A Study to Assess the Analgesic Efficacy and Safety of ASP8062 in Subjects With Fibromyalgia

A Phase 2a, Randomized, Double-Blind Placebo-controlled, Parallel-group Study to Assess the Analgesic Efficacy and Safety of ASP8062 in Subjects With Fibromyalgia

The purpose of this study was to assess analgesic efficacy of ASP8062 relative to placebo as well as the safety and tolerability. This study also assessed the treatment differences in physical function as well the improvements in overall subject status (e.g., fibromyalgia symptoms, global functioning) of ASP8062 relative to placebo.

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Fibromyalgia
• Intervention / Treatment: Drug: ASP8062; Drug: Placebo

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Actual): 183
• Phase: Phase 2

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• United States
  • Arizona
    • Phoenix, Arizona, United States, 85032
      • Noesis Pharma, LLC
  • California
    • Oceanside, California, United States, 92056
      • Excell Research, Inc
    • Torrance, California, United States, 90502
      • Collaborative Neuroscience Network, LLC.
  • Florida
    • Brandon, Florida, United States, 33511
      • PAB Clinical Research
    • DeLand, Florida, United States, 32720
      • Avail Clinical Research, LLC
    • Orlando, Florida, United States, 32801
      • Clinical Neuroscience Solutions, Inc
  • Illinois
    • Chicago, Illinois, United States, 60634
      • Chicago Research Center, Inc
  • Indiana
    • Evansville, Indiana, United States, 47714
      • Medisphere Medical Research Center, Llc
  • Massachusetts
    • North Dartmouth, Massachusetts, United States, 02747
      • Infinity Medical Research, Inc
  • Mississippi
    • Jackson, Mississippi, United States, 39202
      • Elite Clinical Research, LLC
  • Missouri
    • Kansas City, Missouri, United States, 64114
      • The Center for Pharmaceutical Research
  • Nevada
    • Las Vegas, Nevada, United States, 89123
      • Advanced Biomedical Research of America
  • New York
    • Brooklyn, New York, United States, 11235
      • NY Scientific
    • Cedarhurst, New York, United States, 11516
      • Neurobehavioral Research, Inc
  • North Carolina
    • Raleigh, North Carolina, United States, 27609
      • Private Practice
    • Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States, 27103
      • PMG of Winston-Salem, LLC
  • Ohio
    • Canton, Ohio, United States, 44718
      • Neuro-Behavioral Clinical Research, Inc
    • Cincinnati, Ohio, United States, 45219
      • University of Cincinnati
  • Oregon
    • Portland, Oregon, United States, 97210
      • Summit Research Network
  • Pennsylvania
    • Allentown, Pennsylvania, United States, 18104
      • Lehigh Center for Clinical Research
  • Rhode Island
    • Warwick, Rhode Island, United States, 02886
      • Omega Medical Research
  • South Dakota
    • Dakota Dunes, South Dakota, United States, 57049
      • Meridian Clinical Research
  • Tennessee
    • Chattanooga, Tennessee, United States, 37421
      • ClinSearch, LLC
  • Wisconsin
    • Kenosha, Wisconsin, United States, 53142
      • Clinical Investigation Specialists, Inc

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 18 years to 80 years (Adult, Older Adult)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No
• Genders Eligible for Study: All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• Subject has a body mass index (BMI) ≤ 45 kg/m^2.

• Female subject must either:

  • Be of nonchildbearing potential:
  • Postmenopausal (defined as at least 1 year without any menses) prior to Screening, or,
  • Documented surgically sterile (e.g., hysterectomy, bilateral salpingectomy, bilateral oophorectomy).
  • Or, if of childbearing potential, agree not to try to become pregnant during the study and for 28 days after the final study drug administration, have a negative blood pregnancy test at Screening and negative urine test on Day 1, and if heterosexually active, agree to consistently use 1 form of highly effective birth control starting at Screening and throughout the study period and for 28 days after the final study drug administration.
• Female subject must agree not to breastfeed at Screening and throughout the study period, and for 28 days after the final study drug administration.
• Female subject must not donate ova starting at Screening, throughout the study period, and for 28 days after the final study drug administration.
• Male subject must not donate sperm starting at Screening and throughout the study period, and for 90 days after the final study drug administration.

