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Summary
EudraCT Number:	2009-013886-24
Sponsor's Protocol Code Number:	P06-11 / BF2.649
National Competent Authority:	Czechia - SUKL
Clinical Trial Type:	EEA CTA
Trial Status:	Completed
Date on which this record was first entered in the EudraCT database:	2009-11-18
Trial results	View results

Index
A. PROTOCOL INFORMATION
B. SPONSOR INFORMATION
C. APPLICANT IDENTIFICATION
D. IMP IDENTIFICATION
D.8 INFORMATION ON PLACEBO
E. GENERAL INFORMATION ON THE TRIAL
F. POPULATION OF TRIAL SUBJECTS
G. INVESTIGATOR NETWORKS TO BE INVOLVED IN THE TRIAL
N. REVIEW BY THE COMPETENT AUTHORITY OR ETHICS COMMITTEE IN THE COUNTRY CONCERNED
P. END OF TRIAL

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A. Protocol Information

A.1

Member State Concerned

Czechia - SUKL

A.2

EudraCT number

2009-013886-24

A.3

Full title of the trial

A Randomized, Multicenter, 12-Week, Double-blind, Placebo-Controlled, Study to Assess the Efficacy and Safety of BF2.649 in Excessive Daytime Sleepiness (EDS) in Parkinson Disease, followed by a 9-months Open-Label Extension Phase

A.3.2

Name or abbreviated title of the trial where available

HARPS-2

A.4.1

Sponsor's protocol code number

P06-11 / BF2.649

A.7

Trial is part of a Paediatric Investigation Plan

Information not present in EudraCT

A.8

EMA Decision number of Paediatric Investigation Plan

B. Sponsor Information
B.Sponsor: 1
B.1.1	Name of Sponsor	BIOPROJET
B.1.3.4	Country	France
B.3.1 and B.3.2	Status of the sponsor	Commercial
B.4 Source(s) of Monetary or Material Support for the clinical trial:
B.4.1	Name of organisation providing support
B.4.2	Country
B.5 Contact point designated by the sponsor for further information on the trial
B.5.1	Name of organisation
B.5.2	Functional name of contact point

