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Administrative data

NCT number NCT03862274
Other study ID # IRB18-00464
Secondary ID
Status Enrolling by invitation
Phase
First received
Last updated
Start date December 1, 2018
Est. completion date December 2023

Study information

Verified date February 2023
Source Nationwide Children's Hospital
Contact n/a
Is FDA regulated No
Health authority
Study type Observational

Clinical Trial Summary

The investigators propose a study to assess cognitive and developmental outcomes of patients with CLN2 that are untreated and receiving cerliponase alfa. This study aims to validate standardized assessment measures to establish a standard of care. The secondary aim is to compare cognitive and developmental outcomes of patients with CLN2 that are receiving celiponase alfa to a natural history cohort. To accomplish specific aims of the study, the investigators will use a multi-method approach to collect retrospective data collected as standard of care and prospective developmental data in children with CLN2 disease. The investigators will use a combination of standardized measures that include direct assessment and parent report of child development. The investigators focus will also include multiple measures of development including language, motor, social-emotional, and adaptive functioning.


Description:

CLN2 disease is a predominantly late infantile form of neuronal ceroid lipofuscinosis and one of the many genetic isoforms of Batten disease. Mutations in the CLN2 gene are characterized by deficient lysosomal serine protease TPP1, an enzyme that metabolizes intracellular lysosomal storage materials. Accumulations of intracellular deposits occur over time and in many organs of individuals with CLN2 disease and lead to neurodegeneration and, eventually, death. CLN2 disease is an extremely rare genetic disease affecting around 1 per 200,000 live births. Symptoms emerge early in life typically between the ages of 2 and 4 years of age and include seizures, as well as loss of motor, language, and vision functioning. Development further declines in early childhood and by age 6 years, children with CLN2 are often unable to walk or sit unsupported and become blind. The progression of the disease is rapid with death typically occurring in mid-childhood between the ages of 10 and 15 years of age. Recently, enzyme replacement therapy (ERT), cerliponase alfa, which is a recombinant form of human TPPI, was the first FDA-approved treatment to slow the progression of motor decline in children with CLN2. Cerliponase alfa is expected to restore TPP1 enzyme activity in the brain and alter neurodegeneration and disease progression. Animal models suggest promising treatment outcomes as cerliponase alfa significantly delayed the onset of clinical signs, preserved motor and cognitive function, and prolonged life. Initial results from a clinical trial further demonstrated that patients receiving cerliponase alfa had less motor declines, as measured by the CLN2 Clinical Rating Scale, compared to a natural history cohort. Despite these promising results, little is known about the trajectory of other developmental domains, including language, social-emotional, and adaptive functioning of children receiving cerliponase alfa. Likewise, the developmental trajectory of untreated patients with CLN2 is not well understood. Therefore, it is important to understand developmental outcomes and the progression of CLN2 in a natural history cohort in order to compare the effectiveness of treatment outcomes.


Recruitment information / eligibility

Status Enrolling by invitation
Enrollment 30
Est. completion date December 2023
Est. primary completion date December 2023
Accepts healthy volunteers No
Gender All
Age group N/A and older
Eligibility Inclusion Criteria: - Patients that have a TPP1 enzyme deficiency - Patients have confirmed molecular diagnosis of pathogenic variants in the TPP1 gene - Patients that are enrolled in post-marketing studies will be allowed to enroll into the current study Exclusion Criteria: - Patients without a diagnosis of CLN2 and deficiency of TPP1 - Patients that are currently enrolled as part of a larger multi-center clinical trial

Study Design


Related Conditions & MeSH terms


Intervention

Other:
CLN2 Treatment
Patients that have a TPP1 enzyme deficiency and/or confirmed molecular diagnosis of pathogenic variants in the TPP1 gene are eligible to participate if they are receiving cerliponase alfa.

