A Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of TAK-906 in Adult Participants With Symptomatic Idiopathic or Diabetic Gastroparesis

Phase 2

Completed

• Conditions: Idiopathic Gastroparesis; Diabetic Gastroparesis
• Interventions: Drug: TAK-906 Maleate; Drug: Placebo

• Registration Number: NCT03544229
• Lead Sponsor: Millennium Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to assess the efficacy and safety of treatment with 2 dose levels of TAK-906 in adult participants with gastroparesis compared with placebo during 12 weeks of treatment.

Detailed Description

The drug being tested in this study is called TAK-906. TAK-906 is being tested to treat people who have symptomatic idiopathic or diabetic gastroparesis.

The study will enroll approximately 205 patients. Participants will be randomly assigned (by chance, like flipping a coin) to one of the three treatment groups (in 1:1:1:1 ratio) which will remain undisclosed to the patient and study doctor during the study (unless there is an urgent medical need):

* TAK-906 Maleate 5 mg (After implementation of Amendment 8, participants will not be further randomized to this arm)

* TAK-906 Maleate 25 mg

* TAK-906 Maleate 50 mg Placebo (dummy inactive pill) - this is a capsule that looks like the study drug but has no active ingredient

Prior to Amendment 8, participants were randomized to receive TAK-906 5 mg. After implementation of Amendment 8, participants will not be further randomized to this dose arm. All participants will be asked to take one capsule twice daily, at approximately the same time each day throughout the study.

This multi-center trial will be conducted worldwide. The overall study duration is approximately 17 weeks. Participants will make multiple visits to the clinic, and will be contacted by telephone 30 days after receiving their last dose of study drug for a follow-up assessment.

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2018-05-21
• Study First Submitted QC: 2018-05-21
• Study First Posted: 2018-06-01
• Study Start: 2018-10-14
• Primary Completion: 2021-06-14
• Study Completion: 2021-07-15
• Results First Submitted: 2022-06-13
• Status Verified: 2022-10
• Results First Submitted QC: 2022-10-24
• Last Update Submitted: 2022-10-24
• Results First Posted: 2022-11-16
• Last Update Posted: 2022-11-16

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 242

Inclusion Criteria

1. Should have experienced symptoms of gastroparesis (e.g., postprandial fullness, nausea, vomiting, upper abdominal pain, and early satiety for at least 3 months before screening as assessed by a physician.

2. Must have confirmed delayed gastric emptying by meeting 1 of the following criteria:

   1. Confirmed by an accepted diagnostic testing method (Gastric Emptying Breath Test [GEBT], scintigraphy, or wireless motility capsule) that is documented in the participant's medical records prior to screening; OR
   2. Participants without previous confirmation of delayed gastric emptying prior to screening will undergo a GEBT after they have stopped taking prohibited medications.

3. Must have an average composite ANMS GCSI-DD symptom score ≥2 during the 7 days before randomization. The predominant symptom experienced by participants must not be abdominal pain.

4. Must experience nausea: nausea subscale (of ANMS GCSI-DD) symptom score ≥2 at least 4 of 7 days or an average nausea subscale symptom score ≥2 during the 7 days before randomization. Nausea symptoms must not be attributable to a central disorder (e.g. motion sickness, glaucoma, menstrual cycles, migraine headache).

5. Has a body mass index (BMI) of ≥18 to ≤40 kg/m^2 inclusive.

6. Participant with diabetes mellitus must have glycosylated hemoglobin (HbA1c) ≤11% at screening and before randomization.

7. Absence of gastric outlet obstruction confirmed by upper GI, computed tomography or endoscopy.

Exclusion Criteria

1. Known secondary causes of gastroparesis including but not limited to Parkinson disease, cancer, viral illness, or connective tissue diseases.

2. Predominant gastroparetic symptom is epigastric pain, diffuse abdominal pain, or pain associated with bowel movement.

3. Is taking medications that affect gastric emptying including opioids, glucagon-like peptide-1 analogs (e.g., exenatide, liraglutide), amylin analogs (e.g., pramlintide), and cannabinoids.

4. Prior history of gastric surgery, including but not limited to gastrectomy, gastric bypass, gastric banding, bariatric surgery, pyloroplasty, vagotomy, or fundoplication, which has manipulated the natural anatomy of the stomach.

5. History of intra-pyloric botulinum toxin injection within 3 months of Screening or currently has functioning implantable electric stimulator.

6. Nasogastric, percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy, or percutaneous endoscopic jejunostomy feeding tube or inpatient hospitalization for gastroparesis within 2 weeks before the Screening Visit.

7. Required parenteral nutrition for treatment of gastroparesis within 2 months before the Screening Visit.

8. Previous diagnosis of gastric bezoar (the presence of retained liquid, bile, or small amounts of poorly organized food residue is permitted).

9. Poor control of diabetes within 30 days prior to randomization, including diabetic ketoacidosis, hypoglycemia requiring medical intervention, admission for control of diabetes or diabetic complications.

10. Elevated serum prolactin (>upper limit of normal [ULN]) at Screening.

11. Has concurrent hypogonadism, current clinically significant menstrual abnormalities, such as amenorrhea or oligomenorrhea, or other clinical features of hyperprolactinemia such as galactorrhea or gynecomastia.

