Safety Study of Tasimelteon for Treatment of Non-24-Hour-Sleep-Wake Disorder in Blind Individuals With No Light Perception

Sponsor

Vanda Pharmaceuticals (Industry)

Overall Status

Unknown status

CT.gov ID

NCT01218789

Collaborator

(none)

140

Enrollment

Locations

Arm

Duration (Months)

Patients Per Site

0.2

Patients Per Site Per Month

Study Details

Study Description

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the safety of a one year open-label treatment of tasimelteon in male and female subjects with Non-24-Hour Sleep-Wake Disorder.

Condition or Disease	Intervention/Treatment	Phase
Non 24 Hour Sleep Wake Disorder	Drug: tasimelteon	Phase 3

Detailed Description

Non-24-Hour Sleep-Wake Disorder (N24HSWD) occurs when individuals, primarily those without light perception, are unable to synchronize their endogenous circadian pacemaker to the 24-hour light-dark cycle, and the timing of their circadian rhythm instead reflects the intrinsic period of their endogenous circadian pacemaker. As a result, the circadian rhythm of sleep-wake propensity in these individuals moves gradually later and later each day if there circadian period is > 24 hours and earlier and earlier if < 24 hours. These individuals will be able to sleep well at night when their sleep-wake propensity rhythm is approximately aligned with the 24-hour light-dark and social cycle. However, after a short time, the endogenous sleep-wake propensity rhythm and the 24-hour light-dark cycle will move out of synchrony with each other, and they may have difficulty falling asleep until well into the night. In addition to problems sleeping at the desired time, the subjects experience daytime sleepiness and daytime napping.

This will be a multicenter, open-label study. The study has two phases: the screening phase and the evaluation phase. The screening phase is comprised of a screening visit where a patient's general health and initial eligibility will be evaluated. The evaluation phase is comprised of a baseline visit and a 52 week segment. Patients that meet all entry criteria for the study at baseline visit will enter the treatment segment where patients will be asked to take 20 mg tasimelteon daily approximately 60 minutes prior to their target bedtime for 52 weeks in an open-label fashion. An optional sub-study extension phase is available to subjects who complete the first year of treatment and consists of continued open-label treatment for up to 3 years additional.

Study Design

Study Type:

Interventional

Anticipated Enrollment :

140 participants

Allocation:

N/A

Intervention Model:

Single Group Assignment

Masking:

None (Open Label)

Primary Purpose:

Treatment

Official Title:

Open-Label Safety Study of a 1-Year 20 mg Dose Regimen of Tasimelteon for Treatment of Non-24-Hour-Sleep-Wake Disorder (N24HSWD) in Blind Individuals With No Light Perception

Study Start Date :

Sep 1, 2010

Anticipated Primary Completion Date :

Dec 1, 2018

Anticipated Study Completion Date :

Dec 1, 2018

Arms and Interventions

Arm	Intervention/Treatment
Experimental: tasimelteon 20 mg tasimelteon capsules, PO daily for 1 year	Drug: tasimelteon 20 mg tasimelteon capsules, PO daily for 1 year Other Names: VEC-162

Arm

Intervention/Treatment

Experimental: tasimelteon

20 mg tasimelteon capsules, PO daily for 1 year

Drug: tasimelteon

20 mg tasimelteon capsules, PO daily for 1 year

Other Names:

VEC-162

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

Safety Evaluations [Week 4]
the recording of adverse events (AEs), clinical laboratory evaluations including labs, vital signs, and electrocardiograms(ECGs). The Columbia Suicide Severity Rating Scale (C-SSRS) will be used to assess suicidal behavior and ideation.
Safety Evaluations [Week 8]
the recording of adverse events (AEs), clinical laboratory evaluations including labs, vital signs, and electrocardiograms(ECGs). The Columbia Suicide Severity Rating Scale (C-SSRS) will be used to assess suicidal behavior and ideation.
Safety Evaluations [Week 12]
the recording of adverse events (AEs), clinical laboratory evaluations including labs, vital signs, and electrocardiograms(ECGs). The Columbia Suicide Severity Rating Scale (C-SSRS) will be used to assess suicidal behavior and ideation.
Safety Evaluations [Week 16]
the recording of adverse events (AEs), clinical laboratory evaluations including labs, vital signs, and electrocardiograms(ECGs). The Columbia Suicide Severity Rating Scale (C-SSRS) will be used to assess suicidal behavior and ideation.
Safety Evaluations [Week 26]
the recording of adverse events (AEs), clinical laboratory evaluations including labs, vital signs, and electrocardiograms(ECGs). The Columbia Suicide Severity Rating Scale (C-SSRS) will be used to assess suicidal behavior and ideation.
Safety Evaluations [Week 34]
the recording of adverse events (AEs), clinical laboratory evaluations including labs, vital signs, and electrocardiograms(ECGs). The Columbia Suicide Severity Rating Scale (C-SSRS) will be used to assess suicidal behavior and ideation.
Safety Evaluations [Week 42]
the recording of adverse events (AEs), clinical laboratory evaluations including labs, vital signs, and electrocardiograms(ECGs). The Columbia Suicide Severity Rating Scale (C-SSRS) will be used to assess suicidal behavior and ideation.
Safety Evaluations [Week 52]
the recording of adverse events (AEs), clinical laboratory evaluations including labs, vital signs, and electrocardiograms(ECGs). The Columbia Suicide Severity Rating Scale (C-SSRS) will be used to assess suicidal behavior and ideation.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Patient Global Impression of Change (PGI-C) [Weeks 8, 16, 26, 34, 42, 52]
A patient rated assessment of reported nighttime sleep
Clinical Global Impression of Change (CGI-C) [Weeks 8, 16, 26, 34, 42, 52]
rate of total improvement due to drug as viewed by the clinician
Patient Global Impression of Change (PGI-C) [Weeks 8, 16, 26, 34, 42, 52]
A patient rated assessment on daytime naps

Eligibility Criteria

Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study:

18 Years to 75 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study:

All

Accepts Healthy Volunteers:

Inclusion Criteria:

Ability and acceptance to provide informed consent;
No perception of light;
History (within the last 3 months) of trouble sleeping at night difficulty initiating sleep or staying asleep), difficulty awakening in the morning, or daytime sleepiness as determined by answering yes to at least one question in the Sleep Complaint Questionnaire
Willing and able to comply with study requirements and restrictions including a commitment to a fixed 9-hour sleep opportunity during the study;

Exclusion Criteria:

Have a probable diagnosis of a current sleep disorder other than N24HSWD that is the primary cause of the sleep disturbance based on clinical investigator medical judgment;
Current clinically significant cardiovascular, respiratory, neurologic, hepatic, hematopoietic, renal, gastrointestinal or metabolic dysfunction unless currently controlled and stable;
History (within the 12 months prior to screening) of psychiatric disorders including Major Depressive Disorder, Generalized Anxiety Disorder, Axis II Disorders, delirium or any other psychiatric disorder that in the opinion of the clinical investigator would affect participation in the study or full compliance with study procedures;
History of intolerance and/or hypersensitivity to melatonin or melatonin agonists;
Smoke more than 10 cigarettes/day
Participation in a previous tasimelteon (aka VEC-162 or BMS-214778) trial;
Use of central nervous system prescription or OTC medications, other than melatonin, that affects the sleep-wake cycle within 3 weeks or 5 half-lives (whichever was longer) of Baseline;
Use of melatonin or melatonin agonist;