A Trial of Two Fixed Doses of ZX008 (Fenfluramine HCl) as an Adjunctive Therapy in Children and Young Adults With Dravet Syndrome
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT02826863 |
Recruitment Status : Unknown
Verified January 2020 by Zogenix, Inc. ( Zogenix International Limited, Inc., a subsidiary of Zogenix, Inc. ).
Recruitment status was: Recruiting
First Posted : July 11, 2016
Last Update Posted : January 6, 2020
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Dravet Syndrome | Drug: ZX008 - 0.8 mg/kg/day Drug: ZX008 - 0.2 mg/kg/day Drug: Placebo | Phase 3 |
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Estimated Enrollment : | 130 participants |
Allocation: | Randomized |
Intervention Model: | Parallel Assignment |
Masking: | Quadruple (Participant, Care Provider, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor) |
Primary Purpose: | Treatment |
Official Title: | A Multicenter, Randomized, Double-blind, Parallel Group, Placebo-controlled Trial of Two Fixed Doses of ZX008 (Fenfluramine Hydrochloride) Oral Solution as an Adjunctive Therapy in Children and Young Adults With Dravet Syndrome |
Actual Study Start Date : | July 15, 2016 |
Estimated Primary Completion Date : | July 2020 |
Estimated Study Completion Date : | July 2020 |

Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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Experimental: Experimental: ZX008 - 0.8 mg/kg/day
ZX008 is supplied as an oral solution in concentrations of 1.25, 2.5, and 5 mg/mL. ZX008 will be administered twice a day (BID) in equally divided doses with food.
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Drug: ZX008 - 0.8 mg/kg/day
ZX008 drug product is an oral aqueous solution of fenfluramine hydrochloride buffered to pH 5 and provided in concentrations of 1.25 mg/mL, 2.5 mg/mL, and 5 mg/mL. The product is sugar free and is intended to be compatible with KD. |
Experimental: Experimental: ZX008 - 0.2 mg/kg/day
ZX008 is supplied as an oral solution in concentrations of 0.2 mg/kg/day ZX008 will be administered twice a day (BID) in equally divided doses with food.
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Drug: ZX008 - 0.2 mg/kg/day
ZX008 drug product is an oral aqueous solution of fenfluramine hydrochloride buffered to pH 5 and provided in concentrations of 1.25 mg/mL, 2.5 mg/mL, and 5 mg/mL. The product is sugar free and is intended to be compatible with KD. |
Placebo Comparator: Placebo Comparator: Matching Placebo
Placebo will be administered twice a day (BID) in equally divided doses with food.
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Drug: Placebo
Placebo will be administered twice a day (BID) in equally divided doses with food. |
- Change from baseline in frequency of convulsive seizures in subjects receiving ZX008 0.8mg/kg/day compared to placebo [ Time Frame: Time between 6-week baseline assessment period and 14 week treatment and maintenance period ]Parent/caregiver seizure diary record will be used to assess frequency, type and duration of seizure activity
- Change from baseline in frequency of convulsive seizures for subjects receiving ZX008 0.2mg/kg/day compared to placebo [ Time Frame: Time between 6-week baseline assessment period and 14 week treatment and maintenance period ]Parent/caregiver seizure diary record will be used to assess frequency, type and duration of seizure activity
- Proportion of subjects achieving a ≥40% or ≥50% reduction from baseline in convulsive seizure frequency and longest seizure-free interval in subjects receiving ZX008 0.2 and 0.8 mg/kg/day compared to placebo [ Time Frame: Time between 6-week baseline assessment period and combined 14 week treatment and maintenance period ]Parent/caregiver seizure diary record will be used to assess frequency, type and duration of seizure activity
- Frequency and severity of seizure activity for subjects receiving ZX008 0.2mg/kg/day and 0.8mg/kg/day compared to placebo [ Time Frame: Time between 6-week baseline assessment period and 14 week treatment and maintenance period ]Seizure severity evaluated using parent/caregiver seizure diary to record frequency and severity of seizure activity
- Safety and tolerability of ZX008 0.2 and 0.8 mg/kg/day compared to placebo [ Time Frame: Week 1 through Week 14 ]Safety and tolerability will be evaluated by reported adverse events, laboratory parameters, physical and neurological examination, vital signs, electrocardiograms, echocardiograms, and body weight. (Cognitive function will be assessed using age-appropriate versions of the Brief Rating Inventory of Executive Function [BRIEF].)

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 2 Years to 18 Years (Child, Adult) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Key Inclusion Criteria
- Male or non-pregnant, non-lactating female, age 2 to 18 years, inclusive as of the day of the Screening Visit.
- Clinical diagnosis of Dravet syndrome, where convulsive seizures are not completely controlled by current antiepileptic drugs.
- Must have a minimum # of convulsive seizures per 4-week period for past 12 weeks prior to screening.
- All medications or interventions for epilepsy (including KD and VNS) must be stable for at least 4 weeks prior to screening and are expected to remain stable throughout the study.
- Parent/caregiver is willing and able to be compliant with diary completion, visit schedule and study drug accountability.
Key Exclusion Criteria
- Pulmonary arterial hypertension.
- Current or past history of cardiovascular or cerebrovascular disease, such as cardiac valvulopathy, myocardial infarction or stroke.
- Current or past history of glaucoma.
- Moderate or severe hepatic impairment
- Receiving concomitant therapy with: centrally-acting anorectic agents; monoamine-oxidase inhibitors; medications that act via serotonin including serotonin reuptake inhibitors; atomoxetine, or other centrally-acting noradrenergic agonist; cyproheptadine, and/or CYP 2D6/3A4/2B6 inhibitors/substrates.
- Currently taking carbamazepine, oxcarbamazepine, eslicarbazepine, phenobarbital, or phenytoin, or has taken any of these within the past 30 days.
- Subject is unwilling to refrain from large or daily servings of grapefruits and/or Seville oranges, and their juices beginning with the Baseline Period and throughout the study.
- A clinically significant condition, or has had clinically relevant symptoms or a clinically significant illness in the 4 weeks prior to the Screening Visit, other than epilepsy, that would negatively impact study participation, collection of study data, or pose a risk to the subject.
- Currently receiving an investigational product.

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT02826863
Contact: ZX008 Clinical Trials Information Desk | 510-388-9968 | ClinStudyInfo@zogenix.com |

Responsible Party: | Zogenix International Limited, Inc., a subsidiary of Zogenix, Inc. |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT02826863 |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
ZX008-1502 |
First Posted: | July 11, 2016 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | January 6, 2020 |
Last Verified: | January 2020 |
seizure tonic-atonic epilepsy myoclonic encephalopathy |
Epilepsies, Myoclonic Syndrome Disease Pathologic Processes Epilepsy, Generalized |
Epilepsy Brain Diseases Central Nervous System Diseases Nervous System Diseases Epileptic Syndromes |