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NCT Number: NCT06118255

A Study to Evaluate Safety, Tolerability, and Pharmacokinetics of Fenfluramine (Hydrochloride) in Infants 1 Year to Less Than 2 Years of Age With Dravet Syndrome

The primary purpose of this study is evaluate the safety and tolerability of fenfluramine hydrochloride (HCl) 0.2 to 0.8 mg/kg/day in infants 1 year to less than 2 years of age with Dravet syndrome.

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Key information

Age range

1 year–23 month

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Phase 3

Primary location

Ep0213 502, Brussels, Belgium

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Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • Participant is ≥1 to <2 years of age as of the day of the first administration of study drug
  • Participant has a documented diagnosis or likely diagnosis of Dravet syndrome according to the International League Against Epilepsy (ILAE) criteria and as agreed by the Epilepsy Study Consortium (ESC)
  • Participant must be currently receiving ≥1 concomitant anti seizure medication (ASM) at a stable dose for ≥4 weeks prior to the Screening Visit and is expected to remain stable throughout the study. Rescue medications for seizures are not counted towards the total number of ASMs
  • Participant must have drug resistant epilepsy as defined as a history of failure of adequate trials of 2 tolerated, appropriately chosen and used antiepileptic drug schedules (whether as monotherapies or in combination) to achieve sustained seizure freedom
  • Participants must have ≥1 countable motor seizures (CMS) during the Baseline Period. The CMS include distinct seizures of generalized tonic-clonic, bilateral clonic, focal motor, bilateral tonic, atonic (drop), bilateral tonic/atonic, or focal to bilateral tonic-clonic type. If the participant fails to have ≥1 qualifying seizures in 28 days, the Baseline Period may be extended by an additional 14 days with Sponsor approval. Participants with an extended Baseline Period must still have ≥1 CMS in the 28 days immediately prior to the day of the first administration of study drug
  • Body weight is ≥8 kg
  • Males and females

Exclusion criteria

  • Participant has a known hypersensitivity to fenfluramine hydrochloride (HCl) or any of the excipients in the study drug
  • Participant has an exclusionary cardiovascular or cardiopulmonary abnormality based on echocardiogram (ECHO), electrocardiogram (ECG), or physical examination and is not approved for entry by the central cardiac reader
  • Participant has a diagnosis of pulmonary arterial hypertension
  • Participant has a clinically significant medical condition, including chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, interstitial lung disease, or portal hypertension, or has had clinically relevant symptoms or a clinically significant illness currently or in the 4 weeks prior to the Screening Visit, other than epilepsy, that in the opinion of the Investigator would negatively impact study participation, collection of study data, or pose a risk to the participant
  • Participant has current or past history of cardiovascular or cerebrovascular disease, such as cardiac valvulopathy, myocardial infarction or stroke, severe ventricular arrhythmias, or clinically significant structural cardiac abnormality, including but not limited to mitral valve prolapse, atrial or ventricular septal defects, patent ductus arteriosus, and patent foramen ovale with reversal of shunt. (Note: Patent foramen ovale or a bicuspid aortic valve are not considered exclusionary.)
  • Participant has a current or past history of glaucoma
  • Participant has moderate to severe hepatic impairment, assessed based on the Child-Pugh classification system
  • Participant has moderate to severe renal impairment (estimated glomerular filtration rate <50 mL/min/1.73 m^2 calculated with the updated Bedside Schwartz equation for children
  • QT interval corrected (QTc) >450 msec
  • Participant is taking >4 concomitant ASMs
  • Participant is receiving concomitant treatment with cannabidiol other than Epidiolex/Epidyolex or is being actively treated with tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) or any marijuana product for any condition
  • Participant is receiving concomitant therapy with any of the following: centrally-acting anorectic agents; monoamine-oxidase inhibitors; any centrally-acting compound with clinically appreciable amount of serotonin agonist or antagonist properties, including serotonin reuptake inhibition; other centrally-acting noradrenergic agonists, including atomoxetine; or cyproheptadine. Disallowed medications are subject to washout of ≥5 half-lives before the first day of study drug administration
  • Participant is currently receiving another investigational product(s) or has received another investigational product within 30 days or within <5 times the half-life of that investigational product, whichever is longer, prior to the Screening Visit
  • Participant has previously been treated with Fintepla (fenfluramine HCl) prior to the Screening Visit

Treatment and study plan

fenfluramine

Drug

The study drug, fenfluramine HCl, is an oral solution to be administered in equal doses twice daily (BID). It will be based on the current dose and participant's weight (kg).

Other names: Fintepla

Primary outcomes

  1. Change from Baseline in QT interval corrected by Fridericia (QTcF) at Visit 13 (End of Treatment/Early Termination (EOT/ET))

    Time frame: Week 52 (Visit 13; EOT/ET), compared to Baseline

    QTcF is the QT interval corrected for heart rate according to Fridericia's formula. Higher values correspond to prolongation of QT interval.

  2. Occurrence of a treatment-emergent (ie, post-Baseline through Visit 13 [EOT/ET]) result which meets the FDA case definition of drug associated valvulopathy

    Time frame: From post-Baseline (Day 1) through Visit 13 (EOT/ET) (up to 52 weeks)

    Drug associated valvulopathy refers to aortic regurgitation with severity mild or greater and/or mitral regurgitation with severity moderate or greater.