D. IMP Identification
D.IMP: 1
D.1.2 and D.1.3	IMP Role	Test
D.2	Status of the IMP to be used in the clinical trial
D.2.1	IMP to be used in the trial has a marketing authorisation	No
D.2.5	The IMP has been designated in this indication as an orphan drug in the Community	No
D.2.5.1	Orphan drug designation number
D.3 Description of the IMP
D.3.1	Product name	Pitolisant
D.3.2	Product code	BF2.649
D.3.4	Pharmaceutical form	Capsule*
D.3.4.1	Specific paediatric formulation	Information not present in EudraCT
D.3.7	Routes of administration for this IMP	Oral use
D.3.8 to D.3.10 IMP Identification Details (Active Substances)
D.3.8	INN - Proposed INN	Pitolisant
D.3.10	Strength
D.3.10.1	Concentration unit	mg milligram(s)
D.3.10.2	Concentration type	equal
D.3.10.3	Concentration number	20
D.3.11 The IMP contains an:
D.3.11.1	Active substance of chemical origin	Yes
D.3.11.2	Active substance of biological/ biotechnological origin (other than Advanced Therapy IMP (ATIMP)	No
	The IMP is a:
D.3.11.3	Advanced Therapy IMP (ATIMP)	Information not present in EudraCT
D.3.11.3.1	Somatic cell therapy medicinal product	No
D.3.11.3.2	Gene therapy medical product	No
D.3.11.3.3	Tissue Engineered Product	Information not present in EudraCT
D.3.11.3.4	Combination ATIMP (i.e. one involving a medical device)	Information not present in EudraCT
D.3.11.3.5	Committee on Advanced therapies (CAT) has issued a classification for this product	Information not present in EudraCT
D.3.11.4	Combination product that includes a device, but does not involve an Advanced Therapy	Information not present in EudraCT
D.3.11.5	Radiopharmaceutical medicinal product	No
D.3.11.6	Immunological medicinal product (such as vaccine, allergen, immune serum)	No
D.3.11.7	Plasma derived medicinal product	No
D.3.11.8	Extractive medicinal product	No
D.3.11.9	Recombinant medicinal product	Information not present in EudraCT
D.3.11.10	Medicinal product containing genetically modified organisms	No
D.3.11.11	Herbal medicinal product	No
D.3.11.12	Homeopathic medicinal product	No
D.3.11.13	Another type of medicinal product	No
D.IMP: 2
D.1.2 and D.1.3	IMP Role	Test
D.2	Status of the IMP to be used in the clinical trial
D.2.1	IMP to be used in the trial has a marketing authorisation	No
D.2.5	The IMP has been designated in this indication as an orphan drug in the Community	No
D.2.5.1	Orphan drug designation number
D.3 Description of the IMP
D.3.1	Product name	Pitolisant
D.3.2	Product code	BF2.649
D.3.4	Pharmaceutical form	Capsule*
D.3.4.1	Specific paediatric formulation	Information not present in EudraCT
D.3.7	Routes of administration for this IMP	Oral use
D.3.8 to D.3.10 IMP Identification Details (Active Substances)
D.3.8	INN - Proposed INN	Pitolisant
D.3.10	Strength
D.3.10.1	Concentration unit	mg milligram(s)
D.3.10.2	Concentration type	equal
D.3.10.3	Concentration number	10
D.3.11 The IMP contains an:
D.3.11.1	Active substance of chemical origin	Yes
D.3.11.2	Active substance of biological/ biotechnological origin (other than Advanced Therapy IMP (ATIMP)	No
	The IMP is a:
D.3.11.3	Advanced Therapy IMP (ATIMP)	Information not present in EudraCT
D.3.11.3.1	Somatic cell therapy medicinal product	No
D.3.11.3.2	Gene therapy medical product	No
D.3.11.3.3	Tissue Engineered Product	Information not present in EudraCT
D.3.11.3.4	Combination ATIMP (i.e. one involving a medical device)	Information not present in EudraCT
D.3.11.3.5	Committee on Advanced therapies (CAT) has issued a classification for this product	Information not present in EudraCT
D.3.11.4	Combination product that includes a device, but does not involve an Advanced Therapy	Information not present in EudraCT
D.3.11.5	Radiopharmaceutical medicinal product	No
D.3.11.6	Immunological medicinal product (such as vaccine, allergen, immune serum)	No
D.3.11.7	Plasma derived medicinal product	No
D.3.11.8	Extractive medicinal product	No
D.3.11.9	Recombinant medicinal product	Information not present in EudraCT
D.3.11.10	Medicinal product containing genetically modified organisms	No
D.3.11.11	Herbal medicinal product	No
D.3.11.12	Homeopathic medicinal product	No
D.3.11.13	Another type of medicinal product	No
D.IMP: 3
D.1.2 and D.1.3	IMP Role	Test
D.2	Status of the IMP to be used in the clinical trial
D.2.1	IMP to be used in the trial has a marketing authorisation	No
D.2.5	The IMP has been designated in this indication as an orphan drug in the Community	No
D.2.5.1	Orphan drug designation number
D.3 Description of the IMP
D.3.1	Product name	Pitolisant
D.3.2	Product code	BF2.649
D.3.4	Pharmaceutical form	Capsule*
D.3.4.1	Specific paediatric formulation	Information not present in EudraCT
D.3.7	Routes of administration for this IMP	Oral use
D.3.8 to D.3.10 IMP Identification Details (Active Substances)
D.3.8	INN - Proposed INN	Pitolisant
D.3.10	Strength
D.3.10.1	Concentration unit	mg milligram(s)
D.3.10.2	Concentration type	equal
D.3.10.3	Concentration number	5
D.3.11 The IMP contains an:
D.3.11.1	Active substance of chemical origin	Yes
D.3.11.2	Active substance of biological/ biotechnological origin (other than Advanced Therapy IMP (ATIMP)	No
	The IMP is a:
D.3.11.3	Advanced Therapy IMP (ATIMP)	Information not present in EudraCT
D.3.11.3.1	Somatic cell therapy medicinal product	No
D.3.11.3.2	Gene therapy medical product	No
D.3.11.3.3	Tissue Engineered Product	Information not present in EudraCT
D.3.11.3.4	Combination ATIMP (i.e. one involving a medical device)	Information not present in EudraCT
D.3.11.3.5	Committee on Advanced therapies (CAT) has issued a classification for this product	Information not present in EudraCT
D.3.11.4	Combination product that includes a device, but does not involve an Advanced Therapy	Information not present in EudraCT
D.3.11.5	Radiopharmaceutical medicinal product	No
D.3.11.6	Immunological medicinal product (such as vaccine, allergen, immune serum)	No
D.3.11.7	Plasma derived medicinal product	No
D.3.11.8	Extractive medicinal product	No
D.3.11.9	Recombinant medicinal product	Information not present in EudraCT
D.3.11.10	Medicinal product containing genetically modified organisms	No
D.3.11.11	Herbal medicinal product	No
D.3.11.12	Homeopathic medicinal product	No
D.3.11.13	Another type of medicinal product	No

