An Open-Label Study of the Safety, Tolerability, and Pharmacokinetics of Oral NNZ-2591 in Angelman Syndrome (AS-001)
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT05011851 |
Recruitment Status :
Recruiting
First Posted : August 18, 2021
Last Update Posted : October 21, 2022
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Angelman Syndrome | Drug: NNZ-2591 | Phase 2 |
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Estimated Enrollment : | 20 participants |
Allocation: | N/A |
Intervention Model: | Single Group Assignment |
Masking: | None (Open Label) |
Primary Purpose: | Treatment |
Official Title: | An Open-Label Study of the Safety, Tolerability, and Pharmacokinetics of Oral NNZ-2591 in Angelman Syndrome |
Actual Study Start Date : | July 12, 2022 |
Estimated Primary Completion Date : | May 18, 2023 |
Estimated Study Completion Date : | May 18, 2023 |

Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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Experimental: NNZ-2591
NNZ-2591 oral solution (50mg/mL) to be administered twice daily dose for 13 weeks.
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Drug: NNZ-2591
NNZ-2591 oral solution (50mg/mL) to be administered twice daily for 13 weeks.
Other Name: Cyclo-L-Glycyl-L-2-Allylproline |
- Safety and Tolerability [ Time Frame: 13 weeks ]To examine the incidence, severity and frequency of adverse events (AEs), including serious adverse events (SAEs) during treatment with NNZ-2591.
- Pharmacokinetic - Measurement of Cmax [ Time Frame: 13 weeks ]Maximum observed concentration (Cmax) of NNZ-2591
- Pharmacokinetic - Measurement of AUC [ Time Frame: 13 weeks ]Area under the concentration-time curve of NNZ-2591
- Pharmacokinetic - Measurement of time to Cmax [ Time Frame: 13 weeks ]Time to Cmax of NNZ-2591
- Pharmacokinetic - Measurement of t1/2 [ Time Frame: 13 weeks ]Apparent terminal elimination half-life of NNZ-2591
- Exploratory efficacy measurement [ Time Frame: 13 weeks ]Assessed by Angelman syndrome-specific Clinical Global Impression Scale-Overall Improvement (CGI-I)
- Exploratory efficacy measurement [ Time Frame: 13 weeks ]Assessed by Caregiver Impression of Change
- Exploratory efficacy measurement [ Time Frame: 13 weeks ]Assessed by Angelman syndrome-specific Clinical Global Impression Scales-Domain Improvement
- Exploratory efficacy measurement [ Time Frame: 13 weeks ]Assessed by Angelman syndrome-specific Clinical Global Impression Scale-Severity (CGI-S)-Overall and Domain
- Exploratory efficacy measurement [ Time Frame: 13 weeks ]Assessed by Angelman syndrome Clinician Domain Specific Rating Scale (AS-DSRS)
- Exploratory efficacy measurement [ Time Frame: 13 weeks ]Assessed by Caregiver Top 3 Concerns Likert Scale
- Exploratory efficacy measurement [ Time Frame: 13 weeks ]Assessed by MacArthur-Bates Communicative Development Inventory (MB-CDI)
- Exploratory efficacy measurement [ Time Frame: 13 weeks ]Assessed by Observer-Reported Communication Ability (ORCA)
- Exploratory efficacy measurement [ Time Frame: 13 weeks ]Assessed by Aberrant Behavior Checklist-2 (ABC-2)
- Exploratory efficacy measurement [ Time Frame: 13 weeks ]Assessed by Child Sleep Habits Questionnaire (CSHQ)
- Exploratory efficacy measurement [ Time Frame: 13 weeks ]Assessed by Gastrointestinal Health Questionnaire (GIHQ)
- Exploratory efficacy measurement [ Time Frame: 13 weeks ]Assessed by Vineland Adaptive Behavior Scales-3, Interview version
- Exploratory efficacy measurement [ Time Frame: 13 weeks ]Assessed by Bayley Scales of Infant Development-4, Vineland Motor subscales
- Exploratory efficacy measurement [ Time Frame: 13 weeks ]Caregiver Diaries
- Exploratory efficacy measurement [ Time Frame: 13 weeks ]Assessed by Quality of Life Inventory-Disability (QI-Disability)
- Exploratory efficacy measurement [ Time Frame: 13 weeks ]Assessed by Impact of Childhood Neurological Disability (ICND)-Overall quality of life rating

