Efficacy, Safety and Tolerability of AFQ056 in Fragile X Patients

NCT ID: NCT00718341

Last Updated: 2020-02-11

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

PHASE2

Total Enrollment

30 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2008-06-30

Brief Summary

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This study will evaluate the safety, tolerability and efficacy of multiple doses of AFQ056 in patients with Fragile X Syndrome. The dose range will be 50 to 150 mg b.i.d. The primary read-out of efficacy is reduction in Aberrant-Behavior Checklist score.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Fragile X Syndrome

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

CROSSOVER

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

QUADRUPLE

Participants Caregivers Investigators Outcome Assessors

Study Groups

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1

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

AF056

Intervention Type DRUG

2

Group Type PLACEBO_COMPARATOR

Placebo

Intervention Type DRUG

Interventions

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AF056

Intervention Type DRUG

Placebo

Intervention Type DRUG

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Male, non-smoking patients between 18 and 35 years of age (both inclusive).
* Patients with fmr1 full mutation (\> 200 CGG repeats)
* Patients with a Clinical Global Impression Severity Score (CGI-S) of \> 4 (moderately ill)
* Patients with a score of \>20 in the ABC-C scale (at screening)
* Patients with a mental age of ≥ 48 months as measured by the Stanford-Binet test

Exclusion Criteria

* Patients with DSM-IV diagnosis of schizophrenia, history and/or presence of psychosis, confusional states and/or repeated hallucinations.
* Patients with a history of seizures in the past 5 years without any therapeutic treatment controlling the disorders.
* Patients under stable anti-convulsant therapies that experienced seizures in the 2 years prior to randomization
* Patients with ECG abnormalities, autonomic dysfunctions, bronchospastic diseases, drug or atopic allergy
* Any surgical or medical condition which might significantly alter the absorption, distribution, metabolism or excretion of drugs
* Patients using (or have used within four weeks before randomization) concomitant medications that are potent inhibitors of CYP3A4 (e.g., ketoconazole, ritonavir, etc.)
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

35 Years

Eligible Sex

MALE

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Novartis

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Novartis

Principal Investigators

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Novartis

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Novartis investigator site

Locations

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Novartis Investigator Site

Bron, , France

Site Status

Novartis Investigator Site

Rome, , Italy

Site Status

Novartis Investigator Site

Lausanne, , Switzerland

Site Status

Countries

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France Italy Switzerland

References

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Jacquemont S, Curie A, des Portes V, Torrioli MG, Berry-Kravis E, Hagerman RJ, Ramos FJ, Cornish K, He Y, Paulding C, Neri G, Chen F, Hadjikhani N, Martinet D, Meyer J, Beckmann JS, Delange K, Brun A, Bussy G, Gasparini F, Hilse T, Floesser A, Branson J, Bilbe G, Johns D, Gomez-Mancilla B. Epigenetic modification of the FMR1 gene in fragile X syndrome is associated with differential response to the mGluR5 antagonist AFQ056. Sci Transl Med. 2011 Jan 5;3(64):64ra1. doi: 10.1126/scitranslmed.3001708.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 21209411 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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CAFQ056A2204

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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