D.8 Information on Placebo
D.8 Placebo: 1
D.8.1	Is a Placebo used in this Trial?	Yes
D.8.3	Pharmaceutical form of the placebo	Capsule*
D.8.4	Route of administration of the placebo	Oral use

E. General Information on the Trial

E.1 Medical condition or disease under investigation

E.1.1

Medical condition(s) being investigated

Excessive daytime sleepiness in Parkinson’s Disease

MedDRA Classification

E.1.2 Medical condition or disease under investigation

E.1.2	Version	12.0
E.1.2	Level	LLT
E.1.2	Classification code	10015595
E.1.2	Term	Excessive daytime sleepiness

E.1.2 Medical condition or disease under investigation

E.1.2	Version	12.0
E.1.2	Level	HLT
E.1.2	Classification code	10034005
E.1.2	Term	Parkinson's disease and parkinsonism

E.1.3

Condition being studied is a rare disease

E.2 Objective of the trial

E.2.1

Main objective of the trial

To compare the efficacy of BF2.649 over placebo (Double-Blind Phase) and assess the long term efficacy (Open-Label Extension Phase) of BF2.649 in the improvement of excessive daytime sleepiness, as measured by the change from baseline in the Epworth Scale Scores (ESS) at Week 12 and confirm the long-term efficacy at Week
53, in patients diagnosed with Parkinson’s Disease

E.2.2

Secondary objectives of the trial

evaluate diurnal somnolence and sleep episodes number and duration as reported in the patients’ sleep diaries
assess the evolution of the Fatigue Severity Scale Scores
evaluate the evolution of the Unified Parkinson Disease Rating Scale
assess the evolution of the Clinical Global Impression on EDS as measured by the CGI scale scores.
assess patients’ depression as measured by the Beck Depression Inventory
score
assess Patients’ Apathy as measured by the Apathy Evaluation Scale
assess patient´s sleep as measured by the Sudden Onset Sleep scale
assess the product withdrawal effect at W13 and W54 by collecting the changes in signs and symptoms (increased appetite, increased sleepiness, excitability, changes in mood)and by assessing the modification of ESS, AES, FSS, PDQ-39, CGI, SOS, BDI and sleep diary after one week of product withdrawal

E.2.3

Trial contains a sub-study

E.3

Principal inclusion criteria

Outpatients, male or female, aged between 30 years and older
Patients with a documented history of Parkinson’s disease according to UPDRS (Unified Parkinson Disease Rating Scale), fluctuator and non-fluctuator patients, Hoehn and Yahr score <5
Patients stabilized on optimal antiparkinsonian treatments unmodified for 4 weeks prior to study entry
Patients presenting an Excessive Daytime Sleepiness as indicated by an Epworth Scale Score ³12
Patients having a health Insurance Coverage (according to local regulatory requirements)
Patients having signed an informed consent before any specific study procedures.

E.4

Principal exclusion criteria

Known diagnosis of other degenerative parkinsonian syndromes (e.g. Progressive supra-nuclear palsy, multisystemic atrophy, corticobasal degenerescence, diffuse Lewy’s Body dementia)
Patients who have shift work, chronic or occasional sleep deprivation, circadian rhythm disorders
Severe depression indicated by Beck’s Depression Inventory (BDI ³16) or at suicidal risk (BDI item G>0) or depression treated for less than 8 weeks
Cognitive impairment as indicated by a Minimental Status Examination (MMSE) score less than 25 or with mental conditions rendering them unable to understand the nature, scope, and possible consequences of the study
Females who have not been using an adequate contraceptive method for the last 2 months, or is pregnant or breastfeeding, or not at least one year post-menopausal or unwilling or unable to continue contraceptive use during the study
Recent history of alcohol or drug abuse within the last three years prior to study entry
Concomitant condition (including clinically relevant cardiovascular, hepatic, neurologic, endocrine, or other major systemic disease) making either implementation of the protocol or interpretation of the study results
difficult or which could interfere with the study conduct or contra-indicate the study treatments or put patients at risk
Progressively fatal disease, or life expectancy ≤ one year
Known history of long QTc syndrome (e.g., personal or family history of syncope or arrhythmia) or presenting any significant serious abnormality of the ECG (e.g. recent myocardial infarction), QTc strictly higher than 450 ms (electrocardiogram Bazett’s corrected QT interval ( QT / √[60/HR])
Patients who have received any other investigational drug (including BF2.649) within 1 month prior to study entry, or have such treatment planned during the study period
Patients unlikely to comply with the protocol, e.g., uncooperative attitude, inability to return for follow-up visits, and are unlikely to complete the study
Suspected or known hypersensitivity to, or suspected serious adverse reaction to the study medication
Galactose intolerance, lactase deficiency or glucose-galactose malabsorption
Associated treatments which are not allowed during the study course and which cannot be stopped at least 2weeks prior to study entry

