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Trial details imported from ClinicalTrials.gov

For full trial details, please see the original record at https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT01433354




Registration number
NCT01433354
Ethics application status
Date submitted
31/08/2011
Date registered
13/09/2011
Date last updated
24/03/2016

Titles & IDs
Public title
Long-term, Safety and Tolerability Study of AFQ056 in Adolescent Patients With Fragile X Syndrome (Open-label)
Scientific title
An Open-label Study to Evaluate the Long-term Safety and Tolerability of AFQ056 in Adolescent Patients With Fragile X Syndrome
Secondary ID [1] 0 0
2011-002379-40
Secondary ID [2] 0 0
CAFQ056B2278
Universal Trial Number (UTN)
Trial acronym
Linked study record

Health condition
Health condition(s) or problem(s) studied:
Fragile X Syndrome 0 0
Condition category
Condition code
Human Genetics and Inherited Disorders 0 0 0 0
Other human genetics and inherited disorders
Mental Health 0 0 0 0
Learning disabilities
Other 0 0 0 0
Research that is not of generic health relevance and not applicable to specific health categories listed above

Intervention/exposure
Study type
Interventional
Description of intervention(s) / exposure
Treatment: Drugs - AFQ056

Experimental: AFQ056 Treatment - All patients will initiate treatment with AFQ056 at a starting dose of 25 mg b.i.d. The dose will be titrated from 25 mg b.i.d to 50 mg b.i.d., 75 mg b.i.d. and 100 mg b.i.d. at weekly intervals. Dose adjustments (up- and down-titrations) will be permitted as needed to manage any tolerability issues and to ensure that patients reach their highest tolerated dose, not to exceed 100 mg b.i.d.


Treatment: Drugs: AFQ056
The investigational drug, AFQ056, will be provided as hard gelatin capsules. Two different oral dosage strengths,25mg and 100 mg, identical in appearance, will be used.
Intervention code [1] 0 0
Treatment: Drugs
Comparator / control treatment
Control group

Outcomes
Primary outcome [1] 0 0
Incidence and Severity of Adverse Events (AEs) and Serious Adverse Events (SAEs)
Timepoint [1] 0 0
Prior to first dose in extension study, Baseline (start of study treatment in extension study) to End of trial

Eligibility
Key inclusion criteria
* Group 1 patients:
* Must have completed study CAFQ056B2214 or another study of AFQ056 which included FXS patients below 18 years of age within one week of enrollment into the open-label study.
* Has a caregiver or caregivers who spend, on average, at least 6 hours per day with the patient , who is willing to and capable of supervising treatment, providing input into efficacy and safety assessments, and accompanying the patient to study visits.
* Group 2 patients:
* Must meet one of the following conditions:
* Completed Study CAFQ056B2131
* Completed Study CAFQ056B2214 or another study of AFQ056 which included FXS patients below 18 years of age but enrollment into the current study was delayed for more than a week.
* Discontinued prematurely from Study CAFQ056B2214 or another study of AFQ056 which included FXS patients below 18 years of age due to intolerability of the dosage in the patient's assigned treatment group.
* Has a caregiver or caregivers who spend, on average, at least 6 hours per day with the patient , who is willing to and capable of supervising treatment, providing input into efficacy and safety assessments, and accompanying the patient to study visits.
Minimum age
12 Years
Maximum age
18 Years
Sex
Both males and females
Can healthy volunteers participate?
No
Key exclusion criteria
* Discontinuation from Study CAFQ056B2214 or CAFQ056B2131 or another study of AFQ056 which included FXS patients below 18 years of age due to safety reasons
* Female patients who are sexually active at any time during the study
* Any advanced, severe or unstable disease
* History and/or presence of schizophrenia, bipolar disease, psychosis, confusional states and/or repeated hallucinations as per DSM-IV criteria
* History of suicidal behavior or considered a high suicidal risk
* History of severe self-injurious behavior
* History of uncontrolled seizure disorder or resistant to therapy within the past 2 years (Patients who are clinically stable under anti-convulsant therapy for the past 2 years are not excluded)
* History of clinically significant allergies requiring hospitalization or non-inhaled corticosteroid therapy (asthma, anaphylaxis, etc.)
* History of malignancy of any organ system (other than localized basal cell carcinoma of the skin), treated or untreated, within the past 5 years, regardless of whether or not there is evidence of local recurrence or metastases
* Patients who are using (or used within 6 weeks before baseline) digoxin or warfarin
* Using (or used within 6 weeks before baseline) concomitant medications that are potent inhibitors or inducers of CYP3A4
* Using glutamatergic agents (riluzole, memantine, etc.) or lithium within 6 weeks of baseline

Other protocol-defined inclusion/exclusion criteria may apply.

Study design
Purpose of the study
Treatment
Allocation to intervention
Not applicable
Procedure for enrolling a subject and allocating the treatment (allocation concealment procedures)
Methods used to generate the sequence in which subjects will be randomised (sequence generation)
Masking / blinding
Open (masking not used)
Who is / are masked / blinded?



Intervention assignment
Single group
Other design features
Phase
Phase 2
Type of endpoint/s
Statistical methods / analysis

Recruitment
Recruitment status
Stopped early
Data analysis
Reason for early stopping/withdrawal
Other reasons
Date of first participant enrolment
Anticipated
Actual
1/11/2011
Date of last participant enrolment
Anticipated
Actual
Date of last data collection
Anticipated
Actual
1/09/2014
Sample size
Target
Accrual to date
Final
119
Recruitment in Australia
Recruitment state(s)
NSW,VIC
Recruitment hospital [1] 0 0
Novartis Investigative Site - Westmead
Recruitment hospital [2] 0 0
Novartis Investigative Site - Parkville
Recruitment postcode(s) [1] 0 0
2145 - Westmead
Recruitment postcode(s) [2] 0 0
3052 - Parkville
Recruitment outside Australia
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United States of America
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California
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United States of America
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Georgia
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United States of America
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Illinois
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United States of America
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Massachusetts
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United States of America
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Nebraska
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New York
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United States of America
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Tennessee
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Belgium
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Bruxelles
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Belgium
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Leuven
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Denmark
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Glostrup
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France
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Bron Cedex
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Germany
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Mainz
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Germany
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München
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Germany
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Tübingen
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Germany
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Würzburg
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Israel
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Ramat Gan
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Italy
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GE
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Italy
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Padova
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Netherlands
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Rotterdam
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Spain
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Andalucia
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Spain
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Barcelona
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Spain
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Cataluña
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Sweden
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Spånga
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Switzerland
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Lausanne
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Switzerland
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Zurich
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United Kingdom
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Edinburgh

Funding & Sponsors
Primary sponsor type
Commercial sector/industry
Name
Novartis Pharmaceuticals
Address
Country

Ethics approval
Ethics application status

Summary
Brief summary
Trial website
Trial related presentations / publications
Public notes

Contacts
Principal investigator
Name 0 0
Novartis Pharmaceuticals
Address 0 0
Novartis Pharmaceuticals
Country 0 0
Phone 0 0
Fax 0 0
Email 0 0
Contact person for public queries
Name 0 0
Address 0 0
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Phone 0 0
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Contact person for scientific queries

No information has been provided regarding IPD availability


What supporting documents are/will be available?

No Supporting Document Provided



Results publications and other study-related documents

No documents have been uploaded by study researchers.

Results are available at https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT01433354