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Tuberous Sclerosis ComplexPhase 3NCT02544763

A Randomized Controlled Trial of Cannabidiol (GWP42003-P, CBD) for Seizures in Tuberous Sclerosis Complex (GWPCARE6)

A Phase 3 study testing GWP42003-P in people with Tuberous Sclerosis Complex and Seizures, run by Jazz Pharmaceuticals at 44 sites in 6 countries.

Completed

Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

Official record
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Trial summary

This trial consists of 2 parts: a double-blinded phase and an open-label extension phase. The blinded phase only will be described in this record. Participants will receive 1 of 2 doses of GWP42003-P or matching placebo. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 1 year to 65 years
Conditions the study is for
Tuberous Sclerosis Complex, Seizures
What is being tested?
GWP42003-P
Type of treatment
Pill or oral medicine
Could I receive a placebo?
Yes, some participants may receive a placebo
How many people
224 participants
Where
44 sitesin 6 countries
Study dates
6 Apr 2016to 26 Feb 2019
Phase
Phase 3
Are there results?
Yes, posted in the registrySummary in the doctors' view

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 1 year to 65 years
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Child, Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • Participant has a well-documented clinical history of epilepsy.
  • Participant has a clinical diagnosis of Tuberous Sclerosis Complex (TSC) according to the criteria agreed by the 2012 International TSC Consensus Conference.
  • All medications or interventions for epilepsy (including ketogenic diet and any neurostimulation devices for epilepsy) must have been stable for 1 month prior to screening and the participant is willing to maintain a stable regimen throughout the trial.

Who cannot join

  • Participant has a history of pseudo-seizures.
  • Participant has clinically significant unstable medical conditions other than epilepsy.
  • Participant has an illness in the 4 weeks prior to screening or randomization, other than epilepsy, which in the opinion of the investigator could affect seizure frequency.
  • Participant has undergone general anesthetic in the 4 weeks prior to screening or randomization.
  • Participant has undergone surgery for epilepsy in the 6 months prior to screening.
  • Participant is being considered for epilepsy surgery or any procedure involving general anesthesia.
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  • Participant has been taking felbamate for less than 1 year prior to screening.
  • Participant is taking an oral mTOR inhibitor.
  • Participant has any known or suspected hypersensitivity to cannabinoids or any of the excipients of the Investigational Medicinal Product (IMP), such as sesame oil.
  • Participant has any history of suicidal behavior or any suicidal ideation of type 4 or 5 on the C-SSRS in the last month or at screening.
  • Participant is currently using or has in the past used recreational or medicinal cannabis, or cannabinoid-based medications, within the 3 months prior to screening and is unwilling to abstain for the duration for the study.
  • Participant has tumor growth which, in the opinion of the Investigator, could affect the primary endpoint.
  • Participant has significantly impaired hepatic function at the screening or randomization visit
  • Participant has received an IMP within the 12 weeks prior to the screening visit.

Trial locations and contacts

44 sites in 6 countries.

44 sites in 6 countries

United States23 sites
  • University of Colorado Denver

    Aurora, Colorado, 80045

  • Mid Atlantic Epilepsy & Sleep Centre

    Bethesda, Maryland, 20817

  • UAB Epilepsy Center

    Birmingham, Alabama, 35294

  • Massachusetts General Hospital

    Boston, Massachusetts, 02114

  • University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

    Chapel Hill, North Carolina, 27599

  • University of Virginia

    Charlottesville, Virginia, 22903

  • Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago

    Chicago, Illinois, 60611

  • Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children

    Dallas, Texas, 75104

  • Cook Children's Health Care System

    Fort Worth, Texas, 76104

  • Arkansas Children's Hospital

    Little Rock, Arkansas, 72202

  • UCLA-Pediatric Neurology

    Los Angeles, California, 90095

  • WellSpan Paediatric Neurology

    Manchester, Pennsylvania, 17345

  • Le Bonheur Children's Hospital

    Memphis, Tennessee, 38103

  • Pediatric Neurology

    Miami, Florida, 33155

  • NYU Comprehensive Epilepsy Center

    New York, New York, 10016

  • UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital Oakland

    Oakland, California, 94609

  • Oregon Health & Science University

    Portland, Oregon, 97239

  • Mayo Clinic

    Rochester, Minnesota, 55905

  • Minnesota Epilepsy Group, P.A

    Saint Paul, Minnesota, 55102

  • Paediatric Neurology

    Salt Lake City, Utah, 84113

  • Seattle Children's Hospital

    Seattle, Washington, 98105

  • Washington University School of Medicine

    St Louis, Missouri, 63110

  • Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center

    Winston-Salem, North Carolina, 27157

Other trials in United States

Poland6 sites
  • Vitamed Gałaj I Cichomski Spółka Jawna

    Bydgoszcz

  • Centrum Medyczne Plejady

    Krakow

  • Wojewódzki Szpital Specjalistyczny im S. K. Wyszyńskiego SPZOZ

    Lublin

  • Instytut "Pomnik - Centrum Zdrowia Dziecka"