  3. Occurrence of treatment-emergent (ie, post-Baseline through Visit 13 [EOT/ET]) clinically confirmed valvular heart disease (VHD)

    Time frame: From post-Baseline (Day 1) through Visit 13 (EOT/ET) (up to 52 weeks)

    Clinically confirmed VHD is an aortic regurgitation with mild or greater severity and/or a mitral regurgitation with moderate or greater severity.

  4. Change from Baseline in body weight (Z-score) at each visit

    Time frame: Week 1 (Visit 3), Week 4 (Visit 5), Week 8 (Visit 7), Week 12 (Visit 8), Week 16 (Visit 9), Week 20 (Visit 10), Week 26 (Visit 11), Week 39 (Visit 12), Week 52 (Visit 13), Postdose Safety Follow-Up (Visit 14), compared to Baseline

    Body weight (Z-score) refers to the number of standard deviations a participant's body weight lies from the mean, when compared to others of similar gender and age.

  5. Change from Baseline in recumbent length (Z-score) at each visit

    Time frame: Week 1 (Visit 3), Week 4 (Visit 5), Week 8 (Visit 7), Week 12 (Visit 8), Week 16 (Visit 9), Week 20 (Visit 10), Week 26 (Visit 11), Week 39 (Visit 12), Week 52 (Visit 13), Postdose Safety Follow-Up (Visit 14), compared to Baseline

    Recumbent length (Z-score) refers to the number of standard deviations a participant's body weight lies from the mean, when compared to others of similar gender and age.

  6. Occurrence of a clinically significant abnormality on the neurological examination at each visit

    Time frame: Week 1 (Visit 3), Week 4 (Visit 5), Week 8 (Visit 7), Week 12 (Visit 8), Week 16 (Visit 9), Week 20 (Visit 10), Week 26 (Visit 11), Week 39 (Visit 12), Week 52 (Visit 13), Postdose Safety Follow-Up (Visit 14), compared to Baseline

    A complete neurological examination will be conducted by the investigator for each participant covering cranial nerves, muscle strength and tone, reflexes, coordination, sensory function, and gait.

Secondary outcomes

  1. Percentage change from the Baseline Period (ie, Baseline) in monthly (28 days) countable motor seizure frequency (CMSF), during Weeks 9 through 20

    Time frame: During Weeks 9 to 20, compared to Baseline

    The percentage change from the Baseline Period (Baseline) in "monthly (28 days) countable motor seizure frequency," or CMSF, during Weeks 9 through 20

  2. Percentage change from Baseline in CMSF during Weeks 1 through 20

    Time frame: During Weeks 1 to 20, compared to Baseline

    The percentage change from the Baseline Period (Baseline) in "monthly (28 days) countable motor seizure frequency," or CMSF, during Weeks 1 through 20

  3. Percentage change from Baseline in CMSF during the Treatment Period (Week 1 through the EOT/ET Visit)

    Time frame: During the Treatment Period (Week 1 through EOT/ET) (up to 52 weeks), compared to Baseline

    The percentage change from the Baseline Period (Baseline) in "monthly (28 days) countable motor seizure frequency," or CMSF, during the Treatment Period (Week 1 through the EOT/ET Visit; up to 52 weeks)

  4. Achievement of a Clinical Global Impression - Improvement (CGI-I) rating of "much improved" or "very much improved" as assessed by the Principal Investigator at Week 20

    Time frame: At Week 20

    The CGI-I rating scale permits a global evaluation of the participant's improvement over time by the investigator on a 7-point scale.

  5. Achievement of a CGI-I rating of "much improved" or "very much improved" as assessed by the parent/caregiver at Week 20

    Time frame: At Week 20

    The CGI-I rating scale permits a global evaluation of the participant's improvement over time by the parent/caregiver on a 7-point scale.

  6. Steady-state maximum plasma concentration (Cmax) of fenfluramine and norfenfluramine at Week 12

    Time frame: At Week 12

    Mean peak (maximum) plasma concentration of fenfluramine and norfenfluramine will be reported at Study Week 12 when participants are in the Maintenance Period.

  7. Steady-state minimum plasma concentration (Cmin) of fenfluramine and norfenfluramine at Week 12

    Time frame: At Week 12

    Mean minimum plasma concentration of fenfluramine and norfenfluramine will be reported at Study Week 12 when participants are in the Maintenance Period.

  8. Area under the plasma concentration time curve from time zero to 24 hours (AUC0 24) for steady-state fenfluramine and norfenfluramine at Week 12

    Time frame: At Week 12

    Mean AUC0-24 values of fenfluramine and norfenfluramine will be reported at Study Week 12 when participants are in the Maintenance Period.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

UCB BIOSCIENCES, Inc.

Industry

Registry information

Official study title

Open-Label, Single-Arm, Phase 3 Study to Evaluate Safety, Tolerability, and Pharmacokinetics of Fenfluramine (Hydrochloride) in Infants 1 Year to Less Than 2 Years of Age With Dravet Syndrome

Acronym: ORCHID

Important dates

Study start
2024
Primary completion
2026
Study completion
2026
First posted
Nov 7, 2023
Registry last updated
Jun 15, 2026

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