Summary

Eligibility
for people ages 2-55 (full criteria)
Location
at UC Irvine
Dates
study started
study ends around
Principal Investigator
by David King-Stephens (uci)

Description

Summary

This is a multicenter, Phase 3, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study designed to evaluate the efficacy and safety of clemizole HCL (EPX-100) as adjunctive therapy in children and adult participants with Lennox-Gastaut syndrome (LGS).

Official Title

Multicenter, Randomized, Double-blind, Placebo-controlled Trial of Clemizole HCl as Adjunctive Therapy in Patients With Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome

Details

This is a multicenter, Phase 3, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study designed to evaluate the efficacy and safety of clemizole HCl as adjunctive therapy in children and adult participants with LGS.

The study will consist of an Observational Period, a Double-Blind (DB) Period, and an optional Open-Label Extension (OLE) Period.

Keywords

Lennox Gastaut Syndrome, Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome, LGS, Clemizole HCl, Seizure, Seizures, Double-blind clemizole HCl, Open-label clemizole HCl

Eligibility

You can join if…

Open to people ages 2-55

  1. Males or females, ages ≥2 to ≤55 years, at the time of Screening.
  2. Participant/parent/legal authorized representative (LAR) willing and able to give written informed consent/assent.
  3. Diagnosis of LGS, including:
    • Evidence of at least one type of countable major motor seizure.
    • History of electroencephalogram (EEG) consistent with LGS (abnormal background activity, and one of the following: 1) slow spike-wave discharges [<2.5 Hz], or 2) paroxysmal fast activity during sleep).
    • Abnormal cognitive development.
    • Onset of seizures at 11 years of age or younger.

You CAN'T join if...

  1. Known sensitivity, allergy, or previous exposure to clemizole HCl.
  2. Known history of long QT syndrome or any significant history of a serious abnormality of the electrocardiogram (ECG) (e.g., recent myocardial infarction, clinically significant arrhythmia).
  3. Family history of sudden cardiac death, unexplained death, or death from a primary dysrhythmia potentially associated with QT prolongation in any family member.
  4. Seizures secondary to illicit drug or alcohol use, infection, neoplasm, demyelinating disease, degenerative neurological disease, or progressive central nervous system disease, metabolic illness, recent anoxic episode within the last 6 months requiring resuscitation, or progressive degenerative disease or any other condition, which in the opinion of the investigator, could affect seizure control.
  5. Epilepsy surgery planned during the study or epilepsy surgery within 6 months prior to Screening.
  6. Concomitant use of fenfluramine.
  7. Prior or concomitant use of lorcaserin.

Locations

  • UC Irvine Medical Center in progress, not accepting new patients
    Orange California 92868 United States
  • UCI Center for Innovative Health Therapies accepting new patients
    Orange California 92868 United States
  • Re:Cognition Health accepting new patients
    Chicago Illinois 60611 United States

Lead Scientist at University of California Health

Details

Status
accepting new patients
Start Date
Completion Date
(estimated)
Sponsor
Epygenix
ID
NCT05066217
Phase
Phase 3 research study
Study Type
Interventional
Participants
Expecting 260 study participants
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