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NCT Number: NCT02757079

Study of the Efficacy and Safety of NPC-15 for Sleep Disorders of Children With Neurodevelopmental Disorders

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the efficacy on sleep latency with electronic sleep diaries and the safety of NPC-15.

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About this study

This study will be a multicenter and open label trial. The trial has three phases; the screening phase, treatment phase and post-treatment phase. The screening phase comprises a screening visit where subject's initial eligibility will be evaluated. During open label treatment phase, all patients will be administered NPC-15 1 mg, 2 mg or 4 mg on the basis of their doctors' judgements.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

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

Inclusion criteria

  • Female or male patients aged 6 to 15 years.
  • Patients with "neurodevelopmental disorder" diagnosed by using DSM-5.
  • Patients with average of daily sleep latency persisted over 30 min and the condition is continuous over 3 months
  • Patients who are out-patient, not hospitalized patient.
  • Signed informed consent obtained from rearer(s)/parent(s)/guardian(s) of the patient, or signed IC or informed assent obtained from the patient themselves.

Exclusion criteria

  • Patients with at least severity in either Conceptual area, or Social area, or Practical area of intellectual disability have judged more than " the most severe" by using DSM-5.
  • Patients who took melatonin (including supplement) in history.
  • Patients who had taken Ramelteon within 4 weeks before clinical study starts.

Treatment and study plan

NPC-15

Drug

NPC-15, Melatonin granule 1 mg, 2 mg or 4 mg, once a day, is administered orally before going to bed for 26 weeks after a screening phase of 2 weeks with placebo administration.

Other names: Melatonin

Primary outcomes

  1. Sleep latency with electronic sleep diary at week 10.

    Time frame: 10 weeks

    Sleep latency is a common endpoint in sleep disorders. In addition, it has been used in a randomized clinical study of sleep disorders of children with neurodevelopmental disorders.

Secondary outcomes

  1. Sleep latency with electronic sleep diary at week 26.

    Time frame: 26 weeks

    To assess the efficacy of this drug in detail

  2. Abnormal behavior checklist Japanese version

    Time frame: Week 10, 26

    To assess effects of this drug on neurodevelopment disorders

  3. Adverse events

    Time frame: 28 weeks

    To assess safety of this drug

  4. Laboratory findings, vital sign

    Time frame: 28 weeks

    To assess safety of this drug

  5. Electro cardiogram

    Time frame: 28 weeks

    To assess safety of this drug

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Nobelpharma

Industry

Registry information

Official study title

Phase III Clinical Trial of NPC-15 - Study of the Efficacy and Safety for Sleep Disorders of Children With Neurodevelopmental Disorders -

Acronym: NPC-15-6

Important dates

Study start
2016
Primary completion
2018
Study completion
2018
First posted
Apr 29, 2016
Registry last updated
Apr 16, 2019

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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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