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Rett SyndromePhase 3ARCHNCT03848832

Efficacy and Safety of Cannabidiol Oral Solution (GWP42003-P, CBD-OS) in Patients With Rett Syndrome

A Phase 3 study testing GWP42003-P in people with Rett Syndrome and RTT, run by Jazz Pharmaceuticals at 26 sites in 4 countries.

Terminated

Stopped early. The study ended before it was planned to and will not resume.

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Trial summary

To evaluate the efficacy of cannabidiol oral solution (GWP42003-P, CBD-OS) in reducing symptom severity when compared with placebo, in participants with Rett syndrome. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 2 to 18 years
Conditions the study is for
Rett Syndrome, RTT
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
29 participants
Where
26 sitesin 4 countries
Study dates
29 Jul 2019to 21 Jan 2021
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 2 to 18 years
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Child, Adult

Who may be able to join

  • Participant (if possessing adequate understanding, in the investigator's opinion) and/or their parent(s)/legal representative is willing and able to give informed consent/assent for participation in the trial.
  • Participant and their caregiver are willing and able (in the investigator's opinion) to comply with all trial requirements (including the completion of all caregiver assessments by the same caregiver throughout the trial).
  • Participant must weigh at least 10 kilograms.
  • Clinical diagnosis of Rett syndrome (typical or atypical), defined according to RettSearch Consortium criteria
  • Confirmed pathogenic genetic mutation of the MECP2 gene
  • Participant must be post-regression (≥ 6 months since last loss of hand use or verbal language or gross motor regression).
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  • Participant must have a disease severity of between 10 and 36, defined according to the Clinical Severity Scale (CSS).
  • All medications or interventions (including antiepileptic drugs [AEDs] and non-pharmacological interventions - dietary supplements, probiotics, physical therapy, speech therapy, etc.) for Rett syndrome-related symptoms must have been stable for 4 weeks prior to screening and the participant/caregiver must be willing to maintain a stable regimen throughout the trial.
  • Ability to swallow the investigational medicinal product (IMP) provided as a liquid solution, or the ability for IMP to be delivered via gastrostomy (G) or nasogastric (NG) feeding tube (only G-or NG-tubes made from polyurethane or silicon are allowed)
  • Participant and/or parent(s)/legal representative is willing to allow the responsible authorities to be notified of participation in the trial, if mandated by local law.
  • Participant and/or parent(s)/legal representative is willing to allow the participant's primary care practitioner (if they have one) and consultant (if they have one) to be notified of participation in the trial, if the primary care practitioner/consultant is different than the investigator.

Who cannot join

  • Participant meets exclusion criteria for Rett syndrome diagnosis (traumatic brain injury, neurometabolic disease, or severe infection that causes neurological problems; grossly abnormal psychomotor development in the first 6 months of life).
  • Participant has clinically significant abnormal laboratory values, in the investigator's opinion.
  • Participant is taking more than 2 concurrent AEDs.
  • Any history of suicidal behavior or any suicidal ideation in the last month or at screening
  • Clinically relevant abnormalities in the electrocardiogram (ECG) measured at screening or randomization
  • Concurrent cardiovascular conditions which will, in the investigator's opinion, interfere with the ability to assess their ECGs or put the participant at risk because of participation in the trial
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  • First or second degree relative with a history of significant ECG abnormalities, in the opinion of the investigator (e.g. premature cardiac arrest, sudden death)
  • Any known or suspected hypersensitivity to cannabinoids or any of the excipients of the IMP (active or placebo), such as sesame oil
  • Participant has moderately impaired hepatic function at screening, defined as alanine aminotransferase (ALT) or aspartate aminotransferase (AST) > 3 × upper limit of normal (ULN) or total bilirubin > 2 × ULN.
  • Participant is of childbearing potential, unless willing to ensure that they or their partner use a highly effective method of birth control (e.g., combined [estrogen and progestogen containing] hormonal contraception associated with inhibition of ovulation [oral, intravaginal, or transdermal], progestogen-only hormonal contraception associated with inhibition of ovulation [oral, injectable, or implantable], intrauterine devices/hormone-releasing systems, bilateral tubal occlusion, vasectomized partner, sexual abstinence) during the trial and for 3 months thereafter.
  • Pregnant (positive pregnancy test) or lactating
  • Received an IMP within the 3 months prior to screening
  • Participant has been taking felbamate for less than 1 year prior to screening.
  • Currently using or has used recreational or medicinal cannabis, cannabinoid-based medications (including Sativex®), or cannabidiol oral solutions (including CBD-OS [GWP42003-P]) within the 3 months prior to screening and is unwilling to abstain for the duration of the trial
  • Participant has a positive delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) test at screening.
  • Any other systemic dysfunction (e.g., gastrointestinal, renal, respiratory) or significant disease or disorder which, in the opinion of the investigator, may either put the participant at risk because of participation in the trial, may influence the result of the trial, or the participant's ability to participate in the trial
  • Any abnormalities identified following a physical examination of the participant that, in the opinion of the investigator, would jeopardize the safety of the participant if she took part in the trial
  • Participant has been previously randomized into this trial.
  • Participant has traveled outside the country of residence planned during the trial.

