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Study of Carbetocin Nasal Spray for the Treatment of Hyperphagia in Prader-Willi Syndrome

Phase 3
Recruiting
Conditions
Hyperphagia in Prader-Willi Syndrome
Interventions
Drug: Placebo
Registration Number
NCT06173531
Lead Sponsor
ACADIA Pharmaceuticals Inc.
Brief Summary

12-week, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, parallel-group study of carbetocin nasal spray for the treatment of hyperphagia in Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS)

Detailed Description

This is a 12-week, multicenter, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, parallel-group study comparing carbetocin nasal spray 3.2 mg TID with placebo (matched placebo nasal spray TID) in subjects with PWS.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
RECRUITING
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
170
Inclusion Criteria
  • Male or female and 5 through 30 years of age
  • Prader-Willi syndrome with a documented disease-causing mutation
  • Increased appetite with decreased satiety accompanied by food seeking (consistent with PWS Nutritional Phase 3)
  • HQ-CT total score of ≥13 at Screening and Baseline
  • CGI-S score for hyperphagia in PWS of ≥4 at Screening and Baseline
  • Lives with a caregiver who understands and is willing and able to adhere to study-related procedures and is willing to participate in all study visits
Exclusion Criteria
  • Genetically diagnosed with Schaaf-Yang syndrome or another genetic, hormonal, or chromosomal cognitive impairment besides PWS
  • An active upper respiratory infection at the Screening visit or the Baseline visit
  • Any clinically significant cardiovascular disorder, renal, hepatic, gastrointestinal, or respiratory disease, including severe asthma
  • History of, or current, cerebrovascular disease, brain trauma, epilepsy, or frequent migraines. A history of febrile seizures is not exclusionary
  • Nasal surgery within 1 month of Screening visit or planning to have nasal surgery during the study.
  • Unwilling to abstain from nasal saline, other nasal irrigation, and other intranasal medications during the Screening period and through the treatment period of the study
  • Clinically significant irritability or agitation, requiring initiation of or increase in the dose of antipsychotic medication, within the 6 months prior to the Screening visit
  • Used prostaglandins, prostaglandin analogues, or prostaglandin agonists in the 3 months prior to the Baseline visit. Inhibitors of prostaglandin synthesis, such as nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, are not exclusionary.
  • Started a glucagon-like peptide 1 (GLP-1) agonist within the 6 months prior to the Screening visit. Treatment with GLP-1 agonist is allowed if the subject has been taking it for more than 6 months prior to Screening.
  • Used oxytocin, desmopressin (DDAVP), or tesofensine within 6 months prior to the Baseline visit
  • Active psychotic symptoms, a history of psychotic symptoms, or a psychotic disorder
  • History of suicide attempt or inpatient psychiatric hospitalization
  • New food-related interventions, including environment or dietary restrictions, within 1 month of the Screening visit

Additional inclusion/exclusion criteria apply. Subjects will be evaluated at screening to ensure that all criteria for study participation are met.

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
CarbetocinCarbetocinCarbetocin nasal spray 3.2 mg three times daily (TID)
PlaceboPlaceboPlacebo
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Change from Baseline at Week 12 in caregiver-rated Hyperphagia Questionnaire for Clinical Trials (HQ-CT) scoreBaseline to Week 12

The HQ-CT is a nine-item questionnaire designed to be completed by caregivers of subjects with PWS. It is a revision of the 11-item HPWSQ-R and has been further validated. The Foundation for Prader-Willi Research has made the HQ-CT available for clinical studies in PWS, and it is the consensus instrument within the PWS research community for measuring observable behaviors that stem from subjects' excessive drive to eat.

The HQ-CT should be completed by the same caregiver throughout the study. The HQ-CT will be administered to the caregiver by a rater using standardized prompts. The Food Safe Zone should be administered immediately before administration of the HQ-CT.

A higher score on the HQ-CT indicates greater severity of hyperphagia.

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Change from Baseline at Week 12 in caregiver-rated Clinical Global Impression-Severity (CGI-S) score for PWSBaseline to Week 12

The CGI-S is a rating scale that records a clinician's global impression of the current severity of illness on a seven-point scale, using a range of responses from 1 (normal) to 7 (among the most severely ill subjects).

Clinical Global Impression-Change (CGI-C) for PWS score at Week 12Score at Week 12

The CGI-C is a rating scale that records a clinician's global impression of change in severity of illness, using a range of responses from 1 (very much improved) to 7 (very much worse).

Trial Locations

Locations (33)

Indiana University Hospital

🇺🇸

Indianapolis, Indiana, United States

Centre Hospitalier Universitaire (CHU) de Toulouse - Hôpital des Enfants

🇫🇷

Toulouse, France

Children's of Alabama

🇺🇸

Birmingham, Alabama, United States

Phoenix Children's Hospital

🇺🇸

Phoenix, Arizona, United States

University of California Irvine

🇺🇸

Orange, California, United States

Stanford University School of Medicine

🇺🇸

Palo Alto, California, United States

Rady Children's Hospital San Diego

🇺🇸

San Diego, California, United States

Children's Hospital Colorado

🇺🇸

Aurora, Colorado, United States

Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago

🇺🇸

Chicago, Illinois, United States

University of Iowa

🇺🇸

Iowa City, Iowa, United States

Johns Hopkins Hospital

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Baltimore, Maryland, United States

Boston Children's Hospital

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Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Children's Mercy Hospital

🇺🇸

Kansas City, Missouri, United States

SSM Health/Saint Louis University

🇺🇸

Saint Louis, Missouri, United States

Maimonides Medical Center

🇺🇸

Brooklyn, New York, United States

Nationwide Children's Hospital

🇺🇸

Columbus, Ohio, United States

UPMC-Children's Hospital Pittsburgh

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Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States

Vanderbilt Clinical Research Center

🇺🇸

Nashville, Tennessee, United States

Cook Children's Health Care System

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Fort Worth, Texas, United States

Texas Children's Hospital

🇺🇸

Houston, Texas, United States

Christus Children's

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San Antonio, Texas, United States

Seattle Children's Hospital

🇺🇸

Seattle, Washington, United States

University of Utah

🇺🇸

Salt Lake City, Utah, United States

Alberta Diabetes Institute

🇨🇦

Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

CHU Sainte Justine

🇨🇦

Montreal, Quebec, Canada

KJF Klinik Josefinum gGmbH

🇩🇪

Augsburg, Germany

Universitätsklinikum Essen

🇩🇪

Essen, Germany

Parc Taulí Hospital Universitari

🇪🇸

Barcelona, Spain

Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón

🇪🇸

Madrid, Spain

Hospital Regional Universitario de Málaga

🇪🇸

Málaga, Spain

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust - Heartlands Hospital

🇬🇧

Birmingham, United Kingdom

Royal Hospital for Children Glasgow Clinical Research Facility

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Glasgow, United Kingdom

Barts Health NHS Trust - The Royal London Hospital

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London, United Kingdom

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