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 3 Years to 17 Years (Child) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria:
- Clinical diagnosis of AS with a documented disease-causing genetic etiology known to impact maternally derived UBE3A expression in brain.
- Males or females aged 3-17 years
- Body Weight of >12Kg
- Subjects with a Clinical Global Impression - Severity (CGI-S) score of 3 or greater
- Not actively undergoing regression or loss of skills, defined as no persistent loss of previously acquired developmental skills for a period within 3 months of the Screening visit
- Each subject must be able to swallow the study medication provided as a liquid solution.
- Caregiver(s) must have sufficient English language skills.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Mosaicism for disease-causing mutation.
- Clinically Significant abnormalities in safety laboratory testing or vital signs at screening
- Abnormal QTcF interval or prolongation at Screening.
- Positive for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) and previous COVID 19 infection with last 12 months that required hospitalization.
- Unstable or changes to Psychotropic treatment 2 weeks prior to screening .
- Excluded concomitant treatments
- Actively undergoing regression or loss of skills.
- Unstable seizure profile.
- Current clinically significant renal conditions and abnormalities
- Current clinically significant cardiovascular, hepatic, gastrointestinal, respiratory, endocrine disease, or clinically significant organ impairment.
- Current clinically significant hypo or hyperthyroidism, Type 1 or Type 2 diabetes mellitus requiring insulin (whether well controlled or uncontrolled), or uncontrolled Type 1 or Type 2 diabetes.
- Has planned surgery during the study.
- History of, or current, cerebrovascular disease or brain trauma.
- History of, or current catatonia or catatonia-like symptoms.
- History of, or current, malignancy.
- Current major or persistent depressive disorder (including bipolar depression).
- Significant, uncorrected visual or uncorrected hearing impairment.
- Allergy to strawberry.
- Positive pregnancy test
- Subject is judged by the Investigator or Medical Monitor to be inappropriate for the study

To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contact information provided by the sponsor.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT05011851
Contact: Fernanda Cecchin | +61 2 9171 3274 | Fernanda.Cecchin@novotech-cro.com |
Australia, New South Wales | |
Sydney Children's Hospital | Recruiting |
Randwick, New South Wales, Australia, 2031 | |
Contact: Kaitlyn Griffin (02) 9382 1549 kaitlyn.griffin@health.nsw.gov.au | |
Australia, Queensland | |
Centre for Clinical Trials in Rare Neurodevelopmental Disorders at Children's Health Queensland Hospital and Health Service | Recruiting |
South Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 4101 | |
Contact: Emily Milburn (07) 3069 7532 Emily.Milburn@health.qld.gov.au | |
Australia, Victoria | |
Austin Health | Recruiting |
Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia, 3084 | |
Contact: Greesha Zacharia (03) 9035 7361 greesha.zacharia@unimelb.edu.au |
Study Director: | James Shaw | Neuren Pharmaceuticals |
Responsible Party: | Neuren Pharmaceuticals Limited |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT05011851 |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
NEU-2591-AS-001 |
First Posted: | August 18, 2021 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | October 21, 2022 |
Last Verified: | October 2022 |
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement: | |
Plan to Share IPD: | No |
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product: | Yes |
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product: | No |
Angelman Syndrome |
Angelman Syndrome Syndrome Disease Pathologic Processes Movement Disorders Central Nervous System Diseases |
Nervous System Diseases Abnormalities, Multiple Congenital Abnormalities Chromosome Disorders Genetic Diseases, Inborn |