E.5 End points

E.5.1

Primary end point(s)

Evolution of the Epworth Sleepiness Scale scores (ESS). Comparison between the ESS score baseline value and the ESS-score at week 12 and week 53

E.6 and E.7 Scope of the trial

E.6

Scope of the trial

E.6.1

Diagnosis

E.6.2

Prophylaxis

E.6.3

Therapy

Yes

E.6.4

Safety

Yes

E.6.5

Efficacy

Yes

E.6.6

Pharmacokinetic

E.6.7

Pharmacodynamic

E.6.8

Bioequivalence

E.6.9

Dose response

E.6.10

Pharmacogenetic

E.6.11

Pharmacogenomic

E.6.12

Pharmacoeconomic

E.6.13

Others

E.7

Trial type and phase

E.7.1

Human pharmacology (Phase I)

E.7.1.1

First administration to humans

E.7.1.2

Bioequivalence study

E.7.1.3

Other

E.7.1.3.1

Other trial type description

E.7.2

Therapeutic exploratory (Phase II)

E.7.3

Therapeutic confirmatory (Phase III)

Yes

E.7.4

Therapeutic use (Phase IV)

E.8 Design of the trial

E.8.1

Controlled

Yes

E.8.1.1

Randomised

Yes

E.8.1.2

Open

E.8.1.3

Single blind

E.8.1.4

Double blind

Yes

E.8.1.5

Parallel group

Yes

E.8.1.6

Cross over

E.8.1.7

Other

E.8.2

Comparator of controlled trial

E.8.2.1

Other medicinal product(s)

E.8.2.2

Placebo

Yes

E.8.2.3

Other

E.8.3

The trial involves single site in the Member State concerned

E.8.4

The trial involves multiple sites in the Member State concerned

Yes

E.8.4.1

Number of sites anticipated in Member State concerned

E.8.5

The trial involves multiple Member States

Yes

E.8.5.1

Number of sites anticipated in the EEA

E.8.6 Trial involving sites outside the EEA

E.8.6.1

Trial being conducted both within and outside the EEA

E.8.6.2

Trial being conducted completely outside of the EEA

Information not present in EudraCT

E.8.7

Trial has a data monitoring committee

Yes

E.8.8

Definition of the end of the trial and justification where it is not the last visit of the last subject undergoing the trial

E.8.9 Initial estimate of the duration of the trial

E.8.9.1

In the Member State concerned years

E.8.9.1

In the Member State concerned months

E.8.9.1

In the Member State concerned days

E.8.9.2

In all countries concerned by the trial years

E.8.9.2

In all countries concerned by the trial months

F. Population of Trial Subjects
F.1 Age Range
F.1.1	Trial has subjects under 18	No
F.1.1.1	In Utero	No
F.1.1.2	Preterm newborn infants (up to gestational age < 37 weeks)	No
F.1.1.3	Newborns (0-27 days)	No
F.1.1.4	Infants and toddlers (28 days-23 months)	No
F.1.1.5	Children (2-11years)	No
F.1.1.6	Adolescents (12-17 years)	No
F.1.2	Adults (18-64 years)	Yes
F.1.3	Elderly (>=65 years)	Yes
F.2 Gender
F.2.1	Female	Yes
F.2.2	Male	Yes
F.3 Group of trial subjects
F.3.1	Healthy volunteers	No
F.3.2	Patients	Yes
F.3.3	Specific vulnerable populations	Yes
F.3.3.1	Women of childbearing potential not using contraception	No
F.3.3.2	Women of child-bearing potential using contraception	Yes
F.3.3.3	Pregnant women	No
F.3.3.4	Nursing women	No
F.3.3.5	Emergency situation	No
F.3.3.6	Subjects incapable of giving consent personally	No
F.3.3.7	Others	No
F.4 Planned number of subjects to be included
F.4.1	In the member state	70
F.4.2	For a multinational trial
F.4.2.1	In the EEA	246
F.4.2.2	In the whole clinical trial	246

G. Investigator Networks to be involved in the Trial

N. Review by the Competent Authority or Ethics Committee in the country concerned

Competent Authority Decision

Authorised

Date of Competent Authority Decision

2009-11-26

Ethics Committee Opinion of the trial application

Favourable

Ethics Committee Opinion: Reason(s) for unfavourable opinion

Date of Ethics Committee Opinion

2009-10-14

P. End of Trial
P.	End of Trial Status	Completed
P.	Date of the global end of the trial	2012-08-10

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