Safety and Efficacy of HB-1 for Panic Disorder

Safety and Efficacy of HB-1 for Panic Disorder: A Multicenter, Randomized, Double Blind, Placebo-Controlled Trial

The purpose of this study is to determine the safety and efficacy of HB-1 versus placebo in male and female adult patients aged 18 to 60 years, inclusive, with Panic Disorder.

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Panic Disorder
• Intervention / Treatment: Drug: HB-01; Drug: Placebo

Detailed Description

This is a multicenter, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial. All patients with Panic Disorder, with or without specified co-morbidities, who meet all of the inclusion and none of the exclusion criteria will be eligible. Patients and researchers will be blinded to their treatment group.

The study will enroll approximately 80 adult patients who meet the diagnosis of panic disorder.

The patients will be treated for 12 weeks including a 1 week safety follow up visit following the last dose of study drug.

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Actual): 86
• Phase: Phase 2

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• United States
  • California
    • Garden Grove, California, United States, 92845
      • Collaborative Neuroscience Research
    • San Jose, California, United States, 95124
      • Lumos Psychiatric Services
  • Connecticut
    • Hartford, Connecticut, United States, 06106
      • Institute of Living
  • Florida
    • Jacksonville, Florida, United States, 32256
      • CNS Healthcare
    • Orlando, Florida, United States, 32801
      • CNS Healthcare
  • Illinois
    • Chicago, Illinois, United States, 60640
      • Uptown Research Institute
  • New Jersey
    • Berlin, New Jersey, United States, 08009
      • Hassman Research Institute
  • New York
    • Brooklyn, New York, United States, 11235
      • SPRI Clinical Trials
    • Staten Island, New York, United States, 10312
      • Richmond Behavioral Associates
  • Tennessee
    • Memphis, Tennessee, United States, 38119
      • CNS Healthcare

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 16 years to 58 years (Adult)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No
• Genders Eligible for Study: All

Description

• Inclusion Criteria

  1. Male or female aged 18 to 60 years old, inclusive, at the time of informed consent.
  2. Meets DSM-5 Criteria for Panic Disorder.
  3. Documented moderate to severe levels of symptoms at baseline (Panic Disorder Severity Scale of 13 or above)
  4. Medically stable on current medication regimen for at least 3 months (including PRN medications), as determined by Investigator.
  5. Willing to remain on current doses of other psychiatric medications throughout the length of the trial (unless a dose reduction is warranted due to improvement in symptoms).
  6. Willing and able to safely stop any of the following medications prior to study trial: Inhibitors or inducers of CYP3A4 (erythromycin, ritonavir, telithromycin, rifampin), HMG-CoA Reductase Inhibitors (Simvastatin, Lovastatin, Atorvastatin), Beta Blockers (Timolol eyedrops, Metoprolol), Neuromuscular Blocking Agents (curare-like and depolarizing), Antihypertensive Agents (Prazosin and vasodilators, angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors, diuretics, beta blockers), Inhalation Anesthetics, Disopyramide, Flecainide, Quinidine, Cimetidine, Lithium, Carbamazepine, Phenobarbital, Cyclosporine, Digitalis, Aliskiren, Ramipril and Ramiprilat, aspirin.
  7. Fluent in English.
  8. Willing to take HB-1 or placebo.
  9. Willing and able to provide informed consent indicating an understanding of the requirements of the study and a willingness to comply with scheduled visits and all study procedures.
  10. Female patients must be surgically sterile (or have a monogamous partner who is surgically sterile) or be least 2 years postmenopausal or commits to use 2 acceptable forms of birth control (defined as the use of an intrauterine device, a barrier method with spermicide, condoms, any form of hormonal contraceptives, or abstinence) for the duration of the study and for 4 months following the last dose of study treatment. Male patients must be sterile (biologically or surgically) or commit to the use of a reliable method of birth control (condoms with spermicide) for the duration of the study and for 4 months following the last dose of study treatment. Individuals who are involved exclusively in same-sex relationships are exempt from the birth control requirements but must agree to abide by the recommendations if they do engage in a heterosexual relationship.
  11. Female patients who are women of childbearing potential (WOCBP) must have a negative pregnancy test at Screening, within 7 days of dosing with study treatment.

