A Pilot Efficacy and Safety Study of ST101 in Essential Tremor

Essential Tremor Clinical Trial

Official title:

A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Cross-Over, Safety, Tolerability and Proof of Concept Study of ST101 for Essential Tremor

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT01332695
• Other study ID #: ST101-A002-203
• Status: Completed
• Phase: Phase 2
• First received: April 7, 2011
• Last updated: January 4, 2012
• Start date: April 2011
• Est. completion date: December 2011

Study information

• Verified date: January 2012
• Source: Sonexa Therapeutics, Inc.
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Health authority: United States: Food and Drug Administration
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

This study will look at the ability of ST101 to treat symptoms in subjects with Essential Tremor. This study will also examine the safety and tolerability of the drug. This study is evaluating one dose level of ST101 versus placebo in a cross-over fashion. This means that all patients will receive both ST101 and placebo, but they will receive it in a random (by chance) order.

Description:

Essential tremor (ET) is a slowly progressive, chronic neurological disorder characterized by a 4- to 12-Hertz tremor, which can involve the arms, head, voice and lower extremities. Although the hallmark of the disorder is thought to be the kinetic tremor, ET patients usually also manifest a postural tremor as well. Kinetic tremor (tremor with voluntary movements) may interfere with fine motor skills (e.g., writing, eating, drinking from a cup, pouring liquids); and depending upon its severity, may result in significant disability and diminished quality of daily living. Essential tremor represents an area of unmet medical need and this study is designed as a safety, tolerability and proof-of-concept investigation of the ability of ST101 to improve tremor. In this 2-stage study, subjects will be randomly assigned to either ST101 or placebo in Stage 1, and will receive the alternate treatment in Stage 2.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 25
• Est. completion date: December 2011
• Est. primary completion date: December 2011
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: Both
• Age group: 18 Years and older

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Diagnosis of definite or probable essential tremor (ET) as defined by the Tremor Investigational Group with involvement of the hands and arms of at least 2 years duration

• Tremor severity score of >/= 2 in at least one upper extremity on the Fahn-Tolosa-Marin Tremor Rating Scale

• Subject who is accessible by telephone

• Subject who can comply with study visits, study drug compliance, and study procedures.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Subject whose tremor is adequately controlled on a current treatment

• Subject who is pregnant, plans to become pregnant during the study or within 2 months of completing the study or who is presently lactating or breast-feeding

• Subject with other medical conditions that may cause or explain subject's tremor

• Subject with a recent history of hematologic/oncologic disorders

• Subject taking medication(s) that might produce tremor or interfere with the evaluation of tremor

• Subject who has had surgical intervention for their tremor in the past (e.g., ablative thalamotomy or gamma knife thalamotomy), or has had a botulinum toxin injection in the 6 months prior to screening

Study Design

Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Crossover Assignment, Masking: Double Blind (Subject, Caregiver, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor), Primary Purpose: Treatment

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Essential Tremor
• Tremor

Intervention

Drug:
• ST101
tablets for oral administration
• Placebo
placebo to match

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
n/a

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Sonexa Therapeutics, Inc.

Country where clinical trial is conducted

United States, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Washington Heights-Inwood Genetic Study of Essential Tremor (WHIGET) Rating Scale	The WHIGET Rating Scale is a 6-item scale. Ratings are performed for the right and left side for each activity. Each subject is videotaped in the same manner performing set activities, which are then rated. Rated tasks involve fine motor skills. Each item is scored by an independent, central, blinded reader, and the item scores are summed to provide a total score. Total score range is from 0 to 48, with an increase in score reflecting an increase in ET severity.	Baseline, Week 3, Week 5, Week 8	No
Secondary	Functional Disabilities Scale	An 8-Item functional scale that assesses the following functional domains: Speaking/Phonation, Feeding (other than liquids), Bringing Liquids to Mouth, Hygiene, Dressing, Writing, Working, and Social Activities. Higher scores indicate worsening of disease.	Screening, Baseline, Weeks 3, 5, 8	No
Secondary	Clinical Global Impression of Change	A 7-point Likert scale with Marked Worsening to Marked Improvement at the extremes, and Unchanged in the center. Scores range from -3 to +3 wherein negative scores indicate worsening, while positive scores indicate improvement.	Week 3, Week 8	No
Secondary	Subject Clinical Global Impression of Change	A global visual analog scale (VAS) which is a 100 mm horizontal line on which the subject indicates their overall assessment of response to study drug by making a mark on the horizontal line.	Week 3, Week 8	No