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Safety and Efficacy of AVP-923 in PBA Patients With ALS or MS (STAR)

This study has been completed.
Sponsor:
Collaborator:
INC Research
Information provided by (Responsible Party):
Avanir Pharmaceuticals
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
NCT00573443
First received: December 13, 2007
Last updated: June 5, 2013
Last verified: June 2013
History of Changes
Results First Received: July 18, 2011  
Study Type: Interventional
Study Design: Allocation: Randomized;   Endpoint Classification: Safety/Efficacy Study;   Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment;   Masking: Double Blind (Subject, Caregiver, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor);   Primary Purpose: Treatment
Condition: Pseudobulbar Affect (PBA)
Interventions: Drug: dextromethorphan hydrobromide 20 mg and quinidine sulfate 10 mg
Drug: dextromethorphan hydrobromide 30 mg and quinidine sulfate 10 mg
Drug: Placebo

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Recruitment Details
Key information relevant to the recruitment process for the overall study, such as dates of the recruitment period and locations
Subjects diagnosed with pseudobulbar affect (PBA) secondary to amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) or multiple sclerosis (MS).

Pre-Assignment Details
Significant events and approaches for the overall study following participant enrollment, but prior to group assignment
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Reporting Groups
  Description
AVP-923-30 AVP-923 capsules containing 30 mg dextromethorphan (DM) and 10 mg quinidine (Q) taken orally once daily for 1 week and twice daily for 11 additional consecutive weeks for a 12 week double-blind (DB) period. Subjects who completed the DB period of this treatment arm could begin an optional 12 week open-label extension (OLE) period taking AVP-923 capsule containing 30 mg DM and 10 mg Q twice daily.
AVP-923-20 AVP-923 capsules containing 20 mg DM and 10 mg Q taken orally once daily for 1 week and twice daily for 11 additional consecutive weeks for a 12 week DB period. Subjects who completed the DB period of this treatment arm could begin an optional 12 week OLE period taking AVP-923 capsule containing 30 mg DM and 10 mg Q twice daily.
Placebo Capsules containing placebo once daily for 1 week and twice daily for 11 additional consecutive weeks for a 12 week DB period. Subjects who completed the DB period of this treatment arm could begin an optional 12 week OLE period taking AVP-923 capsule containing 30 mg DM and 10 mg Q twice daily.

Participant Flow for 2 periods

 Period 1:   Double-Blind Phase
    AVP-923-30     AVP-923-20     Placebo  
STARTED     110     107     109  
Subjects With PBA Secondary to ALS     65     68     64  
Subjects With PBA Secondary to MS     45     39     45  
COMPLETED     101     88     94  
NOT COMPLETED     9     19     15  
Lost to Follow-up                 1                 3                 2  
Exacerbation of MS symptoms                 1                 0                 1  
Adverse Event                 1                 5                 0  
Serious Adverse Event (AE)                 2                 3                 1  
Medication refusal due to AE                 2                 2                 0  
Withdrawal by Subject                 2                 2                 7  
Protocol Violation                 0                 2                 1  
Not specified                 0                 2                 3  

Period 2:   Open-Label Extension Phase
    AVP-923-30     AVP-923-20     Placebo  
STARTED     253 [1]   0 [2]   0 [2]
Subjects With PBA Secondary to ALS     146     0 [2]   0 [2]
Subjects With PBA Secondary to MS     107     0 [2]   0 [2]
COMPLETED     235     0 [2]   0 [2]
NOT COMPLETED     18     0     0  
Lost to Follow-up                 1                 0                 0  
Exacerbation of MS symptoms                 2                 0                 0  
Adverse Event                 3                 0                 0  
Serious Adverse Event                 5                 0                 0  
Withdrawal by Subject                 3                 0                 0  
Protocol Violation                 2                 0                 0  
Not Specified                 2                 0                 0  
[1] Subjects who completed any of the arms in the DB phase had the option to enroll in this OLE phase
[2] DB period of this arm could begin an optional 12 week OLE period taking AVP-923-30.



