Status:

RECRUITING

A Study of EPX-100 (Clemizole Hydrochloride) in Participants With Dravet Syndrome

Lead Sponsor:

Epygenix

Collaborating Sponsors:

Harmony Biosciences Management, Inc.

Conditions:

Dravet Syndrome

Eligibility:

All Genders

2+ years

Phase:

PHASE3

Brief Summary

This is a multicenter, Phase 3, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study designed to evaluate the efficacy and safety of clemizole hydrochloride (EPX-100) as adjunctive therapy in children a...

Detailed Description

This is a global, multicenter, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study to evaluate the safety and efficacy of clemizole hydrochloride as adjunctive therapy in children and adult participant...

Eligibility Criteria

Key Inclusion Criteria:

  1. Male and female participants 2 years and older at time of consent.

  2. Participant or parent/legally authorized representative (LAR) willing and able to provide written informed consent, assent (if applicable) prior to initiation of any study related procedures.

  3. Clinical diagnosis of DS. Participants must have seizures which are not completely controlled by AEDs with the following criteria:

    • Onset of seizures prior to 18 months of age,
    • Normal development at onset,
    • History of at least one type of countable motor seizure (CMS),
    • Brain MRI without cortical malformation (not including mild atrophy associated with the natural progression of DS),
    • Genetic mutation of the SCN1A gene must be documented.

Key Exclusion Criteria:

  1. Known sensitivity, allergy, or previous exposure to clemizole HCl.
  2. Exposure to any investigational drug or device <90 days prior to screening or plans to participate in another drug or device trial at any time during the study.
  3. Seizures secondary to illicit drug (this includes concomitant use of tetrahydrocannabinol [THC] and nonprescription cannabidiol preparations) or alcohol use, infection, neoplasm, demyelinating disease, degenerative neurological disease, or central nervous system disease deemed progressive, metabolic illness, or progressive degenerative disease.
  4. Concurrent use of lorcaserin. Note: Prior use of lorcaserin is permitted if at least 30 days have passed since the last dose.
  5. Concurrent use of fenfluramine.
  6. Epilepsy surgery planned during the study or epilepsy surgery within 6 months prior to Screening.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

September 15 2020

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

May 1 2029

Estimated Enrollment :

150 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT04462770

Start Date

September 15 2020

End Date

May 1 2029

Last Update

August 28 2025

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Children's Hospital of Los Angeles

Los Angeles, California, United States, 90027

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University of California Irvine

Orange, California, United States, 92868

3

UCSF Medical Center

San Francisco, California, United States, 94158

4

Yale University School of Medicine

New Haven, Connecticut, United States, 06510