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Dravet Syndrome (DS)Phase 3NCT04940624

A Study of Soticlestat as an Add-on Therapy in Children and Young Adults With Dravet Syndrome

A Phase 3 study testing Soticlestat in people with Dravet Syndrome (DS), run by Takeda at 66 sites in 18 countries.

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Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

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Trial summary

The main aim of the study is to learn if soticlestat, when given as an add-on therapy, reduces the number of convulsive seizures in children and young adults with DS. Participants will receive their standard antiseizure therapy, plus either a tablet of soticlestat or placebo for 16 weeks. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 2 to 21 years
Conditions the study is for
Dravet Syndrome (DS)
What is being tested?
Soticlestat
Type of treatment
Pill or oral medicine
Could I receive a placebo?
Yes, some participants may receive a placebo
How many people
144 participants
Where
66 sitesin 18 countries
Study dates
28 Oct 2021to 11 Apr 2024
Phase
Phase 3

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 2 to 21 years
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Child, Adult

Who may be able to join

  • Has documented clinical diagnosis of DS.
  • Had ≥12 convulsive seizures over 12 weeks before screening based on the historical information and has had ≥4 convulsive seizures per 28 days during the 4- to 6-week prospective baseline period.
  • Weighs ≥10 kg at the screening visit (Visit 1).
  • Failure to control seizures despite appropriate trials of at least 1 ASM based on historical information and is currently on an antiseizure therapy or other treatment options considered as SOC.
  • Artisanal cannabidiols are allowed at a stable dose for at least 4 weeks before the screening visit (Visit 1); the dosing regimen and manufacturer should remain constant throughout the study (Artisanal cannabidiols will not be counted as ASMs.).
  • Currently taking 0 to 4 ASMs at stable doses for at least 4 weeks before the screening visit (Visit 1); benzodiazepines used chronically (daily) to treat seizures are considered ASMs. Fenfluramine and cannabidiol (Epidiolex) are allowed where available and should be counted as an ASM. ASM dosing regimen must remain constant throughout the study.

Who cannot join

  • 1. Unstable, clinically significant neurologic (other than the disease being studied), psychiatric, cardiovascular, ophthalmologic, pulmonary, hepatic, renal, metabolic, gastrointestinal, urologic, immunologic, hematopoietic, endocrine disease, malignancy including progressive tumors, or other abnormality that may impact the ability to participate in the study or that may potentially confound the study results. It is the responsibility of the investigator to assess the clinical significance; however, consultation with the medical monitor may be warranted.

Trial locations and contacts

66 sites in 18 countries.

66 sites in 18 countries

United States10 sites
  • Clinical Integrative Research Center of Atlanta

    Atlanta, Georgia, 30328

  • Medical University of South Carolina

    Charleston, South Carolina, 29403

  • University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics - (CRS)

    Iowa City, Iowa, 52242-1009

  • David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA

    Los Angeles, California, 90095-3075

  • NYU Comprehensive Epilepsy Center

    New York, New York, 10016

  • Phoenix Childrens Hospital

    Phoenix, Arizona, 85016-7710

  • University of California Benioff Children's Hospital

    San Francisco, California, 94143-2350

  • Seattle Children's Hospital

    Seattle, Washington, 98105-3901

  • Multicare Health System - Mary Bridge Pediatrics

    Tacoma, Washington, 98405

  • University of Toledo

    Toledo, Ohio, 43606-3818

Other trials in United States

China10 sites
  • Peking University First Hospital

    Beijing, Beijing Municipality, 100034

  • Beijing Children's Hospital,Capital Medical University

    Beijing, Beijing Municipality, 100045

  • The First Hospital of Jilin University

    Changchun, Jilin, 130021

  • Xiangya Hospital Central South University

    Changsha, Hunan, 410008

  • Children's Hospital of Chongqing Medical University

    Chongqing, Chongqing Municipality, 400014

  • The Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University

    Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510260

  • Children's Hospital of Shanghai

    Shanghai, Shanghai Municipality, 200040

  • Children's Hospital of Fudan University

    Shanghai, Shanghai Municipality, 201102

  • Shenzhen Children's Hospital

    Shenzhen, Guangdong, 518026

  • Wuhan Childrens hospital

    Wuhan, Hubei, 430010

Other trials in China

Japan9 sites
  • Hokkaido University Hospital

    Chuo-Ku, Tokyo, 104-0045

  • National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry

    Kodaira-Shi, Tokyo, 187-0031

  • Kumamoto-Ezuko Medical Center for The Severely Disabled

    Kumamoto, Kumamoto, 862-0947

  • Aichi Medical University Hospital

    Nagakute-Shi, Aiti, 480-1195

  • National Hospital Organization Nishi-Niigata Chuo National Hospital

    Niigata, Niigata, 950-2074

  • National Hospital Organization Nagasaki Medical Center

    Omura-Shi, Nagasaki, 856-0835

  • Osaka City General Hospital

    Osaka, Osaka, 534-0021

  • National Hospital Organization Shizuoka Institute of Epilepsy and Neurological Disorders

