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Huntington's DiseasePhase 2NCT05107128

A Study to Evaluate the Effect of SAGE-718 on Cognitive Function in Participants With Huntington's Disease (HD)

A Phase 2 study testing SAGE-718 in people with Huntington's Disease, run by Supernus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. at 49 sites in 4 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

The primary purpose of this study is to evaluate the effect of SAGE-718 on cognitive performance and functioning in participants with HD. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 25 to 65 years
Conditions the study is for
Huntington's Disease
What is being tested?
SAGE-718
Type of treatment
Pill or oral medicine
Could I receive a placebo?
Yes, some participants may receive a placebo
How many people
189 participants
Where
49 sitesin 4 countries
Study dates
26 Jan 2022to 3 Oct 2024
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 25 to 65 years
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • Meet all the following criteria for HD at Screening (Days -28 to -2):
  • Genetically confirmed disease with huntingtin gene CAG expansion greater than or equal to (≥) 36.
  • At screening, Unified Huntington's Disease Rating Scale (UHDRS)-Total Functional Capacity (TFC) score greater than (>) 6 and less than (<)13, suggesting no more than a moderate level of functional impairment.
  • No features of juvenile HD.
  • Score of 15 to 25 (inclusive) on the Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) at screening indicating the presence of cognitive impairment.
  • Be willing to invite a study partner, if available, who is reliable, competent, and at least 18 years of age to participate in the study.
  • Be ambulatory (use of assistance devices such as a walker or cane is acceptable, as is occasional use of wheelchair, as judged by the investigator. Individuals requiring a wheelchair on a regular basis are excluded), able to travel to the study center, and, as judged by the investigator, is likely to be able to continue to travel to the study center to complete study visits for the duration of the study.
  • Completion of Huntington's Disease Cognitive Assessment Battery (HD-CAB) Trail Making-B Test in less than 240 seconds at Screening (Days -28 to -2).

Who cannot join

  • Have participated in a previous clinical study of SAGE-718, have previous exposure to gene therapy, have participated in any HD investigational drug, biologic, or device trial within 180 days, or a non-HD drug, biologic, or device trial within 30 days or 5 half-lives (whichever is longer).
  • (Note: Participants with confirmation of enrollment in the placebo arm of these trials would not be excluded.)
  • Have a diagnosis of an ongoing neurodegenerative condition other than HD, including but not limited to Alzheimer's Disease, vascular dementia, dementia with Lewy bodies, or Parkinson's Disease.

Trial locations and contacts

49 sites in 4 countries.