• A sexually active male subject with female partner(s) who are of childbearing potential is eligible if:

  • Agree to use a male condom starting at screening and continue throughout study treatment and for 90 days after the final study drug administration. If the male subject has not had a vasectomy or is not sterile the male subjects female partner(s) is utilizing 1 form of highly effective birth control starting at screening and continue throughout study treatment, and for 90 days after the male subject receives final study drug administration.
• Male subject with a partner of child-bearing potential, or a pregnant or breastfeeding partner(s) must agree to remain abstinent or use a condom throughout the study period and for 90 days after the final study drug administration.

• Subject meets the American College of Rheumatology (ACR) 1990 fibromyalgia diagnostic criteria at Screening:

  • Widespread pain for at least 3 months, defined as the presence of all of the following: Pain above and below the waist and pain in the axial skeleton (cervical spine or anterior chest or thoracic spine or low back) must be present.
  • Pain in at least 11 of 18 tender point sites on digital palpation. Digital palpation should be performed with an approximate force of 4 kg.

• Subject meets the ACR 2010 fibromyalgia diagnostic criteria at Screening:

  • Widespread pain index (WPI) ≥ 7 and symptom severity (SS) scale score ≥ 5 or WPI 3-6 and SS scale score ≥ 9.
  • Symptoms have been present at a similar level for at least 3 months.
  • The subject does not have a disorder that would otherwise explain the pain.
• Subject has a pain score ≥ 4 on the revised fibromyalgia impact questionnaire (FIQR) pain item at Screening.
• Subject is compliant with daily pain recordings during the Baseline Diary Run-In period, as defined by the completion of a minimum of 5 of 7 daily average pain ratings and agrees to complete daily diaries throughout the duration of the study.
• Subject has a mean daily average pain score ≥ 4 and ≤ 9 on an 11-point 0 to 10 NRS as recorded in the subject e-diary during the Baseline Diary Run-In period, and meeting pre-specified criteria for daily average pain scores.
• Subject agrees to use only acetaminophen as rescue medication for fibromyalgia pain throughout the course of the trial (up to 1000 mg per dose and not to exceed 3000 mg/day).
• Subject agrees not to initiate or change any non-pharmacologic interventions (including normal daily exercise routines, chiropractic care, physical therapy, psychotherapy, and massage therapy) during the course of the study. Non-pharmacologic interventions must be stable for a minimum of 30 days prior to Screening. And subject agrees to maintain usual level of activity for the duration of the study.
• Subject is capable of completing study assessments and procedures.
• Subject agrees not to participate in another interventional study from Screening through the End of Study (EOS) visit.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Subject has received an investigational therapy within 28 days or 5 half-lives, whichever is longer, prior to Screening.
• Subject has had no meaningful improvement from 2 or more prior treatments (commercially available) for fibromyalgia (in at least 2 pharmacologic classes).
• Subject has had known hypersensitivity or intolerance to the use of acetaminophen or associated formulation components; known hypersensitivity to the formulation components of ASP8062.
• Subject has pain due to diabetic peripheral neuropathy, post-herpetic neuralgia, traumatic injury, prior surgery, complex regional pain syndrome, or other source of pain that would confound or interfere with the assessment of the subject's fibromyalgia pain or require excluded therapies during the subject's study participation.
• Subject has infectious or inflammatory arthritis (for example, rheumatoid arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis, psoriatic arthritis, gout), autoimmune disease (for example, systemic lupus erythematosus), or other widespread rheumatic disease other than fibromyalgia.
• Subject has a current, untreated moderate or severe major depressive disorder as assessed by the Mini-International Neuropsychiatric Interview (M.I.N.I.). Subject with current, treated major depressive disorder can be included provided that it is without clinically significant changes in symptoms while on the same dose of a protocol allowed antidepressant for greater than 60 days prior to Screening.
