Clinical Study of Cannabidiol in Children, Adolescents, and Young Adults with Fragile X Syndrome

Last updated: January 22, 2025
Sponsor: Zynerba Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Overall Status: Active - Recruiting

Phase

3

Condition

Fragile X Syndrome

Treatment

ZYN002 - transdermal gel

Placebo

Clinical Study ID

NCT04977986
ZYN2-CL-033
  • Ages 3-29
  • All Genders

Study Summary

This is a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, multiple-center study, to assess the efficacy and safety of Cannabidiol administered as ZYN002 for the treatment of children, adolescent, and young adult patients with Fragile X Syndrome (FXS). Eligible participants will participate in up to an 18-week treatment period, where all participants will receive placebo or active study drug. Patients ages 3 to < 30 years will be eligible to participate.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Male or female children and adolescents aged 3 to < 30 years, at the time ofScreening.

  • Patient resides with caregiver who will continue to provide consistent carethroughout the study.

  • Judged by the Investigator to be in generally good health at Screening based uponthe results of medical history, physical exam, 12-lead ECG and clinical laboratorytest results. -Laboratory results outside the reference range must be documented asnot clinically significant by both the Investigator and Sponsor.

  • Participants must have a diagnosis of FXS through molecular documentation of fullmutation of the FMR1 gene documented through genetic testing at Screening.

  • Patients with a history of seizure disorders must currently be receiving treatmentwith a stable regimen of no more than two anti-seizure medications (ASMs) for thefour weeks preceding study Screening; or must be seizure-free for one year if notcurrently receiving ASMs.

  • Patients taking psychoactive medication(s) should be on a stable regimen of not morethan three such medications for at least fours weeks preceding Screening and mustmaintain that regimen throughout the study. Psychoactive medications include (butare not limited to) antipsychotics, antidepressants, anxiolytics, attention-deficit / hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) medications, and medications for sleep.

  • If patients are receiving non-pharmacological, behavioral and/or dietaryinterventions, they must be stable and have been doing so for three months prior toscreening.

  • Patients have a body mass index between 12-30 kg/m2 (inclusive) and patients with abody mass index >30 kg/m2 and <40 kg/m2 with normal liver function laboratory valuesand with no immediate family history of fatty liver disease.

  • Females of childbearing potential must have a negative serum pregnancy test at theScreening Visit and a negative serum or urine pregnancy test at all designatedvisits.

  • Patients and parents/caregivers must be adequately informed of the nature and risksof the study and given written informed consent prior to Screening.

  • Patients and parents/caregivers agree to abide by all study restrictions and complywith all study procedures, and in the Investigator's opinion, are reliable andwilling and able to comply with all protocol requirements and procedures.

Exclusion

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Females who are pregnant, nursing or planning a pregnancy; females of childbearingpotential and male patients with a partner of childbearing potential who areunwilling or unable to use an acceptable method of contraception as outlined belowfor the duration of therapy and for three months after the last dose of studymedication. Standard acceptable methods of contraception include abstinence (definedas refraining from heterosexual intercourse from screening to three months after thelast dose of study medication: abstinence only applicable for females <18 years) orthe use of a highly effective method of contraception, including hormonalcontraception, diaphragm, cervical cap, vaginal sponge, condom, spermicide,vasectomy, or intrauterine device. The reliability of sexual abstinence needs to beevaluated in relation to the duration of the clinical trial and the preferred andusual lifestyle of the subject. Periodic abstinence (calendar, symptothermal,post-ovulation methods) is not an acceptable method of contraception.

  • Patient has transitioned to independent living or living in a residential facilitysuch as a university setting or congregate care.

  • History of significant allergic condition, significant drug-relatedhypersensitivity, or allergic reaction to any compound or chemical class related toZYN002 or its excipients.

  • Exposure to any investigational drug or device less than or equal to 30 days priorto Screening or at any time during the study.

  • Alanine aminotransferase (ALT), aspartate aminotransferase (AST) or total bilirubinlevels greater than or equal to 2 times the upper limit of normal or alkalinephosphatase levels greater than or equal to 3 times the upper limit of normal.