12. Has acute or chronic liver disease meeting any of the criteria described below:

    • Has an alanine aminotransferase (ALT), aspartate aminotransferase (AST) or total bilirubin >2.0 times the ULN.
    • Has pre-existing liver cirrhosis that meets Child-Pugh Class B (moderate; total score 7 to 9 points) or C (severe; total score 10 to 15 points) (see Appendix B).
    • Has acute or chronic hepatitis B or C virus infection, manifesting as one of the following at screening:
    • Positive hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) or hepatitis B core antibody (HBcAb). NOTE: if a participants tests negative for HBsAg, but positive for HBcAb, the participant would be eligible if the Investigator has documentation of other test results showing that the participant does not have active hepatitis B infection.
    • Participants with positive hepatitis C antibody (HCV IgG) and quantitative HCV polymerase chain reaction (PCR). HCV PCR is performed only if HCV IgG is positive.

13. Has renal impairment, defined as a lower limit of (estimated glomerular filtration rate [eGFR]) <30 mL/min at screening visit.

14. Has active neoplastic disease or history of neoplastic disease within 5 years of screening visit (except for basal or squamous cell carcinoma of the skin or carcinoma in situ of the uterine cervix that has been definitively treated with standard of care approaches).

15. Uncontrolled or poorly controlled medical or psychiatric comorbidities which might affect their ability to participate in the study.

16. Has known COVID-19 infection, or suspected COVID-19 infection (as assessed by the investigator).

17. Signs/symptoms or history of extrapyramidal system disease and other clinically relevant CNS or neuropsychiatric disease including but not limited to tardive dyskinesia, neuroleptic malignant syndrome, acute dystonia, parkinsonian like symptoms, severe mental depression, and history of suicide attempt.

