E.1 Medical condition or disease under investigation |
E.1.1 | Medical condition(s) being investigated |
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E.1.1.1 | Medical condition in easily understood language |
Genetic form of diabetes, blindness and neurodegeneration |
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E.1.1.2 | Therapeutic area | Diseases [C] - Nervous System Diseases [C10] |
MedDRA Classification |
E.1.3 | Condition being studied is a rare disease | Yes |
E.2 Objective of the trial |
E.2.1 | Main objective of the trial |
The Primary objective is:
To determine the efficacy of sodium valproate on the clinical parameter of visual acuity.
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E.2.2 | Secondary objectives of the trial |
The secondary objectives are:
To assess the safety and tolerability of sodium valproate.
To determine the efficacy of sodium valproate with respect to clinical parameters other than visual acuity.
To evaluate the effects of sodium valproate on functional activities of daily living and quality of life. |
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E.2.3 | Trial contains a sub-study | No |
E.3 | Principal inclusion criteria |
Patients must meet all of the following criteria to be eligible for enrolment:
1. The patient has a definitive diagnosis of Wolfram syndrome, as determined by the following:
A) Documented diabetes mellitus diagnosed under 16 completed years according to WHO or ADA criteria and/or documented optic atrophy diagnosed under 16 completed years
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B) Documented functionally relevant mutations on one or both alleles of the WFS1 gene based on historical test results (if available) or from a qualified laboratory at screening.
2. The patient is aged 5 years or older
3. The patient’s visual acuity assessed as either the right eye or left eye having a LogMAR score of 1.6 or better on an ETDRS chart, with or without corrected vision.
4. Written informed consent
5. Females of child bearing potential will only be included after a negative pregnancy test as per national Valproate pregnancy prevention programme or equivalent. If sexually active, they must agree to use a highly effective contraception measure and to pregnancy testing at each clinic follow up visit- see 4.1.1 for further information.
6. Sexually active men with a female partner of childbearing potential must agree to the use of condoms and the use of a highly effective method of contraception by the female partner
7. Patient willing and able to meet all protocol defined visits for the duration of the Trial |
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E.4 | Principal exclusion criteria |
Patients who meet any of the following criteria are not eligible for this Trial:
1. The patient has clinically significant non-Wolfram related CNS involvement which is judged by the Investigator to be likely to interfere with the accurate administration and interpretation of protocol assessments.
2. The patient has a diagnosis of a mitochondrial myopathy
3. The patient has active liver disease, has a personal or family history of liver dysfunction related to known genetic disorders, or patient has porphyria.
4. The patient has received treatment with any investigational drug within the 30 days prior to Trial entry.
5. The patient is currently taking sodium valproate; or has a known hypersensitivity to sodium valproate or its excipients.
6. Any other acute or chronic medical, psychiatric, social situation or laboratory result that, based on investigator’s judgment, would jeopardize patient safety during trial participation, cause inability to comply with the protocol, or affect the Trial outcome.
7. The patient is currently breastfeeding.
8. The patient has known urea cycle disorders.
9. The patient has one of the following disorders: Lactose intolerance, the Lapp lactase deficiency, or glucose- galactose malabsorption. |
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E.5 End points |
E.5.1 | Primary end point(s) |
Visual acuity (VA) is measured on the logMAR scale by sight tests in clinic using Early treatment diabetic retinopathy study (ETDRS) charts. Values are taken for each eye after correction, and can range from 0, which represents perfect vision i.e. 20/20 (values of -0.1 and -0.2 are also possible representing better than perfect vision), to +2 which represents near blindness i.e. 20/2000. Increases in logMAR represent deterioration.
Visual acuity will be assessed at screening, and then at day 0 (baseline), day 180, day 360, day 540, day 720, day 900 and day 1080. |
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E.5.1.1 | Timepoint(s) of evaluation of this end point |
The Data Monitoring Committee (DMC) will meet periodically (at least, annually) and will be presented with unblinded interim analyses, at least consisting of safety and primary outcome data.
