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NCT Number: NCT03444038

Open-Label Safety and Tolerability Study of NBI-98854 for the Treatment of Pediatric Subjects With Tourette Syndrome

This is a Phase 2b, multicenter, open-label study to evaluate the safety and tolerability of optimized doses of NBI-98854 administered once daily for 24 weeks in pediatric subjects with Tourette Syndrome.

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Key information

Age range

6 year–18 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Phase 2

Primary location

Neurocrine Clinical Site, San Juan, PR, Puerto Rico

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Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

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

Inclusion criteria

  • Have participated in and completed Study NBI-98854-TS2003
  • Have a clinical diagnosis of Tourette Syndrome (TS)
  • If using maintenance medication(s) for TS or TS spectrum diagnoses (e.g. obsessive-compulsive disorder [OCD], Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder [ADHD]), be on stable doses
  • Be in good general health
  • Adolescent subjects (12 to 18 years of age) must have a negative urine drug screen for amphetamines, barbiturates, benzodiazepine, phencyclidine, cocaine, opiates, or cannabinoids and a negative alcohol screen
  • Subjects of childbearing potential who do not practice total abstinence must agree to use hormonal or two forms of nonhormonal contraception (dual contraception) consistently during the screening, treatment and follow-up periods of the study

Exclusion criteria

  • Have an active, clinically significant unstable medical condition within 1 month prior to screening
  • Have a known history of long QT syndrome or cardiac arrhythmia
  • Have a known history of neuroleptic malignant syndrome
  • Have a cancer diagnosis within 3 years prior to screening (some exceptions allowed)
  • Have an allergy, hypersensitivity, or intolerance to vesicular monoamine transporter 2 (VMAT2) inhibitors
  • Have a blood loss ≥250 mL or donated blood within 56 days prior to baseline
  • Have a known history of substance (drug) dependence, or substance or alcohol abuse
  • Have a significant risk of suicidal or violent behavior
  • Have received an investigational drug within 30 days before screening or plan to use an investigational drug (other than NBI-98854) during the study

Treatment and study plan

Valbenazine

Drug

vesicular monoamine transporter 2 (VMAT2) inhibitor

Other names: NBI-98854

Primary outcomes

  1. Number of Participants With Treatment-emergent Adverse Events (TEAEs)

    Time frame: Baseline through Week 24

    A TEAE is an adverse event not present prior to the initiation of study drug dosing, or is an already present event that worsens either in intensity or frequency following the initiation of study drug dosing. All qualifying TEAE are reported regardless of threshold.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Neurocrine Biosciences

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Registry information

Official study title

Open-Label Safety and Tolerability Study of Optimized Doses of NBI-98854 for the Treatment of Pediatric Subjects With Tourette Syndrome

Important dates

Study start
2018
Primary completion
2019
Study completion
2019
First posted
Feb 23, 2018
Registry last updated
Feb 23, 2022

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This listing is for discovery and informational purposes only. It is not medical advice, does not guarantee that a study is recruiting, and does not determine eligibility. Contact the study team and a qualified healthcare professional when considering participation.

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