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Trial details imported from ClinicalTrials.gov

For full trial details, please see the original record at https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT04895215




Registration number
NCT04895215
Ethics application status
Date submitted
17/05/2021
Date registered
20/05/2021
Date last updated
29/09/2023

Titles & IDs
Public title
AB-2004 in Treatment of Irritability Associated With Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)
Scientific title
A Randomized, Double-blind, Placebo-controlled Study of the Efficacy, Safety, and Tolerability of AB-2004 in an Autism Spectrum Disorder Population
Secondary ID [1] 0 0
AXL-2004-002
Universal Trial Number (UTN)
Trial acronym
Linked study record

Health condition
Health condition(s) or problem(s) studied:
Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) 0 0
Condition category
Condition code
Mental Health 0 0 0 0
Autistic spectrum disorders
Mental Health 0 0 0 0
Other mental health disorders
Neurological 0 0 0 0
Other neurological disorders

Intervention/exposure
Study type
Interventional
Description of intervention(s) / exposure
Treatment: Drugs - AB-2004
Treatment: Drugs - Placebo

Experimental: AB-2004 -

Placebo comparator: Placebo -


Treatment: Drugs: AB-2004
Taken 3 times daily with food

Treatment: Drugs: Placebo
Take 3 times daily with food
Intervention code [1] 0 0
Treatment: Drugs
Comparator / control treatment
Control group

Outcomes
Primary outcome [1] 0 0
The mean change in the ABC-I score (Irritability) from Baseline to Week 8 for AB-2004
Timepoint [1] 0 0
From baseline to Week 8 visit
Secondary outcome [1] 0 0
The mean change in the Clinical Global Impression-Severity (CGI-S) from Baseline to Week 8 for AB-2004 High Dose and AB-2004 Low Dose
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From baseline to Week 8 visit
Secondary outcome [2] 0 0
Number of participants who reported treatment emergent adverse events (TEAEs)
Timepoint [2] 0 0
From baseline to Week 8 visit

Eligibility
Key inclusion criteria
Key

* Clinically diagnosed, documented ASD (Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders [DSM-5] criteria)
* Aberrant Behavior Checklist - Irritability (ABC-I) score =18 at the Screening Period
* Clinical Global Impression - Severity (CGI-S) scale score =4 at the Screening Period

Key
Minimum age
5 Years
Maximum age
17 Years
Sex
Both males and females
Can healthy volunteers participate?
No
Key exclusion criteria
* Use of an oral, injected, or inhaled antibiotic within 30 days prior to screening. Prophylactic oral antibiotic use of no more than 1 dose will be permitted
* Current use of an oral controlled or extended-release medication
* Have a comorbid major psychiatric condition (eg, schizophrenia or bipolar disorder) at screening that in the opinion of the Investigator may interfere with the subject's ability to complete study procedures/comply with study requirements
* Current use of antipsychotics (eg, aripiprazole or risperidone)

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 analysing the results/data
Intervention assignment
Parallel
Other design features
Phase
Phase 2
Type of endpoint/s
Statistical methods / analysis

Recruitment
Recruitment status
Active, not recruiting
Data analysis
Reason for early stopping/withdrawal
Other reasons
Date of first participant enrolment
Anticipated
Actual
2/08/2021
Date of last participant enrolment
Anticipated
Actual
Date of last data collection
Anticipated
1/12/2023
Actual
Sample size
Target
Accrual to date
Final
156
Recruitment in Australia
Recruitment state(s)
NSW,QLD,VIC
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Brain Mind Centre - Sydney
Recruitment hospital [2] 0 0
Westmead Children's Hospital - Sydney
Recruitment hospital [3] 0 0
Children's Health Queensland Hospital - South Brisbane
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Monash Kids Research - Clayton
Recruitment hospital [5] 0 0
Murdoch Children's Research Institute - Parkville
Recruitment postcode(s) [1] 0 0
2050 - Sydney
Recruitment postcode(s) [2] 0 0
2145 - Sydney
Recruitment postcode(s) [3] 0 0
4101 - South Brisbane
Recruitment postcode(s) [4] 0 0
3186 - Clayton
Recruitment postcode(s) [5] 0 0
3052 - Parkville
Recruitment outside Australia
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Alabama
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Arizona
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Connecticut
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Florida
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Illinois
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Missouri
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Nevada
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New York
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Ohio
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Tennessee
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Texas
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New Zealand
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Auckland

Funding & Sponsors
Primary sponsor type
Commercial sector/industry
Name
Axial Therapeutics, Inc.
Address
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Ethics approval
Ethics application status

Summary
Brief summary
The purpose of this study is to establish the potential benefits, safety, and tolerability of AB-2004 in participants with irritability associated with autism spectrum disorder.
Trial website
https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT04895215
Trial related presentations / publications
Public notes

Contacts
Principal investigator
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Summary Results

For IPD and results data, please see https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT04895215