    Shizuoka, Shizuoka, 420-0953

  • Osaka University Hospital

    Suita-Shi, Osaka, 565-0871

Other trials in Japan

Italy4 sites
  • Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria A Meyer - INCIPIT - PIN

    Florence, Tuscany, 50139

  • ASST di Pavia - Fondazione Istituto Neurologico Mondino IRCCS

    Pavia, Lombardy, 27100

  • IRCCS Ospedale Pediatrico Bambino Gesu - INCIPIT - PIN

    Rome, Lazio, 164

  • Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A Gemelli

    Rome, Lazio, 168

Other trials in Italy

Poland4 sites
  • Uniwersyteckie Centrum Kliniczne

    Gdansk, 80-952

  • Centrum Medyczne Plejady

    Krakow, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, 30-363

  • Szpital Kliniczny im. H.Swiecickiego Uniwersytetu Medycznego im. Karola Marcinkowskiego w Poznaniu

    Poznan, 60-355

  • Neurosphera SP. Z O.O

    Warsaw, Masovian Voivodeship, 02-952

Other trials in Poland

Brazil3 sites
  • Instituto de Neurologia de Curitiba (INC)

    Curitiba, Paraná, 81210-310

  • Hospital Sao Lucas Da Pontificia Universidade Catolica Do Rio Grande Do Sul (PUCRS)

    Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, 90610-000

  • Universidade de Sao Paulo

    São Paulo, 04039-032

Other trials in Brazil

Canada3 sites
  • Alberta Childrens Hospital

    Calgary, Alberta, T3B 6A8

  • Hospital For Sick Children

    Toronto, Ontario, M5G 1X8

  • Child and Family Research Institute

    Vancouver, British Columbia, V5Z 4H4

Other trials in Canada

France3 sites
  • Hopitaux de La Timone

    Marseille, 13386

  • Hopital Necker - Enfants Malades

    Paris, 75015

  • Hopital Robert Debre

    Paris, 75019

Other trials in France

Germany3 sites
  • Krankenhaus Mara gGmbH - Epilepsiezentrum Bethel

    Bielefeld, North Rhine-Westphalia, 33617

  • Klinikum der Johann-Wolfgang Goethe-Universitat

    Frankfurt am Main, Hesse, 60528

  • Schon Klinik Vogtareuth

    Vogtareuth, Bavaria, 83569

Other trials in Germany

Serbia3 sites
  • Clinic for Neurology and Psychiatry for Children and Youth

    Belgrade, 11000

  • Mother and Child Health Care Institute of Serbia Dr Vukan Cupic

    Belgrade, 11000

  • University Clinical Center Nis

    Niš, 18 000

Other trials in Serbia

Spain3 sites
  • Hospital Universitario Vall d'Hebron - PPDS

    Barcelona, 8035

  • Hospital Regional Universitario de Malaga Hospital General

    Málaga, 29010

  • Hospital Universitari i Politecnic La Fe de Valencia

    Valencia, 46026

Other trials in Spain

Ukraine3 sites
  • Communal Non-profit Enterprise City Childrens Clinical Hospital #6 of DCC

    Dnipro, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, 49101

  • Communal Non-commercial Enterprise Iv-Frank Regional Childrens Clinical Hosp of Iv-Frank RC

    Ivano-Frankivsk, 76018

  • CNPE Clinical Hospital Psychiatry of the Executive Body of the Kyiv City Council KCSA

    Kyiv, 4080

Other trials in Ukraine

Netherlands2 sites
  • Kempenhaeghe - PPDS

    Heeze, North Brabant, 5591 VE

  • Stichting Epilepsie Instellingen Nederland

    Zwolle, Overijssel, 8025 BV

Other trials in Netherlands

Russia2 sites
  • Krasnoyarsk State Medical University n.a. V.F. Voyno-Ysenetskiy

