A Phase 1/2, Safety, Tolerability, and Dose-Finding Study of Cannabidiol for Drug-Resistant Epilepsies
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- No Longer Available
- 发起方
研究概览
简要总结
The purpose of this study is to determine if cannabidiol is safe and effective at different doses as an additional treatment for pediatric drug-resistant epilepsy. Pure cannabidiol has potentially therapeutic properties, such as anti-convulsant effects, that may reduce seizure frequency. There are only a few open label studies that have demonstrated the safety and tolerance of cannabiodiol in both adult and pediatric epileptic populations--these studies were performed either retrospectively or with varying cannabidiol preparations. There are no well-documented studies and completely analyzed data for pediatric epileptic patients.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Expanded Access
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 1 Year 至 20 Years(Child, Adult)
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 否
入选标准
- •Ages between 1 year old and 20 years old, male or female at the first visit, Week -4 (at time informed consent form is signed)
- •Documentation of a diagnosis of drug-resistant epilepsy as proven by and documented with medical records and/or the following clinical features (must have all 3 of the following):
- •Failure to control seizures despite appropriate trial of 3 or more AEDs at therapeutic doses
- •An intractable childhood epilepsy including, Dravet Syndrome or Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome
- •Must report at least 3 countable (non-countable seizures includes absence and myoclonic) seizures per month
- •Between 1-3 baseline AEDs . Vagus nerve stimulator (VNS), ketogenic diet, and modified Atkins diet do not count towards this limit.
- •VNS must be on stable settings for a minimum of 3 months.
- •If on the ketogenic diet, must be on stable ratio for a minimum of 3 months.
排除标准
- •Epilepsies associated with neurodegenerative diseases, including neuronal ceroidolipofuscinosis, progressive myoclonus epilepsies, Rasmussen encephalitis, and tumors
- •Epilepsies associated with an inborn error of metabolism, including mitochondrial disorders
- •Felbatol initiated within the past 12 months
- •Use of any Cannabis-related product (including hemp oil) in the past 12 months as assessed by parental questioning.
- •Laboratory values on comprehensive metabolic panel (CMP) and complete blood count (CBC) testing that are Class 3 or higher according to the CTCAE v4.
- •Positive pregnancy test.
研究者
Eric Marsh, MD
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics and Neurology
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
