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Trial details imported from ClinicalTrials.gov

For full trial details, please see the original record at https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT00633880




Registration number
NCT00633880
Ethics application status
Date submitted
5/03/2008
Date registered
12/03/2008
Date last updated
20/05/2014

Titles & IDs
Public title
Clinical Study of Droxidopa in Patients With Neurogenic Orthostatic Hypotension (NOH)
Scientific title
Phase III, Multi-Center, Study to Assess the Clinical Effect of Droxidopa in Subjects With Primary Autonomic Failure, Dopamine Beta Hydroxylase Deficiency or Non-Diabetic Neuropathy and Symptomatic NOH
Secondary ID [1] 0 0
Droxidopa NOH302
Universal Trial Number (UTN)
Trial acronym
NOH302
Linked study record

Health condition
Health condition(s) or problem(s) studied:
Symptomatic Neurogenic Orthostatic Hypotension (NOH) 0 0
Non-diabetic Neuropathy 0 0
Primary Autonomic Failure 0 0
Dopamine Beta Hydroxylase Deficiency 0 0
Condition category
Condition code
Cardiovascular 0 0 0 0
Diseases of the vasculature and circulation including the lymphatic system
Neurological 0 0 0 0
Other neurological disorders

Intervention/exposure
Study type
Interventional
Description of intervention(s) / exposure
Treatment: Drugs - Placebo
Treatment: Drugs - Droxidopa

Experimental: Droxidopa - Double-blind

Placebo comparator: Placebo - Double-blind


Treatment: Drugs: Placebo
100 mg, oral, three times per day 200 mg, oral, three times per day 300 mg, oral, three times per day 400 mg, oral, three times per day 500 mg, oral, three times per day 600 mg, oral, three times per day

Treatment: Drugs: Droxidopa
100 mg, oral, three times per day 200 mg, oral, three times per day 300 mg, oral, three times per day 400 mg, oral, three times per day 500 mg, oral, three times per day 600 mg, oral, three times per day
Intervention code [1] 0 0
Treatment: Drugs
Comparator / control treatment
Control group

Outcomes
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Change in Dizziness/ Lightheadedness/ Feeling Faint/ or Feeling Like You Might Blackout (OHSA Item 1)
Timepoint [1] 0 0
14 days
Secondary outcome [1] 0 0
Change in Fatigue (OHSA Item 4)
Timepoint [1] 0 0
14 days
Secondary outcome [2] 0 0
Change in Weakness (OHSA Item 3)
Timepoint [2] 0 0
14 days
Secondary outcome [3] 0 0
Change in Vision (OHSA Item 2)
Timepoint [3] 0 0
14 days
Secondary outcome [4] 0 0
Change in Concentration (OHSA Item 5)
Timepoint [4] 0 0
14 days
Secondary outcome [5] 0 0
Change in Head/Neck Discomfort (OHSA Item 6)
Timepoint [5] 0 0
14 days
Secondary outcome [6] 0 0
Change in Ability to Conduct Activities of Daily Living Score (OHDAS Composite Score)
Timepoint [6] 0 0
14 days
Secondary outcome [7] 0 0
Change in Orthostatic Hypotension Symptom Assessment Score (OHSA Composite)
Timepoint [7] 0 0
14 days
Secondary outcome [8] 0 0
Change in Orthostatic Hypotension Symptom Scores Excluding Dizziness (OHSA Composite Items 2-6)
Timepoint [8] 0 0
14 days
Secondary outcome [9] 0 0
Change in Systolic Blood Pressure (SBP) Measurements 3 Minutes Post Standing;
Timepoint [9] 0 0
14 days

Eligibility
Key inclusion criteria
PATIENT INCLUSION CRITERIA:

* Male or female and aged 18 years or over;
* Clinical diagnosis of orthostatic hypotension associated with Primary Autonomic Failure (PD, MSA and PAF), Dopamine Beta Hydroxylase Deficiency or Non-Diabetic Autonomic Neuropathies;
* A documented fall in systolic blood pressure of at least 20 mmHg, or in diastolic blood pressure of at least 10 mmHg, within 3 minutes after standing;
* Provide written informed consent to participate in the study and understand that they may withdraw their consent at any time without prejudice to their future medical care.

