ADZENYS XR-ODT™ in Children (4 to <6 Years) Diagnosed With Attention-deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder

Aytu BioPharma

Status and phase: Withdrawn; Phase 4

Conditions: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

Treatments: Drug: ADZENYS XR-ODT; Drug: Placebo Oral Tablet

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Industry

Identifiers

NCT07169162

NT0202.1009

Details and patient eligibility

About

This is a randomized, double-blind, flexible dose-titration, placebo-controlled, parallel-group study designed to evaluate the efficacy, safety, and tolerability of ADZENYS XR-ODT compared to placebo in children with ADHD.

Full description

This randomized, double-blind, flexible-dose, placebo-controlled, parallel group study is designed to evaluate the efficacy, safety, and tolerability of ADZENYS XR-ODT compared to placebo in children with ADHD. Male and female children ages 4 to less than 6 years with a diagnosis of ADHD based on Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition (DSM-5) criteria (combined, inattentive, or hyperactive/impulsive) will be enrolled.

A Screening/Washout Period of up to 4 weeks (Days -28 to -1), which will include washout of any current ADHD medications (if applicable), will be followed by an 8-week, Randomized, Double-blind, Flexible-dose Period during which subjects will be randomly assigned to placebo or to ADZENYS XR-ODT once daily. All subjects will start on 3.1 mg of ADZENYS XR-ODT or matching placebo. The dose for each subject will be titrated in a stepwise fashion each week from Visit 3 to Visit 8 (Weeks 1 to 6) based on efficacy and tolerability to 6.3 mg; 9.4 mg; 12.5 mg; 15.7 mg; and 18.8 mg once daily, until an optimal dose or the highest dose is reached. No subject will receive a dose higher than 18.8 mg/day. Subjects must remain on a stable dose for at least 2 weeks.

An optimal dose is one that produces a reduction from Baseline of ADHD symptoms (ADHD Rating Scale IV [ADHD-RS-IV] Preschool Version) of ≥30% and a Clinical Global Impression Severity (CGI-S) score of 1 (normal), 2 (borderline ill), or 3 (mildly ill), while maintaining a tolerable adverse event (AE) profile. Once subjects reach an optimal dose of study drug, they will continue on that dose for the remainder of the study.

During titration, if a higher dose is not tolerated, the investigator may reduce the subject's dose by 1 dose level (this may not be done after Week 6 [Visit 8] of the study).

If further dose reductions are required, the subject should be discontinued from the study. Subjects who are unable to tolerate the lowest daily dose (3.1 mg) of study drug will be discontinued from the study.

Subjects who complete the 8-week Treatment Period may be eligible to enter the long-term safety and tolerability study of ADZENYS XR-ODT (NT0202.1010). For subjects to be eligible, they must complete Visit 10 without experiencing any clinically significant AEs that would preclude further exposure to ADZENYS XR-ODT. For subjects entering Study NT0202.1010, Visit 10 of this study can be Visit 1 of Study NT0202.1010, unless more than 2 weeks have elapsed since Visit 10. A safety follow-up telephone call will be made to parents/legal guardians approximately 1 week after discontinuation of study drug for subjects who do not roll over into Study NT0202.1010.

Sex: All

Ages: 4 to 5 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Subject meets DSM-5 criteria for ADHD, combined, hyperactive/impulsive, or inattentive presentation made during a clinical interview by an experienced clinician and confirmed with the K-SADS-PL.
• Subject has an age- and sex-adjusted rating of ≥90th percentile Total Score on the ADHD RS-IV Preschool Version (rated over past 6 months).
• Subject has a score of ≥4 on the CGI-S at Visit 2 (Baseline).
• Subject has had symptoms consistent with ADHD for at least 6 months.
• Subject has a Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test, 4th edition Standard Score of ≥70 at Visit 1 (Screening Visit).
• Subject has undergone an adequate course of nonpharmacological treatment for ADHD based on investigator judgment or the investigator considers the subject's condition severe enough to enroll without undergoing prior nonpharmacological treatment. Subjects who have been on a previous pharmacological treatment for ADHD may be enrolled provided they meet other entrance criteria.
• Subject has participated in structured group activity (e.g., preschool, daycare, camp) for at least 1 month that in the investigator's opinion allows assessment of symptoms and impairment in a setting outside of the home.

Exclusion criteria

• Other psychiatric diagnoses
• Significant cognitive impairment
• Chronic medical illnesses
• Structural cardiac defects
• Significant abnormal lab tests
• Taking disallowed medications
• Subject has history of or presence at Screening of long QT syndrome or QTc greater than 450 msec at Screening (using Fridericia's formula: QTcF) or any other clinically significant 12-lead ECG abnormality.
• Subject has a history of chronic vocal or motor tics or Tourette's syndrome or a family history of Tourette's syndrome.
• Subject has history or presence of suicidal ideation, significant self-injurious behavior, or violent behavior.
• Subject shows evidence of current physical, sexual, or emotional abuse.
• Subject has a height or a weight less than or equal to the 5th percentile for age and sex at the Screening Visit.
• Subject's blood pressure measurements exceed the 95th percentile for age, sex, and height at the Screening Visits (Visit 1) and/or Baseline Visit (Visit 2) per the American Academy of Pediatrics 2017 updated guidance.
• Subject's biological parent has a history of bipolar disorder.
• A parent/caregiver or someone living in the subject's home has a current or recent (past 12 months) history of substance abuse.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Quadruple Blind

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0 participants in 2 patient groups, including a placebo group

ADZENYS XR-ODT

Experimental group

Description:

Subjects will be assigned to receive ADZENYS XR-ODT orally disintegrating tablets in a randomized manner. Subjects will receive their dose once daily in the morning. All subjects will begin taking ADZENYS XR ODT 3.1 mg per day the morning after qualifying at Visit 2. The dose for each subject will be titrated in a stepwise fashion each week through Week 6 (Visit 8) based on the investigator's judgment of subject's clinical response (i.e., efficacy and tolerability) to 6.3 mg, 9.4 mg, 12.5 mg, 15.7 mg, up to 18.8 mg once daily, until an optimal dose or the highest dose is reached. No subject will receive a dose higher than 18.8 mg/day. Doses will comprise 1 or 2 tablets to achieve the (rounded) assigned dose. Once subjects reach an optimal dose of study drug, they will continue that dose for the remainder of the study.

Treatment:

Drug: ADZENYS XR-ODT

Placebo

Placebo Comparator group

Description:

Participants in this arm will be given placebo as matching ODT once daily during the double-blind treatment period.

Treatment:

Drug: Placebo Oral Tablet