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EpilepsyPhase 2StATESNCT03478982

Inpatient, Dose-Ranging Study of Staccato Alprazolam in Epilepsy With Predictable Seizure Pattern

A Phase 2 study testing Staccato Alprazolam in people with Epilepsy, run by Engage Therapeutics, Inc. at 67 sites in 3 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 is a multi-center, double-blind, randomized, parallel group, dose-ranging study to investigate the efficacy and clinical usability of STAP-001 in adult (18 years of age and older) subjects with epilepsy with a predictable seizure pattern. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 years and older
Conditions the study is for
Epilepsy
What is being tested?
Staccato Alprazolam
Could I receive a placebo?
Yes, some participants may receive a placebo
How many people
156 participants
Where
67 sitesin 3 countries
Study dates
16 Mar 2018to 4 Jan 2020
Phase
Phase 2
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 18 years and older
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • Subject is able to provide, personally signed, and dated informed consent to participate in the study or will have a legally authorized representative sign the informed consent on his or her behalf before completing any study related procedures.
  • Male or female ≥ 18 years of age.
  • Has an established diagnosis of focal or generalized epilepsy or focal and generalized epilepsy with a documented history of predictable seizure episodes that includes at least one of the following:
  • Generalized seizure episodes starting with a flurry of absence seizures or myoclonic seizures with a minimum duration of 5 minutes
  • Episodes of a prolonged focal seizure with a minimum duration of 3 minutes
  • Episodes of multiple (≥2) seizures within a 2-hour time period
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  • Prior to randomization, has experienced ≥4 seizure episodes with predictable pattern during the last 4 weeks (qualification period) and no more than one week without a predictable seizure episode before entry into the in-patient unit.
  • Female participants (if of child-bearing potential and sexually active) and male participants (if sexually active with a partner of child-bearing potential) who agree to use a medically acceptable and effective birth control method throughout the study and for 1 week following the end of the study. Medically acceptable methods of contraception that may be used by the participant and/or his/her partner include abstinence, birth control pills or patches, diaphragm with spermicide,intrauterine device (IUD), surgical sterilization, and progestin implant or injection. Prohibited methods include: the rhythm method, withdrawal, condoms alone, or diaphragm alone.
  • Subject is able to comply by the requirements of the protocol, particularly the requirements and specific Institution policies during the in-clinic stay.

Who cannot join

  • History or diagnosis of non-epileptic seizures (e.g. metabolic or pseudo-seizures).
  • History of status epilepticus in the 6 months prior to Screening
  • Has a progressive neurological disorder such as brain tumor, demyelinating disease, or degenerative central nervous system (CNS) disease that is likely to progress in the next 3 months
  • Use of strong CYP 3A4 inhibitors; including azole antifungal agents (e.g., etoconazole, itraconazole), nefazodone, fluvoxamine, cimetidine, HIV protease inhibitors (e.g., ritonavir)
  • Has severe chronic cardio-respiratory disease
  • History of HIV-positivity.
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  • Pregnant or breast-feeding.
  • Clinically significant renal or hepatic insufficiency (hepatic transaminases >2 times the upper limit of normal (ULN) or creatinine ≥ 1.5 x ULN).
  • History of acute narrow angle glaucoma, Parkinson's disease, hydrocephalus, or history of significant head trauma.
  • Subjects who use medications to treat airways disease, such as asthma or COPD or have any acute respiratory signs/symptoms (e.g., wheezing).
  • Use of any investigational drug within 30 days or 5 half-lives of the investigational drug prior to administration of study medication, whichever is longer
  • A history within the past 1 year of drug or alcohol dependence or abuse.
  • Positive urine screen for drugs of abuse at Screening.(positive Cannabis/Cannabinol results are acceptable if there is a documented history of stable use for medical purposes).
  • Known allergy or hypersensitivity to alprazolam.
  • History of glaucoma.
  • Subjects who currently have an active major psychiatric disorder where changes in pharmacotherapy are needed or anticipated during the study.
  • Hypotension (systolic blood pressure ≤90 mm Hg, diastolic blood pressure ≤50 mm Hg), or hypertension (systolic blood pressure ≥140 mm Hg, diastolic blood pressure ≥100 mm Hg) measured while seated at screening or baseline.
  • Significant hepatic, renal, gastroenterologic, cardiovascular (including ischemic heart disease and congestive heart failure), endocrine, neurologic or hematologic disease.
  • Subjects who, in the opinion of the Investigator, should not participate in the study for any reason, including if there is a question about the stability or capability of the subject to comply with the trial requirements.

Trial locations and contacts

67 sites in 3 countries.

