Anti-Epilepsy Medication Valproate Administered Via ICV Route and Catheters and Pumps for CSF Infusion

NCT ID: NCT04529954

Last Updated: 2024-03-13

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: TERMINATED
• Clinical Phase: PHASE1/PHASE2
• Total Enrollment: 20 participants
• Study Classification: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2021-01-01
• Study Completion Date: 2024-03-01

Brief Summary

This is a non-randomized open-label extension study for subjects having completed protocol DA071976 or CLN100P.01.

Conditions

Focal Epilepsy

Study Design

• Allocation Method: NA
• Intervention Model: SINGLE_GROUP
• Primary Study Purpose: TREATMENT
• Blinding Strategy: NONE

Study Groups

Open-Label Safety

Participants roll-over from DA071976 or CLN100P.02

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

Valproic Acid delivered to ICV

Intervention Type: DRUG

Valproic Acid delivered to ICV via an implantable pump and catheter system

Interventions

Valproic Acid delivered to ICV

Valproic Acid delivered to ICV via an implantable pump and catheter system

Intervention Type: DRUG

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

1. Completed the DA07976 or CLN100P.01 Study

2. In the opinion of the investigator, if the subject were to be removed from study and associated therapy, subject would have worsening/increase in disabling seizures. Disabling refers to seizures that are severe enough to cause injuries, or significantly impair functional ability in domains including employment, psychosocial education and mobility.

3. Subject is taking currently approved AED medication(s) (but is not on valproate or divalproex sodium).

4. Subject has seizures that are distinct, stereotypical events that can be reliably counted, in the opinion of the Investigator, by the subject or caregiver.

5. Subject has hearing, vision, and physical abilities adequate to perform assessments, with or without corrective aids, including keeping a seizure and medication diary during study follow-up.

6. Subject understands study procedures and has voluntarily provided signed, informed consent in accordance with institutional and local regulatory requirements.

7. Needs be literate in English or native language of the country of the study enrollment to complete neuropsychological testing.

8. Subject can be reasonably expected to maintain a seizure diary alone or with the assistance of a competent individual.

9. Women of childbearing potential must be using a medically accepted method of contraception and have a negative qualitative β-human chorionic growth hormone (β-HCG) pregnancy test result from a urine or blood sample collected per SOE.

Exclusion Criteria

• 1. Subject has any significant neurologic disease other than epilepsy. 2. Subject has had status epilepticus refractory to benzodiazepines and phenytoin in the past year 3. Subject is currently taking oral valproic acid or sodium divalproex. 4. Subject has known allergy to valproic acid, divalproex sodium, Epilim, or Depacon.

5. Subject has unstable depression or any major psychiatric disorder including psychosis, major depression, bipolar disorder that in the opinion of the Investigator would put the subject at risk as a participant in the study.

6. Subject has history or evidence of congestive heart failure, clinically significant peripheral edema, or anemia with a hematocrit <30%.

7. Subject has current diagnosis of cancer requiring treatment. 8. Subject in the opinion of the Investigator, is not a suitable candidate for cranial surgery for any reason.

9. Subject has known HIV infection or known or suspected prion disease. 10. Subject has known allergies to drugs or excipients. 11. Subject is breastfeeding, pregnant, or expressed intent on becoming pregnant during the course of the study and Investigator feels pregnancy is a likely outcome during the study 12. In the opinion of the investigator, the subject has a clinically significant or unstable medical condition (including alcohol and/or drug abuse) or a progressive CNS disease that in the opinion of the Investigator would put the subject at risk as a participant in the study.

• Minimum Eligible Age: 18 Years
• Maximum Eligible Age: 70 Years
• Eligible Sex: ALL
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

Sponsors

Cerebral Therapeutics LLC

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Responsibility Role: SPONSOR

Locations

Mater Brisbane

Brisbane, New South Wales, Australia

RBWH

Brisbane, New South Wales, Australia

SVHM

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

The Alfred

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

The Austin

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Hadassah Medical Center

Jerusalem, , Israel

Sheeba Medical Center

Jerusalem, , Israel

Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center

Tel Aviv, , Israel

Countries

Australia; Israel

Other Identifiers

CLN100P.02

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id