Protocol Summary for 113211

Protocol Summary
Protocol Id: 113211
Secondary Ids:
  • N/A
Title: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Parallel-Group, Fixed-Dose Study Evaluating the Efficacy and Safety of the Neurokinin-1 Receptor Antagonist Orvepitant (GW823296) in Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
Phase: phase 2
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FDA Regulated Intervention?: Yes
Section 801 Clinical Trial?: Yes
Delayed Posting: No
IND/IDE Protocol?: yes
IND/IDE Grantor: CDER
IND/IDE Number: 105998
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Has Expanded Access?: no
Study Type: Interventional
Oversight Authority:
  • United States: Food and Drug Administration
  • United States: IRB
Collaborators:
  • N/A
Brief Summary: This is a 12-week, randomized, multicenter, double-blind, placebo controlled, fixed-dose parallel group study to assess the efficacy and safety of orvepitant (60 mg/day) versus placebo in subjects with a diagnosis of noncombat-related Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), whose symptoms are considered moderate or severe. Following an initial screening visit, subjects fulfilling the study inclusion and exclusion criteria will enter a pre-treatment screening phase to permit evaluation of the laboratory and ECG assessments and to confirm eligibility for inclusion into the study. This screening phase will be a minimum of 7 days, but no longer than 21 days. At the completion of the screening period, eligible subjects will be randomized at the baseline visit to receive either orvepitant 60mg/day or placebo (1:1 ratio). Those subjects randomized to receive placebo will receive study medication identical in appearance to that received by subjects assigned to receive orvepitant. Efficacy will be assessed using the Clinician Administered PTSD Scale (CAPS) as the primary efficacy measure. Key secondary efficacy endpoints will be based on the Davidson Trauma Scale (DTS), the Short PTSD Rating Interview (SPRINT), the Clinical Global Impression- Global Improvement and Severity of Illness Scales (CGI-I and CGI-S, respectively), the Hamilton Depression Rating Scale (HAM-D), the Cognitive and Physical Functioning Questionnaire (CPFQ) and the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI). Safety will be assessed by monitoring for adverse events (side effects) and through periodic laboratory evaluations (blood tests), vital signs assessments (e.g., blood pressure, heart rate, temperature) and heart function measurements (electrocardiograms, or ECGs).
Detailed Description: The purpose of the current study is to test the safety and effects of orvepitant, an investigational drug for the treatment of noncombat-related PTSD. Efficacy will be assessed using standard symptom and severity rating scales (questionnaires). The Clinicain Adminstered PTSD Scale (CAPS) will serve as the primary measure of efficacy. Secondary efficacy endpoints include the CAPS subscale clusters (Re-Experiencing, Avoidance and Numbing, and Hyperarousal), the Davidson Trauma Scale (DTS), the Short PTSD Rating Interview (SPRINT), the Hamilton Depression Rating Scale (HAM-D), the Clinical Global Impression- Global Improvement and Severity of Illness Scale (CGI-I and CGI-S, respectively), the Cognitive and Physical Functioning Questionnaire (CPFQ) and the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI). Safety and tolerability will be assessed by monitoring adverse events (AEs or side effects), physical examinations (including vital signs such as blood pressure and heart rate), clinical laboratory assessments (blood tests), electrical recordings of the heart (electrocardiograms or ECG’s), the Columbia Suicidality Severity Rating Scale (CSSRS), Massachusetts Sexual Function Questionnaire (MSFQ), Discontinuation-Emergent Signs and Symptoms (DESS) scale and weight change. Blood samples will be taken at different time points to assess blood levels of orvepitant in patients, allowing the relationship between amount of orvepitant in the body and efficacy to be studied. The primary objective of the study is to evaluate the efficacy of orvepitant (60mg/day) versus placebo (a "sugar pill", with no active ingredients). The secondary objectives include assessing the safety and tolerability of orvepitant, assessing the profile of appearance and disappearance of orvepitant in the body (blood) following administration (i.e., assessing how long the drug remains in the body), and lastly to examine the relationship between blood levels of the drug and efficacy (i..e, the change in CAPS score relative to what it was before starting the study medication). Following an initial screening visit, subjects fulfilling the study entrance criteria will enter a pre-treatment screening phase to permit evaluation of the laboratory and electrocardiogram assessments and to confirm eligibility for inclusion into the study. This screening phase will be a minimum of 7 days, but no longer than 21 days. Upon completion of the screening period, eligible subjects will be randomly assigned at the baseline visit to one of two treatment regimens: orvepitant 60mg/day or placebo for a 12-week treatment phase. The chances of receiving each of the two possible treatments will be equal. Orvepitant will be administered as tablets. Those subjects randomised to receive placebo will receive study medication identical in appearance to that received by subjects assigned to receive orvepitant. During the treatment phase, subjects will be required to return to the clinic at the end of Weeks 1, 2, 4, 6, 8, 10 and 12. In addition, all subjects will be required to return for a follow-up visit 14 days after the last dose of study medication. In addition, all subjects with ongoing adverse events at the 14-day follow-up visit will be required to return for a further follow-up visit 28 days after the last dose of study medication. Women of child-bearing potential will also be required to attend the 28-Day follow-up visit for a pregnancy test. A further test will be performed 42 Days following the end of treatment. Male and female outpatients between the ages of 18 to 64 years inclusive with a primary diagnosis of noncombat-related PTSD will be enrolled into this study. A total of approximately 240 subjects are expected to be enrolled at approximately 25 different study sites in North America.
Record Verification Date: August 2010
Status: Completed
Why Study Stopped:
Study Start Date: November 2009
Estimated Study Completion Date: October 2010
Study Completion Date Type: Anticipated
Estimated Primary Completion Date: October 2010
Primary Completion Date Type: Anticipated
Primary Purpose: treatment
Allocation: Randomized
Masking: Double Blind
Masked Subject: yes
Masked Caregiver: yes
Masked Investigator: yes
Masked Assessor: yes
Study Design (Assignment): Parallel Assignment
Study Classification (Endpoint): Safety/Efficacy Study
Primary Outcomes:
  • Change from baseline in the 17-item Clinician Administered PTSD (CAPS) total severity score. 12 weeks
Secondary Outcomes:
  • Percentage of subjects responding based on reducation in CAPS total severity score. 12 weeks
  • Columbia Suicidality Severity Rating Scale yes 12 weeks
  • Massachusetts Sexual Function Questionnaire (MSFQ) yes 12 weeks
  • Percentage of subjects remitting based on reducation in CAPS total score. 12 weeks
Conditions:
  • posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
  • Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
Keywords:
  • double-blind
  • Clinician Administered PTSD Scale
  • placebo
  • Sleep
  • safety
  • CAPS
  • neurokinin-1 antagonist
  • efficacy
  • orvepitant
  • PTSD
  • randomized
  • Post traumatic stress disorder
  • Phase II
Eligibility Criteria: Click to view inclusion/exclusion criteria
Gender: Both
Minimum Age: 18 Year
Maximum Age: 64 Year
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Healthy Volunteers?: none
Central Contact: US GSK Clinical Trials Call Center
Central Contact Phone: 877-379-3718
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Overall Study Official: GSK Clinical Trials
Overall Study Official Affiliation: GlaxoSmithKline
Overall Study Official Role: Study Director
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