Trial locations and contacts

26 sites in 4 countries.

26 sites in 4 countries

United States14 sites
  • Clinical Trial Site

    Aurora, Colorado, 80045

  • Clinical Trial Site

    Baltimore, Maryland, 21205

  • Clinical Trial Site

    Birmingham, Alabama, 35294-0021

  • Clinical Trial Site

    Boston, Massachusetts, 02115

  • Clinical Trial Site

    Chicago, Illinois, 60612

  • Clinical Trial Site

    Cincinnati, Ohio, 45229

  • Clinical Trial Site

    Greenwood, South Carolina, 29646

  • Clinical Trial Site

    Houston, Texas, 77030

  • Clinical Trial Site

    Nashville, Tennessee, 37232

  • Clinical Trial Site

    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19104

  • Clinical Trial Site

    Saint Paul, Minnesota, 55101

  • Clinical Trial Site

    San Diego, California, 92123

  • Clinical Trial Site

    St Louis, Missouri, 63110-1093

  • Clinical Trial Site

    The Bronx, New York, 10467

Other trials in United States

Spain5 sites
  • Clinical Trial Site

    Barcelona, 08022

  • Clinical Trial Site

    Barcelona, 08950

  • Clinical Trial Site

    Madrid, 28009

  • Clinical Trial Site

    Madrid, 28040

  • Clinical Trial Site

    Valencia, 46026

Other trials in Spain

Italy4 sites
  • Clinical Trial Site

    Genoa, 16147

  • Clinical Trial Site

    Messina, 98124

  • Clinical Trial Site

    Milan, 20142

  • Clinical Trial Site

    Rome, 00165

Other trials in Italy

United Kingdom3 sites
  • Clinical Trial Site

    Liverpool, L12 2AP

  • Clinical Trial Site

    London, SE1 7EU

  • Clinical Trial Site

    London, SE5 8BB

Other trials in United Kingdom

About this study

Official title: A Randomized, Double-blind, Placebo-controlled Trial to Investigate the Efficacy and Safety of Cannabidiol Oral Solution (GWP42003-P, CBD-OS) in Patients With Rett Syndrome

To evaluate the efficacy of cannabidiol oral solution (GWP42003-P, CBD-OS) in reducing symptom severity when compared with placebo, in participants with Rett syndrome.

