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Clinical study to investigate the efficacy and safety of the test substance BX-1 (dronabinol) for the symptomatic relief of spasticity in patients with multiple sclerosis

A phase III, multi-centre, randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled, parallel-group clinical trial to investigate the efficacy and safety of BX-1 for the symptomatic relief of spasticity in patients with multiple sclerosis - BX-1 in spasticity due to MS

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Phase 3
Study type
Interventional
Source
EU CTR
Registry ID
EUCTR2018-000001-23-HU
Enrollment
548
Registered
2018-08-16
Start date
2018-10-25
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2021-05-03

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Symptomatic relief of spasticity in patients with multiple sclerosis MedDRA version: 20.0 Level: SOC Classification code 10029205 Term: Nervous system disorders System Organ Class: 10029205 - Nervous system disorders

Interventions

Sponsors

Bionorica SE
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Male or female patients aged 18 to 65 years 2. Presence of MS according to 2010 or 2017 revised McDonald criteria 3. Patients with stable MS for at least 3 months before enrolment in the opinion of the treating physician Note: Patients with a MS relapse during 3 month prior to en-rolment are not considered to have stable MS 4. Ongoing spasticity for at least 3 months before enrolment 5. Spasticity in at least 2 lower limb muscles 6. Expanded Disability Status Scale (EDSS) score = 3.0 and = 6.5 7. Previous treatment with at least two different optimized oral MS anti-spasticity therapies before inclusion. Both treatment attempts must include at least baclofen or oral tizanidine, which can be combined with other anti-spasticity drugs. AND Patients currently receiving an optimized treatment corresponding to the last treatment attempt with stable dosage for at least 30 days prior to Visit 0. Note: A treatment is optimized if, in the opinion of the investigator, it is the best efficient and the best tolerated dose in accordance with the available summary of product characteristics 8. Female patients of non-childbearing potential or if of childbearing potential using highly effective contraceptive methods or double barrier contraception. For men: no specific contraception methods need to be used. 9. Willingness to follow the study procedure for the whole duration of the trial and signed informed consent at screening prior to any trial-related procedure Are the trial subjects under 18? no Number of subjects for this age range: F.1.2 Adults (18-64 years) yes F.1.2.1 Number of subjects for this age range 538 F.1.3 Elderly (>=65 years) yes F.1.3.1 Number of subjects for this age range 10