    Warsaw

  • Uniwersyteckie Centrum Kliniczne Warszawskiego Uniwersytetu Medycznego w Warszawie

    Warsaw

  • Centrum Neuropsychiatrii "Neuromed"

    Wroclaw

Other trials in Poland

Spain5 sites
  • Centro Médico Teknon

    Barcelona

  • Clinical Research Unit

    Barcelona

  • Unitat d'Epilèpsia

    Barcelona

  • Hospital Infantil Universitario Niño Jesús

    Madrid

  • Clinica Universidad de Navarra

    Pamplona

Other trials in Spain

Australia4 sites
  • Austin Health

    Heidelberg

  • Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital

    Herston

  • The Royal Melbourne Hospital

    Parkville

  • Sydney Children's Hospital

    Randwick

Other trials in Australia

United Kingdom4 sites
  • Cardiff and Vale University Local Health Board

    Cardiff

  • Children and Young Adults' Research Unit

    Cardiff

  • NIHR Clinical Research Facility

    London

  • St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

    London

Other trials in United Kingdom

Netherlands2 sites
  • Erasmus MC/Sophia Children's Hospital

    Rotterdam

  • UMC Utrecht/ Wilhelmina, Kinderziekenhuis

    Utrecht

Other trials in Netherlands

About this study

Official title: A Double-blind, Randomized, Placebo-controlled Study to Investigate the Efficacy and Safety of Cannabidiol (GWP42003-P, CBD) as Add-on Therapy in Patients With Tuberous Sclerosis Complex Who Experience Inadequately-controlled Seizures

This trial consists of 2 parts: a double-blinded phase and an open-label extension phase. The blinded phase only will be described in this record. Participants will receive 1 of 2 doses of GWP42003-P or matching placebo. The primary clinical hypothesis is that there will be a difference between GWP42003-P and placebo in their effect on seizure frequency.

Being tested
GWP42003-P, Placebo
Medical subject headings
Tuberous Sclerosis, Seizures

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • GWP42003-PDrug

    Also called Cannabidiol, CBD

    Yellow oily solution containing cannabidiol dissolved in the excipients sesame oil and anhydrous ethanol with added sweetener (sucralose) and strawberry flavoring.

  • PlaceboDrug

    Yellow oily solution containing the excipients sesame oil and anhydrous ethanol with added sweetener (sucralose) and strawberry flavoring.

Study groups in NCT02544763
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
25 mg/kg/day GWP42003-PExperimental100 mg/mL GWP42003-P oral solution taken twice daily (morning and evening).
Receives: Drug: GWP42003-P
50 mg/kg/day GWP42003-PExperimental100 mg/mL GWP42003-P oral solution taken twice daily (morning and evening).
Receives: Drug: GWP42003-P
PlaceboPlacebo comparatorPlacebo oral solution matching 100 mg/mL GWP42003-P.
Receives: Drug: Placebo

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Percent Change From Baseline in the Number of Tuberous Sclerosis Complex (TSC)-Associated Seizures During the Treatment Period (Maintenance and Titration)

    TSC-associated seizures included: focal motor seizures without impairment of consciousness or awareness (Type 1 focal motor); focal seizures with impairment of consciousness or awareness (Type 2 focal); focal seizures evolving to bilateral generalized convulsive seizures (Type 3 focal); and tonic-clonic, tonic, clonic, or atonic seizures that are countable. Percent change from Baseline was calculated as the (post-Baseline value minus the Baseline value) divided by the Baseline value x 100.

    Measured: Baseline; up to Week 16

Secondary outcomes (4)
  1. Number of Participants Considered Treatment Responders During the Treatment Period (Maintenance and Titration)

    Treatment responders are defined as those participants with a ≥ 50% reduction in TSC-associated seizure frequency. TSC-associated seizures included: focal motor seizures without impairment of consciousness or awareness (Type 1 focal motor); focal seizures with impairment of consciousness or awareness (Type 2 focal); focal seizures evolving to bilateral generalized convulsive seizures (Type 3 focal); and tonic-clonic, tonic, clonic, or atonic seizures that are countable. Participants who withdrew from the trial during the treatment period are considered non-responders.

