Safety and Efficacy Study of NBI-98854 in Adults With Tourette Syndrome
- Conditions
- Tourette Syndrome
- Interventions
- Drug: PlaceboDrug: NBI-98854
- Registration Number
- NCT02581865
- Lead Sponsor
- Neurocrine Biosciences
- Brief Summary
Phase 2, double-blind, placebo-controlled study to assess the safety and efficacy of NBI-98854 administered once daily (qd) for a total of 8 weeks of treatment. This study will enroll approximately 90 male and female subjects clinically diagnosed with Tourette Syndrome.
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 124
- Have a clinical diagnosis of Tourette Syndrome (TS)
- Have at least moderate tic severity
- Have TS symptoms that impair school, occupational, and/or social function
- If using maintenance medication(s) for TS or TS spectrum diagnoses (e.g. obsessive-compulsive disorder [OCD], Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder [ADHD]), be on stable doses
- Be in good general health
- Have a negative urine drug screen for amphetamines, barbiturates, benzodiazepine, phencyclidine, cocaine, or opiates, and a negative alcohol screen
- Subjects of childbearing potential who do not practice total abstinence must agree to use hormonal or two forms of nonhormonal contraception (dual contraception) consistently during the screening, treatment and follow-up periods of the study
- Have an active, clinically significant unstable medical condition within 1 month prior to screening
- Have a known history of long QT syndrome or cardiac tachy-arrhythmia
- Have a known history of neuroleptic malignant syndrome
- Have a cancer diagnosis within 3 years prior to screening (some exceptions allowed)
- Have an allergy, hypersensitivity, or intolerance to VMAT2 inhibitors
- Have a known history of substance dependence, substance (drug) or alcohol abuse
- Have a significant risk of suicidal or violent behavior
- Are currently pregnant or breastfeeding
- Have initiated Comprehensive Behavioral Intervention for Tics (CBIT) during the screening period or at baseline or plan to initiate CBIT during the study
- Have received an investigational drug within 30 days before screening or plan to use an investigational drug (other than NBI-98854) during the study
- Have a blood loss ≥550 mL or donated blood within 30 days prior to screening
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- PARALLEL
- Arm && Interventions
Group Intervention Description Placebo Placebo Placebo administered once daily for 8 weeks Dose Group 1 NBI-98854 Fixed dose administered once daily for 8 weeks Dose Group 2 NBI-98854 Fixed dose administered once daily for 8 weeks
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Change From Baseline to Week 8 in the YGTSS TTS Baseline, Week 8 The YGTSS is designed to rate the overall severity of motor and phonic tic symptoms across a range of dimensions: number, frequency, intensity, complexity, and interference. The YGTSS was administered by the investigator (or qualified designee) using a computer-based structured clinical interview. The TTS is the sum of the 5 motor tic items and the 5 phonic (vocal) tic items and ranges from 0 to 50, with higher scores representing greater severity
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Change From Baseline to Week 8 in the Clinical Global Impression of Tics (CGI-Tics)-Severity Score Baseline, Week 8 The CGI-Tics-Severity scale is used to assess overall severity on a 7-point scale. Each of the CGI-Tics-Severity response categories was assigned a numerical score as follows: 1 = Normal, not at all ill; 2 = Borderline ill; 3 = Mildly ill; 4 = Moderately ill; 5 = Markedly ill; 6 = Severely ill; 7 = Among the most extremely ill patient.
Change From Baseline to Last Visit in the Rush Video-based Tic Rating Scale (RTRS) Total Score Baseline, Week 8 A modified RTRS was used in this study that includes short video recordings to measure 5 tic variables: number of body areas affected, frequency of motor and phonic tics, and severity of motor and phonic tics. The RTRS total score is calculated as the sum of the 5 domain scores, and ranges from 0 to 20, with higher scores representing greater severity. The final on-treatment visit was used in subjects who discontinued prior to Week 8.
Change From Baseline to Week 8 in the Premonitory Urge for Tics Scale (PUTS) Total Score Baseline, Week 8 The PUTS is an instrument for quantifying the premonitory urge phenomena associated with tics. It consists of 9 items, each of which is scored on a 4-point scale (1=not at all true, 2=a little true, 3=pretty much true, 4=very much true). The PUTS total score is calculated as the sum of the scores for the 9 items. The maximum possible total score is 36.
Clinical Global Impression of Change Tourette Syndrome (CGI-TS)-Improvement Score at Week 8 Week 8 The CGI-TS-Improvement scale is used to assess overall improvement since the initiation of study drug dosing on a 7-point scale. Each of the CGI-TS-Improvement response categories was assigned a numerical score as follows: 1 = Very much improved; 2 = Much improved; 3 = Minimally improved; 4 = Not changed; 5 = Minimally worse; 6 = Much worse; 7 = Very much worse.
Change From Baseline to Week 8 in the YGTSS Global Tic Severity Score Baseline, Week 8 The YGTSS Global Tic Severity score is the sum of the YGTSS TTS and the YGTSS Impairment score and ranges from 0 to 100, with higher scores representing greater severity.