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Population Description
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Reporting Groups
  Description
AVP-923-30 AVP-923 capsules containing 30 mg dextromethorphan (DM) and 10 mg quinidine (Q) taken orally once daily for 1 week and twice daily for 11 additional consecutive weeks for a 12 week double-blind (DB) period. Subjects who completed the DB period of this treatment arm could begin an optional 12 week open-label extension (OLE) period taking AVP-923 capsule containing 30 mg DM and 10 mg Q twice daily.
AVP-923-20 AVP-923 capsules containing 20 mg DM and 10 mg Q taken orally once daily for 1 week and twice daily for 11 additional consecutive weeks for a 12 week DB period. Subjects who completed the DB period of this treatment arm could begin an optional 12 week OLE period taking AVP-923 capsule containing 30 mg DM and 10 mg Q twice daily.
Placebo Capsules containing placebo once daily for 1 week and twice daily for 11 additional consecutive weeks for a 12 week DB period. Subjects who completed the DB period of this treatment arm could begin an optional 12 week OLE period taking AVP-923 capsule containing 30 mg DM and 10 mg Q twice daily.
Total Total of all reporting groups

Baseline Measures
    AVP-923-30     AVP-923-20     Placebo     Total  
Number of Participants  
[units: participants]
 		  110     107     109     326  
Age  
[units: Years]
Mean (Standard Deviation) 		  53.08  (11.016)     50.81  (11.114)     50.27  (11.939)     51.39  (11.356)  
Gender  
[units: Participants]
 		       
Female     64     54     59     177  
Male     46     53     50     149  



  Outcome Measures
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1.  Primary:   PBA Episode Rate Ratio (Post/Pre), Regression Adjusted   [ Time Frame: Baseline to Day 84 ]
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2.  Secondary:   Mean Change From Baseline in CNS-LS Total Score by Visit   [ Time Frame: Baseline, Day 15, Day 29, Day 57, Day 84 ]
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3.  Secondary:   Mean Change From Baseline to Day 84 in Neuropsychiatric Inventory (NPI-Q) Frequency and Severity Score (EE Population)   [ Time Frame: Baseline to Day 84 ]
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4.  Secondary:   Mean Change From Baseline to Day 84 in Neuropsychiatric Inventory (NPI-Q) Frequency and Severity Score (ITT Population)   [ Time Frame: Baseline to Day 84 ]
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5.  Secondary:   Mean Change From Baseline at Day 84 in SF-36 (Short-Form) Health Survey Medical Outcome Score by Category   [ Time Frame: Baseline and Day 84 ]
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6.  Secondary:   Mean Change From Baseline at Day 84 in Beck Depression Inventory (BDI-II) Total Score   [ Time Frame: Baseline and Day 84 ]
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7.  Secondary:   Mean Change From Baseline to Day 84 in Pain Rating Scale (PRS) of MS Subjects   [ Time Frame: Baseline, Day 15, Day 29, Day 57, Day 84 ]
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  Limitations and Caveats
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Limitations of the study, such as early termination leading to small numbers of participants analyzed and technical problems with measurement leading to unreliable or uninterpretable data
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Certain Agreements:  
Principal Investigators are NOT employed by the organization sponsoring the study.
There IS an agreement between Principal Investigators and the Sponsor (or its agents) that restricts the PI's rights to discuss or publish trial results after the trial is completed.
The agreement is:
unchecked The only disclosure restriction on the PI is that the sponsor can review results communications prior to public release and can embargo communications regarding trial results for a period that is more than 60 days but less than or equal to 180 days. The sponsor cannot require changes to the communication and cannot extend the embargo.
unchecked Other disclosure agreement that restricts the right of the PI to discuss or publish trial results after the trial is completed.


Results Point of Contact:  
Name/Title: Joao Siffert, MD, SVP R&D
Organization: Avanir Pharmaceuticals
phone: 949-268-1174
e-mail: jsiffert@avanir.com


Publications of Results:


Responsible Party: Avanir Pharmaceuticals
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00573443     History of Changes
Other Study ID Numbers: 07-AVR-123
Study First Received: December 13, 2007
Results First Received: July 18, 2011
Last Updated: June 5, 2013
Health Authority: United States: Food and Drug Administration
Argentina: Administracion Nacional de Medicamentos, Alimentos y Tecnologia Medica
Argentina: Human Research Bioethics Committee
Brazil: Ministry of Health
Brazil: National Committee of Ethics in Research