Study of EG-1962 Compared to Standard of Care Oral Nimodipine in Adults With Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage (NEWTON2)
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT02790632 |
Recruitment Status :
Terminated
(DMC review concluded study has a low probability of meeting its primary endpoint)
First Posted : June 6, 2016
Last Update Posted : July 26, 2018
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Subarachnoid Hemorrhage, Aneurysmal | Drug: EG-1962 (nimodipine microparticles) Drug: Enteral Nimodipine | Phase 3 |
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Estimated Enrollment : | 374 participants |
Allocation: | Randomized |
Intervention Model: | Parallel Assignment |
Masking: | Quadruple (Participant, Care Provider, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor) |
Primary Purpose: | Treatment |
Official Title: | Phase 3, Multicenter, Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Parallel-Group, Efficacy and Safety Study Comparing EG-1962 to Standard of Care Oral Nimodipine in Adults With Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage |
Study Start Date : | July 2016 |
Actual Primary Completion Date : | June 2018 |
Actual Study Completion Date : | June 2018 |

Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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Experimental: EG-1962 Group
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Drug: EG-1962 (nimodipine microparticles)
Single intraventricular administration of EG-1962 via EVD and placebo capsules or tablets administered for up to 21 days |
Active Comparator: Enteral Nimodipine Group
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Drug: Enteral Nimodipine
Enteral Nimodipine capsules or tablets administered for up to 21 days and single intraventricular administration of saline via EVD |
- Proportion of subjects with a favorable outcome measured on the Extended Glasgow Outcome Scale [Primary Efficacy Endpoint] [ Time Frame: 90 Days ]Proportion of subjects with a favorable outcome measured on the Extended Glasgow Outcome Scale (GOSE) at Day 90
- Proportion of subjects with favorable neurocognitive outcome measured by the Montreal Cognitive Assessment [Secondary Efficacy Endpoint] [ Time Frame: 90 Days ]Proportion of subjects with favorable neurocognitive outcome measured by the Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) at Day 90
- Adverse Events [ Time Frame: 90 Days ]Incidence and severity of adverse events in EG-1962 treated subjects compared to subjects treated with standard of care oral nimodipine
- Delayed Cerebral Infarction [ Time Frame: 30 Days ]Proportion of subjects with delayed cerebral infarction present on CT scan at Day 30

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years to 75 Years (Adult, Older Adult) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria:
- Ruptured saccular aneurysm confirmed by angiography and repaired by neurosurgical clipping or endovascular coiling
- External ventricular drain in place
- Subarachnoid hemorrhage on computed tomography (CT) scan of grade 2-4 on the modified Fisher scale
- WFNS grade 2, 3, or 4
Exclusion Criteria:
- Major complication during aneurysm repair such as, but not limited to, massive intraoperative hemorrhage, brain swelling, arterial occlusion or inability to secure the ruptured aneurysm
- Angiographic vasospasm prior to randomization
- Evidence of a cerebral infarction with neurological deficit

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT02790632

United States, Alabama | |
University of Alabama at Birmingham Hospital | |
Birmingham, Alabama, United States, 35233 | |
United States, Arizona | |
Dignity Health; St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center | |
Phoenix, Arizona, United States, 85013 | |
United States, California | |
University of California, San Francisco-Fresno | |
Fresno, California, United States, 93701 | |
Keck Hospital of USC | |
Los Angeles, California, United States, 90033 | |
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center | |
Los Angeles, California, United States, 90048 | |
