Efficacy and Tolerability of Ecopipam in Adults With Childhood Onset Fluency Disorder (Stuttering).

NCT ID: NCT02909088

Last Updated: 2016-10-26

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

UNKNOWN

Clinical Phase

PHASE2/PHASE3

Total Enrollment

10 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2016-09-30

Study Completion Date

2017-11-30

Brief Summary

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The primary objective of this study is to evaluate the efficacy and tolerability of ecopipam in reducing stuttering symptoms.

It is hypothesized that ecopipam effectively reduces stuttering symptoms as measured on the SSI-IV total score, the CGI, SSS and OASES.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Stuttering, Adult Childhood-onset Fluency Disorder Speech Disorders Language Disorders Communication Disorder

Keywords

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stuttering childhood onset fluency disorder ecopipam

Study Design

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Allocation Method

NON_RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Ecopipam 50mg

50mg of ecopipam at bedtime for the first two weeks. If there is deemed improvement by the investigator, the subject will remain on the same dose. If there is no improvement, then the subjects' dose will be increased to 100mg at bedtime beginning on day 14.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Ecopipam 50mg

Intervention Type DRUG

Ecopipam 100mg

Intervention Type DRUG

Ecopipam 100mg

If there is no improvement, then the subjects' dose will be increased to 100mg at bedtime beginning on day 14.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Ecopipam 50mg

Intervention Type DRUG

Ecopipam 100mg

Intervention Type DRUG

Interventions

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Ecopipam 50mg

Intervention Type DRUG

Ecopipam 100mg

Intervention Type DRUG

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

Subjects can be enrolled in the study only if they meet all of the following criteria:

1. Subjects must satisfy DSM-IV criteria for childhood onset fluency disorder (stuttering).
2. The nature of stuttering must be developmental in origin with the onset prior to ten years of age.
3. Subjects must have a score of moderate or higher on the SSI-IV.
4. Women of child-bearing potential are eligible to participate as long as they are practicing a medically accepted form of contraception (i.e. condom with spermicide or diaphragm, oral or depot contraception, or an intrauterine device).
5. Subjects will be male or female from the ages of 18-60.
6. Subject must have a MADRS total score of ≤ 13 (normal mood)
7. Subjects will be of only English speaking.

Exclusion Criteria

Subjects will be excluded from the study for any of the following reasons:

1. Adult individuals who lack capacity to consent for themselves.
2. Stuttering related to a known neurologic cause (e.g. head trauma, stroke).
3. Unstable medical or psychiatric illness.
4. Active substance abuse within three months prior to study inclusion.
5. Any illness that would require the concomitant use of a CNS active medication during the course of the study.
6. Subjects with Parkinson's dementia or other degenerative neurologic illness.
7. Suffer from irregular heart rate or seizures
8. Subjects who are pregnant or nursing an infant.
9. Subject with a MADRS ≥ 14
10. Breastfeeding a child during the course of the study or for one month following completion
11. It is the investigator's opinion that the subject poses a significant suicide risk by the following criteria:

1. It is the investigator's opinion that the subject may be at risk of suicide.
2. the subject responds "yes" to question #4 (Active Suicidal Ideation with Specific Plan and Intent) on the Baseline Visit of the Columbia Suicide Severity Rating Scale (C-SSRS), if the most recent episode occurred within the past 12 months.
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

60 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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University of California Riverisde School of Medicine

UNKNOWN

Sponsor Role collaborator

Gerald Maguire, MD

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Gerald Maguire, MD

Professor and Chair, Psychiatry and Neuroscience, Principal Investigator

Responsibility Role SPONSOR_INVESTIGATOR

Locations

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CITrials

Riverside, California, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

University of California Riverside School of Medicine

Riverside, California, United States

Site Status NOT_YET_RECRUITING

Countries

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United States

Facility Contacts

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Debra M Hoffmeyer, MA

Role: primary

Gerald A Maguire, MD

Role: primary

David L Franklin, PsyD

Role: backup

References

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Maguire GA, Riley GD, Franklin DL, Maguire ME, Nguyen CT, Brojeni PH. Olanzapine in the treatment of developmental stuttering: a double-blind, placebo-controlled trial. Ann Clin Psychiatry. 2004 Apr-Jun;16(2):63-7. doi: 10.1080/10401230490452834.

Reference Type RESULT
PMID: 15328899 (View on PubMed)

Maguire GA, Yu BP, Franklin DL, Riley GD. Alleviating stuttering with pharmacological interventions. Expert Opin Pharmacother. 2004 Jul;5(7):1565-71. doi: 10.1517/14656566.5.7.1565.

Reference Type RESULT
PMID: 15212606 (View on PubMed)

Maguire G, Franklin D, Vatakis NG, Morgenshtern E, Denko T, Yaruss JS, Spotts C, Davis L, Davis A, Fox P, Soni P, Blomgren M, Silverman A, Riley G. Exploratory randomized clinical study of pagoclone in persistent developmental stuttering: the EXamining Pagoclone for peRsistent dEvelopmental Stuttering Study. J Clin Psychopharmacol. 2010 Feb;30(1):48-56. doi: 10.1097/JCP.0b013e3181caebbe.

Reference Type RESULT
PMID: 20075648 (View on PubMed)

Maguire GA, Riley GD, Yu BP. A neurological basis of stuttering? Lancet Neurol. 2002 Nov;1(7):407. doi: 10.1016/s1474-4422(02)00217-x. No abstract available.

Reference Type RESULT
PMID: 12849360 (View on PubMed)

Gilbert DL, Budman CL, Singer HS, Kurlan R, Chipkin RE. A D1 receptor antagonist, ecopipam, for treatment of tics in Tourette syndrome. Clin Neuropharmacol. 2014 Jan-Feb;37(1):26-30. doi: 10.1097/WNF.0000000000000017.

Reference Type RESULT
PMID: 24434529 (View on PubMed)

Riley J, Riley G, Maguire G. Subjective Screening of Stuttering severity, locus of control and avoidance: research edition. J Fluency Disord. 2004;29(1):51-62. doi: 10.1016/j.jfludis.2003.12.001.

Reference Type RESULT
PMID: 15026214 (View on PubMed)

Maguire GA, Riley GD, Franklin DL, Gottschalk LA. Risperidone for the treatment of stuttering. J Clin Psychopharmacol. 2000 Aug;20(4):479-82. doi: 10.1097/00004714-200008000-00013.

Reference Type RESULT
PMID: 10917410 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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IND 128278

Identifier Type: REGISTRY

Identifier Source: secondary_id

EcoUCR001

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id