Safety and Efficacy Study of TNX-201 Capsules for Treatment of Single Tension-Type Headache

A Proof-of-Concept Phase 2, Double-Blind, Randomized, Multicenter, Placebo-Controlled Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of TNX-201 for the Treatment of A Single Tension-Type Headache

This is a randomized, multicenter, double-blind, placebo-controlled, parallel-group study to evaluate the safety and efficacy of a single dose of TNX-201 (140 mg) for the treatment of a single qualifying Tension-Type-Headache (TTH).

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Tension-Type Headache
• Intervention / Treatment: Drug: Placebo; Drug: TNX-201

Detailed Description

The study will be conducted in 4 periods (the Screening Period, the Run-In Period, the Double-Blind Treatment Period and the Follow-up Period) and 4 visits (the Screening Visit, Enrollment Visit, Randomization Visit and End-of-Study Visit).

Screening Period- Eligible subjects who provide written informed consent to participate will have study assessments performed at the Screening.

Run-In Period- The Run-In Period will last for at least 28 days. During the Run-In period, subjects will be assessed for frequency of headache, study compliance and to ensure they meet all required study criteria for randomization.

Double-Blind Treatment Period- The Double-Blind Treatment Period (Treatment Period) will last up to 4 weeks or until a qualifying headache episode has occurred and been treated using the study drug, whichever occurs first.

Follow-up Period- All subjects will return to the investigational site for this visit, regardless of whether they have treated a qualifying TTH with study medication. Subjects who have not treated a qualifying TTH with study drug during the Treatment Period will be asked to return study materials and undergo safety evaluations at the End-of-Study Visit and will be discharged from the study. Subjects who have treated a qualifying TTH with study drug during the Treatment Period will ingest a 140 mg dose of open-label TNX-201 at this visit and undergo urine and blood sample collection for 3 hours post-dose to characterize each subject's genetic metabolism and PK profile.

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Actual): 165
• Phase: Phase 2

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• United States
  • California
    • San Jose, California, United States, 95117
      • James D. Wolfe, MD
  • Florida
    • DeLand, Florida, United States, 32720
      • Avail Clinical Research LLC.
  • Georgia
    • Stockbridge, Georgia, United States, 30281
      • Nathan Segall, MD, CPI
  • Michigan
    • Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States, 48104
      • Michigan Head-Pain Neurological Institute
  • Minnesota
    • Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States, 55402
      • Gary D. Berman, MD
  • North Carolina
    • Raleigh, North Carolina, United States, 27609
      • John Rubino, MD
    • Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States, 27103
      • PMG Research of Winston-Salem, LLC.
  • Ohio
    • Cleveland, Ohio, United States, 44122
      • Rapid Medical Research, Inc.
  • Tennessee
    • Nashville, Tennessee, United States, 37203
      • Stephan C. Sharp, MD
  • Virginia
    • Norfolk, Virginia, United States, 23507
      • Duane G. Wombolt, MD

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 18 years to 65 years (Adult, Older Adult)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No
• Genders Eligible for Study: All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

1. Capable of reading and understanding English and able to provide written informed consent to participate.
2. Male or female adults ≥ 18 and < 65 years of age at the time of Visit 1.
3. Body mass index (BMI) ≥ 18.5 and ≤ 45.0.
4. Greater than 1 year history of episodic tension-type headache with onset prior to 50 years of age.
5. History of tension-type headaches that typically last ≥ 4 hours if untreated.
6. History of 2-14 tension-type headaches per month for the last 3 months prior to Visit 1.
7. Diagnosis must comply with the International Headache Society (IHS) diagnostic criteria.
8. No significant ECG findings at Screening
9. If female, is either not of childbearing potential or is practicing a predefined medically acceptable method of birth control (hormonal methods, intrauterine device, double-barrier method, sexually-exclusive vasectomized male partner, same-sex relationship) throughout the study.
10. Willing and able to comply with all protocol-specified requirements.

