Summary

Eligibility
for people ages 2-35 (full criteria)
Location
at UCLA
Dates
study started
completion around

Description

Summary

This is a two-part, multicenter, double-blind, parallel-group, placebo controlled study to evaluate the effect of ZX008 when used as adjunctive therapy for the treatment of uncontrolled seizures in children and adults with Lennox-Gastaut syndrome (LGS).

Official Title

A Two-Part Study of ZX008 in Children and Adults With Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome (LGS); Part 1: A Randomized, Double-blind, Placebo-controlled Trial of Two Fixed Doses of ZX008 (Fenfluramine Hydrochloride) Oral Solution as Adjunctive Therapy for Seizures in Children and Adults With LGS, Followed by Part 2: An Open-label Extension to Assess Long-Term Safety of ZX008 in Children and Adults With LGS

Keywords

Lennox Gastaut Syndrome, LGS, Syndrome, ZX008 0.2 or 0.8 mg/kg/day, Open-Label

Eligibility

You can join if…

Open to people ages 2-35

  • Male or non-pregnant, non-lactating female, age 2 to 35 years, inclusive as of the day of the Screening Visit.
  • Clinical diagnosis of Lennox-Gastaut syndrome, where seizures that result in drops are not completely controlled by current antiepileptic treatments.
  • Onset of seizures at 11 years of age or younger.
  • Abnormal cognitive development.
  • Must be receiving at least 1 concomitant AED and up to 4 concomitant anti-epileptic treatments.

You CAN'T join if...

  • Etiology of seizures is a degenerative neurological disease.
  • History of hemiclonic seizures in the first year of life.
  • Subject only has drop seizures in clusters, where individual seizures cannot be counted reliably.
  • Pulmonary arterial hypertension.
  • Current or past history of cardiovascular or cerebrovascular disease, such as cardiac valvulopathy, myocardial infarction or stroke.
  • Receiving concomitant therapy with: centrally-acting anorectic agents; monoamineoxidase inhibitors; any centrally-acting compound with clinically appreciable amount of serotonin agonist or antagonist properties, including serotonin reuptake inhibition; atomoxetine, or other centrally-acting noradrenergic agonist; cyproheptadine.
  • Taking felbamate for less than 1 year prior to screening and/or does not have stable liver function and hematology laboratory tests, and/or the dose has not been stable for at least 60 days prior to the Screening Visit.
  • Currently receiving an investigational product.
  • Institutionalized in a general nursing home (ie, in a facility that does not specialize in epilepsy care).
  • A clinically significant condition, or has had clinically relevant symptoms or a clinically significant illness in the 4 weeks prior to the Screening Visit, other than epilepsy, that would negatively impact study participation, collection of study data, or pose a risk to the subject.

Locations

  • Ep0214 144
    Los Angeles California 90095-1752 United States
  • Ep0214 101
    San Francisco California 94158 United States

Details

Status
in progress, not accepting new patients
Start Date
Completion Date
(estimated)
Sponsor
Zogenix International Limited, Inc., a subsidiary of Zogenix, Inc.
ID
NCT03355209
Phase
Phase 3 research study
Study Type
Interventional
Participants
About 296 people participating
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