David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA | |
Los Angeles, California, United States, 90095 | |
UCSF | |
San Francisco, California, United States, 94143 | |
United States, Connecticut | |
Yale New Haven Hospital (YNHH) | |
New Haven, Connecticut, United States, 06510 | |
United States, Florida | |
UF Health Shands Florida | |
Gainesville, Florida, United States, 32610 | |
Baptist Medical Center/Lyerly Neurosurgery | |
Jacksonville, Florida, United States, 32207 | |
Mayo Clinic Florida | |
Jacksonville, Florida, United States, 32224 | |
Tallahassee Neurological Clinic | |
Tallahassee, Florida, United States, 32308 | |
United States, Illinois | |
Northwestern Memorial Hospital | |
Chicago, Illinois, United States, 60611 | |
University of Illinois Hospital and Health Sciences System | |
Chicago, Illinois, United States, 60612-7232 | |
Rush University Medical Center | |
Chicago, Illinois, United States, 60612 | |
United States, Kansas | |
University of Kansas Medical Center | |
Kansas City, Kansas, United States, 66160 | |
United States, Kentucky | |
University of Kentucky Medical Center | |
Lexington, Kentucky, United States, 40536 | |
University of Louisville Hospital | |
Louisville, Kentucky, United States, 40202 | |
United States, Maryland | |
University of Maryland Medical Systems | |
Baltimore, Maryland, United States, 21201 | |
United States, Massachusetts | |
Massachusetts General Hospital | |
Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02114 | |
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center | |
Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02215 | |
United States, Michigan | |
Henry Ford Hospital | |
Detroit, Michigan, United States, 48202 | |
United States, New Jersey | |
Hackensack University Medical Center | |
Hackensack, New Jersey, United States, 07601 | |
Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital | |
New Brunswick, New Jersey, United States, 08901 | |
United States, New Mexico | |
University of New Mexico Hospital | |
Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States, 87131 | |
United States, New York | |
Montefiore Medical Center | |
Bronx, New York, United States, 10467 | |
North Shore University Hospital | |
Manhasset, New York, United States, 11030 | |
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai | |
New York, New York, United States, 10029 | |
Lenox Hill Hospital | |
New York, New York, United States, 10075 | |
University of Rochester Medical Center | |
Rochester, New York, United States, 14642 | |
United States, North Carolina | |
UNC Hospitals Neuroscience Intensive Care Unit | |
Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States, 27599 | |
Duke University Medical Pavilion | |
Durham, North Carolina, United States, 27710 | |
United States, Ohio | |
University Hospitals Case Medical Center | |
Cleveland, Ohio, United States, 44106 | |
The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center | |
Columbus, Ohio, United States, 43210 | |
United States, Oregon | |
Providence St. Vincent Medical Center | |
Portland, Oregon, United States, 97225 | |
Oregon Health and Science University | |
Portland, Oregon, United States, 97239 | |
United States, Pennsylvania | |
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania | |
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, 19104 | |
Jefferson Hospital for Neuroscience | |
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, 19107 | |
Allegheny General Hospital | |
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States, 15212 | |
UPMC Presbyterian Hospital | |
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States, 15213 | |
United States, South Carolina | |
Medical University of South Carolina | |
Charleston Air Force Base, South Carolina, United States, 29425 | |
United States, Tennessee | |
Semmes Murphey Neurological Clinic | |
Memphis, Tennessee, United States, 38120 | |
United States, Virginia | |
Inova Fairfax Medical Campus | |
Falls Church, Virginia, United States, 22042 | |
VCU Medical Center | |
Richmond, Virginia, United States, 23298 | |
United States, Washington | |
University of Washington, Harborview Medical Center | |
