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.
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
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).
- Conditions
- Essential Tremor
- 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 group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| SAGE-324 60 mg | Experimental | Participants 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.
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)
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
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
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
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)
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
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.
- First posted9 May 2022
- Study start3 Jun 2022
- Primary completion10 Sep 2024
- Study completion10 Sep 2024
Why it stopped: Internal company decision
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Posted resultsParticipant flow, outcome measures and adverse events reported by the sponsor.
- Other trials for Essential TremorStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- What the trial phases meanHow a treatment moves from first tests in people to approval.
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)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- Sage Therapeutics
- Sponsor type
- Industry (pharma, biotech, devices)
- Responsible party
- Sponsor
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
- Results posted
- Yes, on ClinicalTrials.gov
- 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.
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 1 Aug 2025. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- An Open-label Study of the Long-term Safety and Tolerability of SAGE-324 in Participants With Essential Tremor
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT05366751
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- 324-ETD-303
- Conditions
- Essential Tremor
- Keywords
- SAGE-324
- Phase
- Phase 2/3
- Study type
- Interventional
- Recruitment status
- TerminatedReason stopped: Internal company decision
- Enrolment
- 97 participants (actual)
- Lead sponsor
- Sage TherapeuticsIndustry (pharma, biotech, devices)
- Study start
- 3 Jun 2022 (actual)
- Primary completion
- 10 Sep 2024 (actual)
- Study completion
- 10 Sep 2024 (actual)
- First posted
- 9 May 2022 (actual)
- Results
- Posted 1 Aug 2025
Clinical summary
The research question as the sponsor registered it. This describes what the study plans to test, not what it found.
The primary purpose of this study is to evaluate the long-term safety and tolerability of SAGE-324 in participants with essential tremor (ET).
Study design
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
- Allocation
- Not applicable
- Intervention model
- Single group
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Number of arms
- 1
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| SAGE-324 60 mg | Experimental | Drug: SAGE-324Participants 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. |
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 18 to 80 years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
- Age groups
- Adult, Older adult
Key inclusion criteria (10 listed)
- 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:
- 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.
- 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 is willing to maintain prestudy consumption of products that contain nicotine starting at least 1 week prior to Day 1 and through EOS Visit.
Key exclusion criteria (12 listed)
- 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.
Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening; this overview does not establish that a patient qualifies. Full inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Interventions
| Intervention | Type | Arms |
|---|---|---|
| SAGE-324SAGE-324 oral tablets | Drug | SAGE-324 60 mg |
Primary outcome
Number of Participants With at Least One Treatment-Emergent Adverse Events (TEAEs)
Time frame: Up to 814 days
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.
6 secondary outcomes
Number of Participants With Potentially Clinically Significant (PCS) Vital Sign Measurements: Heart Rate, Systolic Blood Pressure (SBP), and Diastolic Blood Pressure (DBP)
Time frame: Up to 814 days
Number of Participants With PCS Electrocardiogram (ECG) Findings for QT Corrected According to Fridericia's Formula [QTcF])
Time frame: Up to 814 days
Number of Participants With PCS Laboratory Parameters
Time frame: Up to 814 days
Change From Baseline in Epworth Sleepiness Scale (ESS) Score
Time frame: 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)
Number of Participants With Change From Baseline in Columbia-Suicide Severity Rating Scale (C-SSRS) Responses
Time frame: Baseline up to Day 814
Physician Withdrawal Checklist (PWC-20) Scale Total Score
Time frame: EOT (anytime, up to Day 793), EOS (anytime, up to Day 814)
Results and safety
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Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 1 Aug 2025.
- Posted resultsParticipant flow, baseline, all outcome measures and adverse events.
- Individual participant dataSharing planned: No. Data sharing will be consistent with the results submission policy of ClinicalTrials.gov.
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Referral and contact
AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals. Contact the study team or a site listed below; they decide who can take part. This study is not recruiting at the moment.
The record lists no contact. Use the official record to reach the sponsor.
38 sites in 1 country: see every site and its status.
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.