An Efficacy and Safety Evaluation of HORIZANT in Adolescents With Moderate-to-Severe Primary RLS



Status:Recruiting
Healthy:No
Age Range:13 - 17
Updated:3/2/2019
Start Date:February 2016
End Date:October 2023
Contact:Camilla Alexander
Email:Camilla.Alexander@wwctrials.com
Phone:520-252-1908

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A Multicenter, Double-Blind, Placebo Controlled, Parallel Group, Efficacy and Safety Evaluation of HORIZANT (Gabapentin Enacarbil Extended-Release Tablets) in Adolescents Aged 13 to 17 Years Old With Moderate-to-Severe Primary RLS

The primary objective of the trial is to evaluate the efficacy of HORIZANT 300 mg and 600 mg,
compared to placebo, at 12 weeks of treatment, for the treatment of Restless Legs Syndrome
(RLS) in adolescents (13 to 17 years of age) diagnosed with moderate-to-severe primary RLS.

This is a multicenter, double-blind, placebo-controlled, 3 arm, parallel group study of
HORIZANT in adolescents (13 to 17 years of age) diagnosed with moderate-to-severe primary
RLS. Eligible patients enter a 7-day screening period during which safety assessments are
performed. Eligible patients are randomized in a 1:1:1 ratio to HORIZANT 300 mg or 600 mg, or
matching placebo, followed by a 12-week treatment period. Patients take the study drug once
daily at approximately 5 PM with food. Patients will visit the clinical site on 5 or 6
different occasions.

Inclusion Criteria:

1. Male and female adolescent patients, aged 13 to 17 years, diagnosed with RLS based on
the IRLSSG consensus criteria (Allen RP 2014) (Appendix 2).

2. Total RLS severity score of 15 or greater on the IRLS rating scale at Visit 1
(screening) and at Visit 2 (baseline) (Appendix 8).

3. RLS symptoms for at least 4 of 7 consecutive evenings/nights during the screening
period.

4. Body weight greater than 33.4 kg and a healthy weight using age-based body mass index
(BMI) range 5th-95th percentile at screening and baseline.

5. Negative pregnancy test for all females at screening and baseline. Sexually active
patients must agree to use 2 medically accepted methods of contraception, 1 of which
is a highly effective method (e.g., hormonal or intrauterine device [IUD]) [the second
may be a barrier method (e.g., male condom, female condom, diaphragm or cervical
cap)], during the course of the study treatment and for 4 weeks after the last dose of
study treatment. For patients using hormonal contraceptives as one of the methods, the
contraceptive should be stabilized for at least 3 months prior to screening.

Female patients who normally abstain from sexual activity may be recruited, providing
they remain abstinent during the study, or if they become sexually active, they must
agree to use 2 effective methods of birth control as described above.

6. Male patients must agree to use a barrier method (male condom, female condom,
diaphragm, or cervical cap) with spermicide for at least 30 days prior to dosing and
throughout the study, if sexually active. Male patients who normally abstain from
sexual activity may be recruited, providing they remain abstinent during the study, or
if they become sexually active, they must agree to use a barrier method as described
above.

7. Estimated creatinine clearance of at least 60 mL/min (using the Cockcroft-Gault
equation) at screening only.

8. Appropriate cognitive and communication skills, as judged by the clinician, needed to
complete study assessments.

9. Signed patient and parent Institutional Review Board (IRB)-approved informed
consent/assent form (as applicable) before any study-related procedures are performed.

10. Willing and able to follow the study procedures.

Exclusion Criteria:

1. History of a primary sleep disorder other than RLS that may significantly affect the
symptoms of RLS.

2. Serum ferritin level < 20 ng/mL at screening.

3. History of allergy, hypersensitivity, or intolerance to HORIZANT or any other
gabapentin products (e.g., Neurontin®, Gralise®).

4. Suffering from an isolated periodic limb movement disorder without RLS.

5. Currently meet Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders - Fifth Edition
(DSM-5) criteria for substance use disorder, or history thereof, within 12 months
before dosing.

6. Current or past history of any significant psychiatric disorder including, but not
limited to, depression (treatment with antidepressants), bipolar disorder, or
schizophrenia.

7. Diagnosis of ADHD is allowed, provided the patient is not receiving medication(s)
known to affect the assessment of RLS.

8. History of suicidal behavior or suicidal ideation as indicated by the C-SSRS,
administered at screening, and as per investigator's judgment.

9. Patients with a history of epilepsy, subjects currently prescribed treatments for
epilepsy, or subjects with a history of seizure in the last 5 years.

10. Medical condition or disorder that would interfere with the action, absorption,
distribution, metabolism, or excretion of gabapentin enacarbil, or, in the Principal
Investigator's judgment is considered to be clinically significant and may pose a
safety concern, or, could interfere with the accurate assessment of safety or
efficacy, or could potentially affect a patient's safety or study outcome.

11. In the judgement of the Principal Investigator, clinically significant, abnormal
laboratory result or physical examination finding not resolved by the time of baseline
assessments.

12. Positive test for hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg), hepatitis C virus (HCV)
antibody, human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) antibody at screening.

13. Uncontrolled hypertension defined as blood pressure (BP) ≥ 95 percentile adjusted for
age, height, and sex, according to the tables published by the US Department of Health
and Human Services 2005, at screening and before dosing. Appendix 5 contains the
tables that can be consulted.

14. Participated in an investigational drug trial within the 4 weeks before dosing or
plans to participate in another study at any time during this study.

15. Received an investigational product within 6 months prior to dosing.
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