Multicenter Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of Oral ACT-539313 in the Treatment of Adults With Moderate to Severe Binge Eating Disorder

NCT ID: NCT04753164

Last Updated: 2023-03-31

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

PHASE2

Total Enrollment

136 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2021-02-16

Study Completion Date

2022-03-25

Brief Summary

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Placebo-controlled study to evaluate the efficacy and safety of oral ACT-539313 in the treatment of adults with moderate to severe binge eating disorder

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Binge-Eating Disorder

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Multicenter, double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled, parallel-group, proof-of-concept study
Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

QUADRUPLE

Participants Caregivers Investigators Outcome Assessors

Study Groups

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100 mg twice daily (b.i.d.) ACT-539313

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

ACT-539313

Intervention Type DRUG

ACT-539313 as capsules at a strength of 100 mg, taken orally, b.i.d. in the morning at breakfast and in the evening at dinner, with a glass of water during the treatment period.

Placebo

Group Type PLACEBO_COMPARATOR

Placebo

Intervention Type DRUG

Matching placebo as identical capsules indistinguishable from ACT-539313, taken orally, b.i.d. in the morning at breakfast and in the evening at dinner, with a glass of water during the treatment period.

Interventions

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ACT-539313

ACT-539313 as capsules at a strength of 100 mg, taken orally, b.i.d. in the morning at breakfast and in the evening at dinner, with a glass of water during the treatment period.

Intervention Type DRUG

Placebo

Matching placebo as identical capsules indistinguishable from ACT-539313, taken orally, b.i.d. in the morning at breakfast and in the evening at dinner, with a glass of water during the treatment period.

Intervention Type DRUG

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

Criteria assessed at Visit 1:

* Signed and dated informed consent form prior to any study-mandated procedure.
* Male or female study participants aged 18 to 55 years at the time of signing the informed consent form.
* Binge-eating disorder (BED) in accordance with Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders Fifth Edition (DSM-5) criteria diagnosed using the Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-5 (SCID-5).
* Self-reported BED severity of at least moderate level, defined as at least 4 BE episodes per week, on average, for a duration of at least 6 months.
* BED in accordance with Eating Disorder Examination Questionnaire (EDE-Q).
* Clinical Global Impression of Severity scale (CGI-S) score of ≥ 4.
* For women of childbearing potential (WOCBP): Negative serum pregnancy test at Visit 1; agreement to undertake monthly urine or serum pregnancy tests during the study and up to the EOS visit; agreement to use an acceptable contraceptive method.

Criteria assessed at Visit 2:

* Reporting ≥3 BE days for each of the 2 weeks prior to randomization as documented in the participant's BE diary and with BE diary entries completed for at least 6 days per week during this 2-week period (between Visit 1 and 2).
* CGI-S score of ≥ 4.
* For WOCBP: negative urine pregnancy test.

Exclusion Criteria

Criteria assessed at Visit 1:

* BMI \< 18.0 kg/m² or \> 45 kg/m².
* Any acute or chronic-persistent psychiatric disorder other than BED diagnosed in the past, including anorexia nervosa, bulimia, psychotic disorders, bipolar disorder, hypomania, or dementia, as defined by the DSM-5 criteria or by the Mini International Neuropsychiatric Interview (MINI©).
* Use of any medications for the treatment of BED (including lisdexamfetamine \[Vyvanse®\]), any other eating disorder, obesity, or weight gain, or any other medication that could result in weight gain or weight loss, including over-the-counter and herbal products, within 3 months prior to Screening.
* Any clinically unstable medical condition, significant medical disorder or acute illness that, in the investigator's opinion, could interfere with the participants ability to comply with study assessments or abide by study restrictions.

Criteria assessed at Visit 1 and Visit 2

* HAMD-17 score ≥ 17 points at Visit 1 and/or Visit 2.
* Any of the following conditions related to suicidality:

1. Participant is considered to have a suicide risk in the investigator's opinion or has a previous history of suicide attempt within the past 12 months.
2. Participant answers "yes" to "suicidal ideation" item 4 (active suicidal ideation with some intent to act, without specific plan) or item 5 (active suicidal ideation with specific plan and intent) on the C-SSRS© assessment at Screening (in the past month). Participants who answer "yes" to this question must be referred to the investigator for follow-up evaluation.
* Female participants: pregnant, lactating or planning to become pregnant during the projected course of the study.
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

55 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Idorsia Pharmaceuticals Ltd.

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Clinical Trials

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

Idorsia Pharmaceuticals Ltd.

Locations

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Southern California Research

Beverly Hills, California, United States

Site Status

Wr-Pri, Llc

Encino, California, United States

Site Status

Collaborative Neuroscience Network (CNS)

Garden Grove, California, United States

Site Status

Syrentis Clinical Research

Santa Ana, California, United States

Site Status

Connecticut Clinical Research - Cromwell

Cromwell, Connecticut, United States

Site Status

Clinical Neurosciences Solutions

Jacksonville, Florida, United States

Site Status

Behavioral Clinical Research

North Miami, Florida, United States

Site Status

Clinical Neuroscience Solutions Inc

Orlando, Florida, United States

Site Status

NeuorTrials Research Inc

Atlanta, Georgia, United States

Site Status

Psych Atlanta P.C.

Marietta, Georgia, United States

Site Status

Capstone Clinical Research

Libertyville, Illinois, United States

Site Status

Collective Medical Research

Prairie Village, Kansas, United States

Site Status

Harvard Medical School - McLean Hospital

Belmont, Massachusetts, United States

Site Status

Boston Clinical Trials, Inc

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Site Status

Precise Research Centers

Flowood, Mississippi, United States

Site Status

St. Charles Psychiatric Associates dba Midwest research group

Saint Charles, Missouri, United States

Site Status

M3 Wake Research

Las Vegas, Nevada, United States

Site Status

ActivMed Practices & Research, Inc.

Portsmouth, New Hampshire, United States

Site Status

ActivMed Practices & Research

Portsmouth, New Hampshire, United States

Site Status

Bioscience Research

Mount Kisco, New York, United States

Site Status

Manhattan Behavioral Medicine PLLC

New York, New York, United States

Site Status

The Medical Research Network

New York, New York, United States

Site Status

CTI Clinical Research Center

Cincinnati, Ohio, United States

Site Status

Patient Priority Clinical Sites

Cincinnati, Ohio, United States

Site Status

University of Cincinnati College of Medicine - Lindner Center of HOPE

Mason, Ohio, United States

Site Status

North Star Medical Research, LLC

Middleburg Heights, Ohio, United States

Site Status

IPS Research Company

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States

Site Status

Oregon Center For Clinical Inv.

Portland, Oregon, United States

Site Status

Oregon Center for Clinical Investigations, Inc. (OCCI, Inc.)

Salem, Oregon, United States

Site Status

Clinical Trials of Texas, Inc. (CTT)

San Antonio, Texas, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

Provided Documents

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Document Type: Study Protocol

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Document Type: Statistical Analysis Plan

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Other Identifiers

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ID-082A201

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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