  • Use of cannabis or any THC or CBD-containing product within 3 months of ScreeningVisit or during the study (aside from ZYN002).

  • Patient has a positive drug screen, including ethanol, cocaine, THC, barbiturates,amphetamines (unless prescribed), benzodiazepines (except midazolam or comparableadministered for blood draws and ECG collection), and opiates.

  • Patient is using the following AEDs (medications for the treatment of seizures and/or epilepsy): clobazam, phenobarbital, ethosuximide, felbamate, carbamazepine,phenytoin, or vigabatrin.

  • Patient is using a strong inhibitor/inducer of CYP3A4 or sensitive substrate ofCYP3A4 including but not limited to the following medications: midazolam (exceptsingle doses administered for the purposes of obtaining blood samples and ECG's),oral ketoconazole, fluconazole, nefazadone, rifampin, alfentanil, alfuzosin,amiodarone, cyclosporine, dasatinib, docetaxol, eplerenone, ergotamine, everolimus,fentanyl, halofantrine, irinotecan, lapatinib, levomethadyl, lumefantrine,nilotinib, pimozide, quinidine, ranolazine, sirolimus, tacrolimus, temsirolimus,toremifene, tretinioin, vincristine, vinorelbine, St. John's Wort, and grapefruitJuice/products.

  • Patients may not be taking any benzodiazepines (except single doses administered forthe purposes of obtaining blood samples and ECGs) at screening or throughout thestudy.

  • Patient is expected to initiate or change pharmacologic or non-pharmacologicinterventions during the course of the study.

  • Patient has an advanced, severe, or unstable disease that may interfere with thestudy outcome evaluations.

  • Patient has acute or progressive neurological disease, psychosis, schizophrenia orany other psychiatric disorder or severe mental abnormalities (other than FXS) thatare likely to require changes in drug therapy or interfere with the study objectivesor ability to adhere to protocol requirements.

  • Patient has a positive result for the presence of HBsAg, HCV, or HIV antibodies.

  • Patient has known history of cardiovascular disease, advanced arteriosclerosis,structural cardiac abnormality, cardiomyopathy, serious heart rhythm abnormalities,coronary artery disease, cardiac conduction problems, exercise-related cardiacevents including syncope and pre-syncope, risk factors for Torsades de pointes (TdP) (e.g., heart failure, hypokalemia, family history of Long QT Syndrome), or otherserious cardiac problems.

  • Any clinically significant condition or abnormal findings at the Screening Visitthat would, in the opinion of the Investigator, preclude study participation orinterfere with the evaluation of the study medication.

  • Any skin disease or condition including eczema, psoriasis, melanoma, acne, contactdermatitis, scarring, imperfections, lesions, tattoos, or discoloration that mayaffect treatment application, application site assessments or absorption of thetrial drug.

  • History of treatment for, or evidence of, drug abuse within the past year.

  • Previous participation in a ZYN002 study (with the exception of patients who werescreen failures in Study ZYN2-CL-016 and did not enter Study ZYN2-CL-017).

  • Patient responds "yes" to Question 4 or 5 on the C-SSRS (Children) during Screeningor at any time on study.

Study Design

Total Participants: 250
Treatment Group(s): 2
Primary Treatment: ZYN002 - transdermal gel
Phase: 3
Study Start date:
September 13, 2021
Estimated Completion Date:
May 31, 2025

Study Description

This is a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, multiple-center study, to assess the efficacy and safety of ZYN002, a pharmaceutically manufactured cannabidiol, formulated as a clear gel that can be applied to the skin (called transdermal delivery), in children, adolescents, and young adults with FXS. 250 male and female patients, ages 3 to < 30 years, will be randomized 1:1 to either trial drug or placebo and will undergo an 18-week treatment period. Randomization will be stratified by gender, methylation status and weight. The study will be comprised of a Screening visit and a combination of seven visits both onsite (face-to-face) and virtual. The assignment of study drug or placebo will be done by a computer-generated system and neither the study doctor, participant or their caregivers will know which treatment is being given to them. The dose of the treatment will depend on the weight of the participants. If the participants weigh less than or equal to 30 kg, they will receive 2 sachets of the gel per day (1 sachet approximately every 12 hours). If the participant weighs more than 30 kg but less than or equal to 50 kg, they will receive 4 sachets of gel per day (2 sachets approximately every 12 hours). Participants who weigh more than 50 kg will receive 6 sachets of gel per day (3 sachets approximately every 12 hours). Parents/ caregivers will be instructed on proper application of the gel. The gel will be applied to clean, dry, intact skin of the upper arms/ shoulders.

