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Ecopipam Tablets to Study Tourette's Disorder in Children, Adolescents and Adults

Phase 3
Completed
Conditions
Tourette Disorder
Interventions
Registration Number
NCT05615220
Lead Sponsor
Emalex Biosciences Inc.
Brief Summary

This Phase 3 multicenter study evaluates the maintenance of efficacy, safety and tolerability of ecopipam tablets in children, adolescents and adults in the treatment of Tourette's Disorder (TD). The study includes an open-label period followed by double-blind, placebo-controlled, randomized withdrawal period.

Detailed Description

Following a 28-day Screening period and Baseline visit, eligible subjects will be enrolled into the open-label Stabilization period comprised of a 4-week Titration phase to achieve a target steady-state dose of 1.8 mg/kg/day ecopipam (2 mg/kg/day ecopipam HCl) followed by an 8-week open-label Maintenance phase. Responders to ecopipam will be randomized to ecopipam 1.8 mg/kg/day (2 mg/kg/day ecopipam HCl) or placebo in a 1:1 fashion and enter the double-blind Randomized-Withdrawal (R/WD) period at Week 12. During the 12-week R/WD period, any subject meeting Relapse criteria will be withdrawn from blinded study medication and complete end of study assessments including safety follow up visits.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
216
Inclusion Criteria
  • ≥ 6 years of age
  • ≥ 18 kg (~ 40 lbs.)
  • TD diagnosis and both motor and vocal tics that cause impairment with normal routines
  • Minimum score of 20 on the YGTSS-R Total Tic Score
  • May not be taking any medications used to treat motor or vocal tics for at least 14 days prior to Baseline.
  • Effective contraception during the study and 30 days after last study dose for sexually active subjects
Exclusion Criteria
  • Previous exposure to ecopipam
  • Certain mood or psychiatric disorders (i.e., dementia, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, major depressive disorder)
  • Unstable unstable medical illness or clinically significant lab abnormalities
  • Risk of suicide
  • Pregnant or lactating women
  • Moderate to severe renal insufficiency
  • Hepatic insufficiency
  • Positive urine drug screen
  • Unstable doses for drugs to treat anxiety, depression, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
  • Certain medications that would lead to drug interactions
  • Recent behavioral therapy

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
SEQUENTIAL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Placebo during R/WD PhaseEcopipam HydrochlorideMatching Placebo tablets during R/WD period taken orally in the evening.
1.8 mg/kg/day ecopipam (2 mg/kg/day ecopipam HCl)Ecopipam HydrochlorideEcopipam 11.2, 22.4, 33.6, 44.8, 67.2 and 89.6 mg tablets (containing 12.5, 25, 37.5, 50, 75 and 100 mg ecopipam HCl, respectively); 1.8 mg/kg/day ecopipam (2 mg/kg/day ecopipam HCl) target dose; oral administration daily in evenings.
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Yale Global Tic Severity Scale (YGTSS)Screening up to Week 24

Clinician-completed rating scale with score ranging from 0 to 50 (0=none to 50=severe)

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod

Trial Locations

Locations (95)

Borne og Ungeafdelingen

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Herlev, Denmark

CHU Grenoble Alpes - Hopital Couple Enfant

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Grenoble, France

Hôpital Fondation Rothschild

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Paris, France

CHU Strasbourg-Hopital de Hautepierre

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Strasbourg, France

Psychiatric Clinic of Ludwig Maximilians Universitaet Muenchen

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Muenchen, Bayern, Germany

Department of Psychiatry, Socialpsychiatry and Psychotherapy, Hannover Medical School

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Hannover, Niedersachsen, Germany

Zentralinstitut fuer Seelische Gesundheit, Mannheim

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Mannheim, Germany

Szegedi Tudomanyegyetem Altalanos Orvostudomanyi Kar Gyermek

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Szeged, Csongrád, Hungary

Vadaskert Gyermek- es Ifjusagpszichiatriai Korhaz es Szakambulancia

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Budapest, Hungary

Bethesda Childrens Hospital(Magyarországi Református Egyház Bethesda Gyermekkórháza)

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Budapest, Hungary

Istituto Di Ricovero E Cura A Carattere Scientifico IRCCS Eugenio Medea

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Bosisio Parini, LC, Italy

Harmonex Neuroscience Research

🇺🇸

Dothan, Alabama, United States

Arkansas Children's Hospital

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Little Rock, Arkansas, United States

Advanced Research Center

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Anaheim, California, United States

CenExel CIT-IE

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Bellflower, California, United States

Cortica Site Network

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Glendale, California, United States

Amnova Clinical Research

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Irvine, California, United States

Cortica Site Network - San Rafael

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San Rafael, California, United States

Syrentis Clinical Research

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Santa Ana, California, United States

Yale School of Medicine

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New Haven, Connecticut, United States

University of Florida

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Gainesville, Florida, United States

NW FL Clinical Research Group, LLC

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Gulf Breeze, Florida, United States

Research in Miami Inc

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Hialeah, Florida, United States

Emcrown Clinical Research

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Jensen Beach, Florida, United States

