A Two-Part Study to Investigate the Dose-Ranging Safety and Pharmacokinetics, Followed by the Efficacy and Safety of ZX008 (Fenfluramine Hydrochloride) Oral Solution as an Adjunctive Therapy in Children ≥2 Years Old and Young Adults With Dravet Syndrome
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT02926898 |
Recruitment Status :
Completed
First Posted : October 6, 2016
Last Update Posted : June 13, 2019
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Dravet Syndrome | Drug: ZX008 - 0.2 mg/kg/day Drug: ZX008 - 0.4 mg/kg/day Drug: ZX008 - 20 mg/day maximum dose Drug: Matching Placebo | Phase 3 |
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Actual Enrollment : | 105 participants |
Allocation: | Randomized |
Intervention Model: | Parallel Assignment |
Masking: | Quadruple (Participant, Care Provider, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor) |
Primary Purpose: | Treatment |
Official Title: | A Multicenter, 2-Cohort Trial to First Assess the Pharmacokinetic and Safety Profile of a Single Dose of ZX008 (Fenfluramine Hydrochloride) Oral Solution When Added to Standard of Care , Followed by a Randomized, Double-blind, Placebo-controlled Parallel Group Evaluation of the Efficacy, Safety, and Tolerability of ZX008 as Adjunctive Antiepileptic Therapy to Stiripentol Treatment in Children and Young Adults With Dravet Syndrome |
Study Start Date : | September 2016 |
Actual Primary Completion Date : | June 2018 |
Actual Study Completion Date : | January 8, 2019 |

Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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Experimental: ZX008 - 0.2 mg/kg/day - Cohort 1
ZX008 0.2 mg/kg/day is supplied as an oral solution and will be administered twice a day (BID) in equally divided doses with food. Product is an oral aqueous solution of fenfluramine hydrochloride buffered to pH5 |
Drug: ZX008 - 0.2 mg/kg/day
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.
Other Name: Cohort 1 |
Experimental: ZX008 - 0.4 mg/kg/day - Cohort 1
ZX008 - 0.4 mg/kg/day is supplied as an oral solution and will be administered twice a day (BID) in equally divided doses with food. Product is an oral aqueous solution of fenfluramine hydrochloride buffered to pH5 |
Drug: ZX008 - 0.4 mg/kg/day
ZX008 - 0.4 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.
Other Name: Cohort 1 |
Experimental: ZX008 - 20 mg/day maximum - Cohort 2
ZX008 - 20 mg/day maximum dose is supplied as an oral solution administered twice a day day (BID) in equally divided doses with food. Dose to be determined based on based on Cohort 1 . Product is an oral aqueous solution of fenfluramine hydrochloride buffered to pH5 |
Drug: ZX008 - 20 mg/day maximum dose
ZX008 - 20 mg/day maximum dose ZX008 drug product is an oral aqueous solution of fenfluramine hydrochloride buffered to pH 5 and
Other Name: Cohort 2 |
Placebo Comparator: Matching Placebo - Cohort 2
Matching placebo will be administered twice a day (BID) in equally divided doses with food.
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Drug: Matching Placebo
ZX008 Matching Placebo
Other Name: Cohort 2 |
- Change from baseline in frequency of convulsive seizures in subjects receiving ZX008 0.2 mg/kg/day as adjunctive therapy compared to placebo [ Time Frame: Time between 6-week baseline assessment period and 12 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 in subjects receiving ZX008 0.4 mg/kg/day as adjunctive therapy compared to placebo [ Time Frame: Time between 6-week baseline assessment period and 12 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 0.4 mg/kg/day as adjunctive therapy compared to placebo [ Time Frame: Time between 6-week baseline assessment period and combined 12 week treatment and maintenance period ]Parent/caregiver seizure diary record will be used to assess frequency, type and duration of seizure activity
- Safety and tolerability of ZX008 0.2 and 0.4 mg/kg/day as adjunctive therapy compared to placebo [ Time Frame: Week 1 through Week 12 ]Safety and tolerability 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:
- Subject must be male or non-pregnant, non-lactating female, age 2 to 18 years (inclusive)
- Subject must have documented medical history to support a clinical diagnosis of Dravet syndrome, where convulsive seizures are not completely controlled by current antiepileptic drugs.
- Subject must be receiving a therapeutically relevant and stable dose of CLB, VP, and STP for at least 4 weeks prior to screening and are expected to remain stable throughout the study (Cohort 2 only).
- Subject must be receiving a stable dose of CLB and VPA, administered twice daily, to be eligible for Dose Regimen 1 and 2 or subject must be receiving a stable dose of CLB, VPA, and STP, administered twice daily, to be eligible for Dose Regimen 3 (Cohort 1 only).
Key Exclusion Criteria:
- Subject has a known hypersensitivity to fenfluramine or any of the excipients in the study medication.
- Subject has pulmonary arterial hypertension.
- Subject has a current or past history of cardiovascular or cerebrovascular disease, such as cardiac valvulopathy, myocardial infarction or stroke.
- Subject has a current or recent history of anorexia nervosa, bulimia, or depression within the prior year that required medical treatment or psychological treatment for a duration greater than 1 month.
- Subject has a current or past history of glaucoma.
- Subject is receiving concomitant therapy with: centrally-acting anorectic agents; monoamine-oxidase inhibitors; any centrally-acting compound with clinically appreciable amount of serotonin agonist or antagonist properties, including serotonin re-uptake inhibition; triptans, atomoxetine, or other centrally-acting noradrenergic agonist; cyproheptadine, and/or CYP 2D6/3A4/2B6 inhibitors/substrates.
- Subject is currently taking carbamazepine, oxcarbamazepine, eslicarbazepine, phenobarbital, or phenytoin, or has taken any of these within the past 30 days, as maintenance therapy.
- Subject has a positive result on urine THC Panel or whole blood CBD at the Screening Visit.
- Subject has 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.

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT02926898

Responsible Party: | Zogenix International Limited, Inc., a subsidiary of Zogenix, Inc. |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT02926898 |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
ZX008-1504 |
First Posted: | October 6, 2016 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | June 13, 2019 |
Last Verified: | June 2019 |
seizure tonic clonic epilepsy myoclonic encephalopathy |
Epilepsies, Myoclonic Syndrome Disease Pathologic Processes Epilepsy, Generalized |
Epilepsy Brain Diseases Central Nervous System Diseases Nervous System Diseases Epileptic Syndromes |