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Known or suspected hypersensitivity to isometheptene mucate or any excipients used in the formulation.
2. Use of any excluded concomitant medications.
3. Current use of opiate analgesics.
4. Use of any prophylactic drug therapy for headache control within 4 weeks of screening (e.g., anticonvulsants, mood stabilizers, beta-blocker, antidepressants, muscle relaxants, botulinum toxin). Subjects taking any of these medications for an indication other than headache (e.g., a beta-blocker for hypertension) will require medical monitor's approval prior to initiation of the Run-In Period.
5. History of medication use for acute headache on ≥ 10 days per month on average during the 3 months prior to Visit 1.
6. Positive results for addictive substances (e.g., cocaine, phencyclidine (PCP), amphetamines, opiates) at Screening.
7. History of migraine that exceeds a mean of four attacks per month during the preceding calendar year.
8. Lifetime history of schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder, bipolar I/II disorder, delusional disorder, or psychotic disorder not otherwise specified.
9. Chronic pain disorders requiring medical treatment with opioids, chronic daily use of NSAIDs at the time of screening
10. History of coronary artery disease, coronary vasospasm, aortic aneurysm, peripheral vascular disease or other ischemic diseases (e.g., ischemic bowel syndrome or Raynaud's syndrome).
11. Inadequately controlled hypertension or persistently elevated systolic blood pressure or diastolic blood pressure upon repeat assessment at screening or on the day of randomization.
12. Current history of two or more CAD risk factors at Screening (tobacco use, receiving anti-hypertensive medication for hypertension, high LDL cholesterol or low HDL cholesterol levels, family history of premature CAD, diabetes mellitus)
13. History cerebral vascular accident, transient ischemic attack, seizure disorders.
14. Other clinically significant cardiac disease.
15. History of concurrent illness that requires hospitalization within 30 days prior to Visit 1.
16. Current evidence of human immunodeficiency virus infection or clinically significant hepatitis B or C infection.
17. Clinically significant laboratory abnormalities based on screening laboratory tests and/or medical history.
18. Participation in another investigational trial during the 30 days prior to Visit 1 or during this trial. Subjects who have participated in non-interventional trials may be permitted to participate on a case-by-case basis after review with the Medical Monitor.
19. Women who are pregnant, breast-feeding, or planning to become pregnant during this trial.
20. Any other household member currently participating in a Tonix-sponsored study or family member or relative of investigative staff.
21. Any condition and/or medical history that would make the subject unsuitable for study participation and completion.

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Primary Purpose: Treatment
• Allocation: Randomized
• Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
• Masking: Quadruple

Number of Arms

2

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: TNX-201; 4 X 35 mg capsules to be taken when qualifying tension-type headache occurs	Drug: TNX-201; TNX-201 capsule; Other Names: (R)-isometheptene mucate
Placebo Comparator: Placebo; 4 X placebo capsules to be taken when qualifying tension-type headache occurs	Drug: Placebo; Placebo capsule; Other Names: TNX-201 Placebo

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Number of Subjects Pain Free	Number of subjects pain free at 2 hours post-dose (Pain assessed by 4-point NRS, VAS, and binary yes/no question). 4-point NRS grades: 0=none, 1=mild, 2=moderate, 3=severe; "pain-free" defined as score = 0. VAS: 0-100 scale, anchored by verbal anchors of No Pain (0) vs. Worst Imaginable Headache Pain (100). "Pain-free" was defined as a score <= 5	2 hours

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Number of Subjects Pain Free at 15, 30, 60, 90 Minutes and 4 Hours Post-dose (Pain Will be Assessed by 4-point NRS, VAS, and Binary Yes/no Question)	4-point NRS grades: 0=none, 1=mild, 2=moderate, 3=severe. VAS: 0-100 scale, No Pain vs. Worst Imaginable Headache Pain	15, 30, 60, 90 minutes and 4 hours post-dose
Number of Subjects Using Rescue Medication During the 24-hour Post-dose Period		24-hour post-dose period
Number of Subjects With at Least a Two-category Improvement From Baseline at 2 Hours Post-dose in VAS Severity Category (Carvalho Responders)	The Carvalho Responder analysis refers to subjects with at least 2 categories of improvement in their VAS severity category (0-100 scale). VAS severity categories were defined as "severe" if between 52-100 inclusive, "moderate" between 31-51 inclusive, "mild" between 6-30 inclusive, and pain-free if less than 6. Therefore, a Carvalho responder was either a subject who had a VAS response classified as 'severe' at baseline and 'mild' or pain-free at the post-dose assessment time point, or a subject who had a VAS response classified as 'moderate' at baseline and pain-free at the post-dose assessment time point.	2 hours

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Tonix Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
• Investigators: Study Director: Tracie Ruther, M.S, 1 513 579 9911 ext 2214

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start: June 1, 2015
• Primary Completion (Actual): February 1, 2016
• Study Completion (Actual): February 1, 2016

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: April 15, 2015
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: April 21, 2015
• First Posted (Estimate): April 22, 2015

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): April 11, 2017
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: March 13, 2017
• Last Verified: December 1, 2016

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Brain Diseases; Central Nervous System Diseases; Nervous System Diseases; Pain; Neurologic Manifestations; Headache Disorders, Primary; Headache Disorders; Headache; Tension-Type Headache
• Other Study ID Numbers: TNX-IS-T201