• Subject has initiated any non-pharmacologic interventions for the treatment of fibromyalgia or depression within 30 days prior to Screening or during the Screening period.
• Subject has a history of any psychotic and/or bipolar disorder as assessed by the M.I.N.I.
• Subject has a Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) score > 14 on the Depression subscale at Screening or at the time of Visit 3 (Randomization).
• Subject has a history of suicide attempt or suicidal behavior within the last 12 months, or has suicidal ideation within the last 12 months (a response of "yes" to questions 4 or 5 on the suicidal ideation portion of the Columbia-Suicide Severity Rating Scale C-SSRS]), or who is at significant risk to commit suicide at Screening and at the time of Visit 3 (Randomization).
• Subject has clinically significant abnormalities in clinical chemistry, hematology, or urinalysis, or a serum creatinine > 1.5 x the ULN at Screening. These assessments may be repeated once, after a reasonable time period (but within the Screening period).
• Subject has aspartate aminotransferase (AST) or alanine aminotransferase (ALT) ≥ 1.5 times the upper limit of the reference range at Screening. These assessments may be repeated once, after a reasonable time period (but within the Screening period).
• Subject has a positive test for hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg), hepatitis A virus antibodies (immunoglobulin M) (anti-HAV [IgM]) or hepatitis C virus antibodies (anti-HCV) at Screening or has history of a positive test for human immunodeficiency virus type 1(HIV-1) and/or type 2 (HIV-2).
• Subject has a resting systolic blood pressure > 180 mmHg or < 90 mmHg, and/or a sitting diastolic blood pressure > 100 mmHg at Screening. These assessments may be repeated once, after a reasonable time period (but within the Screening period).
• Subject has a clinically significant abnormality on 12-lead electrocardiogram (ECG) at Screening or Visit 3 (Randomization). If the ECG is abnormal an additional ECG can be carried out. If this also gives an abnormal result, the subject must be excluded.
• Subject has a history of myocardial infarction (within 6 months of Screening), unexplained syncope, cardiac arrest, unexplained cardiac arrhythmias or torsade de pointes, structural heart disease or a family history of Long QT Syndrome.
• Subject has evidence of any clinically significant, uncontrolled cardiovascular, gastrointestinal, endocrinologic (low thyroid stimulating hormone [TSH], but euthyroid is allowed), hematologic, hepatic, immunologic, infectious, metabolic, urologic, pulmonary (including obstructive sleep apnea not controlled by a continuous positive airway pressure device) neurologic, dermatologic, psychiatric, renal and/or other major disease (exclusive of fibromyalgia).
• Subject has planned surgery during the study participation.
• Subject has an active malignancy or a history of malignancy (except for treated nonmelanoma skin cancer) within 5 years of Screening.
• Subject has a positive drug or alcohol test at Screening, Baseline Diary Run-In or prior to Randomization. However, a positive test for tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) and/or opioids is allowed at the Screening visit, but must be confirmed negative prior to Baseline Diary Run-In and Randomization.
• Subject has a current or recent (within 12 months of Screening) history of a substance use disorder including cannabinoid and/or alcohol abuse disorder. Subject has used opioids for pain for more than 4 days during the week preceding the Screening visit.
• Subject is currently using protocol specified prohibited medications and is unable to wash-out including over-the-counter (OTC) products and grapefruit and/or grapefruit juice.
• Subject has filed or is awaiting judgment on a disability claim or has any pending worker's compensation litigation or related monetary settlements.
• Subject has any condition which makes the subject unsuitable for study participation.
• Subject is an employee of the Astellas Group, the Contract Research Organization (CRO) involved, or the investigator site personnel directly affiliated with this study and/or immediate families (spouse, parent, child, or sibling, whether biological or legally adopted).