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Any present disease other than MS that could affect spasticity (e.g. traumatic brain injury, spinal cord injury, brain damage due to a lack of oxygen, stroke, encephalitis, meningitis) 2. Intake of not permitted concomitant medication prior to screen-ing and concomitant medication which should be unaltered prior to Visit 0 in an unstable dosage regimen (for details please refer to chapter concomitant/not permitted concomitant medication) 3. Significant fixed tendon contractures 4. History of epileptic seizures 5. History of or existing relevant CNS disorder (other than MS) 6. History of or existing relevant psychiatric disorders (e.g. schizophrenia, psychosis, manic disorders, severe depressive disorders, suicidal ideations, drug and/or alcohol abuse etc.) 7. Patients with a positive drug abuse screening test, except for medications used to treat a medical condition and reported as such by the patient; all patients with a positive result for cannabis/THC 8. History of or existing relevant cardiac diseases or pathological findings (e.g. chronic insufficiency NYHA III/IV, severe arrhythmia, unstable angina pectoris, myocardial infarction within the past 6 months, QT prolongation) 9. Known HIV, and/or active Hepatitis B or C infection 10. History of or existing malignancy during the past 5 years before screening except history of basal cell carcinoma and melanoma in situ 11. Significantly impaired renal function (estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate (eGFR) 3 times upper limit of normal or bilirubin > 2 times upper limit of normal, except Gilbert syndrome) 13.Known allergic reactions to the active ingredients used or to constituents of the IMP 14.Chronic or active infection requiring a systemic therapy 15. Pregnancy, breastfeeding or planned pregnancy 16.Any condition that interferes with the participation in the clinical trial at the discretion of the investigator 17. Patients not able to follow study instructions, not able to follow the study assessments defined by the protocol, unable to understand the written and verbal instructions, in particular regarding the risks and inconveniences they will be exposed to during their participation in the clinical trial 18. Patients in custody by judicial or official order 19. Patients who are members of the staff of the trial centre, staff of the sponsor or CRO, the investigator him/herself or close relatives of the investigator 20. Parallel participation in another clinical trial, participation in another trial within less than 30 days or five half-lives of IMP (whatever is longer) to screening, or previous participation in this trial (except one time screening failures). A patient may be re-screened once, if any inclusion criterion is not met or any exclusion criterion is met during the first screening attempt.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Main Objective: The primary objective of the trial is to demonstrate superiority of BX-1 over placebo by comparison of proportions of NRS-S responders between the two treatment groups.;Secondary Objective: To demonstrate improvement 1) in spasticity as measured with Numerical Rating Scale for Spasticity 2) in pain as measured with Numerical Rating Scale for Pain 3) in spasm frequency and severity as measured with Penn Spasm Frequency Scale 4) in walking ability as measured with Timed 25-Foot Walk Test 5) of the physical and psychological impact of multiple sclerosis as measured with Multiple Sclerosis Impact Scale–29 version 2 6) on quality of life as measured with Short-Form Health Survey of the Medical Outcomes Study Version 2 7) in sleep quality as measured with Numerical Rating Scale for Sleep Quality 8) in fatigue as measured with Numerical Rating Scale for Fatigue 9) in patient’s status as measured with Patient´s Global Impression of Change Scale and Clinical Global Impression – Improvement Scale Safety objective is to evaluate the safety profile of BX-1 by assessing numbers of treatment emergent (serious) AEs, (serious) ARs, laboratory parameters, ECG and vital signs;Primary end point(s): Responder analysis: proportion of patients showing improvement in spasticity (change from baseline corresponding to the mean NRS-S score during 7 days prior to randomisation) of 18% or more in average NRS-S assessment at end of treatment (mean NRS-S score during 7 days prior to Visit 6). ;Timepoint(s) of evaluation of this end point: At the end of the trial

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Secondary end point(s): Secondary efficacy endpoints: 1.Responder analysis: proportion of patients showing improvement in spasticity (change from baseline) of 30% or more in average NRS-S assessment at end of treatment (Visit 6) 2.Responder analysis: proportion of patients showing improvement in spasticity (change from baseline) of 50% or more in average NRS-S assessment at end of treatment (Visit 6) 3.Time to response: time to reach first improvement in spasticity (change from baseline) of 18% or more, based on patient’s daily spasticity assessment on the NRS-S 4.Time to response: time to reach first improvement in spasticity (change from baseline) of 30% or more, based on patient’s daily spasticity assessment on the NRS-S 5.Weekly mean of the patient’s daily spasticity assessments on the NRS-S during Visit 0 - Visit 6 6.Weekly mean of the patient’s daily pain assessments on the NRS-P during Visit 0 - Visit 6 7.Responder analysis: proportion of patients showing improvement in pain (change from baseline) of 15% or more in average NRS-P assessment at end of treatment (Visit 6) 8.Responder analysis: proportion of patients showing improvement in pain (change from baseline) of 30% or more in average NRS-P assessment at end of treatment (Visit 6) 9.Time to response: time to reach first improvement in pain (change from baseline) of 15% or more, based on patient’s pain assessment on the NRS-P 10. Time to response: time to reach first improvement in pain (change from baseline) of 30% or more, based on patient’s pain assessment on the NRS-P 11. Weekly mean of the patient’s daily spasm frequency and se-verity assessments on the PSFS during Visit 0 - Visit 6 12. Mean change from baseline of spasm frequency and severity assessments on the PSFS at end of treatment (Visit 6) 13. Mean change from baseline of Timed 25-Foot Walk (T25-FW) at Visit 4 and Visit 6 14. Responder analysis: proportion of patients showing improvement in TF25-FW (change from baseline) of 20% or more at Visit

Countries

Czech Republic, Hungary, Spain

Contacts

Public ContactClinical Operations R&D

Bionorica SE

drospas-1@bionorica.de+4991812317035

Outcome results

None listed

Source: EU CTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026