A Long-term Safety Study of Cannabidiol Oral Solution (GWP42003-P, CBD-OS) in Patients With Rett Syndrome

Overview

This study will be conducted to evaluate the long-term safety of cannabidiol oral solution (GWP42003-P, CBD-OS) in participants with Rett syndrome.

Full Title of Study: “An Open-label Extension Trial to Investigate the Long-term Safety of Cannabidiol Oral Solution (GWP42003-P, CBD-OS) in Patients With Rett Syndrome”

Study Type

  • Study Type: Interventional
  • Study Design
    • Allocation: N/A
    • Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment
    • Primary Purpose: Treatment
    • Masking: None (Open Label)
  • Study Primary Completion Date: June 9, 2021

Interventions

  • Drug: GWP42003-P
    • GWP42003-P presented as an oral solution containing cannabidiol in the excipients sesame oil with anhydrous ethanol, sweetener (sucralose), and strawberry flavoring

Arms, Groups and Cohorts

  • Experimental: GWP42003-P
    • 100 milligrams per milliliter (mg/mL) GWP42003-P oral solution, taken twice daily (morning and evening).

Clinical Trial Outcome Measures

Primary Measures

  • Number of Participants With Any Treatment-emergent Adverse Events (TEAEs), Discontinuations Due to AEs, Serious AEs, and Treatment-related AEs
    • Time Frame: Baseline of randomized controlled trial (RCT) Visit 1 (Day 1) up to Visit 16 (Day 767) in the OLE
    • Adverse events (AEs) were defined as any new unfavorable/unintended signs/symptoms (including abnormal laboratory findings when relevant) or diagnosis or worsening of a pre-existing condition that occurs during the study. TEAEs were defined as the AEs that started or worsened in severity or seriousness following the first dose of GWP42003-P. A serious AE was defined as any AE that results in any of the following outcomes: death, life-threatening adverse experience, inpatient hospitalization or prolongation of existing hospitalization, persistent or significant disability/incapacity, congenital anomaly/birth defect, or cancer, any other experience that suggests a significant hazard, contraindication, side effect or precaution that may require medical or surgical intervention to prevent one of the outcomes listed above, or an event that changes the risk/benefit ratio of the study.
  • Number of Participants With Treatment-emergent Clinical Laboratory Parameters From the Baseline at Any Time Post-dose
    • Time Frame: Baseline of randomized controlled trial (RCT) Visit 1 (Day 1) up to Visit 14 (Day 729) in the OLE
    • Treatment-emergent clinical parameters were defined as the following: Treatment-emergent alanine transferase (ALT) > 3×upper limit of normal (ULN), > 5×ULN and > 8×ULN; Treatment-emergent aspartate aminotransferase (AST) > 3×ULN, > 5×ULN and > 8×ULN; Treatment-emergent ALT or AST > 3×ULN, > 5×ULN and > 8×ULN; Treatment-emergent ALT or AST > 3×ULN and either bilirubin > 2×ULN or international normalized ratio (INR) > 1.5.
  • Number of Participants With Potentially Clinically Significant Changes in Vital Sign Values of Blood Pressure From the Baseline at Any Time Post-dose
    • Time Frame: Baseline of randomized controlled trial (RCT) Visit 1 (Day 1) up to Visit 15 (Day 739) in the OLE
    • Potentially clinically significant vital sign values of blood pressure (BP) were defined as sitting systolic BP (mmHg) change: < -20 or > 20 mmHg and sitting diastolic BP change: < -10 or > 10 mmHg. Vital sign measurements were taken in a sitting position at rest for 5 minutes. Blood pressure readings were recorded using the same arm throughout the trial, when possible.
