Double-Blind Comparison of the Efficacy and Safety of C213 to Placebo for the Acute Treatment of Cluster Headaches

Phase 2

Completed

• Conditions: Cluster Headache
• Interventions: Drug: C213 Microneedle System; Drug: Placebo

• Registration Number: NCT04066023
• Lead Sponsor: Zosano Pharma Corporation

Brief Summary

This is a double-blind, placebo-controlled study. Subjects who meet the entry criteria will be randomized o receive one of three blinded treatments \[C213 1.9 mg patch and placebo patch; C213 3.8 mg (1.9 mg x 2 patches), two placebo patches\] on Day 1 and will have up to 48 weeks to confirm and treat a cluster headache. Subjects will self-administer the patches and respond to questions in the electronic diary (eDiary) until 1-hour post treatment administration.

Detailed Description

This is a randomized, double-blinded, placebo-controlled study. Approximately 120 subjects who meet the entry criteria will be randomized 1:1:1 to receive one of three blinded treatments \[C213 1.9 mg patch and placebo patch; C213 3.8 mg (1.9 mg x 2 patches), two placebo patches\].

Qualified subjects will randomize to the double-blind treatment period at Day 1 and will have up to 48 weeks to confirm and treat a cluster headache. Using the eDiary to confirm they are experiencing a cluster headache, subjects will self-administer the patches and continue to respond to questions in the eDiary until 1-hour post treatment administration.

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2019-08-19
• Study First Submitted QC: 2019-08-21
• Study First Posted: 2019-08-22
• Study Start: 2019-10-03
• Primary Completion: 2021-04-14
• Study Completion: 2021-04-14
• Results First Submitted: 2022-04-04
• Results First Submitted QC: 2022-04-04
• Status Verified: 2022-05
• Results First Posted: 2022-05-02
• Last Update Submitted: 2022-05-17
• Last Update Posted: 2022-06-14

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 42

Inclusion Criteria

1. Able to provide written informed consent

2. Women or men 18 to 65 years of age

3. Greater than 1-year history of episodic or chronic cluster headache with onset prior to 50 years of age. Diagnosis must comply with ICHD-3 (International Headache Society (IHS) diagnostic criteria). Diagnostic criteria must include a history of at least 5 attacks not attributed to any other disorder that include all of the following criteria:

   1. Severe or very severe unilateral orbital, supraorbital and/or temporal pain lasting 45-180 minutes (average, when untreated)

   2. Either or both of the following:

      1. At least one of the following symptoms or signs, ipsilateral to the pain:

         1. Conjunctival injection and/or lacrimation
         2. Nasal congestion and/or rhinorrhea
         3. Eyelid edema
         4. Forehead and facial sweating
         5. Miosis and or/ptosis

      2. A sense of restlessness or agitation

   3. Attacks have a frequency between one every other day and eight per day for more than half of the time when the disorder is active.

   4. Not better accounted for by another International Classification of Headache Disorders (ICHD) diagnosis

4. Cluster history during the 12-month period prior to the screening visit must include:

   1. At least 1 cluster period
   2. Averaging 2-6 headaches per day
   3. Lasting at least 7 days

5. Subject can distinguish cluster headaches from other headaches (i.e., migraine and tension-type headaches)

6. Women of child-bearing potential must not be pregnant, must agree to avoid pregnancy during the trial, and must use one of the following or be surgically sterilized: intrauterine device, or a hormonal contraceptive

7. Able to understand the operation of the electronic diary and able to apply the demo study drug patch correctly.

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Exclusion Criteria

1. Contraindications to triptans

2. Use of any prohibited concomitant medications within 30 days of screening

3. History of hemiplegic migraine or migraine with brainstem aura

4. Participation in another investigational trial within 30 days or 5 half-lives of investigational product (whichever is longer).

5. Previous M207/C213 exposure in a clinical trial

6. Subject has other significant pain problems that might confound the study assessments in the opinion of the investigator

7. Diagnosis of any malignant disease (other than adequately treated or excised non-metastatic basal cell carcinoma or squamous cell carcinoma of the skin) within the 5 years prior to screening

8. History of unstable psychiatric illness requiring medication or hospitalization in the 12 months prior to study initiation

9. Subjects who have a known allergy or sensitivity to zolmitriptan or its derivatives or formulations

10. Subjects who have a known allergy or sensitivity to adhesions

11. Subjects who have skin lesions or tattoos covering the entire potential area(s) of C213 application

12. Woman who are pregnant, breast-feeding or plan a pregnancy during this study

13. Clinically significant liver disease [Alanine Aminotransferase (ALT) > 150 U/L; Aspartate Aminotransferase (AST) > 130 U/L or bilirubin > 2x ULN]

