ZX008-1601
ZX008-1601
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
Brief 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).Medical Condition
Lennox Gastaut Syndrome
Min. Age
2
Years
Max. Age
35
Years
Who Can Join?
All
Status
Active, not recruiting
Inclusion criteria
Key
• 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.
Key
Exclusion criteria
• 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.
Study Medication Description
Study Medication:
Fintepla
Other Descriptive Name:
fenfluramine hydrochloride
Placebo
Yes
Comparator:
No
Refer to a friend
Study Dates
November 2017
Actual Start Date of Enrollment
January 2025
Planned Study Completion Date