBP), and Diastolic Blood Pressure (DBP)

    Number of participants with PCS postbaseline vital sign values are summarized for categories: supine and standing (1 and 3 minutes [min]) heart rate - maximum absolute value greater than (>)120 beats/min, minimum absolute value less than (<)40 beats/min. Supine and standing (1 and 3 min) SBP - maximum absolute value >180 millimeters of mercury (mmHg), minimum absolute value <90 mmHg, and increase or decrease from baseline of greater than or equal to (≥)30 mmHg; supine and standing (1 and 3 min) DBP - maximum absolute value >110 mmHg, minimum absolute value <50 mmHg, and increase or decrease from baseline of ≥20 mmHg. Only those categories where at least 1 participant met the PCS criterion at least once during postbaseline duration are reported.

    Measured: Up to 814 days

  2. Number of Participants With PCS Electrocardiogram (ECG) Findings for QT Corrected According to Fridericia's Formula [QTcF])

    Number of participants with PCS postbaseline values for QTcF are categorized as follows: absolute value >450 milliseconds (msec) and ≤480msec; absolute value >480 msec and ≤500msec; absolute value >500 msec and increase from baseline >30 and ≤60 msec; increase from baseline >60 msec. Only those categories where at least 1 participant met the PCS criterion at least once during postbaseline are reported.

    Measured: Up to 814 days

  3. Number of Participants With PCS Laboratory Parameters

    Clinical laboratory test values are considered PCS if they meet either the lower-limit or higher-limit PCS criteria defined in the categories below. Number of participants with PCS laboratory values are summarized for clinical chemistry, liver function tests, hematology, and coagulation. Only those categories where at least 1 participant had a non-PCS value at Baseline and met the PCS criterion at least once during post-baseline are reported. Number analyzed is the number of participants with data available for analyses for the specified category.

    Measured: Up to 814 days

  4. Change From Baseline in Epworth Sleepiness Scale (ESS) Score

    ESS consists of 8 items where participants rate, on a 4-point scale of 0 (no chance of dozing) to 3 (high chance of dozing), their usual chances of dozing off or falling asleep while engaged in 8 different activities. ESS total score is sum of the 8 individual item scores and estimates a participant's average sleep propensity. ESS score can range from 0 to 24. ESS score ≥ 10 was used to indicate excessive daytime sleepiness. A higher score indicates more severe excessive daytime sleepiness. Baseline was defined as last non-missing measurement prior to the first dose of investigational product. All participants received SAGE-324 according to a predefined up-titration scheme. Data was collected and reported in single arm for each participant who started treatment as specified and either completed or discontinued study.

    Measured: Baseline, Days 8, 15, 22, 29, 36, 43, 50, 57, 70, 84, 112, 140, 168, 274, 365, 456, 548, 639, 730, 765, End of Treatment [EOT] (anytime, up to Day 793), End of Study [EOS] (anytime, up to Day 814)

  5. Number of Participants With Change From Baseline in Columbia-Suicide Severity Rating Scale (C-SSRS) Responses

    C-SSRS scale consists of baseline evaluation that assesses lifetime experience of participant with suicidal ideation \& behavior, \& post-baseline evaluation that focuses on suicidality since last study visit. C-SSRS included 'yes'/'no' responses for assessment of suicidal ideation and behavior as well as numeric ratings for severity of ideation, if present (from 1-5, with 5 being most severe). Higher score indicated more severe symptoms. If any of assessments in suicidal behavior are 'Yes', category is considered as 'Suicidal behavior'. If any of assessments in suicidal ideation is 'Yes', but all assessments in suicidal behavior are 'No', category is considered as 'Suicidal ideation'. Baseline: any 'Yes' in any question in suicidal ideation/behavior prior to first dose of investigational product, excluding lifetime assessments. Data is reported for only those timepoints where participants had at least one 'yes' response to suicidal ideation or suicidal behavior except at Baseline.

    Measured: Baseline up to Day 814

  6. Physician Withdrawal Checklist (PWC-20) Scale Total Score

    PWC is based on 35-item Penn Physician Withdrawal Checklist that was developed to measure benzodiazepine and benzodiazepine-like discontinuation symptoms. PWC-20 is a shorter version of Penn Physician Withdrawal Checklist and is made up of a list of 20 symptoms (e.g., loss of appetite, nausea-vomiting, diarrhea, anxiety-nervousness, irritability) that are rated on a scale of 0 (not present) to 3 (severe). Total scores can range from 0 to 60; higher scores indicating more severe symptoms. PWC-20 assessments were conducted at EOT and EOS to monitor for presence of potential withdrawal symptoms following discontinuation of IP. EOT was defined as first available assessment after last dose of study treatment and within 1 day of last dose of study treatment. All participants received SAGE-324 according to a predefined up-titration scheme. Data was collected and reported in single arm for each participant who started treatment as specified and either completed or discontinued study.

    Measured: EOT (anytime, up to Day 793), EOS (anytime, up to Day 814)

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted9 May 2022
  2. Study start3 Jun 2022
  3. Primary completion10 Sep 2024
  4. Study completion10 Sep 2024

Why it stopped: Internal company decision

Resources

More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase 2/3
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Not applicable
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
97 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT05366751
Sponsor's protocol ID
324-ETD-303
Status last verified
Jul 2025
First submitted
4 May 2022
Last updated
1 Aug 2025
Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
Yes
FDA-regulated device
No
Individual data sharing
No: Data sharing will be consistent with the results submission policy of ClinicalTrials.gov.

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 2/3 study testing SAGE-324 in people with Essential Tremor, run by Sage Therapeutics at 38 sites in United States.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 10 inclusion and 12 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: stopped early, as of the sponsor's last update on 1 Aug 2025. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 38 sites in United States. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

What does this combined phase mean?

Phase 2 studies give the treatment to a larger group to see whether it has the intended effect and to keep checking safety.

Phase 3 studies compare the treatment with the current standard treatment or a placebo in a large group, to confirm how well it works and watch for side effects.

Not every study follows the same path, and some studies (observational studies, device studies) have no phase.

Are results available for this study?

Yes. Results are posted in the registry (first posted 1 Aug 2025). A summary is in the For doctors view, and the full results are on ClinicalTrials.gov.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Number of Participants With at Least One Treatment-Emergent Adverse Events (TEAEs) (time frame: Up to 814 days). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 1 Aug 2025.

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