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Study of the Efficacy and Safety of NPC-15 for Sleep Disorders of Children With Neurodevelopmental Disorders

Phase 3
Completed
Conditions
Sleep Disorders
Neurodevelopmental Disorder
Interventions
Registration Number
NCT02757079
Lead Sponsor
Nobelpharma
Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the efficacy on sleep latency with electronic sleep diaries and the safety of NPC-15.

Detailed Description

This study will be a multicenter and open label trial. The trial has three phases; the screening phase, treatment phase and post-treatment phase. The screening phase comprises a screening visit where subject's initial eligibility will be evaluated. During open label treatment phase, all patients will be administered NPC-15 1 mg, 2 mg or 4 mg on the basis of their doctors' judgements.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
99
Inclusion Criteria
  • Female or male patients aged 6 to 15 years.
  • Patients with "neurodevelopmental disorder" diagnosed by using DSM-5.
  • Patients with average of daily sleep latency persisted over 30 min and the condition is continuous over 3 months
  • Patients who are out-patient, not hospitalized patient.
  • Signed informed consent obtained from rearer(s)/parent(s)/guardian(s) of the patient, or signed IC or informed assent obtained from the patient themselves.
Exclusion Criteria
  • Patients with at least severity in either Conceptual area, or Social area, or Practical area of intellectual disability have judged more than " the most severe" by using DSM-5.
  • Patients who took melatonin (including supplement) in history.
  • Patients who had taken Ramelteon within 4 weeks before clinical study starts.

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
SINGLE_GROUP
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
NPC-15 GranuleNPC-15NPC-15 granule 1 mg, 2 mg or 4 mg once a day, administered orally before going to bed.
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Sleep latency with electronic sleep diary at week 10.10 weeks

Sleep latency is a common endpoint in sleep disorders. In addition, it has been used in a randomized clinical study of sleep disorders of children with neurodevelopmental disorders.

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Sleep latency with electronic sleep diary at week 26.26 weeks

To assess the efficacy of this drug in detail

Abnormal behavior checklist Japanese versionWeek 10, 26

To assess effects of this drug on neurodevelopment disorders

Adverse events28 weeks

To assess safety of this drug

Laboratory findings, vital sign28 weeks

To assess safety of this drug

Electro cardiogram28 weeks

To assess safety of this drug

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