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Clinical Trial Evaluating the Effects of Ganaxolone in Children With Autism

3 giugno 2026 aggiornato da: Antonio Hardan, Stanford University

A Randomized Controlled Trial of Ganaxolone for Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder

The goal of this study is to conduct a randomized, placebo-controlled trial (RCT) of ganaxolone, a neuroactive steroid (NAS), in autistic children and adolescents aged 5 to 17 years old. Ganaxolone is approved and effective for treating seizures in children as young as 2 years old who have CDKL5 deficiency disorder (CDD), a neurogenetic condition associated with developmental delays, seizure disorder, hypotonia, visual impairments, and autistic features. The primary outcome of interest for this trial is irritability on the Aberrant Behavior Checklist (ABC) because it is a common symptom of emotion dysregulation in ASD that impacts quality of life, including mental health, independence, educational opportunities, and integration into the community. The secondary domains of interest for this trial are restricted and repetitive behaviors (RRB), specifically insistence on sameness (IS), a subdomain of RRB characterized by inflexibility and a strong preference for predictable routines and familiar environments. Secondary outcome measures include the IS subscale from the Dimensional Assessment of Repetitive Behaviors (DARB) and subscales of the Clinical Global Impressions Scale for irritability (CGI-IR) and IS (CGI-IS). For participants living within 150 miles of Stanford University, we require participants to attend site visits and attempt EEG and MRI procedures before and after the trial, though we are recruiting nationally and the study can be completed without site vists.

Panoramica dello studio

Stato

Non ancora reclutamento

Condizioni

Intervento / Trattamento

Tipo di studio

Interventistico

Iscrizione (Stimato)

66

Fase

  • Fase 2

Contatti e Sedi

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Contatto studio

Backup dei contatti dello studio

Luoghi di studio

  • Stati Uniti
    • California
      • Stanford, California, Stati Uniti, 94305
        • Stanford University
        • Contatto:
        • Contatto:
        • Investigatore principale:
          • Antonio Hardan, M.D.

Criteri di partecipazione

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Criteri di ammissibilità

Età idonea allo studio

  • Bambino

Accetta volontari sani

No

Descrizione

Inclusion Criteria:

  1. children between the ages of 5 years and 17 years old at enrollment
  2. diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder based on DSM-5 criteria and confirmed with the Autism Diagnostic Inventory - Revised (ADI-R) and Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule 2nd edition (ADOS-2), or Childhood Autism Rating Scales (CARS)
  3. medical stability based on clinical interview
  4. stable medication regimens (2 weeks, with the exception of fluoxetine for 4 weeks)
  5. stable psychosocial therapies (4 weeks) prior to randomization and no plans to change treatments or intensity during the trial
  6. high rates of irritability defined as the Aberrant Behavior Checklist irritability subscale score > 18
  7. for participants who are sexually active, use of an effective contraceptive (e.g., birth control medications for female participants and condoms for male participants) and no plans for pregnancy throughout the trial
  8. for females, negative urine pregnancy test at baseline
  9. no planned changes in school placement
  10. for participants living within 150 miles of Stanford University, have the ability to attend site visits and attempt EEG and MRI procedures before and after the trial
  11. availability of a reliable informant who interacts with the participant regularly and can reliably complete assessments in English regarding their behaviors throughout the trial
  12. ability to participate in the testing administered in English to the extent that valid standard scores and biological samples can be obtained.

Exclusion Criteria:

  1. any unstable medical condition, such as unstable seizure disorder or heart disease
  2. any lifetime diagnosis of severe psychiatric (e.g., schizophrenia) or neurodegenerative conditions
  3. concomitant use of any neuroactive steroids or corticosteroids.
  4. history of substance abuse or active/planned use of alcohol, opioids, or cannabinoids
  5. recent history or current suicidal ideation assessed with the Columbia-Suicide Severity Rating Scale (C-SSRS) and by clinical interview with the study physician
  6. pregnancy and mothers who are breastfeeding
  7. prior participation in any clinical trial in the 30 days prior to study entry
  8. known intolerance or hypersensitivity to ganaxolone or similar analogs
  9. Concomitant use of medications that are inducers of CYP450 3A4/5, such as rifampin, carbamazepine, phenytoin, phenobarbital, and St. John's wort

Piano di studio

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Come è strutturato lo studio?

Dettagli di progettazione

  • Scopo principale: Trattamento
  • Assegnazione: Randomizzato
  • Modello interventistico: Assegnazione parallela
  • Mascheramento: Quadruplicare

Armi e interventi

Gruppo di partecipanti / Arm
Intervento / Trattamento
Comparatore attivo: Ganaxolone Arm
Participants receives up to 20 weeks of Ganaxolone treatment
Droga: Ganaxolone (Ztalmy)

Liquid oral suspension of ganaxolone will be administered orally with food three times daily. Dosage will be increased based on tolerability, no more frequently than every 7 days. Dosing will be flexible and occur between 4 to 8 weeks, depending on tolerability and response across each individual patient. Once the maximum tolerated dose is identified, it will be held stable for the remaining 4-8 weeks of the study, for a total of 12 weeks in the randomized, controlled phase.