49 sites in 4 countries

United States34 sites
  • Sage Investigational Site

    Baltimore, Maryland, 21287

  • Sage Investigational Site

    Boca Raton, Florida, 33431

  • Sage Investigational Site

    Boca Raton, Florida, 33486

  • Sage Investigational Site

    Boston, Massachusetts, 02129

  • Sage Investigational Site

    Boston, Massachusetts, 02215

  • Sage Investigational Site

    Buffalo, New York, 14221

  • Sage Investigational Site

    Chapel Hill, North Carolina, 27599

  • Sage Investigational Site

    Charleston, South Carolina, 29425

  • Sage Investigational Site

    Chicago, Illinois, 60611

  • Sage Investigational Site

    Chicago, Illinois, 60612

  • Sage Investigational Site

    Cincinnati, Ohio, 45219

  • Sage Investigational Site

    Durham, North Carolina, 27705

  • Sage Investigational Site

    Englewood, Colorado, 80113

  • Sage Investigational Site

    Farmington Hills, Michigan, 48334

  • Sage Investigational Site

    Honolulu, Hawaii, 96817

  • Sage Investigational Site

    Houston, Texas, 77030

  • Sage Investigational Site

    Indianapolis, Indiana, 46202

  • Sage Investigational Site

    Iowa City, Iowa, 52242

  • Sage Investigational Site

    Kansas City, Kansas, 66160

  • Sage Investigational Site

    Kirkland, Washington, 98034

  • Sage Investigational Site

    La Jolla, California, 92037

  • Sage Investigational Site

    Little Rock, Arkansas, 72205

  • Sage Investigational Site

    Los Angeles, California, 90095

  • Sage Investigational Site

    Madison, Wisconsin, 53792

  • Sage Investigational Site

    Memphis, Tennessee, 38157

  • Sage Investigational Site

    Nashville, Tennessee, 37212

  • Sage Investigational Site

    New York, New York, 10032

  • Sage Investigational Site

    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19107

  • Sage Investigational Site

    Richmond, Virginia, 23298

  • Sage Investigational Site

    Sacramento, California, 95817

  • Sage Investigational Site

    Spokane, Washington, 99202

  • Sage Investigational Site

    Tampa, Florida, 33612

  • Sage Investigational Site

    Toledo, Ohio, 43614

  • Sage Investigational Site

    Washington D.C., District of Columbia, 20007

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United Kingdom8 sites
  • Sage Investigational Site

    Aberdeen, AB25 2ZA

  • Sage Investigational Site

    Birmingham, B15 2FG

  • Sage Investigational Site

    Cardiff, CF10 3AX

  • Sage Investigational Site

    Leeds, LS7 4SA

  • Sage Investigational Site

    Newcastle upon Tyne, NE6 4QD

  • Sage Investigational Site

    Plymouth, PL6 8BT

  • Sage Investigational Site

    Southampton, SO16 6YD

  • Sage Investigational Site

    Tooting, London, SW17 0QT

Other trials in United Kingdom

Australia4 sites
  • Sage Investigational Site

    Bethlehem, Victoria, 3162

  • Sage Investigational Site

    Herston, Queensland, 4029

  • Sage Investigational Site

    Nedlands, Western Australia, 6009

  • Sage Investigational Site

    Westmead, New South Wales, 2145

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Canada3 sites
  • Sage Investigational Site

    Halifax, Nova Scotia, B3S 1N2

  • Sage Investigational Site

    Montreal, Quebec, H2X 0A9

  • Sage Investigational Site

    North York, Ontario, M2K 1E1

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About this study

Official title: A Randomized, Placebo-Controlled, Double-Blind Study to Evaluate the Effect of SAGE-718 on Cognitive Function in Participants With Huntington's Disease

The primary purpose of this study is to evaluate the effect of SAGE-718 on cognitive performance and functioning in participants with HD.

Being tested
SAGE-718, Placebo
Medical subject headings
Huntington Disease

What participants receive

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

  • SAGE-718Drug

    Oral capsules.

  • PlaceboDrug

    SAGE-718-matching oral capsules.

Study groups in NCT05107128
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
PlaceboPlacebo comparatorParticipants will receive SAGE-718-matching placebo, orally, once daily (QD) for up to Day 84.
Receives: Drug: Placebo
SAGE-718ExperimentalParticipants will receive SAGE-718, 1.2 milligrams (mg), capsules, orally, QD for Days 1 to 27, followed by 0.9 mg for the remainder of the treatment period up to Day 84.
Receives: Drug: SAGE-718

What is being measured

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

  1. Change From Baseline in the SDMT

    The SDMT evaluates the tracking of cognitive function over time and for the early detection of cognitive impairment. The test assesses sustained attention, processing speed, visual scanning, and psychomotor speed, with the total score reflecting the number of correct pairings (out of 110 possible) completed within 90 seconds. Scores range from 0 to 110, with higher scores indicating better cognitive performance.

    Measured: Baseline, Day 84

Secondary outcomes (7)
  1. Change From Baseline in the Unified Huntington's Disease Rating Scale (UHDRS) - Independence Scale

    The UHDRS is a multi-domain clinical rating scale for assessment of functional capacity in HD. Independence Scale, Part V of the UHDRS, is a single-item measure to assess a participant's ability to function independently in daily activities across all stages of HD. Total score ranges from 10 to 100, with higher scores indicating better functioning. Negative change from baseline indicates worsening in functional ability.

    Measured: Baseline, Day 84

  2. Change From Baseline in the Trail Making Test Part B

    The Trail Making test is a speeded graphomotor test of visual attention and task switching. Part B includes a set-switching component that requires participants to connect a series of alternating numbers and letters in order from lowest to highest (i.e., 1-A-2-B-3-C) in the shortest time possible. The time limit to complete the task is 240 seconds, at which point the test is stopped and scored using the maximum allowable time if not yet completed. Greater time indicates greater impairment. Negative change from baseline indicates less impairment.