67 sites in 3 countries

United States63 sites
  • Dent Neurologic Institute

    Amherst, New York, 14226

  • University of Michigan

    Ann Arbor, Michigan, 48109

  • University of Colorado

    Aurora, Colorado, 80045

  • Mid-Atlantic Epilepsy And Sleep Center, LLC

    Bethesda, Maryland, 20817

  • UAB Hospital

    Birmingham, Alabama, 35294

  • Harvard Medical School - Brigham and Women's Hospital

    Boston, Massachusetts, 02115

  • SUNY Downstate Medical Center - Comprehensive Epilepsy Center

    Brooklyn, New York, 11203

  • Kaleida Health Oishei Children's Hospital

    Buffalo, New York, 14203

  • Carolinas Neurosciences Institute

    Charlotte, North Carolina, 28207

  • Northwestern Memorial Hospital

    Chicago, Illinois, 60611

  • Rush University Medical Center

    Chicago, Illinois, 60612

  • OnSite Clinical Solutions, LLC

    Concord, North Carolina, 28025

  • University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center - Neurology Clinic

    Dallas, Texas, 75390

  • Rancho Research Institute Inc.

    Downey, California, 90242

  • JFK Medical Center

    Edison, New Jersey, 08820

  • NW FL Clinical Research Group LLC

    Gulf Breeze, Florida, 32561

  • Hawaii Pacific Neuroscience

    Honolulu, Hawaii, 96817

  • UT Houston

    Houston, Texas, 77030

  • Clinical Trial Network

    Houston, Texas, 77074

  • University of Florida Health Science Center Jacksonville

    Jacksonville, Florida, 32209

  • Mayo Clinic Florida

    Jacksonville, Florida, 32224

  • Bronson Methodist Hospital

    Kalamazoo, Michigan, 49007

  • University of Kansas Medical Center

    Kansas City, Kansas, 66160

  • Impact Clinical Trials Las Vegas

    Las Vegas, Nevada, 89106

  • Clinical Trials Inc

    Little Rock, Arkansas, 72205

  • Institute of Neurology & Neurosurgery at St. Barnabas

    Livingston, New Jersey, 07039

  • UCLA

    Los Angeles, California, 90095

  • Centra Medical Group Neurology Center

    Lynchburg, Virginia, 24502

  • Clinical Translational Research Site

    Miami, Florida, 33136

  • Advanced Pharma Cr, LLC

    Miami, Florida, 33147

  • Nicklaus Children's Hospital

    Miami, Florida, 33155

  • Rutgers University

    New Brunswick, New Jersey, 08901

  • Yale University

    New Haven, Connecticut, 06511

  • Ochsner Health System

    New Orleans, Louisiana, 70121

  • NYU Comprehensive Epilepsy Center

    New York, New York, 10016

  • Mount Sinai Health System

    New York, New York, 10029

  • Lenox Hill Hospital

    New York, New York, 10075

  • Hoag Hospital

    Newport Beach, California, 92663

  • Center for Rare Neurological Diseases

    Norcross, Georgia, 30093

  • AdventHealth Orlando

    Orlando, Florida, 32803

  • Research Institute of Orlando, LLC

    Orlando, Florida, 32806

  • Stanford Neuroscience Health Center

    Palo Alto, California, 94304

  • NeuroMedical Research Institute

    Panama City, Florida, 33607

  • Havana Research Institute LLC.

    Pasadena, California, 91105

  • University of Pennsylvania

    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19104

  • Thomas Jefferson University

    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19107

  • Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Template University

    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19140

  • University of Arizona

    Phoenix, Arizona, 85006

  • St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center - Barrow Neurological Institute

    Phoenix, Arizona, 85013

  • University of Pittsburgh Medical Center

    Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15213

  • Oregon Health & Science University - Brain Institute - Comprehensive Epilepsy Center

    Portland, Oregon, 97239

  • Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital

    Roanoke, Virginia, 24014

  • University of Rochester Medical Center

    Rochester, New York, 14642

  • University of Utah Hospital

    Salt Lake City, Utah, 84132

  • Maine Medical Center

    Scarborough, Maine, 04074

  • Washington University School of Medicine

    St Louis, Missouri, 63110

  • Clinical Research Institute

    Stockbridge, Georgia, 30281

  • Multi-Care Institute for Research and Innovation

    Tacoma, Washington, 98405

  • The Promedica-University of Toledo Neuroscience Center

    Toledo, Ohio, 43606

  • Georgetown University Hospital

    Washington D.C., District of Columbia, 20007

  • GW Medical Faculty Associates

    Washington D.C., District of Columbia, 20037

  • SRI International

    West Bloomfield, Michigan, 48322

  • VA Connecticut Healthcare System

    West Haven, Connecticut, 06516

Other trials in United States

Australia3 sites
  • Austin Hospital

    Heidelberg, Victoria, 3084

  • The Alfred

    Melbourne, Victoria, 3004

  • The Royal Melbourne Hospital

    Melbourne, Victoria, 3050

Other trials in Australia

Jamaica1 site
  • The Tower

    Kingston

Other trials in Jamaica

About this study

Official title: A Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Inpatient, Dose-Ranging Efficacy Study of Staccato Alprazolam (STAP-001) in Subjects With Epilepsy With a Predictable Seizure Pattern

This is a multi-center, double-blind, randomized, parallel group, dose-ranging study to investigate the efficacy and clinical usability of STAP-001 in adult (18 years of age and older) subjects with epilepsy with a predictable seizure pattern. These subjects have an established diagnosis of focal or generalized epilepsy with a documented history of predictable seizure episodes. This is an in-patient study. The subjects will be admitted to a Clinical Research Unit (CRU) or Epilepsy Monitoring Unit (EMU) for study participation. The duration of the stay in the in-patient unit will be 2-8 days. One seizure event per subject will be treated with study medication. The duration and timing of the seizure event and occurrence of subsequent seizures will be assessed by the Staff Caregiver(s)1 through clinical observation and confirmed with video electroencephalogram (EEG).