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
Experimental: ASP8062; Participants received 30 mg of ASP8062 orally once daily for 8 weeks.	Drug: ASP8062; ASP8062 30 mg was administered orally as a single daily dose, taken preferably in the morning with or without food.
Placebo Comparator: Placebo; Participants received matching placebo orally once daily for 8 weeks.	Drug: Placebo; Placebo was administered orally as a single daily dose, taken preferably in the morning with or without food.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Change From Baseline to Week 8 in Mean Daily Average Pain Score as Assessed by Numerical Rating Scale (NRS)	The mean daily average pain score was assessed thorugh the Daily Average Pain NRS, which is a generic instrument for the assessment of pain that consists of a single question that asks participants to record their daily average pain on an 11-point scale, where 0 anchors "no pain" and 10 "pain as bad as you can imagine." The mean daily average pain score was calculated from data recorded by participants daily in the electronic diary, and the recall period was the last 24 hours. A negative change indicated a reduction/improvement from baseline (i.e., a favorable outcome).	Baseline and week 8
Number of Participants With Treatment-Emergent Adverse Events (TEAEs)	Safety was assessed by adverse events (AEs), which included abnormalities identified during a medical test (e.g. laboratory tests, vital signs, electrocardiogram, etc.) if the abnormality induced clinical signs or symptoms, needed active intervention, interruption or discontinuation of study drug or was clinically significant. A TEAE was defined as any AE that started or worsened after the first dose of study drug up to 30 days after the last dose of study drug. AEs were considered serious (SAEs) if the AE resulted in death, was life-threatening, resulted in persistent or significant disability/incapacity or substantial disruption of the ability to conduct normal life functions, resulted in congenital anomaly, or birth defect or required inpatient hospitalization or led to prolongation of hospitalization. TEAEs in drug abuse, dependence and withdrawal standardized MedDRA query (SMQ) are special AEs of interest grouped together using the SMQ tool (MedDRA v20.0).	From first dose of study drug up to 30 days after last dose of study drug (up to 87 days)
Number of Participants With an Affirmative Response to Columbia Suicide Severity Rating Scale (C-SSRS): Suicidal Ideation	The Columbia Suicide Severity Rating Scale (C-SSRS) is a questionnaire used for suicide risk assessment. Affirmative or negative responses were provided to 5 items to suicidal ideation (1. Wish to be dead, 2. Non-specific active suicidal thoughts, 3. Active suicidal ideation with any methods (not plan) without intent to act, 4. Active suicidal ideation with some intent to act, without specific plan, 5. Active suicidal ideation with specific plan and intent).	Weeks 1 to 8
Number of Participants With an Affirmative Response to C-SSRS: Suicidal Behavior	The C-SSRS is a questionnaire used for suicide risk assessment. Affirmative or negative responses were provided to 5 items to suicidal behavior (1. Preparatory acts or behavior, 2. Aborted attempt, 3. Interrupted attempt, 4. Actual attempt, 5. Completed suicide).	Weeks 1 to 8