Seattle, Washington, United States, 98104 | |
Australia, New South Wales | |
Royal Prince Alfred Hospital | |
Camperdown, New South Wales, Australia, 2050 | |
Nepean Hospital | |
Kingswood, New South Wales, Australia, 02747 | |
Australia | |
Royal Adelaide Hospital | |
Adelaide, Australia, 5000 | |
Austria | |
Medizinische Universitat Innsbruck/Tirol Universitatsklinik fur Neurologie | |
Innsbruck, Austria, 06020 | |
Canada, Alberta | |
University of Alberta Hospital/Mackenzie Health Sciences Centre | |
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, T6G 2B7 | |
Canada, British Columbia | |
Vancouver General Hospital | |
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, V5Z1M9 | |
Canada, Ontario | |
St. Michael's Hospital | |
Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M5B 1W8 | |
Canada, Quebec | |
Centre Hospitalier de l'Universite de Montreal (CHUM), Hopital Notre Dame | |
Montréal, Quebec, Canada, H2L 4M1 | |
Canada, Saskatchewan | |
Royal University Hospital | |
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada, S7N 0W8 | |
Czechia | |
Faculty Hospital Hradec Kralove | |
Hradec Králové, Hradec Kralov, Czechia, 50005 | |
Faculty Hospital Brno | |
Brno, South Moravian Region, Czechia, 62500 | |
Faculty Hospital Ostrava | |
Ostrava, Czechia, 708 52 | |
Military University Hospital Prague | |
Prague, Czechia, 16902 | |
Finland | |
Tampere University Hospital | |
Tampere, Pirkanmaa, Finland, 33521 | |
Helsinki University Hospital | |
Helsinki, Finland, 00260 | |
Germany | |
Neuro Intensive Care Unit 102i; Campus Charite Mitte (CCM) | |
Berlin, Germany, 10117 | |
Universitatsklinikum Erlangen, Neurologische Klinik, Koptkliniken | |
Erlangen, Germany, 91054 | |
Klinik für Neurochirurgie des Universitätsklinikum Essen | |
Essen, Germany, 45147 | |
Klinik für Neurochirurgie, Zentrum der Neurologie und Neurochirurgie, Goethe-Universitätsklinikum Frankfurt am Main | |
Frankfurt am Main, Germany, 60528 | |
Universitätsklinikum Hamburg Eppendorf, Klinik und Poliklinik für Neurochirurgie, Neues Klinikum | |
Hamburg, Germany, 20246 | |
Neurochirurgische Klinik der Universität Heidelberg | |
Heidelberg, Germany, 69120 | |
Zentrum fur Neurochirurgie der Uniklinik Koln | |
Köln, Germany, 50937 | |
Klinik und Poliklinik für Neurochirurgie des Universitatsklinikum Leipzig | |
Leipzig, Germany, 04013 | |
Neurochirurgische Klinik, Universitatsmedizin Mannheim, Universität Heidelberg | |
Mannheim, Germany, 68167 | |
Neurochirurgische Klinik und Poliklinik, Klinikum rechts der Isar der Technischen Universitat Munchen | |
Munchen, Germany, 81675 | |
Neutochirurgische Klinik und Poliklinik des Universitatsklinikum Wurzburg | |
Würzburg, Germany, 97080 | |
Hong Kong | |
Queen Mary Hospital | |
Hong Kong, Hong Kong | |
Prince of Wales Hospital | |
New Kowloon, Hong Kong | |
Israel | |
Rabin Medical Center | |
Petaẖ Tiqwa, Petah-Tikva, Israel, 4941492 | |
Rambam Health Care Center | |
Haifa, Israel, 3109606 | |
Hadassah Hebrew University Medical Center | |
Jerusalem, Israel, 91120 | |
Sheba Medical Center | |
Ramat Gan, Israel | |
New Zealand | |
Auckland City Hospital | |
Auckland, New Zealand, 1023 | |
Singapore | |
National Neuroscience Institute | |
Singapore, Singapore, 308433 |
Study Chair: | R. Loch Macdonald, MD, PhD | Edge Therapeutics Inc |
Responsible Party: | Edge Therapeutics Inc |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT02790632 |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
EG-01-1962-03 |
First Posted: | June 6, 2016 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | July 26, 2018 |
Last Verified: | July 2018 |
Aneurysm, Ruptured Nimodipine Subarachnoid Hemorrhage |
Subarachnoid Hemorrhage Hemorrhage Pathologic Processes Intracranial Hemorrhages Cerebrovascular Disorders Brain Diseases Central Nervous System Diseases Nervous System Diseases Vascular Diseases |
Cardiovascular Diseases Nimodipine Antihypertensive Agents Calcium Channel Blockers Membrane Transport Modulators Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action Calcium-Regulating Hormones and Agents Physiological Effects of Drugs Vasodilator Agents |