    Krasnoyarsk, 660022

  • Russian National Research Medical University n.a. N.I.Pirogov

    Moscow, Moscow, 117437

Other trials in Russia

Australia1 site
  • Queensland Childrens Hospital

    South Brisbane, Queensland, 4101

Other trials in Australia

Greece1 site
  • Attikon University General Hospital

    Chaïdári, Attica, 124 62

Other trials in Greece

Hungary1 site
  • Orszagos Mentalis, Ideggyogyaszati es Idegsebeszeti Intezet

    Budapest, 1145

Other trials in Hungary

Latvia1 site
  • Childrens University Hospital

    Riga, LV-1004

Other trials in Latvia

About this study

Official title: A Multicenter, Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Parallel Group Study to Evaluate the Efficacy, Safety, and Tolerability of Soticlestat as Adjunctive Therapy in Pediatric and Young Adult Subjects With Dravet Syndrome (DS)

The main aim of the study is to learn if soticlestat, when given as an add-on therapy, reduces the number of convulsive seizures in children and young adults with DS.

Participants will receive their standard antiseizure therapy, plus either a tablet of soticlestat or placebo for 16 weeks. A placebo looks just like soticlestat but will not have any medicine in it.

Participants may continue treatment in an extension study, based on the extension study's entry criteria. Those that want to stop treatment will have a gradual dose reduction during 1 week and then be followed up for 2 weeks.

Read the detailed description

The drug being tested in this study is called soticlestat (TAK-935). Soticlestat as an adjunctive therapy will be assessed for efficacy, safety, and tolerability in pediatric and adult participants with DS.

The study will enroll approximately 142 pediatric and young adult patients. Participants will be randomized at a 1:1 ratio to receive standard of care (SOC) plus one of the following adjunctive therapies:

  • Soticlestat or
  • Placebo

The total daily dose of study drug will be calculated based on body weight in the 4 weeks Titration Period. Following the Titration Period, participants will continue to receive the same dose in the 12-weeks Maintenance Period.

This multi-center trial will be conducted worldwide. The overall time to participate in the study will be from 22-25 weeks. At the end of the Full Treatment Period, participants have the option to either complete the study and taper off the investigational product or to enter the OLE if they meet eligibility requirements. If participants discontinue, they will be followed-up on phone call approximately 14 days after the last dose of study drug for safety.

Being tested
Soticlestat, Placebo
Keywords
Drug Therapy
Medical subject headings
Epilepsies, Myoclonic

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • SoticlestatDrug

    Also called TAK-935

    Soticlestat mini-tablets or tablets.

  • PlaceboDrug

    Soticlestat placebo-matching mini-tablets or tablets.

Study groups in NCT04940624
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
PlaceboPlacebo comparatorSoticlestat placebo-matching mini-tablets or tablets, orally or via gastrostomy tube (G-tube) or low-profile gastric tube (MIC-KEY) button or jejunostomy tube (J-tube), twice daily (BID), up to 4 weeks during titration. Participants continued to receive the soticlestat placebo-matching mini-tablets or tablets for 12 weeks during maintenance. The total duration of the treatment was up to 16 weeks (Full Treatment Period). Soticlestat matching tapering was done to maintain the blind if participants decided to discontinue the treatment.
Receives: Drug: Placebo
SoticlestatExperimentalParticipants weighing <45 kg: Soticlestat, mini-tablets, at the dose of 40 mg to 200 mg, orally or via G-tube or MIC-KEY button or J-tube, BID based on the body weight up to 4 weeks during titration. Participants continued to receive the dose that they were on at the end of the titration, for 12 weeks during maintenance. The total duration of the treatment was up to 16 weeks (Full Treatment Period) with dose tapered down if participants decided to discontinue the treatment. Participants weighing ≥45 kg: Soticlestat mini-tablets or tablets with a starting dose of 100 mg BID followed by 200 mg BID and, then 300 mg BID, up to 4 weeks during titration. Participants continued to receive 300 mg BID for 12 weeks during maintenance. The total duration of the treatment was up to 16 weeks (Full Treatment Period) with dose tapered down if participants decided to discontinue the treatment.
Receives: Drug: Soticlestat

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Percent Change From Baseline in Convulsive Seizure Frequency Per 28 Days During the Full Treatment Period

    Convulsive seizure frequency per 28 days was defined as the total number of convulsive seizures reported during the period divided by the number of days during the period seizures were assessed multiplied by 28. Percent change from Baseline was defined as (frequency of seizures per 28 days during the Full Treatment Period - frequency of seizures per 28 days at Baseline) divided by the frequency of seizures per 28 days at Baseline multiplied by 100.