MAIN PATIENT EXCLUSION CRITERIA:

* Taking ephedrine or midodrine; Patients taking ephedrine or midodrine may enroll after a minimum 7 day washout period;
* Taking anti-hypertensive medication;
* Have a history of more than moderate alcohol consumption;
* Women who are pregnant or lactating;
* Have a history of closed angle glaucoma;
* Have pre-existing sustained severe hypertension (BP > 180/110 mmHg in the sitting position);
* Have atrial fibrillation or, in the investigator's opinion, have any other significant cardiac arrhythmia;
* In the investigator's opinion, have any other significant systemic, hepatic, cardiac or renal illness;
* Have diabetes mellitus or insipidus;
* Have a known or suspected malignancy;
* Have known gastrointestinal illness or other gastrointestinal disorder that may, in the investigator's opinion, affect the absorption of study drug;
* In the investigator's opinion, have clinically significant abnormalities on clinical examination or laboratory testing;
* Have a serum creatinine level > 130 µmol/L;
Minimum age
18 Years
Maximum age
No limit
Sex
Both males and females
Can healthy volunteers participate?
No
Key exclusion criteria

Study design
Purpose of the study
Treatment
Allocation to intervention
Randomised controlled trial
Procedure for enrolling a subject and allocating the treatment (allocation concealment procedures)
Methods used to generate the sequence in which subjects will be randomised (sequence generation)
Masking / blinding
Blinded (masking used)
Who is / are masked / blinded?
The people receiving the treatment/s
The people administering the treatment/s
The people assessing the outcomes
The people analysing the results/data
Intervention assignment
Parallel
Other design features
Phase
Phase 3
Type of endpoint/s
Statistical methods / analysis

Recruitment
Recruitment status
Completed
Data analysis
Reason for early stopping/withdrawal
Other reasons
Date of first participant enrolment
Anticipated
Actual
1/01/2008
Date of last participant enrolment
Anticipated
Actual
Date of last data collection
Anticipated
Actual
1/09/2009
Sample size
Target
Accrual to date
Final
181
Recruitment in Australia
Recruitment state(s)
SA,VIC
Recruitment hospital [1] 0 0
Royal Adelaide Hospital - Adelaide
Recruitment hospital [2] 0 0
Baker Heart Research Institute - Melbourne
Recruitment hospital [3] 0 0
Austin Hospital - Heidelburg
Recruitment postcode(s) [1] 0 0
5000 - Adelaide
Recruitment postcode(s) [2] 0 0
3004 - Melbourne
Recruitment postcode(s) [3] 0 0
3084 - Heidelburg
Recruitment outside Australia
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Alabama
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Arizona
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California
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Florida
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Georgia
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Illinois
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Indiana
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Kansas
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Kentucky
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Maryland
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Massachusetts
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Michigan
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Minnesota
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Missouri
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New Jersey
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New York
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North Carolina
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Ohio
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Oklahoma
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Oregon
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Tennessee
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Texas
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Ontario
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Canada
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Quebec
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Private Bag
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New Zealand
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Christchurch

Funding & Sponsors
Primary sponsor type
Commercial sector/industry
Name
Chelsea Therapeutics
Address
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Other collaborator category [1] 0 0
Commercial sector/industry
Name [1] 0 0
Chiltern International Inc.
Address [1] 0 0
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Ethics approval
Ethics application status

Summary
Brief summary
The purpose of this study is to see whether droxidopa is effective in treating symptoms of neurogenic orthostatic hypotension in patients with Primary Autonomic Failure (Pure Autonomic Failure, Multiple System Atrophy, Parkinson's Disease), Non-diabetic neuropathy, or Beta Hydroxylase deficiency.
Trial website
https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT00633880
Trial related presentations / publications
Biaggioni I, Arthur Hewitt L, Rowse GJ, Kaufmann H. Integrated analysis of droxidopa trials for neurogenic orthostatic hypotension. BMC Neurol. 2017 May 12;17(1):90. doi: 10.1186/s12883-017-0867-5.
Francois C, Rowse GJ, Hewitt LA, Vo P, Hauser RA. Analysis of number needed to treat for droxidopa in patients with symptomatic neurogenic orthostatic hypotension. BMC Neurol. 2016 Aug 18;16(1):143. doi: 10.1186/s12883-016-0665-5.
Biaggioni I, Freeman R, Mathias CJ, Low P, Hewitt LA, Kaufmann H; Droxidopa 302 Investigators. Randomized withdrawal study of patients with symptomatic neurogenic orthostatic hypotension responsive to droxidopa. Hypertension. 2015 Jan;65(1):101-7. doi: 10.1161/HYPERTENSIONAHA.114.04035. Epub 2014 Oct 27.
Public notes

Contacts
Principal investigator
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Horacio Kaufmann, MD
Address 0 0
NYU Langone Health
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Phone 0 0
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Contact person for public queries
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Contact person for scientific queries



Summary Results

For IPD and results data, please see https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT00633880