The titration schedule for patients weighing 28 kg or less is:

Days 1-7: 2 mg/kg x 3 per day Days 8-14: 4 mg/kg x 3 per day Days 15-21: 8 mg/kg x 3 per day Days 22-28: 14 mg/kg x 3 per day Day 29 and thereafter: 21 mg/kg x 3 per day

The titration schedule for patients weighing more than 28 kg is:

Days 1-7: 50 mg/kg x 3 per day Days 8-14: 100 mg/kg x 3 per day Days 15-21: 200 mg/kg x 3 per day Days 22-28: 400 mg/kg x 3 per day Day 29 and thereafter: 600 mg/kg x 3 per day
Comparatore placebo: Placebo Arm
Participants receives up to 20 weeks of placebo treatment
Droga: Placebo
The placebo suspension will contain the same components as the active compound, except for ganaxolone.

Cosa sta misurando lo studio?

Misure di risultato primarie

Misura del risultato
Misura Descrizione
Lasso di tempo
The score on irritability subscale on the Aberrant Behavior Checklist (ABC)
Lasso di tempo: The measures will be completed at screening, baseline, week 2, week 4, week 6, week 8, week 10, week 12, week 14, and week 16.
It is a common symptom of emotion dysregulation in ASD that impacts quality of life, including mental health, independence, educational opportunities, and integration into the community, and ganaxolone may provide more direct benefits or increased tolerability compared to atypical antipsychotics.
The measures will be completed at screening, baseline, week 2, week 4, week 6, week 8, week 10, week 12, week 14, and week 16.

Misure di risultato secondarie

Misura del risultato
Misura Descrizione
Lasso di tempo
The score of Insistence on Sameness subscale of the Dimensional Assessment of Repetitive Behaviors (DARB)
Lasso di tempo: The measures will be completed at screening, baseline, week 2, week 4, week 6, week 8, week 10, week 12, week 14, and week 16.
The DARB is an informant report measure developed and validated following methods outlined by the NIH Patient-Reported Outcome Measurement Information System (PROMIS) framework. Comprehensive, multi-trait, multi-method factor analyses across existing RRB instruments and meta-analysis of factor analyses identified the following eight RRB subdomains: repetitive motor behaviors, insistence on sameness, restricted interests, unusual interests, self-injurious behaviors, sensory sensitivity, obsessions and compulsions, and repetitive language.
The measures will be completed at screening, baseline, week 2, week 4, week 6, week 8, week 10, week 12, week 14, and week 16.
The score on irritability subscale on the Clinical Global Impressions Scale (CGI-IR)
Lasso di tempo: The measures will be completed at screening, baseline, week 2, week 4, week 6, week 8, week 10, week 12, week 14, and week 16.
The study physician will also administer the CGI scale, which includes clinical judgment of the severity of illness and global improvement. The CGI is widely used in psychopharmacological studies and has high sensitivity to measure medication effects.
The measures will be completed at screening, baseline, week 2, week 4, week 6, week 8, week 10, week 12, week 14, and week 16.
The score on Insistence on Sameness subscale on the Clinical Global Impressions Scale(CGI-IS)
Lasso di tempo: These measures will be completed at screening, baseline, week 2, week 4, week 6, week 8, week 10, week 12, week 14, and week 16.
The study physician will also administer the CGI scale, which includes clinical judgment of the severity of illness and global improvement. The CGI is widely used in psychopharmacological studies and has high sensitivity to measure medication effects.
These measures will be completed at screening, baseline, week 2, week 4, week 6, week 8, week 10, week 12, week 14, and week 16.

Collaboratori e investigatori

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Sponsor

Stanford University

Collaboratori

SPARK NS

Investigatori

  • Investigatore principale: Antonio Y. Hardan, M.D., Stanford University School of Medicine-Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences - Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Child Development

Studiare le date dei record

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Studia le date principali

Inizio studio (Stimato)

1 gennaio 2027

Completamento primario (Stimato)

1 gennaio 2030

Completamento dello studio (Stimato)

1 gennaio 2030

Date di iscrizione allo studio

Primo inviato

3 giugno 2026

Primo inviato che soddisfa i criteri di controllo qualità

3 giugno 2026

Primo Inserito (Effettivo)

9 giugno 2026

Aggiornamenti dei record di studio

Ultimo aggiornamento pubblicato (Effettivo)

9 giugno 2026

Ultimo aggiornamento inviato che soddisfa i criteri QC

3 giugno 2026

Ultimo verificato

1 giugno 2026

Maggiori informazioni

Termini relativi a questo studio

Parole chiave

Termini MeSH pertinenti aggiuntivi

Altri numeri di identificazione dello studio

  • IRB-84478

Piano per i dati dei singoli partecipanti (IPD)

Hai intenzione di condividere i dati dei singoli partecipanti (IPD)?

NO

Informazioni su farmaci e dispositivi, documenti di studio

Studia un prodotto farmaceutico regolamentato dalla FDA degli Stati Uniti

Sì

Studia un dispositivo regolamentato dalla FDA degli Stati Uniti

No

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