    Measured: Baseline; Full Treatment Period: Weeks 1 to 16

  2. Percent Change From Baseline in Convulsive Seizure Frequency Per 28 Days During the Maintenance Period

    Convulsive seizure frequency per 28 days was defined as the total number of convulsive seizures reported during the period divided by number of days during the period seizures were assessed multiplied by 28. Percent change from Baseline was defined as (frequency of seizures per 28 days during Maintenance Period - frequency of seizures per 28 days at Baseline) divided by the frequency of seizures per 28 days at Baseline multiplied by 100.

    Measured: Baseline; Maintenance Period: Weeks 5 to 16

Secondary outcomes (13)
  1. Percentage of Responders During Maintenance Period

    Responders were defined as those with ≥50% reduction from Baseline in convulsive seizures during the Maintenance Period. Percentages were rounded off to the nearest single decimal place.

    Measured: Maintenance Period: Weeks 5 to 16

  2. Percentage of Responders During the Full Treatment Period

    Responders were defined as those with ≥50% reduction from Baseline in convulsive seizures during the Full Treatment Period. Percentages were rounded off to the nearest single decimal place.

    Measured: Full Treatment Period: Weeks 1 to 16

  3. Percentage of Participants With ≤0%, >0% to ≤25%, >25% to ≤50%, >50% to ≤75%, and >75% to ≤100% Reduction in Convulsive Seizures During the Full Treatment Period

    Percent reduction from Baseline (%) was defined as [(Full Treatment Period Convulsive Seizure Frequency - Baseline Convulsive Seizure Frequency) divided by Baseline Convulsive Seizure Frequency] multiplied by 100. Data was reported as reduction of ≤0%, >0% to ≤25%, >25% to ≤50%, >50% to ≤75%, >75% to ≤100% or more in seizures from Baseline. Percentages were rounded off to the nearest single decimal place.

    Measured: Full Treatment Period: Weeks 1 to 16

  4. Percentage of Participants With Caregiver Global Impression of Improvement (Care GI-I) Scale Responses as Per the Parent/Caregiver Reported Impression at Week 16

    The Care GI-I is a 7-point Likert scale that the caregiver used to rate improvement in overall seizure control, behavior, safety and tolerability after the initiation of study drug relative to Baseline (before treatment with the study drug). The participant was rated as follows: 1 (very much improved), 2 (much improved), 3 (minimally improved), 4 (no change), 5 (minimally worse), 6 (much worse), and 7 (very much worse). The parent/caregiver completed the Care GI-I via interview. Lower scores indicate improvement. Percentages were rounded off to the nearest single decimal place.

    Measured: Week 16

  5. Percentage of Participants With Clinical Global Impression of Improvement (CGI-I) Scale Responses as Per the Investigator Reported Impression at Week 16

    The CGI-I (Clinician) is a 7-point Likert scale that the investigator used to rate a participant's change (improvement) in overall seizure control, behavior, safety and tolerability, after the initiation of study drug relative to Baseline (before treatment with the study drug). The participant was rated as follows: 1 (very much improved), 2 (much improved), 3 (minimally improved), 4 (no change), 5 (minimally worse), 6 (much worse), and 7 (very much worse). The investigator or designee completed the CGI-I. Lower scores indicate improvement. Percentages were rounded off to the nearest single decimal place.

    Measured: Week 16

  6. Percentage of Participants With CGI-I Nonseizure Symptoms Instrument Responses for Each Domain as Per the Investigator Reported Impression at Week 16

    The CGI-I non-seizure symptoms instrument is a series of single-item assessments that the investigator used to rate improvement in the symptoms and impacts in select non-seizure domains (alertness, communication, and disruptive behaviors) since initiating the study drug. The participant was rated by the investigator for each domain as follows: 1 (very much improved), 2 (much improved), 3 (minimally improved), 4 (no change), 5 (minimally worse), 6 (much worse), and 7 (very much worse). Lower scores indicated improvement. Data for percentage of participants categorized based on the responses for each domain are presented. Percentages were rounded off to the nearest single decimal place.

