DRUG
Elamipretide
40 mg daily subcutaneous injection for 12 weeks
Status
Completed
Phase
Phase 2 / Phase 3
Enrollment
12
Locations
1
Results
Posted
Publications
3
Study summary
A randomized, double-blind cross over trial to evaluate the safety, efficacy, and tolerability of elamipretide in subjects with Barth syndrome.
A phase 2 randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled crossover trial to evaluate the safety, tolerability, and efficacy of subcutaneous injections of elamipretide in subjects with genetically confirmed Barth syndrome followed by open-label treatment extension. Part 1 was a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, crossover trial to assess safety, tolerability, and efficacy single daily subcutaneous (SC) doses of 40 mg elamipretide administered for 12 weeks in subjects with Barth syndrome. Part 2: This was an open-label extension trial to assess the long-term safety, tolerability, and longitudinal trends in efficacy single daily SC doses of 40 mg elamipretide for up to 192 weeks.
Interventions
DRUG
40 mg daily subcutaneous injection for 12 weeks
DRUG
daily subcutaneous injection for 12 weeks
Timeline
First posted
Apr 4, 2017
Study start
Jul 5, 2017
Primary completion
Oct 5, 2018
Study completion
Oct 11, 2021
Results posted
Apr 16, 2024
Registry updated
Apr 16, 2024
Outcomes
Part 1: Distance Walked During the 6-Minute Walk Test (6MWT) by Visit
Time frame · Pre-dose to Week 12 (end of treatment)
Average distance walked in meters during the 6-minute walk test (6MWT) at end of treatment, where end of treatment means end of Visit 5 (Week 12) for Period 1 and end of Visit 10 (Week 12) for Period 2. Results were pooled for each 12 week period.
Part 1: Total Fatigue Score Based on the BTHS-SA by Visit.
Time frame · Pre-dose, Weeks 1, 4, 8, and 12 (end of treatment)
Total Fatigue Score (Q1, Q2, and Q4) Based on the BarTH Syndrome Symptom Assessment (BTHS-SA) by visit at predose, Weeks 1, 4, 8, and 12 (end of treatment). The BTHS-SA is 3-question fatigue assessment using a 0 to 4-point scale for each question where no fatigue =0 and very severe fatigue =4, with scores from all 3 questions combined and averaged for all subjects; a lower score means better outcome, higher score means a worse outcome. Combined Min score=0, max score =12. Weekly values are based on the weekly average of the last 7 days before the site or visiting nurse visit for both periods. Results from each 12-week period were combined, where end of treatment for Period 1 =Visit 5 (week 12), and End of Period 2 = Visit 10 (week 12)
Part 2: Distance Walked During the 6MWT
Time frame · Baseline to Weeks 12, 24, 36, 48, 72, 96, 168, 192
Change from baseline for distance walked in meters during the 6-minute walk test (6MWT) by visit where Baseline= Part 1 Period 1 Pre-dose
Part 2: Change From Baseline: Total Fatigue Score (Q1, Q2, and Q4) Based on the BTHS-SA by Visit
Time frame · Baseline to Weeks 12, 24, 36, 48, 72, 96, 120, 144, 168, 192
Change from Baseline (mean) in Total Fatigue Score (Q1, Q2, and Q4) Based on the BarTH Syndrome Symptom Assessment (BTHS-SA) by visit. The BTHS-SA is 3-question fatigue assessment using a 0-4 point scale for each question where no fatigue =0 and very severe fatigue =4, with scores from all 3 questions combined and averaged for all subjects by visit; a lower score means better outcome, higher score means a worse outcome. Change from baseline: an increase in scores would mean worse outcome, a decrease in scores means better outcome. Combined Min score=-12, max score =12. Weekly values are based on the weekly average of the last 7 days before the site or visiting nurse visit for both periods. Baseline= Period 1 Predose.
Part 1: Muscle Strength as Measured by HHD by Visit
Time frame · Pre-dose to Week 12 (end of treatment)
Muscle strength as measured by handheld dynamometry (HHD) in Newtons, where end of treatment means end of Visit 5 (Week 12) for Period 1 and end of Visit 10 (Week 12) for Period 2. Results were pooled for each 12 week period. Handheld dynamometry assesses the average strength of the knee extensors of both legs.
Part 2: Change From Baseline: Muscle Strength by HHD (Newtons) by Visit
Time frame · Baseline to Weeks 12, 24, 36, 48, 72, 96,168, 192
Muscle strength as measured by handheld dynamometry (HHD) in Newtons. Handheld dynamometry assesses the average strength of the knee extensors of both legs. Change from baseline where Baseline= Part 1 Period 1 Pre-dose: the greater positive change, the better the outcome, the smaller positive change (or negative change) the number the worse the outcome.