• Exclusion Criteria:

  1. Severe uncontrolled cardiac disease within 6 months of Screening, including but not limited to uncontrolled hypertension, hypotension (defined as below 90/60); unstable angina; myocardial infarction (MI) or cerebrovascular accident (CVA).
  2. Any clinically significant electrocardiogram (ECG) abnormalities at screening.
  3. Inadequate hepatic function defined as total bilirubin >1.5 × the upper limit of normal (ULN) ranges of each institution, aspartate aminotransferase (AST) and alanine aminotransferase (ALT) >3 × the ULN range of each institution.
  4. Inadequate renal function defined as serum creatinine >1.5 × the ULN range of each institution and/or eGFR <60.
  5. Any clinically significant abnormalities in clinical laboratory assessments as assessed by the Investigator.
  6. Any other systemic conditions or organ abnormalities that in the opinion of the Investigator may interfere with the conduct and/or interpretation of the current study.
  7. Unable to complete neuropsychological testing.
  8. Diagnosis of Bipolar I, Bipolar II disorder or Schizophrenia.
  9. History of suicidal behaviors including ideation.
  10. Current treatment with doses of benzodiazepines that are outside the FDA-approved prescriber's information.
  11. Already on treatment with either telmisartan or verapamil or both.
  12. Documented prior drug allergy to either telmisartan or verapamil.
  13. Documented contraindication to taking telmisartan or verapamil: (eg, Duchenne's muscular dystrophy, myasthenia gravis).
  14. Documented moderate to severe substance abuse within the last 6 months (recreational cannabis use is allowed).
  15. Pregnant or breastfeeding.

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

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

Number of Arms

2

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
Active Comparator: Active Treatment (HB-01); Approximately 40 patients will receive HB-01 active study drug.	Drug: HB-01; HB-1 will be supplied as a dual active pharmaceutical ingredient tablet.; Other Names: Active Drug
Placebo Comparator: Placebo Treatment; Approximately 40 patients will receive a matched placebo.	Drug: Placebo; HB-1 matched placebo

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Incidence of Treatment-Emergent Adverse Events	Safety will be evaluated through Adverse Event monitoring, review of clinically significant changes in routine laboratory tests, ECGs, and orthostatic vital signs.	Baseline, Week 2, Week 4, Week 8 and Week 12
Number of Panic Attacks	Efficacy will be evaluated through a comparison of the number of panic attacks from Baseline as compared to protocol-specified timepoints per protocol.	Baseline, Week 2, Week 4, Week 8 and Week 12
Change in Panic Disorder Symptom Severity Scale (PDSS)	Efficacy will be evaluated through an evaluation in PDSS scores from Baseline as compared to protocol-specified timepoints per protocol.	Baseline, Week 2, Week 4, Week 8 and Week 12
Change in Clinical Global Impression-Severity Scale (CGI-I)	Efficacy will be evaluated through an evaluation in CGI-I scores from Baseline as compared to protocol-specified timepoints per protocol.	Baseline, Week 2, Week 4, Week 8 and Week 12

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Honeybrains Biotech LLC
• Collaborators: Cognitive Research Corporation
• Investigators: Principal Investigator: David Walling, Collaborative NeuroScience Research, Garden Grove, CA

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): February 3, 2022
• Primary Completion (Actual): December 12, 2022
• Study Completion (Actual): December 12, 2022

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: September 13, 2021
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: September 27, 2021
• First Posted (Actual): October 8, 2021

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): December 21, 2022
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: December 20, 2022
• Last Verified: December 1, 2022

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Keywords: panic; mental illness
• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Mental Disorders; Anxiety Disorders; Panic Disorder
• Other Study ID Numbers: HB-001

Drug and device information, study documents

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