  • Number of Participants With Clinically Significant Changes in the Vital Sign Values of Pulse Rate From the Baseline at Any Time Post-dose
    • Time Frame: Baseline of randomized controlled trial (RCT) Visit 1 (Day 1) up to Visit 15 (Day 739) in the OLE
    • Potentially clinically significant vital sign values of pulse rate were defined as pulse rate change: < -10 or > 10 beats per minute. Vital sign measurements were taken in a sitting position at rest for 5 minutes.
  • Number of Participants With Clinically Significant Percent Change in Body Weight From the Baseline at Any Time Post-dose
    • Time Frame: Baseline of randomized controlled trial (RCT) Visit 1 (Day 1) up to Visit 14 (Day 729) in the OLE
    • Clinically significant body weight changes were defined as the percent change in body weight (≤7% change or ≥7% change).
  • Number of Participants With At Least One Post Open Label Extension Baseline Flagged ECG Result
    • Time Frame: Visit 4 (Day 29) up to Visit 15 (Day 739) in the OLE
    • Electrocardiogram assessments were performed for QTcB and QTcF >450 msec, >480 msec, and >500 msec. QTcB = corrected QT interval with Bazette correction. QTcF = QTc corrected by Fridericia.
  • Number of Participants With Any Changes In Menstruation Cycle at Any Time Post-dose
    • Time Frame: Baseline of randomized controlled trial (RCT) Visit 1 (Day 1) up to Visit 14 (Day 729) in the OLE
    • Participants were evaluated for any changes to typical menstrual cycles, duration of menstrual cycles, and typical strength of the menstrual cycles during the study.
  • Number of Participants With Suicidal Ideation or Behavior at the Baseline and at Any Time Post-dose
    • Time Frame: Baseline of randomized controlled trial (RCT) Visit 1 (Day 1) up to Visit 14 (Day 729) in the OLE
    • Suicidal ideation and behavior was assessed by the investigator via a clinical interview with the caregiver. The questionnaire included following questions: Has the child expressed any wish to be dead?, Has the child made any suicide attempts?, Has the child shown any non-suicidal self-injurious behavior? The responses were recorded as Yes/No.
  • Mean Change From Baseline in Insulin-like Growth Factor-1 (IGF-1) Levels at End of Treatment
    • Time Frame: Baseline of randomized controlled trial (RCT) Visit 1 (Day 1) up to Visit 14 (Day 729) in the OLE
    • Blood samples were collected to assess changes in serum IGF-1 levels. A negative mean change from baseline indicates a reduction in IGF-1 levels.
  • Number of Participants With Changes in Tanner Staging at the Baseline and at End of Treatment
    • Time Frame: Baseline of randomized controlled trial (RCT) Visit 1 (Day 1) up to Visit 14 (Day 729) in the OLE
    • Pubic hair growth and breast development of all adolescents were assessed by the investigator or caregiver using Tanner Staging categorization from 1 to 5. Stage 1- No glandular tissue; areola follows skin contours of chest; No pubic hair Stage 2- Breast bud forms; areola begins to widen; a small amount of long, downy hair with slight pigmentation on labia majora Stage 3- Breast begins to become more elevated and extends beyond borders of the areola, which continues to widen but remains in contour with surrounding breast; Hair becomes more coarse and curly and begins to extend laterally Stage 4- Increased breast size and elevation; areola and papilla form a secondary mound projecting from the contour of the surrounding breast; Adult-like hair quality, extending across pubis but sparing medial thighs Stage 5- Breast reaches final adult size; areola returns to the contour of the surrounding breast, with a projecting central papilla; Hair extends to medial surface of the thigh.