14. Clinically significant kidney disease (eGFR < 60 ml/min / 1.73 m² or to creatinine > 1.5 x ULN)

15. Subject has clinically significant ECG findings, defined by:

    1. ischemic changes (defined as > 1mm of down-sloping ST segment depression in at least two contiguous leads)
    2. Q-waves in at least two contiguous leads
    3. clinically significant intra-ventricular conduction abnormalities (left bundle branch block or Wolf-Parkinson-White syndrome)
    4. clinically significant arrhythmias (e.g., current atrial fibrillation)

16. History of coronary artery disease (CAD), coronary vasospasm (including Prinzmetal's angina), aortic aneurysm, peripheral vascular disease or other ischemic diseases (e.g., ischemic bowel syndrome or Raynaud's syndrome)

17. Three or more of the following CAD risk factors:

    1. Current tobacco use
    2. Hypertension (systolic BP > 140 or diastolic BP > 90) or receiving anti-hypertensive medication for treatment of hypertension
    3. Hyperlipidemia - LDL > 159 mg/dL and/or HDL < 40 mg/dL (or on prescribed anti-cholesterol treatment)
    4. Family history of premature coronary artery disease (CAD) (< 55 years of age in male first-degree relatives or < 65 years of age in female first degree relatives)
    5. Diabetes mellitus

18. History of cerebral vascular accident (CVA), transient ischemic attacks (TIA), or seizures

19. History of concurrent illness that requires hospitalization within 30 days prior to study initiation

20. Any other household member currently participating in a C213 study or relative of site staff member

21. Any reason to believe that compliance with the study requirements and completion of evaluations required for this study will not be possible

22. Any language barrier that, in the opinion of the Investigator, would preclude communication and compliance with the study requirements

23. History or current abuse of or dependence on alcohol or drugs that would interfere with the results or adherence to study requirements

24. Any positive drug screens for phencyclidine (PCP), 3,4-methylenedioxy-methamphetamine (MDMA) (ecstasy), cocaine, and/or meth/amphetamine(s)

25. Current or planned use of hallucinogens (e.g. psilocybin) during the trial

26. Any clinically relevant abnormal findings in the physical exam, vital signs or laboratory tests that, in the opinion of the Investigator, may put the subject at risk

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Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
C213 1.9 mg	C213 Microneedle System	C213, 1.9 mg administered as one 1.9 mg patch and one placebo patch
C213 3.8mg	C213 Microneedle System	C213 3.8 mg administered as two 1.9 mg patches
Placebo	Placebo	Placebo microneedle system administered as two placebo patches

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Percentage of Subjects Who Achieve Pain Relief	15 minutes	Pain relief is defined by a decrease in pain from severe to mild or none without the use of acute rescue medication.
Percentage of Subjects Who Achieve Sustained Pain Relief	15 minutes to 60 minutes	Sustained pain relief requires a pain rating of mild or none at each timepoint from 15 minutes to 60 minutes without the use of acute rescue medication.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Percentage of Subjects That Achieve Pain Relief	20 minutes	Pain relief is defined by a decrease in pain from severe to mild or none without the use of acute rescue medication.
Percentage of Subjects That Achieve Sustained Pain Relief	10 minutes to 60 minutes	Sustained pain relief requires a pain rating of mild or none at each timepoint within the time frame without the use of acute rescue medication.
Percentage of Subjects That Achieve Pain Freedom	20 minutes	Pain freedom is defined by a decrease in pain from severe to none without the use of acute rescue medication.
Percentage of Subjects That Achieve Sustained Pain Freedom	15 to 60 minutes	Sustained pain freedom requires a pain rating of none at each timepoint within the time frame without the use of acute rescue medication.
Percentage of Subjects Able to Perform Their Usual Daily Activities as Assessed by the Subject	within 20 minutes	Whether or not subjects were able to perform their usual daily activities was assessed by subject responses (Yes or No) in the electronic diary (eDiary) to the question, "Do you feel able to perform your usual daily activities?" If a subject responded "Yes" but had used a rescue medication, the subject was considered as not being able to perform the usual daily activities.

Trial Locations

Locations (12)

KI Health Partners LLC DBA New England Institute for Clinical Research; 🇺🇸 Stamford, Connecticut, United States

Jefferson Headache Center; 🇺🇸 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Atlanta Headache Specialists; 🇺🇸 Atlanta, Georgia, United States

California Medical Clinic for Headache; 🇺🇸 Santa Monica, California, United States

Nevada Headache Institute; 🇺🇸 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States

New England Regional Headache Center, Inc.; 🇺🇸 Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

Dent Neuro Institute, Buffalo; 🇺🇸 Amherst, New York, United States

Medstar Georgetown University Hospital at McLean; 🇺🇸 McLean, Virginia, United States

University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center- Neurology Clinic; 🇺🇸 Dallas, Texas, United States

Keck Medicine of USC; 🇺🇸 Los Angeles, California, United States

Stanford University; 🇺🇸 Palo Alto, California, United States

Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center; 🇺🇸 Lebanon, New Hampshire, United States