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Safety, Tolerability, and Pharmacokinetics of Multiple Rising Doses of TAK-137 in Adults With Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder.

A Phase 1 interventional study of TAK-137 and TAK-137 Placebo in Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder, sponsored by Takeda. Terminated at 1 site in United States. Open to participants aged 18 Years to 55 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2016-07-11.

Sponsored by Takeda · Phase 1, Interventional, and Treatment

Why this study was terminated
To allow evaluation of emerging non-clinical data (see detailed description below)
Phase
Phase 1
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
47
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
18 Years to 55 Years
Sex
All
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Study summary

The purpose of this study is to characterize the safety and tolerability of TAK-137 when administered as multiple oral doses in adults with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).

Read the detailed description

The drug being tested in this study is called TAK-137. TAK-137 is being tested to find a safe and well-tolerated dose and to assess how TAK-137 is metabolized in people with attention-deficit/ hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). This study will look at side effects and lab results in people who take TAK-137. This study is designed as a randomized, sequential-cohort, multiple rising dose study.

Therefore, the TAK-137 2 mg Cohort will not start until the TAK-137 0.5 mg Cohort has completed, etc.

This trial will be conducted in the United States. The overall time to participate in this study is up to 42 days. Participants will make at least 2 visits to the clinic, including one 9-day period of confinement to the clinic. All participants will be contacted by telephone 7 days after the last dose of study drug for a follow-up assessment.

A decision was made to terminate this study so that emerging data from preclinical studies could be further assessed.

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Conditions studied

  • Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder

Keywords

  • Drug therapy
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In context

Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity

1,547 studies on the registry are indexed under Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity; 254 are open to participants now.

This study's enrollment of 47 is below the median of 71 across 1,233 interventional studies indexed under Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity.

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Lead sponsor

Takeda is the lead sponsor of 1,025 studies on the registry; 92 are open to participants now.

Of its 177 completed or terminated interventional studies of FDA-regulated products, 153 (86%) have results posted.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years to 55 Years
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

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Inclusion criteria

  1. Is a male or female adult who is 18 to 55 years of age, inclusive.
  2. Weighs at least 45 kg and has a body mass index (BMI) between 18 and 30.0 kg/m\^2, inclusive at Screening.
  3. Has a documented diagnosis of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) for a minimum of 1 year.
  4. Is willing to discontinue all medications to treat adult ADHD (eg, stimulants, antidepressants) and all other medications and dietary products as specified in the protocol, from Day -7 until Follow-up phone call (Day 14).

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  1. Has received any investigational compound within 30 days prior to the first dose of study medication.
  2. Has uncontrolled, clinically significant neurologic (including mildly abnormal or significantly abnormal EEG at screening), cardiovascular, pulmonary, hepatic, renal, metabolic, gastrointestinal, urologic, immunologic, endocrine disease, or psychiatric disorder (other than ADHD), or other abnormality, which may impact the ability of the participant to participate or potentially confound the study results.
  3. Has previously had a seizure or convulsion (lifetime), including absence seizure and febrile convulsion.
  4. Has a positive urine drug result for drugs of abuse other than amphetamines or other medications to treat ADHD or positive result for alcohol at Screening or Check-in (Day -1).
  5. Has taken any excluded medication, supplements, or food products listed in the Excluded Medications and Dietary Products.
  6. Is pregnant or lactating or intending to become pregnant before, during, or within 12 weeks after participating in this study; or intending to donate ova during such time period.
  7. Has used nicotine-containing products (including but not limited to cigarettes, pipes, cigars, chewing tobacco, nicotine patch or nicotine gum) within 28 days prior to Check-in (Day -1).
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Study design

Phase
Phase 1
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Parallel assignment
Masking
Quadruple (Participant, Care provider, Investigator, Outcomes assessor)
Enrollment
47 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    Cohort 1: TAK-137 0.5 mg

    TAK-137 0.5 mg, tablets, orally once on Days 1-7.

    Drug: TAK-137

  • Experimental
    Cohort 2: TAK-137 2 mg

    TAK-137 2 mg, tablets, orally once on Days 1-7.

    Drug: TAK-137

  • Experimental
    Cohort 3: TAK-137 5 mg

    TAK-137 5 mg, tablets, orally once on Days 1-7.

    Drug: TAK-137

  • Experimental
    Cohort 4: TAK-137 10 mg

    TAK-137 10 mg, tablets, orally once on Days 1-7.

    Drug: TAK-137

  • Experimental
    Cohort 5: TAK-137 TBD

    TAK-137, tablets, orally once on Days 1-7. Dose to be determined from data collected in Cohorts 1-3.