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
TAK-906 Maleate 5 mg	TAK-906 Maleate	TAK-906 maleate 5 mg, capsules, orally, BID for up to 12 weeks.
TAK-906 Maleate 25 mg	TAK-906 Maleate	TAK-906 maleate 25 mg, capsules, orally, BID for up to 12 weeks.
Placebo	Placebo	TAK-906 maleate placebo-matching capsules, orally, twice daily (BID) for up to 12 weeks.
TAK-906 Maleate 50 mg	TAK-906 Maleate	TAK-906 maleate 50 mg, capsules, orally, BID for up to 12 weeks.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Change From Baseline in the American Neurogastroenterology and Motility Society Gastroparesis Cardinal Symptom Index-Daily Diary (ANMS GCSI-DD) Composite Score at Week 12 of the Treatment Period	Baseline and Week 12	ANMS GCSI-DD is a patient-reported outcome instrument for a symptom-based clinical trial endpoint in gastroparesis. The ANMS GCSI-DD composite score included score of nausea, early satiety, upper abdominal pain, and postprandial fullness. The severity scores of these symptoms range from 0 (none) to 4 (very severe). The daily composite score was calculated by summing the scores on the 4 symptom items (nausea, early satiety, postprandial fullness, and upper abdominal pain) and then dividing by 4, that is the number of items within the composite score. Thus, the maximum daily composite score was (4 symptoms × maximum score 4 divided by 4) = 16/4 = 4. The ANMS GCSI-DD daily composite score ranged from 0 to 4 with higher scores reflecting greater symptom severity. The negative change from baseline indicates improvement. Mixed-effects Model for Repeated Measures (MMRM) was used for the analysis.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Change From Baseline in the ANMS GCSI-DD Early Satiety Symptom Score at Week 12 of the Treatment Period	Baseline and Week 12	ANMS GCSI-DD is a patient-reported outcome instrument for a symptom-based clinical trial endpoint in gastroparesis. The ANMS GCSI-DD assesses nausea, early satiety, postprandial fullness, and upper abdominal pain on a severity score calculated from a 5-point Likert scale. The ANMS GCSI-DD early satiety symptom score ranged from 0 to 4 with higher scores reflecting greater symptom severity. The negative change from Baseline indicated improvement. MMRM was used for the analysis.
Change From Baseline in the ANMS GCSI-DD Nausea Symptom Score at Week 12 of the Treatment Period	Baseline and Week 12	ANMS GCSI-DD is a patient-reported outcome instrument for a symptom-based clinical trial endpoint in gastroparesis. The ANMS GCSI-DD assesses nausea, early satiety, postprandial fullness, and upper abdominal pain on a severity score calculated from a 5-point Likert scale. The ANMS GCSI-DD nausea symptom score ranged from 0 to 4 with higher scores reflecting greater symptom severity. The negative change from baseline indicates improvement. MMRM was used for analysis.
Change From Baseline in the ANMS GCI-DD Bloating Severity Scale Score at Week 12 of the Treatment Period	Baseline and Week 12	The bloating severity scale was scored from 0 to 4 (where 0 = no symptom and 4 = severe symptom). The daily total score can range from 0 to 4 with higher scores reflecting greater symptom severity. The negative change from baseline indicates improvement. MMRM was used for analysis.
Change From Baseline in the ANMS GCSI-DD Total Score at Week 12 of the Treatment Period	Baseline and Week 12	Daily total score was calculated by summing scores on each of the 5 symptom items in ANMS GCSI-DD (nausea, early satiety, postprandial fullness, upper abdominal pain and vomiting) plus the bloating severity item and then dividing by 6. When calculating total score, vomiting frequency was scored from 0 to 4 (where 0=no vomiting and 4=four or more episodes of vomiting). The daily total score can range from 0 to 4 with higher scores reflecting greater symptom severity. MMRM was used for analyses.
Change From Baseline in the ANMS GCSI-DD Overall Severity of Gastroparesis Symptoms Score at Week 12 of the Treatment Period	Baseline and Week 12	The overall severity of gastroparesis symptoms is the participant report of the overall severity rating of their symptoms as entered daily in the ANMS GCSI-DD and at time of visit. Severity was rated on a 0 (none) to 4 (very severe) scale. Higher score values indicated more severe symptoms. MMRM was used for the analysis.
Percentage of Symptomatic Weeks	Up to 12 weeks	Symptomatic weeks are weeks with average composite symptom score assessed as \>mild \[ANMS GCSI-DD score ≥2\] during 12 weeks of treatment. Analysis of variance (ANOVA) was used for the analysis.
Percentage of Participants With at Least 50% Reduction From Baseline in ANMS GCSI-DD Composite Score at Week 12	Baseline and Week 12	ANMS GCSI-DD is a patient-reported outcome instrument for a symptom-based clinical trial endpoint in gastroparesis . The ANMS GCSI-DD composite score included score of nausea, early satiety, upper abdominal pain and postprandial fullness. The severity scores of these symptoms range from 0 (none) to 4 (very severe). The daily composite score was calculated by summing the scores on the 4 symptom items (nausea, early satiety, postprandial fullness, and upper abdominal pain) and then dividing by 4, that is the number of items within the composite score. Thus, the maximum daily composite score was (4 symptoms × maximum score 4 divided by 4) = 16/4 = 4. The ANMS GCSI-DD daily composite score ranged from 0 to 4 with higher scores reflecting greater symptom severity.
Change From Baseline in the ANMS GCSI-DD Postprandial Fullness Symptom Score at Week 12 of the Treatment Period	Baseline and Week 12	ANMS GCSI-DD is a patient-reported outcome instrument for a symptom-based clinical trial endpoint in gastroparesis. The ANMS GCSI-DD assesses nausea, early satiety, postprandial fullness, and upper abdominal pain on a severity score calculated from a 5-point Likert scale. The ANMS GCSI-DD postprandial fullness symptom score ranged from 0 to 4 with higher scores reflecting greater symptom severity. The negative change from baseline indicates improvement. MMRM was used for the analysis.
Change From Baseline in the ANMS GCSI-DD Upper Abdominal Pain Symptom Score at Week 12 of the Treatment Period	Baseline and Week 12	ANMS GCSI-DD is a patient-reported outcome instrument for a symptom-based clinical trial endpoint in gastroparesis. The ANMS GCSI-DD assesses nausea, early satiety, postprandial fullness, and upper abdominal pain on a severity score calculated from a 5-point Likert scale. The ANMS GCSI-DD upper abdominal pain symptom score ranged from 0 to 4 with higher scores reflecting greater symptom severity. The negative change from baseline indicates improvement. MMRM was used for the analysis.
Change From Baseline in the ANMS GCSI-DD Recorded Vomiting Frequency at Week 12 of the Treatment Period	Baseline and Week 12	Vomiting frequency was collected as the number of times a participant vomited in a 24-hour period i.e., vomiting episodes using the ANMS GCSI-DD. The daily score was averaged over 7 days. Higher scores indicate more severe symptoms. MMRM was used for the analysis.
Change From Baseline in the Patient Assessment of Upper Gastrointestinal Disorders-Symptom Severity Index (PAGI-SYM) Total Score at Week 12 of the Treatment Period	Baseline and Week 12	The PAGI-SYM total score is defined as the mean of 6 PAGI-SYM subscale scores from 20 items. A 6-point Likert response scale, ranging from 0 (none) to 5 (very severe), is used to measure symptom severity in participants with upper GI disorders. The negative change from baseline indicates improvement. MMRM was used for analysis.

Trial Locations

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Digestive Health Specialists of the Southeast; 🇺🇸 Dothan, Alabama, United States

Del Sol Research Management; 🇺🇸 Tucson, Arizona, United States

GW Research; 🇺🇸 Chula Vista, California, United States

Trial Connections - New Hope Research Development; 🇺🇸 Corona, California, United States

Paragon Rx Clinical - Garden Grove; 🇺🇸 Garden Grove, California, United States

Torrance Clinical Research Institute Inc.; 🇺🇸 Lomita, California, United States

California Medical Research Associates; 🇺🇸 Northridge, California, United States

ISS - Conquest Clinical Research; 🇺🇸 Orange, California, United States

Precision Research Institute; 🇺🇸 San Diego, California, United States

Connecticut Clinical Research Foundation; 🇺🇸 Bristol, Connecticut, United States

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