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The purpose of this study is to investigate whether Lorexys is effective and safe to treat premenopausal women who have lost their sexual desire to a distressing degree.
Women are diagnosed with Hypoactive sexual desire disorder (HSDD) if they experience chronic loss of desire for sex together with significant distress or interpersonal difficulties due to this lack of desire. HSDD can have a serious effect on emotional well-being and interpersonal relationships.
There are no U.S. Food and Drug Administration-approved treatments for HSDD. Off-label treatments include testosterone, which is not always effective and can be accompanied by side effects such as excess hair growth, acne, and decreases in high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol levels.
Research in laboratory animals and clinical observations in humans suggest that re-balancing chemical messengers in the brain may stimulate sexual desire. S1 Biopharma's Lorexys® is a novel use fixed-dose combination (FDC) in an oral pill. Lorexys® combines two agents intended to restore balance to the brain's centers that control sexual function. Such effects are hoped to help women with HSDD.
The compound is Phase 2-ready without prior trials (Phase I safety studies) because the two agents have often been used together; individually, they are FDA-approved for treating other disorders (depression, for example), and in a large US survey, the two were taken together in about 23% of patients who were prescribed one of the two agents.
This research study requires subjects to take three different study medications for four weeks each, with at least a one-week "wash-out" period after each, and to report on rating scales how they feel. The medication is open-label (the subjects can see which medication they are receiving). That should not interfere with the evaluations or cause a big "placebo effect" because only a low proportion of women with HSDD have responded to a placebo in prior research studies of other compounds when using the same measures of efficacy.
Participation lasts 16 weeks, with 8 clinic visits. A weekly, but no daily, self-rating is required between visits.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bupropion -> Lorexys LO -> Lorexys HI | Experimental | Crossover with all on positive comparator,lower-dose Lorexys,higher-dose Lorexys |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| bupropion, Lorexys low-dose, Lorexys moderate-dose | Drug | Lorexys is a proprietary fixed-dose combination of two agents |
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| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
|---|---|---|
| Change in Desire domain of the Female Sexual Function Index | One item asks how often the subject feels sexual desire, and another item asks how much she feels desire. One of five answers must be checked for each item. | Four weeks after baseline |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
|---|---|---|
| Change in Female Sexual Distress Scale-Revised | The subject self-rates 13 negative feelings, such as frustration, bother, and unhappiness, that may have occurred because of her sexual problems. | Four weeks after baseline |
| Change in Side Effects Checklist - 24 item |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
|---|---|---|
| Change in Columbia Suicide Severity Rating Scale, Screen Version (6 items) | Brief interview of 3-6 specified questions asking if the patient feels like, wants to, or plans to be dead | 4 weeks after baseline |
Inclusion Criteria:
Exclusion Criteria:
9. Drinks more than 7 alcoholic drinks per week (12-oz beer, 4-oz wine, 1 ½ oz liquor etc) 10. Drinks more than 6 cups of coffee or tea per day 11. History of seizures 12. Long QT syndrome (QTc <=480 msec), other significant cardiovascular disease 13. moderate or severe dysfunction of the liver (any LFT >=3x ULN) or renal dysfunction (BUN > 30 or Cr >2.0) 14. Uses sedating antihistamines or prescription sedatives 15. History of blood clots or abnormal bleeding tendencies, including daily use of medications adversely affecting coagulation, e.g., NSAIDs, systemic corticosteroids, or >81 mg aspirin daily.
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| Name | Affiliation | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Robert T Segraves, MD, PhD | Levine, Risen & Associates, Inc. | Principal Investigator |
| Molly Katz, MD | Katz and Kade, Inc. | Principal Investigator |
| Robert E Pyke, MD, PhD | Chief Medical Officer, S1 Biopharma, Inc. | Study Director |
| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Taylor Segraves, MD, PhD | Beachwood | Ohio | 44122 | United States | ||
| Molly Katz, MD |
| PubMed Identifier | Type | Citation | Retractions |
|---|---|---|---|
| 21272265 | Background | Moll JL, Brown CS. The use of monoamine pharmacological agents in the treatment of sexual dysfunction: evidence in the literature. J Sex Med. 2011 Apr;8(4):956-70. doi: 10.1111/j.1743-6109.2010.02190.x. Epub 2011 Jan 27. |
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| Type | Date | Date Unknown |
|---|---|---|
| Release | May 29, 2025 | |
| Reset | Jun 12, 2025 |
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The subject self-rates how much (if any) she has been bothered by each of the 24 symptoms that have been commonly reported with similar drugs, such as headache, sleepy, and anxious, from "not at all" to "extremely." |
| 4 weeks after baseline |
| Patient's Global Impression of Change | Subject self-rates how much, if any, her sexual disorder has changed since starting the current study medication (worse, same, or 4 degrees of improvement) | 4 Weeks after baseline |
| Change in blood pressure and pulse | Blood pressure and pulse are taken lying and standing | Four weeks after baseline |
| Change in 12-lead electrocardiogram | An electrocardiogram is used to measure the regularity of the heartbeat and how well electrical impulses are transmitted through the heart | 15 weeks (end of last treatment) after screen |
| Change in routine lab studies including pregnancy tests and screen for illicit drugs | About two teaspoons of blood are drawn to measure blood cells and body chemistry, and to see if the patient has become pregnant or has taken unauthorized substances. | Screen (wk 0), end of treatment/new baseline (wks 6, 11, 15) |
| Cincinnati |
| Ohio |
| 45219 |
| United States |
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| Release Date | Unrelease Date | Unrelease Date Unknown | Reset Date | MCP Release Number |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 29, 2025 | Jun 12, 2025 |
| ID | Term |
|---|---|
| D020018 | Sexual Dysfunctions, Psychological |
| ID | Term |
|---|---|
| D001523 | Mental Disorders |
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| ID | Term |
|---|---|
| D016642 | Bupropion |
| D014196 | Trazodone |
| ID | Term |
|---|---|
| D011427 | Propiophenones |
| D007659 | Ketones |
| D009930 | Organic Chemicals |
| D010879 | Piperazines |
| D006573 | Heterocyclic Compounds, 1-Ring |
| D006571 | Heterocyclic Compounds |
| D011728 | Pyridones |
| D011725 | Pyridines |
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