Conditions
Rett Syndrome, RTT
Being tested
GWP42003-P, Placebo
Keywords
Cannabidiol, CBD, Epidiolex, GWP42003-P
Medical subject headings
Rett Syndrome

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, Epidiolex, CBD-OS

    GWP42003-P presented as an oral solution containing cannabidiol

  • PlaceboDrug

    Matching placebo oral solution

Study groups in NCT03848832
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
5 milligrams per kilogram per day (mg/kg/day) GWP42003-PExperimental100 milligrams per milliliter (mg/mL) GWP42003-P oral solution. Taken twice daily (morning and evening).
Receives: Drug: GWP42003-P
15 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 (0 mg/mL GWP42003-P) volume matched to 5 mg/kg/day or 15 mg/kg/day GWP42003-P. Taken twice daily (morning and evening).
Receives: Drug: Placebo

What is being measured

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

  1. Change From Baseline in the Mean Rett Syndrome Behaviour Questionnaire (RSBQ) Total Score at Week 24 for the 15 mg/kg/Day GWP42003-P Dose Level Compared With Placebo

    RSBQ is a caregiver-completed questionnaire that measures the frequency of current disease characteristics (45 items) in individuals with Rett Syndrome. Each item is rated on a 3-point scale (0-2); 0 indicating an item that is "not true as far as you know," 1 indicating an item is "somewhat or sometimes true," and 2 indicating an item that is "very true or often true." Item 31 ("Uses eye gaze to convey feelings, needs and wishes") is reverse scored (0 indicating "very true or often true", 1 indicating "somewhat or sometimes true," and 2 indicating "not true as far as you know"). The total summed score ranges from 0 to 90, with higher scores representing greater severity.

    Measured: Baseline; Week 24

Secondary outcomes (6)
  1. Change From Baseline in the Mean RSBQ Total Score at Week 24 for the 5 mg/kg/Day GWP42003-P Dose Level Compared With Placebo

    RSBQ is a caregiver-completed questionnaire that measures the frequency of current disease characteristics (45 items) in individuals with Rett Syndrome. Each item is rated on a 3-point scale (0-2); 0 indicating an item that is "not true as far as you know," 1 indicating an item is "somewhat or sometimes true," and 2 indicating an item that is "very true or often true." Item 31 ("Uses eye gaze to convey feelings, needs and wishes") is reverse scored (0 indicating "very true or often true", 1 indicating "somewhat or sometimes true," and 2 indicating "not true as far as you know"). The total summed score ranges from 0 to 90, with higher scores represent greater severity.

    Measured: Baseline; Week 24

  2. Mean Clinical Global Impressions - Improvement (CGI-I) Score at Week 24

    CGI-I is a 7-point scale that requires the clinician to assess how much a participant's illness has improved or worsened relative to a Baseline state at the beginning of the intervention. This is rated as: 1 = very much improved; 2 = much improved; 3 = minimally improved; 4 = no change; 5 = minimally worse; 6 = much worse; or 7 = very much worse.

    Measured: Baseline; Week 24

  3. Change From Baseline in Mean Clinician Global Impressions - Severity (CGI-S) Score at Week 24

    CGI-S is a 7-point scale that requires the clinician to rate the severity of the participant's illness at the time of assessment relative to the clinician's experience with participants who had the same diagnosis. This is rated as: 1 = normal, not at all ill; 2 = borderline ill; 3 = mildly ill; 4 = moderately ill; 5 = markedly ill; 6 = severely ill; or 7 = extremely ill.

    Measured: Baseline; Week 24

  4. Change From Baseline in Mean RSBQ Subscale Scores at Week 24

    RSBQ is a caregiver-completed questionnaire that measures the frequency of current disease characteristics in individuals with Rett Syndrome. The 45-item RSBQ is comprised of 8 subscales: 1) general mood (score range 0-16), 2) breathing problems (range 0-10), 3) hand behaviors (range 0-12), 4) face movements (range 0-8), 5) body rocking (BR)/expressionless face (range 0-12), 6) night-time behaviors (range 0-6), 7) anxiety/fear (range 0-8), 8) walking/standing (range 0-4). Each item is rated on a 3-point scale (0-2); 0 indicating an item that is "not true as far as you know," 1 indicating an item is "somewhat or sometimes true," and 2 indicating an item that is "very true or often true." Item 31 ("Uses eye gaze to convey feelings, needs and wishes") is reverse scored (0 indicating "very true or often true", 1 indicating "somewhat or sometimes true," and 2 indicating "not true as far as you know"). Higher scores representing greater severity. CFB = Change from Baseline.