    Drug: TAK-137

  • Experimental
    Cohorts 1-5: Placebo

    TAK-137 placebo-matching tablets, orally, once on Days 1-7.

    Drug: TAK-137 Placebo

Interventions

  • DrugTAK-137

    TAK-137 tablets

  • DrugTAK-137 Placebo

    TAK-137 placebo-matching tablets

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Percentage of Participants Who Experience at Least One Treatment Emergent Adverse Event (TEAE)

    An Adverse Event (AE) is defined as any untoward medical occurrence in a clinical investigation participant administered a drug; it does not necessarily have to have a causal relationship with this treatment. An AE can therefore be any unfavorable and unintended sign (example, a clinically significant abnormal laboratory finding), symptom, or disease temporally associated with the use of a drug, whether or not it is considered related to the drug. A treatment-emergent adverse event (TEAE) is defined as an adverse event with an onset that occurs after receiving study drug.

    Time frame: Day 1 up to Day 14

  2. Percentage of Participants Who Meet the Takeda Markedly Abnormal Criteria for Safety Laboratory Tests at Least Once Post Dose

    Time frame: Day 1 up to Day 8

  3. Percentage of Participants Who Meet the Takeda Markedly Abnormal Criteria for Pulse Measurements at Least Once Post Dose

    Time frame: Day 1 up to Day 8

  4. Percentage of Participants Who Meet the Takeda Markedly Abnormal Criteria for Blood Pressure Measurements at Least Once Post Dose

    Time frame: Day 1 up to Day 8

  5. Percentage of Participants Who Meet the Takeda Markedly Abnormal Criteria for Heart Rate Measurements at Least Once Post Dose

    Time frame: Day 1 up to Day 8

  6. Percentage of Participants Who Meet the Takeda Markedly Abnormal Criteria for Safety Electrocardiogram (ECG) Parameters at Least Once Post Dose

    Time frame: Day 1 up to Day 8

Secondary outcomes

  1. Cmax: Maximum Observed Plasma Concentration for TAK-137

    Maximum observed plasma concentration (Cmax) is the peak plasma concentration of a drug after administration, obtained directly from the plasma concentration-time curve.

    Time frame: Day 1 pre-dose and at multiple timepoints (up to 24 hours) post-dose

  2. Cmax, ss: Maximum Observed Plasma Concentration at Steady State for TAK-137

    Maximum observed steady-state plasma concentration during a dosing interval.

    Time frame: Day 7 pre-dose and at multiple timepoints (up to 24 hours) post-dose

  3. Tmax: Time to Reach the Maximum Plasma Concentration (Cmax) for TAK-137

    Tmax: Time to reach the maximum plasma concentration (Cmax), equal to time (hours) to Cmax.

    Time frame: Days 1 and 7 pre-dose and at multiple timepoints (up to 24 hours) post-dose

  4. AUC(0-tau): Area Under the Plasma Concentration-time Curve From Time 0 to Time Tau Over the Dosing Interval for TAK-137

    Area under the plasma concentration-time curve during a dosing interval, where tau is the length of the dosing interval.

    Time frame: Days 1 and 7 pre-dose and at multiple timepoints (up to 24 hours) post-dose

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Results

Posted Jul 11, 2016

Participant flow

Participants took part in the study at 1 investigative site in the United States from 23 May 2014 to 03 November 2014.

Participant flow — Overall Study
MilestoneCohorts 1-4: PlaceboCohort 1: TAK-137 0.5 mgCohort 2: TAK-137 2 mgCohort 3: TAK-137 5 mgCohort 4: TAK-137 10 mg
Started10810910
Completed78866
Not completed30234
Withdrew: Withdrawal by subject20222
Withdrew: Study termination10002
Withdrew: Physician decision00010

Outcome measures

PrimaryPercentage of Participants Who Experience at Least One Treatment Emergent Adverse Event (TEAE)

An Adverse Event (AE) is defined as any untoward medical occurrence in a clinical investigation participant administered a drug; it does not necessarily have to have a causal relationship with this treatment. An AE can therefore be any unfavorable and unintended sign (example, a clinically significant abnormal laboratory finding), symptom, or disease temporally associated with the use of a drug, whether or not it is considered related to the drug. A treatment-emergent adverse event (TEAE) is defined as an adverse event with an onset that occurs after receiving study drug.

