Brexanolone Lifting Outcomes Of Moms (BLOOM)

September 10, 2026 updated by: Lipocine Inc.

A Randomized, Blinded, Placebo-Controlled Study to Evaluate the Safety and Efficacy of Oral LPCN 1154A in Women With Postpartum Depression

The purpose of this research study is to test the study drug, LPCN 1154A, as a possible treatment for postpartum depression (PPD). The trial aims to determine:

  • If LPCN 1154A reduces depressive symptoms in subjects with severe PPD
  • How well LPCN 1154A is tolerated and what side effects it may cause

Study Overview

Status

Status

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Recruiting

Conditions

Conditions

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Intervention / Treatment

Intervention / Treatment

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Study Type

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Interventional

Enrollment (Estimated)

Enrollment

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120

Phase

Phase

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  • Phase 3

Contacts and Locations

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Study Contact

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Study Locations

  • United States
    • Arizona
      • Tucson, Arizona, United States, 85715
        • Recruiting
        • Lipocine Investigational Site
    • California
      • Canoga Park, California, United States, 91304
        • Recruiting
        • Lipocine Investigational Site
      • Walnut Creek, California, United States, 94596
        • Recruiting
        • Lipocine Investigational Site
    • Colorado
      • Aurora, Colorado, United States, 80045
        • Recruiting
        • Lipocine Investigational Site
    • Georgia
      • Decatur, Georgia, United States, 30030
        • Recruiting
        • Lipocine Investigational Site
    • Idaho
      • Idaho Falls, Idaho, United States, 83402
        • Recruiting
        • Lipocine Investigational Site
    • Illinois
      • Chicago, Illinois, United States, 60641
        • Recruiting
        • Lipocine Investigational Site
    • Louisiana
      • New Orleans, Louisiana, United States, 70115
        • Recruiting
        • Lipocine Investigational Site
    • Nevada
      • Las Vegas, Nevada, United States, 89119
        • Recruiting
        • Lipocine Investigational Site
    • New Jersey
      • Princeton, New Jersey, United States, 08540
        • Recruiting
        • Lipocine Investigational Site
    • New York
      • Manhattan, New York, United States, 10036
        • Recruiting
        • Lipocine Investigational Site
    • North Carolina
      • Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States, 27514
        • Recruiting
        • Lipocine Investigational Site
    • Texas
      • Plano, Texas, United States, 75093
        • Recruiting
        • Lipocine Investigational Site
      • Richardson, Texas, United States, 75080
        • Recruiting
        • Lipocine Investigational Site
    • Utah
      • Clinton, Utah, United States, 84105
        • Recruiting
        • Lipocine Investigational Site
      • Orem, Utah, United States, 84058
        • Recruiting
        • Lipocine Investigational Site

Participation Criteria

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Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

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Ages Eligible for Study

  • Child
  • Adult

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Description

Key Inclusion Criteria:

  • Are female between 15 and 45 years of age, inclusive;
  • Have had a depressive episode that began no earlier than second trimester and no later than the first 4 weeks following delivery
  • Are < 18 months postpartum at Screening
  • Hamilton Depression Rating Scale (HAM-D) 17-item score indicative of severe depression

Key Exclusion Criteria:

  • Have a history of bipolar disorder, schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder
  • Are currently experiencing active psychosis per Investigator assessment
  • Have a history of suicidal behavior associated with the current depressive episode
  • Have a history of seizure within six months of Screening

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Treatment
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: Quadruple

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm

Participant Group / Arm

A group or subgroup of participants in a clinical trial that receives a specific intervention/treatment, or no intervention, according to the trial's protocol.
Intervention / Treatment

Intervention / Treatment

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Placebo Comparator: Placebo Tablets
Drug: Placebo
Oral Placebo Tablets for 48 hours
Experimental: LPCN 1154A Tablets
Drug: LPCN 1154A
Oral LPCN 1154A tablets for 48 hours
Other Names:
  • Brexanolone

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

In a clinical study's protocol, the planned outcome measure that is the most important for evaluating the effect of an intervention/treatment. Most clinical studies have one primary outcome measure, but some have more than one.
Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Change from baseline in HAM-D17 total score compared to placebo
Time Frame: Baseline to Hour 60
The Seventeen-Item Hamilton Rating Scale for Depression (HAM-D17) contains 17 individual ratings related to the following symptoms: depressed mood, feelings of guilt, suicide, insomnia (initial, middle, and late), work and activities, psychomotor retardation, psychomotor agitation, anxiety (psychic and somatic), gastrointestinal symptoms, general somatic symptoms, genital symptoms, hypochondriasis, insight, and weight loss. The total score ranges from 0 to 52, with higher scores indicating more severe depression.
Baseline to Hour 60

Secondary Outcome Measures

Secondary Outcome Measures

In a clinical study's protocol, a planned outcome measure that is not as important as the primary outcome measure for evaluating the effect of an intervention but is still of interest. Most clinical studies have more than one secondary outcome measure.
Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Change from baseline in HAM-D17 total score
Time Frame: Baseline to Hour 12 and Day 30
The Seventeen-Item Hamilton Rating Scale for Depression (HAM-D17) contains 17 individual ratings related to the following symptoms: depressed mood, feelings of guilt, suicide, insomnia (initial, middle, and late), work and activities, psychomotor retardation, psychomotor agitation, anxiety (psychic and somatic), gastrointestinal symptoms, general somatic symptoms, genital symptoms, hypochondriasis, insight, and weight loss. The total score ranges from 0 to 52, with higher scores indicating more severe depression.
Baseline to Hour 12 and Day 30
Change from baseline Clinical Global Impression of Severity (CGI-S) scale positive response
Time Frame: Baseline to Hour 12, Hour 60 and Day 30
The CGI-S scale is a 7-point scale that requires the Investigator to assess the severity of a patient's illness. Scores range from 1 -normal, not at all ill to 7 - among the most extremely ill patients
Baseline to Hour 12, Hour 60 and Day 30

Collaborators and Investigators

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Sponsor

Sponsor

The organization or person who initiates the study and who has authority and control over the study.
Lipocine Inc.

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start (Estimated)

Study Start

The actual date on which the first participant was enrolled in a clinical study. The "anticipated" study start date is the date that the researchers think will be the study start date.
September 1, 2026

Primary Completion (Estimated)

Primary Completion

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August 1, 2027

Study Completion (Estimated)

Study Completion

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September 1, 2027

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

First Submitted

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September 10, 2026

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

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September 10, 2026

First Posted (Actual)

First Posted

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September 16, 2026

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

Last Update Posted

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September 16, 2026

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

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September 10, 2026

Last Verified

Last Verified

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September 1, 2026

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

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Other Study ID Numbers

Other Study ID Numbers

Identifiers or ID numbers other than the NCT number that are assigned to a clinical study by the study's sponsor, funders, or others. These numbers may include unique identifiers from other trial registries and National Institutes of Health grant numbers.
  • LPCN 1154-26-002

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

NO

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

Yes

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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