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Register: ClinicalTrials.gov
Last refreshed on: 12 December 2020
Main ID:  NCT01741532
Date of registration: 03/12/2012
Prospective Registration: Yes
Primary sponsor: ApoPharma
Public title: Efficacy and Safety Study of Deferiprone in Patients With Pantothenate Kinase-associated Neurodegeneration (PKAN)
Scientific title: A Randomized, Double-blind, Placebo-controlled Trial of Deferiprone in Patients With Pantothenate Kinase-associated Neurodegeneration (PKAN)
Date of first enrolment: December 13, 2012
Target sample size: 89
Recruitment status: Completed
URL:  https://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT01741532
Study type:  Interventional
Study design:  Allocation: Randomized. Intervention model: Parallel Assignment. Primary purpose: Treatment. Masking: Quadruple (Participant, Care Provider, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor).  
Phase:  Phase 3
Countries of recruitment
Germany Italy Poland United Kingdom United States
Contacts
Name:     Elliott Vichinsky, MD
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Affiliation:  Children's Hospital & Research Center at Oakland Hematology/ Oncology, Pediatric Rehabilitation
Name:     Thomas Klopstock, MD
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Affiliation:  Friedrich-Baur-Institute, Department of Neurology, University of Munich Ziemssenstr
Name:     Fernando Tricta, MD
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Affiliation:  ApoPharma Inc.
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

Main Inclusion Criteria:

- Males or females 4 years of age and older at screening visit;

- Have PKAN, confirmed by genetic testing (supporting evidence required);

- Barry-Albright Dystonia (BAD) total score = 3 at the screening visit;

- Patients who have Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) systems or baclofen pumps in place will
be eligible for the study, but they must have had a stable setting for at least two
months prior to the screening visit and stimulation parameters / pump settings must
remain stable for the duration of the trial:

Main Exclusion Criteria:

- Evidence of iron deficiency defined by Fe:TIBC ratio <15%, or serum ferritin <12
ng/mL;

- Treatment with deferiprone in the past 12 months;

- Previous failure of treatment with deferiprone, or previous discontinuation of
treatment with deferiprone due to adverse events;

- Conditions known to contraindicate the use of deferiprone (history of agranulocytosis
or recurrent episodes of neutropenia);

- A serious, unstable chronic illness not related to PKAN condition during the past 3
months before screening visit including but not limited to: hepatic, renal,
gastro-enterologic, respiratory, cardiovascular, endocrinologic, neurologic or
immunologic disease;

- Evidence of abnormal liver or renal function (serum liver enzyme level(s) > 3 times
upper limit of normal at screening) or abnormal creatinine levels at screening visit;

- Disorders associated with neutropenia (ANC < 1.5 x 10^9/L) or thrombocytopenia
(platelet count < 50 x 10^9/L) in the 12 months preceding the initiation of the study
medication. Exception: for patients whose neutropenia was attributed by the treating
physician to episodes of infection or to drugs associated with a decline in the
neutrophil count and in whom the ANC has fully recovered at the screening visit;

- History of malignancy;

Other protocol inclusion or exclusion criteria may apply.



Age minimum: 4 Years
Age maximum: N/A
Gender: All
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Pantothenate Kinase-Associated Neurodegeneration
Intervention(s)
Drug: Deferiprone oral solution
Drug: Placebo
Primary Outcome(s)
Score on Patient Global Impression of Improvement at End of Study [Time Frame: Month 18]
Change in Score on Barry-Albright Dystonia Scale [Time Frame: Baseline to 18 Months]
Secondary Outcome(s)
Change in Score on Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index [Time Frame: Baseline to 18 Months]
Change in Score on WeeFIM [Time Frame: Baseline to 18 Months]
Change in Score on Functional Independence Measure [Time Frame: Baseline to 18 Months]
Change in Level of Brain Iron [Time Frame: Baseline to 18 Months]
Change in Score on Pediatric Quality of Life [Time Frame: Baseline to 18 Months]
Change in Score on Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale [Time Frame: Baseline to 18 Months]
Secondary ID(s)
1R01FD004103-01
TIRCON2012V1
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Please refer to primary and secondary sponsors
Secondary Sponsor(s)
Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
Ethics review
Results
Results available: Yes
Date Posted: 23/05/2019
Date Completed:
URL: https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/results/NCT01741532
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