Part 1: 5XSST by Visit
Time frame · Pre-dose to Week 12 (end of treatment)
Time (in seconds) to complete the Five Times Sit-To-Stand, where end of treatment means end of Visit 5 (Week 12) for Period 1 and end of Visit 10 (Week 12) for Period 2. Results were pooled for each 12 week period.
Part 2: Change From Baseline: 5X Sit to Stand by Visit
Time frame · Baseline to Weeks 12, 24, 36, 48, 72, 96, 168, 192
Change in baseline in time (in seconds), where Baseline= Part 1 Period 1 Pre-dose to complete the Five Times Sit-To-Stand by visit. More time means worse outcome, less time means better outcome.
Part 1: SWAY Application Balance Assessments by Visit
Time frame · Pre-dose to Week 12 (end of treatment)
SWAY application balance assessment consists of five stances each performed for 10 seconds and scores postural stability on a scale from 0-100 with higher scores indicating better postural stability from Pre-dose to Week 12 (end of treatment), where end of treatment means end of Visit 5 (Week 12) for Period 1 and end of Visit 10 (Week 12) for Period 2. Results were pooled for each 12 week period.
Part 2: Change From Baseline: SWAY Application Balance Assessment
Time frame · Baseline to Weeks 12, 24, 36, 48, 72, 96,168, 192
Change from Baseline: SWAY Application Balance Assessment,where Baseline= Part 1 Period 1 Pre-doseSWAY application balance assessment consists of five stances each performed for 10 seconds and scores postural stability on a scale from 0-100 with higher scores indicating better postural stability. An increase from baseline is a better outcome and a decrease in score is a worse outcome.
Part 1: Patient Global Impression Scales of Symptoms
Time frame · Pre-dose, Week 1, Week 12 (end of treatment)
Patient-reported health status over the past week, by visit, where end of treatment means end of Visit 5 (Week 12) for Period 1 and end of Visit 10 (Week 12) for Period 2. Results were pooled for each 12 week period. Scores range from 0-40 for adolescents and 0-50 for adults. PGI Scale is as follows: 0=None, 1=Mild, 2=Moderate, 3=Severe, and 4=Very Severe. Higher score means worse health status, means worse outcome; lower score means better health status, means better outcome.
Part 2: Change From Baseline: Patient Global Impression Scales of Symptoms by Visit
Time frame · Baseline to Weeks 12, 24, 36, 48, 72, 96, 120, 144, 168, 192
Part 2: Change from Baseline: Patient Global Impression Scales of Symptoms by Visit Patient-reported health status over the past week where Baseline= Part 1 Period 1 Pre-dose, administered at Week 12 for Period 1 and Period 2. Scores range from 0-40 for adolescents and 0-50 for adults. PGI Scale is as follows: 1=None, 2=Mild, 3=Moderate, 4=Severe, and 5=Very Severe. Change from baseline: Higher score means worse health status, means worse outcome; lower score means better health status, means better outcome.
Eligibility
Inclusion Criteria: * Genetically confirmed Barth Syndrome * Male aged 12 and above * At the screening visit, eGFR must meet the following: 1. Body weight \>30 kg AND eGFR ≥ 90mL/min at screening 2. Body weight \>40kg AND eGFR ≥60 but \<90mL/min/ 1.73m² at screening * Ambulatory and impaired during the baseline 6MWT * On stable medication for 30 days prior to the baseline visit Exclusion Criteria: * Participated in another interventional clinical trial within 30 days of or is currently enrolled in a non-interventional clinical trial at the baseline visit potentially confounding with this trial * Prior or current medical condition that would prevent the subject from safely participating in the trial * Undergone any inpatient hospitalizations within 30 days of the baseline visit * Is undergoing an apparent pubertal growth spurt * Has uncontrolled hypertension * History of substance abused within the year before the baseline visit or is likely to be uncompliant * History of heart transplantation or current placement on the waiting list for a heart transplant * For subjects with an ICD: known occurrence of ICD discharge in the 3 months prior to the baseline visit * For subjects without an ICD: expected to undergo an implantation of an ICD during the conduct of the study * Currently receiving treatment with chemotherapeutic agents or immunosuppressant agents or has received prior radiation therapy to the chest * Recipient of stem cell or gene therapy or is currently being treated by a therapeutic investigational device
Study locations
United States. Showing up to 24 locations stored in the fast local snapshot.
McKusick-Nathans Institute of Genetic Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Baltimore, Maryland, United States
Publications
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