Conditions
Epilepsy
Being tested
Staccato Alprazolam, Placebos
Medical subject headings
Epilepsy

What participants receive

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

  • Staccato AlprazolamDrug

    Also called STAP-001

    single dose for inhalation

  • PlacebosDrug

    single dose for inhalation

Study groups in NCT03478982
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Staccato Alprazolam 1.0 mgExperimentalsingle dose for inhalation
Receives: Drug: Staccato Alprazolam
Staccato Alprazolam 2.0 mgExperimentalsingle dose for inhalation
Receives: Drug: Staccato Alprazolam
PlaceboPlacebo comparatorsingle dose for inhalation
Receives: Drug: Placebos

What is being measured

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

  1. Percentage of Participants in Each Treatment Group Achieving Seizure Activity Cessation Within 2 Minutes and no Recurrent Seizure Within 2 Hours

    Percentage of participants with onset of a predictable seizure through 2 minutes post dosing with study drug and no recurrence of seizure activity within 2 hours were reported for each treatment group based on clinical observation.

    Measured: 2 hours post-dosing on dosing day

Secondary outcomes (3)
  1. Percentage of Participants With Seizure Episode Severity Assessed by Seizure Episode Severity Scale

    Severity of on study seizure episode compared to previously experienced seizures was assessed with Seizure Episode Severity Scale. It is a 5-point scale with range from 1 to 5, where 1 indicates much worse than and 5 indicates much better than.

    Measured: 6 hours post-dosing on dosing day

  2. Percentage of Participants With Use of Rescue Medication

    Percentage of participants with use of rescue medication to stop a seizure episode at the discretion of the principal investigator were reported.

    Measured: 2 hours post-dosing on dosing day

  3. Percentage of Participants With Secondary Generalization (Evolution to a Complex Partial Seizure and/or a Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure)

    Percentage of participants who had seizures that evolved to a complex partial seizure and/or a generalized tonic-clonic seizure were reported.

    Measured: 24 hours post-dosing on dosing day

Timeline

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

  1. First posted27 Mar 2018
  2. Study start16 Mar 2018
  3. Primary completion22 Dec 2019
  4. Study completion4 Jan 2020

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 2
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomised
Intervention model
Parallel groups
Masking
Quadruple blind
Who is masked
Participant, Care provider, Investigator, Outcomes assessor
Enrolment
156 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT03478982
Sponsor's protocol ID
ENGAGE-E-001
Acronym
StATES
Status last verified
Feb 2021
First submitted
7 Mar 2018
Last updated
3 Feb 2021
Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
Yes
FDA-regulated device
No
Individual data sharing
Yes: Data from this trial may be requested by qualified researchers six months after product approval in the US and/or Europe, or global development is discontinued, and 18 months after trial completion. Investigators may request access to anonymized individual patient-level data and redacted trial documents which may include: analysis-ready datasets, study protocol, annotated case report form, statistical analysis plan, dataset specifications, and clinical study report. Prior to use of the data, proposals need to be approved by an independent review panel at www.Vivli.org and a signed data sharing agreement will need to be executed. All documents are available in English only, for a prespecified time, typically 12 months, on a password protected portal. This plan may change if the risk of re-identifying trial participants is determined to be too high after the trial is completed; in this case and to protect participants, individual patient-level data would not be made available.

Publications

  • French J, Biton V, Dave H, Detyniecki K, Gelfand MA, Gong H, Liow K, O'Brien TJ, Sadek A, DiVentura B, Reich B, Isojarvi J. A randomized phase 2b efficacy study in patients with seizure episodes with a predictable pattern using Staccato(R) alprazolam for rapid seizure termination. Epilepsia. 2023 Feb;64(2):374-385. doi: 10.1111/epi.17441. Epub 2022 Dec 7.

    PubMed 36268811

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 2 study testing Staccato Alprazolam in people with Epilepsy, run by Engage Therapeutics, Inc. at 67 sites in 3 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 9 inclusion and 19 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 3 Feb 2021. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 67 sites in United States, Australia, Jamaica. 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 2 studies give the treatment to a larger group to see whether it has the intended effect and to keep checking safety.

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 3 Feb 2021). 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?

Percentage of Participants in Each Treatment Group Achieving Seizure Activity Cessation Within 2 Minutes and no Recurrent Seizure Within 2 Hours (time frame: 2 hours post-dosing on dosing day). 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 NCT03478982, which also lists 1 linked publication.

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 3 Feb 2021.

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