Time frame:
Day 1 up to Day 14
Reported as:
Number · percentage of participants
Percentage of Participants Who Experience at Least One Treatment Emergent Adverse Event (TEAE)
percentage of participantsCohorts 1-4: PlaceboCohort 1: TAK-137 0.5 mgCohort 2: TAK-137 2 mgCohort 3: TAK-137 5 mgCohort 4: TAK-137 10 mg
Percentage of Participants Who Experience at Least One Treatment Emergent Adverse Event (TEAE)50.062.5066.720.0
PrimaryPercentage of Participants Who Meet the Takeda Markedly Abnormal Criteria for Safety Laboratory Tests at Least Once Post Dose
Time frame:
Day 1 up to Day 8
Reported as:
Number · percentage of participants
Percentage of Participants Who Meet the Takeda Markedly Abnormal Criteria for Safety Laboratory Tests at Least Once Post Dose
percentage of participantsCohorts 1-4: PlaceboCohort 1: TAK-137 0.5 mgCohort 2: TAK-137 2 mgCohort 3: TAK-137 5 mgCohort 4: TAK-137 10 mg
Percentage of Participants Who Meet the Takeda Markedly Abnormal Criteria for Safety Laboratory Tests at Least Once Post Dose012.5000
PrimaryPercentage of Participants Who Meet the Takeda Markedly Abnormal Criteria for Pulse Measurements at Least Once Post Dose
Time frame:
Day 1 up to Day 8
Reported as:
Number · percentage of participants
Percentage of Participants Who Meet the Takeda Markedly Abnormal Criteria for Pulse Measurements at Least Once Post Dose
percentage of participantsCohorts 1-4: PlaceboCohort 1: TAK-137 0.5 mgCohort 2: TAK-137 2 mgCohort 3: TAK-137 5 mgCohort 4: TAK-137 10 mg
Supine, After 5 Minutes: < 50 bpm5037.55022.240
Standing, After 1 Minute: < 50 bpm100011.10
Standing, After 1 Minute: > 120 bpm10010040
Standing, After 3 Minutes: < 50 bpm2012.52022.20
Standing, After 3 Minutes: > 120 bpm30010050
PrimaryPercentage of Participants Who Meet the Takeda Markedly Abnormal Criteria for Blood Pressure Measurements at Least Once Post Dose
Time frame:
Day 1 up to Day 8
Reported as:
Number · percentage of participants
Percentage of Participants Who Meet the Takeda Markedly Abnormal Criteria for Blood Pressure Measurements at Least Once Post Dose
percentage of participantsCohorts 1-4: PlaceboCohort 1: TAK-137 0.5 mgCohort 2: TAK-137 2 mgCohort 3: TAK-137 5 mgCohort 4: TAK-137 10 mg
SBP: Supine, After 5 Minutes: < 85 mmHg100011.110
SBP: Standing, After 3 Minutes: <85 mmHg000010
DBP: Supine, After 5 Minutes: <50 mmHg30251044.40
DBP: Standing, After 1 Minute: <50 mmHg3001022.20
DBP: Standing, After 1 Minute: >110 mmHg000010
DBP: Standing, After 3 Minutes: <50 mmHg30253044.420
DBP: Standing, After 3 Minutes: >110 mmHg00011.110
PrimaryPercentage of Participants Who Meet the Takeda Markedly Abnormal Criteria for Heart Rate Measurements at Least Once Post Dose
Time frame:
Day 1 up to Day 8
Reported as:
Number · percentage of participants
Percentage of Participants Who Meet the Takeda Markedly Abnormal Criteria for Heart Rate Measurements at Least Once Post Dose
percentage of participantsCohorts 1-4: PlaceboCohort 1: TAK-137 0.5 mgCohort 2: TAK-137 2 mgCohort 3: TAK-137 5 mgCohort 4: TAK-137 10 mg
Percentage of Participants Who Meet the Takeda Markedly Abnormal Criteria for Heart Rate Measurements at Least Once Post Dose30253022.230
SecondaryCmax: Maximum Observed Plasma Concentration for TAK-137

Maximum observed plasma concentration (Cmax) is the peak plasma concentration of a drug after administration, obtained directly from the plasma concentration-time curve.

Time frame:
Day 1 pre-dose and at multiple timepoints (up to 24 hours) post-dose
Reported as:
Mean · nanogram per milliliter (ng/mL)
Cmax: Maximum Observed Plasma Concentration for TAK-137
nanogram per milliliter (ng/mL)Cohort 1: TAK-137 0.5 mgCohort 2: TAK-137 2 mgCohort 3: TAK-137 5 mgCohort 4: TAK-137 10 mg
Cmax: Maximum Observed Plasma Concentration for TAK-1378.32 ± 2.65128.04 ± 7.55464.91 ± 24.592103.13 ± 27.822
SecondaryCmax, ss: Maximum Observed Plasma Concentration at Steady State for TAK-137

Maximum observed steady-state plasma concentration during a dosing interval.