    Measured: Week 16

  7. Change From Baseline in Quality of Life Inventory-Disability (QI-Disability) Total Score at Week 16

    The QI-Disability tool is a parent/caregiver-reported questionnaire that evaluated the quality of life in children with intellectual disabilities. It contains 32 items covering 6 domains of quality of life: physical health, positive emotions, negative emotions, social interaction, leisure and the outdoors, and independence. Each QI-Disability item is rated on a Likert scale of: Never, Rarely, Sometimes, Often, and Very Often. Items were linearly transformed to a scale of 0 to 100, with higher scores representing better quality of life. Domain scores are calculated by averaging item scores. The domain scores are summed and divided by 6 to yield a total score. The total score ranges from 0 to 100, with higher scores indicating a better quality of life. A negative change from Baseline implies deteriorating quality of life. Mixed-effects model for repeated measures (MMRM) was used for analysis.

    Measured: Baseline, Week 16

  8. Percentage of Participants With CGI-I Seizure Intensity and Duration Instrument Responses as Per the Parent/Caregiver Reported Impression at Week 16

    The CGI-I seizure intensity and duration instrument was used by the parent/caregiver to rate changes in intensity and/or duration of the most impactful seizures from the first assessment. The participant's symptoms were rated on 7-point scale as follows: 1 (very much improved), 2 (much improved), 3 (minimally improved), 4 (no change), 5 (minimally worse), 6 (much worse), and 7 (very much worse). Lower scores indicate improvement. Percentages were rounded off to the nearest single decimal place.

    Measured: Week 16

  9. Percent Change From Baseline in Frequency of All Seizures Per 28 Days During the Maintenance Period

    Seizure frequency per 28 days was defined as the total number of seizures reported during the period divided by the number of days during the period seizures were assessed multiplied by 28. Percent change from Baseline was defined as (frequency of seizures per 28 days during the Maintenance Period - frequency of seizures per 28 days at Baseline) divided by the frequency of seizures per 28 days at Baseline multiplied by 100.

    Measured: Baseline; Maintenance Period: Weeks 5 to 16

  10. Percent Change From Baseline in Frequency of All Seizures Per 28 Days During the Full Treatment Period

    Seizure frequency per 28 days was defined as the total number of seizures reported during the period divided by number of days during the period seizures were assessed multiplied by 28. Percent change from Baseline was defined as (frequency of seizures per 28 days during the Full Treatment Period - frequency of seizures per 28 days at Baseline) divided by the frequency of seizures per 28 days at Baseline multiplied by 100.

    Measured: Baseline; Full Treatment Period: Weeks 1 to 16

  11. Change From Baseline in Percentage of Convulsive Seizure-free Days During the Full Treatment Period

    Convulsive seizure-free days was defined as number of days a participant remained convulsive seizure-free after initiation of the treatment. The change from baseline in percentage of convulsive seizure-free days, was defined as the percentage of seizure-free days during the Full Treatment Period minus the percentage of seizure-free days during the Baseline. A linear model with treatment group and age stratum as factors and baseline percentage as a covariate was used for analysis.

    Measured: Baseline up to Week 16

  12. Longest Convulsive Seizure-free Interval During the Full Treatment Period

    Longest convulsive seizure-free interval was defined as the longest time period that the participant remained convulsive seizure free after initiation of the treatment. A linear model with treatment group and age stratum as factors was used for analysis.

    Measured: Full Treatment Period: Weeks 1 to 16

  13. Number of Days When Rescue Antiseizure Medication (ASM) is Used During the Full Treatment Period

    Use of rescue ASM was recorded in the case report form (CRF) along with start and end date of medication. Based on the start and end dates for all rescue ASMs taken by a participant, the number of days during the Full Treatment Period when rescue ASM was used was derived.

    Measured: Full Treatment Period: Weeks 1 to 16

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted25 Jun 2021
  2. Study start28 Oct 2021
  3. Primary completion11 Apr 2024
  4. Study completion11 Apr 2024

Resources

More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase 3
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomised
Intervention model
Parallel groups
Masking
Quadruple blind
Who is masked
Participant, Care provider, Investigator, Outcomes assessor
Enrolment
144 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT04940624
Sponsor's protocol ID
TAK-935-3001
Other IDs
jRCT2051210074, 2021-002480-22
Status last verified
Aug 2026
First submitted
16 Jun 2021
Last updated
4 Sep 2026
Data monitoring committee
Yes
FDA-regulated drug
Yes
FDA-regulated device
No
Individual data sharing
Yes: Takeda provides access to the de-identified individual participant data (IPD) for eligible studies to aid qualified researchers in addressing legitimate scientific objectives (Takeda's data sharing commitment is available on https://clinicaltrials.takeda.com/takedas-commitment?commitment=5). These IPDs will be provided in a secure research environment following approval of a data sharing request, and under the terms of a data sharing agreement.

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