Blood samples will be collected for safety analysis of ZYN002. An independent analytical laboratory will also perform CGG repeat and methylation status analyses. Additionally, the parents/caregivers and study doctor will be asked to complete some questionnaires for efficacy and safety assessment.

Connect with a study center

  • Westmead Children's Hospital

    Sydney, New South Wales 2145
    Australia

    Active - Recruiting

  • Lady Cilento Children's Hospital - South Brisbane

    Brisbane, Queensland 4101
    Australia

    Active - Recruiting

  • Flinders Medical Centre

    Bedford Park, South Australia 5042
    Australia

    Active - Recruiting

  • Flinders University

    Bedford Park, South Australia 5042
    Australia

    Site Not Available

  • Genetics Clinics Australia

    Melbourne, Victoria 3161
    Australia

    Active - Recruiting

  • Wellcome HRB Clinical Research Facility

    Dublin,
    Ireland

    Active - Recruiting

  • Wellcome Trust HRB Clinical Research

    Dublin,
    Ireland

    Site Not Available

  • Health New Zealand - Te Whatu Ora - Wellington Hospital

    Newtown, Wellington 6021
    New Zealand

    Active - Recruiting

  • All Wales Medical Genomics Service, SAC Building, University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff & Value UHB

    Cardiff, CF14 4XW
    United Kingdom

    Site Not Available

  • University of Edinburgh

    Edinburgh,
    United Kingdom

    Active - Recruiting

  • Leicester Clinical Research

    Leicester,
    United Kingdom

    Active - Recruiting

  • King's College

    London,
    United Kingdom

    Active - Recruiting

  • Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust

    Manchester,
    United Kingdom

    Active - Recruiting

  • Phoenix Children's Hospital

    Phoenix, Arizona 85016
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • Science 37

    Culver City, California 90230
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • Amnova Clinical Research, LLC

    Irvine, California 92604
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • Thompson Autism Center CHOC

    Orange, California 92868
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • UC Davis Health System, MIND Institute

    Sacramento, California 95817
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • Children's National Medical center

    Washington, District of Columbia 20010
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Children's National Medical center

    Washington, D.C., District of Columbia 20010
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • University of Miami

    Miami, Florida 33136
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • Rare Disease Research

    Atlanta, Georgia 30318
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • Rush University Medical Center

    Chicago, Illinois 60612
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • Kennedy Krieger Institute

    Baltimore, Maryland 21205
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • Boston Children's Hospital

    Boston, Massachusetts 02115
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • University of Minnesota Fragile X Clinic (Voyager Clinic)

    Minneapolis, Minnesota 55454
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • University of Mississippi

    Jackson, Mississippi 39216
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital

    New Brunswick, New Jersey 08901
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • University of Buffalo

    Buffalo, New York 14203
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • The Fragile X Spectrum Disorder Clinic at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, Division of Medical Genetics

    New York, New York 10029
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • Center for Autism and Developing Brain

    White Plains, New York 10605
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • University of North Carolina

    Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27510
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center

    Cincinnati, Ohio 45229
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Central States Research

    Tulsa, Oklahoma 74136
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • Penn State Hershey Medical Center

    Hershey, Pennsylvania 17033
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • Greenwood Genetic Center

    Greenville, South Carolina 29605
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • UT Southwestern Medical Center

    Dallas, Texas 75235
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Primary Children's Hospital

    Salt Lake City, Utah 84113
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • MultiCare Institute for Research & Innovation

    Tacoma, Washington 98402
    United States

    Site Not Available

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