Time frame:
Day 7 pre-dose and at multiple timepoints (up to 24 hours) post-dose
Reported as:
Mean · ng/mL
Cmax, ss: Maximum Observed Plasma Concentration at Steady State for TAK-137
ng/mLCohort 1: TAK-137 0.5 mgCohort 2: TAK-137 2 mgCohort 3: TAK-137 5 mgCohort 4: TAK-137 10 mg
Cmax, ss: Maximum Observed Plasma Concentration at Steady State for TAK-1377.79 ± 2.03938.01 ± 22.74986.25 ± 35.079176.25 ± 113.096
SecondaryTmax: Time to Reach the Maximum Plasma Concentration (Cmax) for TAK-137

Tmax: Time to reach the maximum plasma concentration (Cmax), equal to time (hours) to Cmax.

Time frame:
Days 1 and 7 pre-dose and at multiple timepoints (up to 24 hours) post-dose
Reported as:
Median · hours
Tmax: Time to Reach the Maximum Plasma Concentration (Cmax) for TAK-137
hoursCohort 1: TAK-137 0.5 mgCohort 2: TAK-137 2 mgCohort 3: TAK-137 5 mgCohort 4: TAK-137 10 mg
Day 1 (n= 8, 10, 8, 10)1.560 ± 2.0391.750 ± 22.7492.060 ± 35.0794.000 ± 113.096
Day 7 (n= 8, 8, 6, 6)1.015 (1.00 to 2.00)1.750 (1.00 to 4.00)3.500 (2.00 to 4.00)2.000 (1.00 to 3.00)
SecondaryAUC(0-tau): Area Under the Plasma Concentration-time Curve From Time 0 to Time Tau Over the Dosing Interval for TAK-137

Area under the plasma concentration-time curve during a dosing interval, where tau is the length of the dosing interval.

Time frame:
Days 1 and 7 pre-dose and at multiple timepoints (up to 24 hours) post-dose
Reported as:
Mean · nanogram hours per milliliter (ng*hr/mL)
AUC(0-tau): Area Under the Plasma Concentration-time Curve From Time 0 to Time Tau Over the Dosing Interval for TAK-137
nanogram hours per milliliter (ng*hr/mL)Cohort 1: TAK-137 0.5 mgCohort 2: TAK-137 2 mgCohort 3: TAK-137 5 mgCohort 4: TAK-137 10 mg
Day 1 (n= 8, 10, 8, 10)73.5 ± 37.87265.3 ± 156.89717.1 ± 432.371442.8 ± 621.57
Day 7 (n= 8, 8, 6, 4)52.9 ± 24.15438.4 ± 600.421224.0 ± 689.803288.5 ± 3189.13
PrimaryPercentage of Participants Who Meet the Takeda Markedly Abnormal Criteria for Safety Electrocardiogram (ECG) Parameters at Least Once Post Dose
Time frame:
Day 1 up to Day 8
Reported as:
Number · percentage of participants
Percentage of Participants Who Meet the Takeda Markedly Abnormal Criteria for Safety Electrocardiogram (ECG) Parameters at Least Once Post Dose
percentage of participantsCohorts 1-4: PlaceboCohort 1: TAK-137 0.5 mgCohort 2: TAK-137 2 mgCohort 3: TAK-137 5 mgCohort 4: TAK-137 10 mg
PR Interval: ≤80 msec001000
PR Interval: ≥200 msec0253022.210
QRS Interval: ≤80 msec1002022.220
QT Interval: ≥460 msec001000

Adverse events

Collected over Treatment-emergent adverse events are adverse events that started after the first dose of double-blind study drug and no more than 14 days (or 30 days for a serious adverse event) after the last dose of double-blind study drug (Day 7).. Non-serious events are listed at a 0% frequency threshold.