    Measured: Baseline; up to Week 16

  2. Change From Baseline in the Caregiver Global Impression of Change (CGIC) or Participant Global Impression of Change (PGIC) Score at the Participant's Last Visit

    The combined caregiver and participant summary uses either the caregiver or participant version if only one version was completed, or the caregiver version if both caregiver and participant versions were completed. The CGIC comprised the following question, to be rated on a 7-point scale (1, Very Much Improved; 2, Much Improved; 3, Slightly Improved; 4, No Change; 5, Slightly Worse; 6, Much Worse; 7, Very Much Worse): "Since your child started treatment, please assess the status of your child's overall condition (comparing their condition now to their condition before treatment)." The SGIC comprised the following question, to be rated on a 7-point scale (1, Very Much Improved; 2, Much Improved; 3, Slightly Improved; 4, No Change; 5, Slightly Worse; 6, Much Worse; 7, Very Much Worse): "Since you started treatment, please assess the status of your overall condition (comparing your condition now to your condition before treatment)."

    Measured: Baseline; up to Week 16

  3. Percent Change From Baseline in Total Seizures During the Treatment Period (Maintenance and Titration)

    Total seizures included all seizure types combined. Percent change from Baseline was calculated as the (post-Baseline value minus the Baseline value) divided by the Baseline value x 100.

    Measured: Baseline; up to Week 16

  4. Number of Participants With Any Severe Treatment-emergent Adverse Event (TEAE)

    A TEAE was defined as an AE with a start date on or after the first dose of IMP during the Blinded Phase up to and including the date of first dose of the Open-label Extension (OLE) Phase (OLE Day 1).

    Measured: up to approximately Week 22

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted9 Sep 2015 (estimated)
  2. Study start6 Apr 2016
  3. Primary completion22 Jan 2019
  4. Study completion26 Feb 2019

Resources

More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase 3
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomised
Intervention model
Parallel groups
Masking
Quadruple blind
Who is masked
Participant, Care provider, Investigator, Outcomes assessor
Enrolment
224 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT02544763
Sponsor's protocol ID
GWEP1521 Blinded Phase
Other IDs
2015-002154-12, 2015
Status last verified
Sep 2022
First submitted
7 Sep 2015
Last updated
28 Sep 2022
Data monitoring committee
Yes

Publications

  • Burke C, Crossan C, Tyas E, Hemstock M, Lee D, Bowditch S. A Cost-Utility Analysis of Add-On Cannabidiol Versus Usual Care Alone for the Treatment of Seizures Associated with Tuberous Sclerosis Complex in England and Wales. Pharmacoecon Open. 2024 Jul;8(4):611-626. doi: 10.1007/s41669-024-00474-x. Epub 2024 Mar 5.

    PubMed 38441854
  • Wu JY, Cock HR, Devinsky O, Joshi C, Miller I, Roberts CM, Sanchez-Carpintero R, Checketts D, Sahebkar F. Time to onset of cannabidiol treatment effect and resolution of adverse events in tuberous sclerosis complex: Post hoc analysis of randomized controlled phase 3 trial GWPCARE6. Epilepsia. 2022 May;63(5):1189-1199. doi: 10.1111/epi.17199. Epub 2022 Mar 4.

    PubMed 35175622
  • Thiele EA, Bebin EM, Filloux F, Kwan P, Loftus R, Sahebkar F, Sparagana S, Wheless J. Long-term cannabidiol treatment for seizures in patients with tuberous sclerosis complex: An open-label extension trial. Epilepsia. 2022 Feb;63(2):426-439. doi: 10.1111/epi.17150. Epub 2021 Dec 27.

    PubMed 34957550
  • Thiele EA, Bebin EM, Bhathal H, Jansen FE, Kotulska K, Lawson JA, O'Callaghan FJ, Wong M, Sahebkar F, Checketts D, Knappertz V; GWPCARE6 Study Group. Add-on Cannabidiol Treatment for Drug-Resistant Seizures in Tuberous Sclerosis Complex: A Placebo-Controlled Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Neurol. 2021 Mar 1;78(3):285-292. doi: 10.1001/jamaneurol.2020.4607.

    PubMed 33346789

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 3 study testing GWP42003-P in people with Tuberous Sclerosis Complex and Seizures, run by Jazz Pharmaceuticals at 44 sites in 6 countries.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 3 inclusion and 14 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 28 Sep 2022. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 44 sites in United States, Poland, Spain, Australia, United Kingdom and 1 more country. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. Some participants in this study may receive a placebo. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

What does this phase mean?

Phase 3 studies compare the treatment with the current standard treatment or a placebo in a large group, to confirm how well it works and watch for side effects.

Not every study follows the same path, and some studies (observational studies, device studies) have no phase.

Are results available for this study?

Yes. Results are posted in the registry (first posted 23 Sep 2020). A summary is in the For doctors view, and the full results are on ClinicalTrials.gov.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Percent Change From Baseline in the Number of Tuberous Sclerosis Complex (TSC)-Associated Seizures During the Treatment Period (Maintenance and Titration) (time frame: Baseline; up to Week 16). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?

On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT02544763, which also lists 4 linked publications.

Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 28 Sep 2022; AzTrials last refreshed its copy on 6 Nov 2026.

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