    Measured: Baseline; Week 24

  5. Change From Baseline in Mean 9-items Motor Behavioral Assessment (MBA-9) Total Score and Subscale Scores at Week 24

    MBA-9 is derived from the full MBA scale (37 Rett syndrome symptoms) by selecting the items deemed amenable to change and which reflected areas of meaningful clinical change. the MBA-9 includes 9 items (1-Regression of motor skills; 2-Poor eye/social contact; 3-Lack of sustained interest; 4-Does not reach for objects or people; 5-Chewing difficulties; 6-Speech disturbance; 7-Hand clumsiness; 8-Dystonia and 9-Hypertonia/rigidity); for each item, the severity of current symptoms is rated by the investigator on a 5-point numerical scale ranging from 0 to 4 with higher scores representing greater severity (0 = normal or never; 1 = mild or rare; 2 = moderate or occasional; 3 = marked or frequent; 4 = very severe or constant). Total MBA-9 score was calculated by summing the scores of 9 different subscale items. The total summed score ranges from 0 to 36, with higher scores representing greater severity. CFB = Change from Baseline.

    Measured: Baseline; Week 24

  6. Change From Baseline in Mean Children's Sleep Habits Questionnaire (CSHQ) Total Score and Subscale Scores at Week 24

    CSHQ is a caregiver-completed sleep screening instrument designed for school-aged children; which includes 33 items within 8 subscales: 1) bedtime resistance (score range 6-18), 2) sleep onset delay (range 1-3), 3) sleep duration (range 3-9), 4) sleep anxiety (range 4-12), 5) night wakings (range 3-9), 6) parasomnias (range 7-21), 7) sleep-disordered breathing (range 3-9), 8) daytime sleepiness (range 8-24). Item scores range from 1 to 3, where 3="usually" (≥5 times/week), 2="sometimes" (2-4 times/week), and 1="rarely" (≤1 time/week); for items 31 and 32; 3=fall asleep, 2=very sleepy, 1=not sleepy. In general, a score of 3 indicates greater severity, however, 6 items (1-Goes to bed at same time; 2-Falls asleep in 20 minutes; 3-Falls asleep in own bed; 10-Sleeps the right amount; 11-Sleeps same amount each day; 26-Wakes by himself) are reverse scored. Total summed score ranges from 33 to 99, with higher scores representing more disturbed sleep behavior. CFB = Change from Baseline.

    Measured: Baseline; Week 24

Timeline

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

  1. First posted21 Feb 2019
  2. Study start29 Jul 2019
  3. Primary completion21 Jan 2021
  4. Study completion21 Jan 2021

Why it stopped: The study was terminated due to enrollment challenges and the COVID-19 pandemic.

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
29 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT03848832
Sponsor's protocol ID
GWND18064
Other IDs
2018-003370-27, 2018
Acronym
ARCH
Status last verified
Aug 2022
First submitted
19 Feb 2019
Last updated
2 Sep 2022
Data monitoring committee
Yes
FDA-regulated drug
Yes
FDA-regulated device
No
Individual data sharing
No

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 3 study testing GWP42003-P in people with Rett Syndrome and RTT, run by Jazz Pharmaceuticals at 26 sites in 4 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 11 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: stopped early, as of the sponsor's last update on 2 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 26 sites in United States, Spain, Italy, United Kingdom. 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 29 Dec 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?

Change From Baseline in the Mean Rett Syndrome Behaviour Questionnaire (RSBQ) Total Score at Week 24 for the 15 mg/kg/Day GWP42003-P Dose Level Compared With Placebo (time frame: Baseline; Week 24). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?
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 2 Sep 2022.

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