Fenfluramine for the Treatment of Refractory Epilepsy in Adult Dravet Patients
试验速览
- 阶段
- 3 期
- 状态
- 尚未招募
- 入组人数
- 15
- 试验地点
- 2
- 主要终点
- Seizure reduction
研究概览
简要总结
Full Title: Fenfluramine for the treatment of refractory Epilepsy in Adult Dravet patients
Short Title: Fenfluramine for Adult Dravet patients
Clinical Phase: Phase III
Sample Size: A total of 15 participants will be included in the study.
Study Population: Adult patients (18 years and older) with drug-resistant epilepsy (maintained on their existing medications, with exception of cannabidiol) and genetically confirmed Dravet syndrome will be recruited to participate in the study.
Accrual Period: 12 months Study Design: Open label, non-randomized and uncontrolled add-on trial in adults (18 years of age and older) residing in Ontario, with refractory motor seizures and maintained on their existing antiepileptic medications, with exception of cannabidiol.
Study Duration:
• Treatment period: 12 months Study duration: 28 months
Study Agent/ Intervention/ Procedure:
Name of study drug: fenfluramine (FINTEPLA)
Dose and frequency: starting at 0.1 mg/kg twice daily, maximum 26 mg/day, in patients not taking concomitant stiripentol; starting at 0.1 mg/kg twice daily, maximum of 17 mg/day in patients taking concomitant stiripentol. All doses are divided to twice a day.
Duration:
Baseline phase: 4 weeks (no study drug) Titration phase: 2 weeks (if not taking stiripentol) to 3 weeks (if the patient is taking stiripentol) Treatment phase: 12 weeks Extension phase: up to 38 weeks, for patients who had at least a 50% decrease in seizure frequency Post-trial washout phase: 2 weeks (if not taking stiripentol) to 3 weeks (if the patient is taking stiripentol)
Route of administration:
Oral
Efficacy and safety points of interest
- Monthly convulsive seizure frequency (MCSF) reduction ≥ 50%
- Improvement in motor function
- Improvement in Cognition and Behavior
- Improvement in Quality of Sleep
- Improvement in Quality of life
- Determination of Cardiovascular safety in adults
- Responder analysis (≥25%, ≥75%, or 100% reduction in mean MCSF)
- Longest period of seizure freedom
- Number of Emergency room visits
- Use of rescue medication (number of days in 28 day-periods)
- Duration of post-ictal stage
- Frequency of other seizure types
- Body weight changes
- Patient's global functioning prior to and after study (Clinical Global Impressions Scale)
Trial registration:
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Na
- 干预模型
- Single Group
- 主要目的
- Treatment
- 盲法
- None
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 18 Years 至 —（Adult, Older Adult）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 否
入选标准
- •Male and female patients 18 years of age and older.
- •Diagnosis of DS secondary to a genetically confirmed pathogenic variant.
- •Patients recruited from the Adult Epilepsy Genetics Clinic at Toronto Western Hospital. We will also accept referrals from other academic epilepsy centers across Ontario and that are referred to our program, making this a single site study.
- •At least 4 convulsive seizures per month at the start of the study, despite having been treated with at least two different antiepileptic drugs (given concurrently or sequentially) for at least one year.
- •At least 4 convulsive seizures per month during the prospective Baseline Phase (4 weeks).
- •Able to provide written consent signed by study participant's caregiver prior to entering the study or undergoing any study procedures.
- •Participant's caregivers should be able to record seizures and report adverse events for the full duration of the study.
- •No evidence of non-compliance with ongoing ASM therapy.
- •Stable dose(s) of the same ASMs for one month prior to screening.
- •If participant has a vagal nerve stimulator or deep brain stimulator, it must have been implanted for at least six months prior to recruitment. Stimulator parameters may not be changed for at least one month prior to screening or thereafter during the study. Magnet use will be allowed but must be documented throughout the study.
- •Patient's caregivers agree that patient will not to take any cannabinoids or any other investigational compound for 1 month before the study or outside cannabinoids during the study.
- •Patient's caregivers agree that patient will have blood samples taken and stored for assays.
- •Is planning to stay in the country for the duration of the trial.
- •Can travel to the study site for the initial in-person visit with the study physicians and to a local lab for blood collection (Lifelabs).
- •Patient's caregiver has access to telephone, computer, and internet to complete the study questionnaires.
- •Sexually active women of child-bearing potential (WCBP) and males must be using a medically acceptable method of birth control. Women who are of non child-bearing potential, i.e., post-menopause, must have this condition captured in their medical history. A medically acceptable method of birth control includes barrier methods of contraception (e.g. male condom, female condom, cervical cap, diaphragm, contraceptive sponge), intrauterine devices in place for at least 3 months, surgical sterilization, or adequate barrier methods (e.g., diaphragm and foam). Use of oral contraceptives in combination with another method (e.g., a spermicidal cream) is acceptable. In participants who are not sexually active, abstinence is an acceptable form of birth control.
排除标准
- •Participation in a study involving administration of an investigational compound within one month of First appointment.
- •Evidence of clinically significant non-epileptic disease (cardiac, respiratory, gastrointestinal, hepatic, hematologic or renal disease, etc.) that in the opinion of the investigators could affect the patient's safety or trial conduct.
- •Pulmonary hypertension (systolic pressure>35 mmHg)
- •Cardiovascular or cerebrovascular disease
- •Current or past history of cardiovascular or cerebrovascular disease, such as cardiac valvulopathy defined as greater than moderate and/or mild aortic regurgitation on echocardiogram
- •Treatment with centrally acting anorectic agents, monoamine oxidase inhibitors or other centrally acting agent with serotonin antagonist or agonist properties.
- •Current or past history of glaucoma
- •Hypersensitivity to FEN or any of the excipients in the study medication
- •Use of CBD oil
- •Pregnant and/or breastfeeding women are excluded from this study. Sexually active women must have negative pregnancy urine test in first in-person visit.
研究组 & 干预措施
Fenfluramine
Fenfluramine, oral,
- starting at 0.1mg/kg twice daily, maximum 26mg/day in patients not taking concomitant stiripentol
- starting at 0.1mg/kg twice daily, maximum 17mg/day in patients taking concomitant stiripentol
干预措施: Fenfluramine (Drug)
结局指标
主要结局
Seizure reduction
时间窗: 16 week
Comparing the proportion of participants with \>50% reduction in the monthly countable convulsive seizure frequency between 4- week Baseline period (Observational Phase) and after 12-week treatment phase using seizure diary. Comparing the proportion of participants with \>50% reduction in the monthly countable convulsive seizure frequency between 4- week Baseline period (Observational Phase) and after 12-week treatment phase using seizure diary.
次要结局
未报告次要终点
研究者
Danielle Andrade
Professor of Medicine (Neurology), Director Adult Genetic Epilepsy Program, Medical Director Epilepsy Program
University Health Network, Toronto