Planned final analysis within 6 months of the final assessment of the final patient. |
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E.5.2 | Secondary end point(s) |
• Safety, measured by adverse events according to CTCAE v4
• Tolerability, measured by dose achieved, days of treatment, and treatment-related dose reductions and discontinuations
• Ventral Pons Volume (VPV), a surrogate marker for neurodegeneration, measured and recorded in mm3 by standardised analysis of MR images of the Pons
• Brainstem volume, measured by MRI as with VPV
• Retinal nerve thickness, measured by Optical Coherence Tomography
• Colour vision
• Visual field
• Data on cataracts, afferent pupillary defects, strabismus nystagmus, fundoscopy and visual evoked potentials if available
• Sleep, measured by questionnaires
• Balance, measured by MiniBESTest
• Hearing, measured by pure tone audiometry
• Wolfram Unified Rating Scale (WURS)
• Mood, measured by questionnaires
• Quality of life, measured by questionnaires
• Pancreatic beta cell reserve, measured by mixed meal tolerance test (MMTT) and/or C-peptide |
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E.5.2.1 | Timepoint(s) of evaluation of this end point |
We will assess the secondary end points throughout the trial. |
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E.6 and E.7 Scope of the trial |
E.6 | Scope of the trial |
E.6.1 | Diagnosis | No |
E.6.2 | Prophylaxis | No |
E.6.3 | Therapy | Yes |
E.6.4 | Safety | Yes |
E.6.5 | Efficacy | Yes |
E.6.6 | Pharmacokinetic | No |
E.6.7 | Pharmacodynamic | No |
E.6.8 | Bioequivalence | No |
E.6.9 | Dose response | No |
E.6.10 | Pharmacogenetic | No |
E.6.11 | Pharmacogenomic | No |
E.6.12 | Pharmacoeconomic | No |
E.6.13 | Others | No |
E.7 | Trial type and phase |
E.7.1 | Human pharmacology (Phase I) | No |
E.7.1.1 | First administration to humans | No |
E.7.1.2 | Bioequivalence study | No |
E.7.1.3 | Other | No |
E.7.1.3.1 | Other trial type description | |
E.7.2 | Therapeutic exploratory (Phase II) | Yes |
E.7.3 | Therapeutic confirmatory (Phase III) | No |
E.7.4 | Therapeutic use (Phase IV) | No |
E.8 Design of the trial |
E.8.1 | Controlled | Yes |
E.8.1.1 | Randomised | Yes |
E.8.1.2 | Open | No |
E.8.1.3 | Single blind | No |
E.8.1.4 | Double blind | Yes |
E.8.1.5 | Parallel group | Yes |
E.8.1.6 | Cross over | No |
E.8.1.7 | Other | No |
E.8.2 | Comparator of controlled trial |
E.8.2.1 | Other medicinal product(s) | No |
E.8.2.2 | Placebo | Yes |
E.8.2.3 | Other | No |
E.8.2.4 | Number of treatment arms in the trial | 2 |
E.8.3 |
The trial involves single site in the Member State concerned
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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 | 2 |
E.8.5 | The trial involves multiple Member States | Yes |
E.8.5.1 | Number of sites anticipated in the EEA | 4 |
E.8.6 Trial involving sites outside the EEA |
E.8.6.1 | Trial being conducted both within and outside the EEA | No |
E.8.6.2 | Trial being conducted completely outside of the EEA | No |
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
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E.8.9 Initial estimate of the duration of the trial |
E.8.9.1 | In the Member State concerned years | 5 |
E.8.9.1 | In the Member State concerned months | 2 |
E.8.9.1 | In the Member State concerned days | 0 |
E.8.9.2 | In all countries concerned by the trial years | 5 |
E.8.9.2 | In all countries concerned by the trial months | 1 |
E.8.9.2 | In all countries concerned by the trial days | 30 |