Efficacy and Safety of NFC-1 in Adolescents With Genetic Disorders Impacting mGluR and ADHD

A Multicenter, 6-week, Double-blind, Randomized, Placebo-controlled, Parallel-design Study to Assess the Efficacy and Safety of NFC-1 in Adolescents (Ages 12-17) With Genetic Disorders Impacting Metabotropic Glutamate Receptors and ADHD

This is a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, parallel-group study of NFC-1 versus placebo in adolescents with ADHD who have genetic disorders impacting mGluRs.

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Attention Deficit Disorder With Hyperactivity
• Intervention / Treatment: Drug: NFC-1; Drug: Placebo

Detailed Description

This is a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, parallel-group study of adolescents with ADHD who have genetic disorders impacting mGluRs. Approximately 90 subjects will receive randomized treatment with NFC-1 or placebo. Dosing will be optimized during the first 4 weeks of treatment, based on clinical response and tolerability, and maintained for an additional 2 weeks.

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Actual): 101
• Phase: Phase 2; Phase 3

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• United States
  • Maryland
    • Baltimore, Maryland, United States, 21205
      • The Clinical Trials Center at Kennedy Krieger Institute

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 12 years to 17 years (Child)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No
• Genders Eligible for Study: All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• Subject has ADHD as defined by the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 5th edition (DSM-5) and Version 5 of the Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Rating Scale (ADHD-RS-5) ≥ 28 at Baseline with or without conventional ADHD therapy.
• Subject has an intelligence quotient (IQ) > 79, based on the Wechsler Abbreviated Scale of Intelligence, second edition (WASI-II).
• Subject has been genotyped previously and determined to have disruptive mutations in genes within the glutamate receptor metabotropic (GRM)-network as determined by the presence of copy number variations (CNVs) (GRM biomarker-positive subjects). The confirmation of a subject's positive status will be provided by the sponsor.
• Subject is judged to be in general good health, other than having ADHD, based on medical history, physical examination, vital signs measurements, laboratory safety tests, and the Columbia Suicide Severity Rating Scale (C-SSRS) performed at the Screening Visit and/or prior to administration of investigational product (IP).
• Subject has no clinically significant abnormality on electrocardiogram (ECG) performed at the Screening Visit and/or prior to administration of IP such as serious arrhythmia, bradycardia, tachycardia, cardiac conduction problems, or other abnormalities deemed to be a potential safety issue.
• Parent/legal guardian and subject understand the study procedures and agree to the subject's participation in the study as indicated by parental/legal guardian signature on the subject informed consent form and subject signature on the assent form.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Subjects with prior diagnosis of comorbid major psychiatric disorders (ie, aside from ADHD), including major depression, bipolar disease, schizophrenia, pervasive development disorder, and intellectual disability.
• Subject is currently taking a prohibited medication and/or is unwilling to wean off current ADHD medication to participate in the study
• Subject has a history of any illness that in the opinion of the study investigator might confound the results of the study or poses an additional risk to the subject by his or her participation in the study.
• Subject has a known history or presence of syncope, cardiac conduction problems (eg, clinically significant heart block), exercise-related cardiac events including syncope and pre-syncope, or clinically significant bradycardia.
• Subject has a history of stroke, chronic seizures, or major neurological disorder which, in the opinion of the investigator, would interfere with the subject's ability to participate and/or be evaluated in the study.

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

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

Number of Arms

2

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
Placebo Comparator: Placebo; Matching placebo capsules.	Drug: Placebo; Matching placebo capsules; Other Names: Control
Experimental: NFC-1; Doses of NFC-1 will be administered as 100, 200, or 400 mg twice daily as capsules for oral administration.	Drug: NFC-1; NFC-1 is supplied as size 2 hard gelatin capsules.; Other Names: NFC1

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Change From Baseline in Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Rating Scale, Version 5 (ADHD-RS-5) Total Score	The ADHD-RS-5 is comprised of 18 frequency items and 12 impairment items. Each frequency item was scored on a scale from 0 = "Never or rarely" to 3 = "Very often". The ADHD-RS-5 total score was calculated as the sum of the 18 frequency item scores. The total score ranges from 0 to 54. Higher scores indicate greater symptom severity. Change from baseline value were calculated as the assessment value minus the baseline value.	Baseline to Visit 8 (Week 6)
Clinical Global Impression - Global Improvement (CGI -I) Response	The CGI-I item is rated on a 7-point scale from 1 = "Very much improved", 2 = "Much improved", 3 = "Minimally improved", 4 = "No change", 5 = "Minimally worse", 6 = "Much worse", 7 = "Very much worse". Response is defined as achieving a CGI-I score of 1 or 2, scores of 3 to 7 or missing are defined as Non Response	Visit 3 to Visit 8 (Week 6)

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Aevi Genomic Medicine, LLC, a Cerecor company

Publications and helpful links

General Publications

• Slaby I, Hain HS, Abrams D, Mentch FD, Glessner JT, Sleiman PMA, Hakonarson H. An electronic health record (EHR) phenotype algorithm to identify patients with attention deficit hyperactivity disorders (ADHD) and psychiatric comorbidities. J Neurodev Disord. 2022 Jun 11;14(1):37. doi: 10.1186/s11689-022-09447-9.

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start: June 1, 2016
• Primary Completion (Actual): February 10, 2017
• Study Completion (Actual): February 17, 2017

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: May 13, 2016
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: May 18, 2016
• First Posted (Estimate): May 19, 2016

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): August 11, 2021
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: August 2, 2021
• Last Verified: March 1, 2018

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Mental Disorders; Attention Deficit and Disruptive Behavior Disorders; Neurodevelopmental Disorders; Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity; Genetic Diseases, Inborn
• Other Study ID Numbers: MDGN-NFC1-ADHD-201

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

• Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?: Undecided