Safety and Efficacy Study of TNX-102 SL in Subjects With Military-Related PTSD and Related Conditions (AtEase)
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT02277704 |
Recruitment Status :
Completed
First Posted : October 29, 2014
Last Update Posted : October 31, 2017
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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PTSD | Drug: TNX-102 SL Drug: Placebo | Phase 2 |
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Actual Enrollment : | 247 participants |
Allocation: | Randomized |
Intervention Model: | Parallel Assignment |
Masking: | Quadruple (Participant, Care Provider, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor) |
Primary Purpose: | Treatment |
Official Title: | A Phase 2, Double-Blind, Randomized, Multicenter, Placebo-Controlled Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of TNX-102 SL Taken at Bedtime in Subjects With Military-Related PTSD and Related Conditions (Protocol No. TNX-CY-P201) -"AtEase STUDY" |
Study Start Date : | October 2014 |
Actual Primary Completion Date : | May 2016 |
Actual Study Completion Date : | May 2016 |
Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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Placebo Comparator: Treatment A
2 x placebo tablet ("placebo") to be taken sublingually once daily at bedtime.
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Drug: Placebo |
Active Comparator: Treatment B
1 x TNX-102 SL 2.8mg tablet ("TNX-102 SL") and 1 x placebo tablet ("placebo") to be taken sublingually once daily at bedtime.
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Drug: TNX-102 SL Drug: Placebo |
Active Comparator: Treatment C
2 x TNX-102 SL 2.8mg tablets ("TNX-102 SL") to be taken sublingually once daily at bedtime.
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Drug: TNX-102 SL |
- Evaluate the efficacy of TNX-102 SL 2.8 mg using the DSM-5 total symptom severity score [ Time Frame: 12 weeks ]To evaluate the efficacy of the TNX-102 SL (cyclobenzaprine HCl sublingual tablets) using the Clinician Administered PTSD Scale for Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5) (CAPS-5) total symptom severity score in a 12-week study.
- Clinician Administered PTSD Scale (for DSM-5) [ Time Frame: Continuously throughout the treatment period (total duration: about 3 months) ]
- PTSD Checklist (Version 5) [ Time Frame: Continuously throughout the treatment period (total duration: about 3 months) ]
- Sheehan Disability Scale [ Time Frame: Continuously throughout the treatment period (total duration: about 3 months) ]
- Patient Global Impression of Change (Since Baseline) Scale [ Time Frame: Continuously throughout the treatment period (total duration: about 3 months) ]
- Number of Participants with Adverse Events [ Time Frame: Continuously throughout the treatment period (total duration: about 3 months) ]
- Change from baseline in ECG, lab results, vital signs and weight [ Time Frame: Baseline and week 12 ]
- Changes from baseline in subject reported morning sedation [ Time Frame: Baseline, and weeks 2, 4, 8, and 12 ]
- Changes from baseline indicative of increased suicidal ideation or behavior as assessed by the Columbia Suicide Severity Rating Scale (C-SSRS) [ Time Frame: Baseline, and weeks 1, 2, 4, 6, 8, and 12 ]
- Patient-Reported Outcome Measurement Information System- Sleep [ Time Frame: Continuously throughout the treatment period (total duration: about 3 months) ]

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years to 65 Years (Adult, Older Adult) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria:
- Male or female between 18 and 65 years of age
- Diagnosed with current PTSD as defined by the Clinician-Administered PTSD Scale for DSM-5 (CAPS-5),
- For patients with a qualifying Index trauma(s) resulting in PTSD that occurred during military service, military contractor, Department of Homeland Security or law enforcement
- Willing and able to withdraw and refrain from specific therapies (ask PI)
- Use medically acceptable form of contraception (female only)
- Signed informed consent
Exclusion Criteria:
- Significant traumatic brain injury
- Severe depression
- Bipolar and psychotic disorders
- Increase risk of suicide
- Significant clinical (cardiac, systemic infection, drug/alcohol abuse) or laboratory abnormalities (including positivity for Hep B, Hep C, HIV)
- Unable to wash-out specific medications (ask PI)
- History of violent behavior within past 2 years, unrelated to work duties
- History of drug or alcohol abuse within past 6 months
- Positive illegal substance test
- Known hypersensitivity to cyclobenzaprine
- Others: seizure disorders, uncontrolled sleep apnea, BMI>40
- Participation in an investigational study in past 30 days
- In the process of litigating for compensation for a psychiatric disorder
- Females that are pregnant or breastfeeding

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT02277704

Study Director: | Denise Bedoya | Premier Research Group plc |
Responsible Party: | Tonix Pharmaceuticals, Inc. |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT02277704 |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
TNX-CY-P201 |
First Posted: | October 29, 2014 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | October 31, 2017 |
Last Verified: | October 2017 |
PTSD Military-related PTSD and other related conditions |
Disease Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic Pathologic Processes |
Stress Disorders, Traumatic Trauma and Stressor Related Disorders Mental Disorders |