University of Miami Miller School of Medicine

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Miami, Florida, United States

Florida International Research Center

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Miami, Florida, United States

Care Research Center

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Miami, Florida, United States

Medical Research Group of Central Florida

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Orange City, Florida, United States

APG Research LLC

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Orlando, Florida, United States

University of South Florida

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St. Petersburg, Florida, United States

Pediatric Epilepsy and Neurology Specialists

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Tampa, Florida, United States

Jedidiah Clinical Research

🇺🇸

Tampa, Florida, United States

Pediatric Neurology, PA

🇺🇸

Winter Park, Florida, United States

Advanced Discovery Research, LLC

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Atlanta, Georgia, United States

Rare Disease Research, LLC

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Atlanta, Georgia, United States

Atlanta Behavioral Research, LLC.

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Atlanta, Georgia, United States

Lurie Children Hospital of Chicago

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Chicago, Illinois, United States

1725 W. Harrison St., Suite 755

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Chicago, Illinois, United States

The University of Chicago Hospitals

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Chicago, Illinois, United States

Josephson-Wallack-Munshower Neurology

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Indianapolis, Indiana, United States

Massachusetts General Hospital

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Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Boston Children's Hospital

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Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Umass Chan Medical School

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Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

Michigan Clinical Research Institute PC

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Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States

Neurobehavioral Medicine Group

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Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, United States

The Childrens Mercy Hospital

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Kansas City, Missouri, United States

Midwest Research Group

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Saint Charles, Missouri, United States

Washington University School of Medicine

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St. Louis, Missouri, United States

Alivation Research

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Lincoln, Nebraska, United States

NYU Child Study Center

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New York, New York, United States

Mount Sinai School of Medicine

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New York, New York, United States

University of Rochester

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Rochester, New York, United States

Stony Brook University Medical Center

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Stony Brook, New York, United States

Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center - PPDS

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Winston Salem, North Carolina, United States

Cincinnati Childrens Hospital Medical Center

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Cincinnati, Ohio, United States

North Star Medical Research, LLC

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Middleburg Heights, Ohio, United States

Suburban Research Associates

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Media, Pennsylvania, United States

Coastal Pediatric Research

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Charleston, South Carolina, United States

Access Clinical Trials, Inc.

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Nashville, Tennessee, United States

Vanderbilt University Medical Center

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Nashville, Tennessee, United States

Baylor College of Medicine

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Houston, Texas, United States

Texas Children's Hospital (TCH)

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Houston, Texas, United States

The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

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Houston, Texas, United States

Perceptive Pharma Research (PPR)

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Richmond, Texas, United States

Road Runner Research Ltd.

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San Antonio, Texas, United States

Cedar Clinical Research

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Draper, Utah, United States

Core Clinical Research

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Everett, Washington, United States

ASMP-IP- d-r Kayryakova

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Sofia, Sofia City, Bulgaria

Center Spectar-Plovdiv

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Plovdiv, Bulgaria

Kalimat Medical Center_Sofia

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Sofia, Bulgaria

DCC Mladost-M Varna

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Varna, Bulgaria

University of Calgary

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Calgary, Alberta, Canada

The Kids Clinic Inc

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Ajax, Ontario, Canada

Ospedale Pediatrico Bambino Gesù

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Roma, RM, Italy

Azienda Ospedaliera Vittorio Emanuele Policlinico // Azienda Ospedaliera Policlinico San Marco

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Catania, Italy

Ospedale Pediatrico Istituto Giannina Gaslini di Genova

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Genova, Italy

IRCCS Istituto Neurologico Carlo Besta

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Milano, Italy

Universita degli Studi di Napoli Federico II

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Napoli, Italy

Gdanskie Centrum Zdrowia Sp z o.o.

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Gdańsk, Pomorskie, Poland

Wielospecjalistyczna Poradnia Lekarska Synapsis

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Katowice, Silesia, Poland

Wojewdzki Specjalistyczny Szpital Dziecicy im. sw. Ludwika w Krakowie

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Krakow, Woj. Malopolskie, Poland

Centrum Medyczne Plejady

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Krakow, Poland

Clinical Research Center Sp. z o.o. MEDIC-R Sp.k.

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Poznań, Poland

Spitalul Clinic de Psihiatrie Prof Dr Al. Obregia Bucureti

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Dorobanti, Romania

Institute of Mental Health

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Belgrade, Belgrad, Serbia

Clinic of Neurology and Psychiatry for Children and Adolescents

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Belgrade, Serbia

Clinical Centre Nis Center of Mental Health

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Nis, Serbia

Hospital Clínic de Barcelona

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Barcelona, Spain

Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Maranon

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Madrid, Spain

Clinical Center Vojvodina

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Novi Sad, Serbia

Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias

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Oviedo, Asturias, Spain

Hospital Universitario Fundacion Alcorcon HUFA

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Alcorcón, Madrid, Spain

Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre

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Madrid, Spain

Hospital Universitario Virgen Macarena Unidad de Investigacion Neurologia

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Sevilla, Spain

Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocío, C/Antonio Maura Montaner, s/n, edificio IBiS

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Sevilla, Spain

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