Locations

Country Name City State
United States Nationwide Children's Hospital Columbus Ohio

Sponsors (2)

Lead Sponsor Collaborator
Jessica Scherr BioMarin Pharmaceutical

Country where clinical trial is conducted

United States, 

References & Publications (5)

Schulz A, Ajayi T, Specchio N, de Los Reyes E, Gissen P, Ballon D, Dyke JP, Cahan H, Slasor P, Jacoby D, Kohlschutter A; CLN2 Study Group. Study of Intraventricular Cerliponase Alfa for CLN2 Disease. N Engl J Med. 2018 May 17;378(20):1898-1907. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa1712649. Epub 2018 Apr 24. — View Citation

Schulz A, Kohlschutter A, Mink J, Simonati A, Williams R. NCL diseases - clinical perspectives. Biochim Biophys Acta. 2013 Nov;1832(11):1801-6. doi: 10.1016/j.bbadis.2013.04.008. Epub 2013 Apr 17. — View Citation

Williams RE, Aberg L, Autti T, Goebel HH, Kohlschutter A, Lonnqvist T. Diagnosis of the neuronal ceroid lipofuscinoses: an update. Biochim Biophys Acta. 2006 Oct;1762(10):865-72. doi: 10.1016/j.bbadis.2006.07.001. Epub 2006 Jul 12. — View Citation

Wisniewski KE, Zhong N, Philippart M. Pheno/genotypic correlations of neuronal ceroid lipofuscinoses. Neurology. 2001 Aug 28;57(4):576-81. doi: 10.1212/wnl.57.4.576. — View Citation

Worgall S, Kekatpure MV, Heier L, Ballon D, Dyke JP, Shungu D, Mao X, Kosofsky B, Kaplitt MG, Souweidane MM, Sondhi D, Hackett NR, Hollmann C, Crystal RG. Neurological deterioration in late infantile neuronal ceroid lipofuscinosis. Neurology. 2007 Aug 7;69(6):521-35. doi: 10.1212/01.wnl.0000267885.47092.40. — View Citation

Outcome

Type Measure Description Time frame Safety issue
Primary Changes in Visual Reception Skills on the Mullen Scales of Early Learning Changes in the Visual Reception subscale on the Mullen Scales of Early Learning will be assessed every 6 months. Visual reception skills are a measure of visual processing and problem solving. Raw scores will be used as a measure of visual receptions skills with scores ranging from 0 to 50. Higher scores indicate more visual reception skills. up to 4 years
Primary Changes in Fine Motor Skills on the Mullen Scales of Early Learning Changes in the Fine Motor subscale on the Mullen Scales of Early Learning will be assessed every 6 months. Fine motor skills are a measure of fine motor coordination. Raw scores will be used as a measure of fine motor skills with scores ranging from 0 to 49. Higher scores indicate more fine motor skills. up to 4 years
Primary Changes in Receptive Language Skills on the Mullen Scales of Early Learning Changes in the Receptive Language subscale on the Mullen Scales of Early Learning will be assessed every 6 months. Receptive language skills are a measure of the understanding of language. Raw scores will be used as a measure of receptive language skills with scores ranging from 0 to 48. Higher scores indicate more receptive language skills. up to 4 years
Primary Changes in Expressive Language Skills on the Mullen Scales of Early Learning Changes in the Expressive Language subscale on the Mullen Scales of Early Learning will be assessed every 6 months. Expressive language skills are a measure of how an individual communicates. Raw scores will be used as a measure of expressive language skills with scores ranging from 0 to 50. Higher scores indicate more expressive language skills. up to 4 years
Primary Motor and Language Changes on the CLN2 disease rating scale Change in motor and language subscales of the CLN2 disease rating scale. Ranges for scores are 0 to 6 with higher scores indicating more abilities in motor and language skill development. up to 4 years
Secondary Changes in Receptive Language Skills on the Preschool Language Scales Changes in the Receptive Language subscale on the Preschool Language Scales will be assessed every 6 months. Receptive language skills are a measure of the understanding of language. Raw scores will be used as a measure of receptive language skills with scores ranging from 0 to 65. Higher scores indicate more receptive language skills. up to 4 years
Secondary Changes in Expressive Language Skills on the Preschool Language Scales Changes in the Expressive Language subscale on the Preschool Language Scales will be assessed every 6 months. Expressive language skills are a measure of how an individual communicates. Raw scores will be used as a measure of expressive language skills with scores ranging from 0 to 67. Higher scores indicate more expressive language skills. up to 4 years
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