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Percentage of Participants With ≥ 30% Reduction From Baseline to Week 8 and End of Treatment (EOT) in Mean Daily Average Pain Score as Assessed by NRS	The mean daily average pain score was assessed through the Daily Average Pain NRS, which is a generic instrument for the assessment of pain that consists of a single question that asks participants to record their daily average pain on an 11-point scale, where 0 anchors "no pain" and 10 "pain as bad as you can imagine." The mean daily average pain score was calculated from data recorded by participants daily in the electronic diary, and the recall period was the last 24 hours. For the week 8 analysis, participants with missing baseline or week 8 data were classified as nonresponders. For EOT analysis, participants with missing baseline or EOT data were classified as nonresponders.	Baseline to week 8
Percentage of Participants With ≥ 50% Reduction From Baseline to Week 8 and EOT in Mean Daily Average Pain Score as Assessed by NRS	The mean daily average pain score was assessed thorugh the Daily Average Pain NRS, which is a generic instrument for the assessment of pain that consists of a single question that asks participants to record their daily average pain on an 11-point scale, where 0 anchors "no pain" and 10 "pain as bad as you can imagine." The mean daily average pain score was calculated from data recorded by participants daily in the electronic diary, and the recall period was the last 24 hours. For the week 8 analysis, participants with missing baseline or week 8 data were classified as nonresponders. For EOT analysis, participants with missing baseline or EOT data were classified as nonresponders.	Baseline to week 8
Change From Baseline to Weeks 2, 4, 8 and EOT in the Fibromyalgia Impact Questionnaire Revised (FIQR) Function Subscale Score	The FIQR was developed to capture total spectrum of problems related to fibromyalgia and the responses to therapy. The 21-item FIQR contains 3 subscales: function (9 questions), overall impact (2 questions), and symptoms (10 questions). Participants answer each question on an 11-point NRS, with anchors appropriate to each question on a tablet device during a visit. The recall period was the last 7 days or the last time the activity was performed if not within the 7-day recall period. The Function subscale has a range of scores of 0 to 90, with a lower score indicating better (higher) function. A negative change indicated a reduction/improvement from baseline (i.e., a favorable outcome).	Baseline and weeks 2, 4, 8
Change From Baseline to Weeks 2, 4, 8, and EOT in the FIQR Symptoms Subscale Score	The FIQR was developed to capture the total spectrum of problems related to fibromyalgia and the responses to therapy. The 21-item FIQR contains 3 subscales: function (9 questions), overall impact (2 questions), and symptoms (10 questions). Participants answer each question on an 11-point NRS, with anchors appropriate to each question on a tablet device during a visit. The recall period was the last 7 days. The Symptoms subscale range of scores is 0 to 100, with a lower score indicating a better (lower) level of symptoms. A negative change indicates a reduction/improvement from baseline (i.e., a favorable outcome).	Baseline and weeks 2, 4, 8
Change From Baseline to Weeks 2, 4, 8, and EOT in the FIQR Overall Impact Subscale Score	The FIQR was developed to capture the total spectrum of problems related to fibromyalgia and the responses to therapy. The 21-item FIQR contains 3 subscales: function (9 questions), overall impact (2 questions), and symptoms (10 questions). Participants answer each question on an 11-point NRS, with anchors appropriate to each question on a tablet device during a visit. The recall period was the last 7 days. The Overall Impact subscale has a range of scores from 0 to 20, with a lower score indicating better (lower) impact. A negative change indicated a reduction/improvement from baseline (i.e., a favorable outcome).	Baseline and weeks 2, 4, 8
Overall Participant Improvement as Assessed by Patient Global Impression of Change (PGIC)	The PGIC is a self-administered 7-point Likert scale that asks participants to evaluate their fibromyalgia relative to baseline. This is a single question and the grade ranges from 1 ("Very Much Improved") to 7 ("Very Much Worse").	Weeks 2, 4, 8

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Astellas Pharma Global Development, Inc.
• Investigators: Study Director: Executive Director, Astellas Pharma Global Development, Inc.

Publications and helpful links

Helpful Links

• Link to results on Astellas Clinical Study Results website

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): May 8, 2017
• Primary Completion (Actual): March 6, 2018
• Study Completion (Actual): March 6, 2018

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: March 10, 2017
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: March 22, 2017
• First Posted (Actual): March 28, 2017

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): August 14, 2019
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: August 2, 2019
• Last Verified: August 1, 2019

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Keywords: Fibromyalgia; ASP8062
• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Nervous System Diseases; Musculoskeletal Diseases; Rheumatic Diseases; Muscular Diseases; Neuromuscular Diseases; Fibromyalgia; Myofascial Pain Syndromes; Physiological Effects of Drugs; Neurotransmitter Agents; Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action; Peripheral Nervous System Agents; Analgesics; Sensory System Agents; GABA Modulators; GABA Agents; ASP8062
• Other Study ID Numbers: 8062-CL-0101

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

• Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?: Yes
• IPD Plan Description: Access to anonymized individual participant level data collected during the study, in addition to study-related supporting documentation, is planned for studies conducted with approved product indications and formulations, as well as compounds terminated during development. Studies conducted with product indications or formulations that remain active in development are assessed after study completion to determine if Individual Participant Data can be shared. Conditions and exceptions are described under the Sponsor Specific Details for Astellas on www.clinicalstudydatarequest.com.
• IPD Sharing Time Frame: Access to participant level data is offered to researchers after publication of the primary manuscript (if applicable) and is available as long as Astellas has legal authority to provide the data.
• IPD Sharing Access Criteria: Researchers must submit a proposal to conduct a scientifically relevant analysis of the study data. The research proposal is reviewed by an Independent Research Panel. If the proposal is approved, access to the study data is provided in a secure data sharing environment after receipt of a signed Data Sharing Agreement.
• IPD Sharing Supporting Information Type: Study Protocol; Statistical Analysis Plan (SAP); Clinical Study Report (CSR)

Drug and device information, study documents

• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product: Yes
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product: No