Secondary Measures

  • Mean Change From Baseline in Rett Syndrome Behaviour Questionnaire (RSBQ) Overall Score at End of Treatment
    • Time Frame: Baseline of randomized controlled trial (RCT) Visit 1 (Day 1) up to Visit 14 (Day 729) in the OLE
    • RSBQ is a caregiver-completed questionnaire that assesses the overall condition (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. A negative mean change from baseline indicates an improvement in overall condition.
  • Mean Clinical Global Impressions-Improvement (CGI-I) Continuous Score at End of Treatment
    • Time Frame: Visit 14 (Day 729) in the OLE
    • CGI-I is a 7-point scale that requires the clinician to assess whether a patient’s condition has improved or worsened relative to a baseline state at the beginning of the intervention. This was 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. The mean continuous CGI-I score (averaged from each treatment enrolled under protocol and under annex) at Visit 14 (Day 729) is being reported. Higher mean scores indicate worse condition.
  • Mean Clinician Global Impressions – Severity Scale (CGI-S) Continuous Score at End of Treatment
    • Time Frame: Visit 14 (Day 729) in the OLE
    • 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 was 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. The mean continuous CGI-S score (averaged from each treatment enrolled under protocol and under annex) at Visit 14 (Day 729) is being reported. Higher scores indicate more severe disease.
  • Mean Change From Baseline in Children’s Sleep Habits Questionnaire (CSHQ) Total Score at End of Treatment
    • Time Frame: Baseline of randomized controlled trial (RCT) Visit 1 (Day 1) up to Visit 14 (Day 729) in the OLE
    • CSHQ is a caregiver-completed sleep screening instrument designed for school-aged children; which includes 33 items within 8 subscales:bedtime resistance (score range 6-18), sleep onset delay (range 1-3), sleep duration (range 3-9), sleep anxiety (range 4-12), night wakings (range 3-9), parasomnias (range 7-21), sleep-disordered breathing (range 3-9), daytime sleepiness (range 8-24). The 33 items 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. A score of 3 indicates greater severity; however, 6 items (1-Goes to bed at same time; 3-Falls asleep in own bed; 26-Wakes by himself; 2-Falls asleep in 20 minutes; 10-Sleeps the right amount; 11-Sleeps same amount each day) are reverse scored. The total summed score ranges from 33 to 99, with higher scores indicating disturbed sleep behavior. A negative mean change from baseline indicates improvement in sleep.
  • Mean Change From Baseline in 9-item Motor Behavioral Assessment (MBA-9) Total Score at End of Treatment
    • Time Frame: Baseline of randomized controlled trial (RCT) Visit 1 (Day 1) up to Visit 14 (Day 729) in the OLE
    • 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 (Regression of motor skills; Poor eye/social contact; Lack of sustained interest; Does not reach for objects or people; Chewing difficulties; Speech disturbance; Hand clumsiness; Dystonia; and 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. A negative mean change from baseline indicates improvement in behavior.

Participating in This Clinical Trial

Inclusion Criteria

  • Participant has completed all scheduled visits of the treatment phase of the randomized controlled trial (RCT), GWND18064 (NCT03848832), and has transitioned to open-label extension (OLE) by the point of RCT follow-up – Participant (if possessing adequate understanding, in the investigator's opinion) and/or the participant(s)/legal representative is willing and able to give informed consent/assent for participation in the trial. – Participant and the participant's 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). – Ability to swallow the investigational medicinal product (IMP) provided as a liquid solution, or the ability for the 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 the participant has one) and consultant (if the participant has one) to be notified of participation in the trial, if the primary care practitioner/consultant is different from the investigator. Exclusion Criteria:

  • Participant meets the withdrawal criteria (including clinically significant abnormal laboratory values), in the investigator's opinion. – Participant met during the RCT the criteria for permanent IMP discontinuation (unless in the case of an adverse event [AE], if the AE was not considered related with the IMP; participants that met alanine aminotransferase (ALT)/aspartate aminotransferase (AST) elevations discontinuation criteria must be excluded). – Females 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 after the last dose – Participant has been previously enrolled and dosed in this trial. – Participant is unwilling to abstain from donation of blood during the trial. – Male participants who are fertile (i.e., after puberty unless permanently sterile by bilateral orchidectomy) and with a partner of childbearing potential unless agree to ensure that they use male contraception (e.g., condom) or remain sexually abstinent during the trial and for 3 months after the last dose

Gender Eligibility: All

Minimum Age: 2 Years

Maximum Age: 18 Years

Are Healthy Volunteers Accepted: No

Investigator Details

  • Lead Sponsor
    • Jazz Pharmaceuticals
  • Collaborator
    • GW Pharmaceuticals
  • Provider of Information About this Clinical Study
    • Sponsor

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