Adverse event summary by group
GroupDeathsSeriousOther
Cohorts 1-4: Placebo—0/10 (0%)5/10 (50%)
Cohort 1: TAK-137 0.5 mg—0/8 (0%)5/8 (62.5%)
Cohort 2: TAK-137 2 mg—0/10 (0%)0/10 (0%)
Cohort 3: TAK-137 5 mg—0/9 (0%)6/9 (66.7%)
Cohort 4: TAK-137 10 mg—0/10 (0%)2/10 (20%)
Most frequent other events
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Most frequent other events
EventCohorts 1-4: PlaceboCohort 1: TAK-137 0.5 mgCohort 2: TAK-137 2 mgCohort 3: TAK-137 5 mgCohort 4: TAK-137 10 mg
Electroencephalogram abnormalInvestigations0/103/80/100/90/10
DizzinessNervous system disorders2/100/80/103/90/10
HeadacheNervous system disorders1/102/80/101/90/10
NauseaGastrointestinal disorders0/101/80/102/90/10
ArthralgiaMusculoskeletal and connective tissue disorders0/100/80/102/91/10
Infusion site haematomaGeneral disorders0/101/80/100/90/10
DyspepsiaGastrointestinal disorders0/100/80/101/90/10
Heart rate decreasedInvestigations1/100/80/101/90/10
Blood pressure diastolic decreasedInvestigations0/100/80/101/90/10
DysuriaRenal and urinary disorders0/100/80/101/90/10

Baseline characteristics

Safety analysis set was defined as all participants who received at least one dose of study drug.

Age, Continuous
Age, Continuous(years)Cohorts 1-4: PlaceboCohort 1: TAK-137 0.5 mgCohort 2: TAK-137 2 mgCohort 3: TAK-137 5 mgCohort 4: TAK-137 10 mgTotal
Mean28.1 ± 10.5933.0 ± 9.6528.6 ± 8.7532.6 ± 10.7331.6 ± 11.6830.6 ± 10.10
Sex: Female, Male
Sex: Female, Male(Participants)Cohorts 1-4: PlaceboCohort 1: TAK-137 0.5 mgCohort 2: TAK-137 2 mgCohort 3: TAK-137 5 mgCohort 4: TAK-137 10 mgTotal
Female5112312
Male5797735
Race/Ethnicity, Customized
Race/Ethnicity, Customized(participants)Cohorts 1-4: PlaceboCohort 1: TAK-137 0.5 mgCohort 2: TAK-137 2 mgCohort 3: TAK-137 5 mgCohort 4: TAK-137 10 mgTotal
Black or African American5264724
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander010001
White4345319
Multiracial120003
Race/Ethnicity, Customized
Race/Ethnicity, Customized(participants)Cohorts 1-4: PlaceboCohort 1: TAK-137 0.5 mgCohort 2: TAK-137 2 mgCohort 3: TAK-137 5 mgCohort 4: TAK-137 10 mgTotal
Hispanic or Latino202138
Non-Hispanic or Latino8888739
Height
Height(centimeter (cm))Cohorts 1-4: PlaceboCohort 1: TAK-137 0.5 mgCohort 2: TAK-137 2 mgCohort 3: TAK-137 5 mgCohort 4: TAK-137 10 mgTotal
Mean171.8 ± 7.96172.4 ± 9.07171.7 ± 7.09174.8 ± 7.36172.4 ± 5.23172.6 ± 7.13
Weight
Weight(kilogram (kg))Cohorts 1-4: PlaceboCohort 1: TAK-137 0.5 mgCohort 2: TAK-137 2 mgCohort 3: TAK-137 5 mgCohort 4: TAK-137 10 mgTotal
Mean77.42 ± 10.21176.01 ± 14.53775.11 ± 14.37679.61 ± 9.20574.73 ± 13.81576.54 ± 12.777
Body Mass Index
Body Mass Index(kilogram per square meter (kg/m^2))Cohorts 1-4: PlaceboCohort 1: TAK-137 0.5 mgCohort 2: TAK-137 2 mgCohort 3: TAK-137 5 mgCohort 4: TAK-137 10 mgTotal
Mean26.25 ± 3.18225.46 ± 3.40825.36 ± 3.94226.02 ± 2.20425.09 ± 3.96925.64 ± 3.303
Caffeine Consumption
Caffeine Consumption(participants)Cohorts 1-4: PlaceboCohort 1: TAK-137 0.5 mgCohort 2: TAK-137 2 mgCohort 3: TAK-137 5 mgCohort 4: TAK-137 10 mgTotal
Had caffeine consumption7567429
Had no caffeine consumption3342618

4 further baseline measures are reported on the registry.

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Study locations

1 site
  • Marlton, New York 08053, United States
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Updates

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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT02163915
Lead sponsor
Takeda
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Jun 16, 2014
Start date
Jun 2014
Primary completion
Nov 2014
Completion
Nov 2014
Results posted
Jul 11, 2016
Last update
Jul 11, 2016

Study contacts

Medical Director Clinical Science
study director · Takeda

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
No
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