    Measured: Baseline, Day 84

  3. Change From Baseline in the One Touch Stockings of Cambridge (OTS-Mean Latency Until Correct Response)

    The OTS is a computerized test of executive function to assess problem-solving and planning ability. In this task, participants are shown a set of colored balls and must determine the minimum number of moves required to match a target arrangement by moving one ball at a time into one of two available locations. The goal is to perform the task using the smallest number of moves possible. The participant selects the correct number of moves from the options shown on the screen. The time to correct response is measured. Longer times indicate greater impairment. Negative change from baseline indicates an improvement in performance.

    Measured: Baseline, Day 84

  4. Change From Baseline in the Paced Tapping Test (PTAP)

    The PTAP is a test of motor timing in which participants synchronize their finger taps with auditory pacing tones during an initial paced phase. This is followed by a self-paced phase, where the tones are removed, and the participant continues tapping until a final auditory cue signals the end of the test. The primary outcome is paced tapping consistency, calculated as the inverse of the standard deviation of the intertap intervals per millisecond (1/msec), with no range specified. Higher values indicate greater timing accuracy.

    Measured: Baseline, Day 84

  5. Change From Baseline in the Huntington's Disease Everyday Functioning (Hi-DEF) Home Subdomain Score

    Hi-DEF Scale: self-reported measure to capture difficulties experienced in daily life due to HD across 4 areas of functioning: At home, At work, Driving, \& Relationships. Full scale comprises 40 items which ask participants to rate their functioning difficulty using 5-point Likert scale from 1 (No Difficulty) to 5 (Cannot do this anymore) on first 3 domains (home, work \& driving), \& 4-point scale from 1 (Never) to 4 (Always)for Relationships. Hi-DEF total score ranges from 0-154, higher score=greater difficulty. For Home subdomain, before scores can be calculated, data from item responses should be rescored so as: lowest item-level score=0 \& highest item-level score= 4. Hence, Home subdomain has 15 items scored on 5-point Likert scale, 0 indicating no difficulty \& 4 indicating cannot be done anymore, where total raw score of 0-60 are transformed to 0-100. Higher score=greater difficulty. Negative change from baseline=improvement in daily functioning.

    Measured: Baseline, Day 84

  6. Change From Baseline in the Clinical Global Impression - Severity (CGI-S) Cognitive Status Subdomain Score

    The CGI-S scale is a validated instrument developed by the National Institute of Mental Health specifically for use in clinical studies. Cognitive Status Subdomain is one of clinical global impression severity scales domains, for which clinicians generate ratings of the severity of the participant's condition over the past 7 days (including the day of the clinic visit). The responses are scored on a scale ranging from 0 (normal - no symptoms present) to 6 (severely disabled; helpless; complete assistance needed). Higher scores indicate greater disease symptom severity. Negative change from baseline indicates an improvement in the participant's condition.

    Measured: Baseline, Day 84

  7. Percentage of Participants With Treatment-emergent Adverse Events (TEAEs)

    An adverse event (AE) is any untoward medical occurrence in a participant or clinical investigation participant administered a pharmaceutical product that does not necessarily have a causal relationship with this treatment. A TEAE is defined as an AE with onset after the start of the IP, or any worsening of a pre-existing medical condition/AE with onset after the start of the IP and throughout the study.

    Measured: Up to last follow-up visit (up to Day 112)

Timeline

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

  1. First posted4 Nov 2021
  2. Study start26 Jan 2022
  3. Primary completion4 Sep 2024
  4. Study completion3 Oct 2024

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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
Triple blind
Who is masked
Participant, Investigator, Outcomes assessor
Enrolment
189 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT05107128
Sponsor's protocol ID
718-CIH-201
Other IDs
2021-005577-16
Status last verified
Sep 2025
First submitted
25 Oct 2021
Last updated
15 Sep 2025
Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
Yes
FDA-regulated device
No
Individual data sharing
No: Data sharing will be consistent with the results submission policy of ClinicalTrials.gov.

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 2 study testing SAGE-718 in people with Huntington's Disease, run by Supernus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. at 49 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 8 inclusion and 3 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 15 Sep 2025. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 49 sites in United States, United Kingdom, Australia, Canada. 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 5 Sep 2025). 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 SDMT (time frame: Baseline, Day 84). 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 15 Sep 2025.

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