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CompletedNCT03575676Updated Sep 16, 2019

Efficacy and Safety of SOM3355 in Huntington's Disease Chorea

A Phase 2 interventional study of SOM3355 100mg BID and SOM3355 200mg BID in Huntington's Chorea, sponsored by SOM Innovation Biotech SA. Completed at 4 sites in Spain. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2019-09-16.

Sponsored by SOM Innovation Biotech SA · Phase 2, Interventional, and Treatment

Phase
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
32
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
18 Years and older
Sex
All
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Study summary

Phase IIa study to evaluate the efficacy and safety of SOM3355 in chorea movements associated with Huntington's disease

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Conditions studied

  • Huntington's Chorea

Keywords

  • Huntington
  • Chorea
  • SOM3355
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In context

Huntington Disease

293 studies on the registry are indexed under Huntington Disease; 54 are open to participants now.

This study's enrollment of 32 is below the median of 40 across 207 interventional studies indexed under Huntington Disease.

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Lead sponsor

SOM Innovation Biotech SA is the lead sponsor of 3 studies on the registry; none are open to participants now.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years and older
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

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Inclusion criteria

  • Subject is at least 18 years of age at time of consent.
  • Diagnosis of HD definite by a movement disorders expert and confirmed by a number of HTT gene CAG repeats equal or greater than 36.
  • Female of child bearing potential (FCBP) and non-vasectomized male agree to practice appropriate methods of .
  • Ability to walk independently or with minimal assistance.
  • UHDRS TMC score equal or greater than 8.
  • UHDRS TFC equal or greater than 4.
  • Subject has provided written or through his/her legally authorized representative.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Onset of HD symptoms prior to age 18 (Juvenile forms of HD).
  • Non-ambulatory patients.
  • A past medical history of abnormalities or a family history (grandparents, parents and siblings) of a prolonged -interval syndrome.
  • Pregnant or breastfeeding female patients, including those planning to conceive during the period of the trial.
  • Patients with psychiatric symptoms, or other impairments, that would interfere with their full compliance with the Investigator instructions and testing, unless there is an identified caregiver to support the patient.
  • Any surgical or medical condition which might significantly alter the absorption, distribution, metabolism, or excretion of drugs, or which may jeopardize the subject in case of participation in the study. The Investigator should make this determination in consideration of the subject's medical history and/or clinical laboratory test results at screening and baseline.
  • Known allergy/sensitivity/intolerance to the study drugs or their .
  • Any significant laboratory results which, in the Investigator's opinion, would not be compatible with study participation or represent a risk for the subject while in the study.
  • Prescribed anti-hypertensive medication, tetrabenazine, deutetrabenazine or valbenazine within 15 days prior starting the treatment.
  • Excluded concomitant medications: any anti-hypertensive medication, tetrabenazine, deutetrabenazine or valbenazine, all typical neuroleptics and all MAO inhibitors
  • Subject has a history of alcohol or substance abuse in the previous 12 months.
  • Patients with diabetic ketoacidosis or metabolic acidosis.
  • Patients with cardiogenic shock, congestive heart failure, pulmonary hypertension due to right-sided heart failure, severe sinus bradycardia, atrioventricular block (grades II and III) or sinoatrial block.
  • Subject has participated in an investigational drug or device trial within 30 days prior starting the investigational treatment.
Terms in these criteria, in plain language(7)

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Clinically significant

Judged by the study doctor to matter for your health or for the study. It is a doctor’s decision, so ask the study team if you are unsure whether something counts.

ECG (electrocardiogram)

A recording of the heart’s electrical activity, taken with stickers on the chest, arms and legs. It takes a few minutes and does not hurt.

QT and QTc

On an ECG, the QT interval is the time the heart’s lower chambers take to activate electrically and recover in each beat. QTc is that time adjusted for heart rate (QTcF by Fridericia’s formula, QTcB by Bazett’s). Some medicines lengthen it, and a long QTc can raise the risk of a dangerous heart rhythm.

The study may name a correction formula and a limit in milliseconds, often around 450–480.

Excipients

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Investigational drug or device

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Study design

Phase
Phase 2
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Crossover assignment
Masking
Quadruple (Participant, Care provider, Investigator, Outcomes assessor)
Enrollment
32 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    Group A

    Administration of SOM3355 100mg BID for 6 weeks, SOM3355 200mg BID for 6 weeks, SOM3355 100mg BID for 6 weeks and placebo BID for 6 weeks.

    Drug: SOM3355 100mg BID · Drug: SOM3355 200mg BID · Drug: Placebo BID

  • Experimental
    Group B

    Administration of placebo BID for 6 weeks, SOM3355 100mg BID for 6 weeks, SOM3355 200mg BID for 6 weeks and SOM3355 100mg BID for 6 weeks.

    Drug: SOM3355 100mg BID · Drug: SOM3355 200mg BID · Drug: Placebo BID

Interventions

  • DrugSOM3355 100mg BID

    Oral

  • DrugSOM3355 200mg BID

    Oral

  • DrugPlacebo BID

    Oral

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. UHDRS (Unified Huntington's Disease Rating Scale) Total Maximal Chorea (TMC) score

    UHDRS subscore used to measure the effectiveness of SOM3355 on HD chorea.

    Time frame: 6 months

Secondary outcomes

  1. Clinical Global Impression of Change (CGIC) scale

    PGIC reflects clinician's belief about the efficacy of treatment.

    Time frame: 6 months

  2. Patient Global Impression of Change (PGIC) scale

    PGIC reflects a patient's belief about the efficacy of treatment.

    Time frame: 6 months

  3. UHDRS Total Functional Capacity (TFC)

    A standardized rating scale used to assess capacity to work, handle finances, perform domestic chores and self-care tasks.

    Time frame: 6 months

  4. UHDRS Functional Assessment

    Functional Assessment should be judged according to the investigator's opinion of capacity to perform the activity rather than the actual performance of this activity.

    Time frame: 6 months

  5. UHDRS Gait score

    UHDRS subscore used to assess patient's gait.

    Time frame: 6 months

  6. UHDRS Total Motor Score (TMS)

    Categoric clinical rating scale assessing multiple domains of motor disability in HD.

    Time frame: 6 months

  7. Columbia Suicide Severity Rating Scale (C-SSRS)

    International validated questionnaire used for suicide assessment.

    Time frame: 6 months

  8. Safety (number of participants with adverse events)

    The maximum grade for each type of AE will be recorded for each subject, and frequency tables will be presented and reviewed to determine patterns. The relationship of the AE to the study treatment will be taken into consideration. Hypotension and cardiovascular events will be specifically analyzed.

    Time frame: 6 months

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Study locations

4 sites
  • Hospital Clínic de Barcelona
    Barcelona, Spain
  • Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau
    Barcelona, Spain
  • Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron
    Barcelona, Spain
  • Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge
    L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Spain
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References and documents

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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Sep 16, 2019, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT03575676
Lead sponsor
SOM Innovation Biotech SA
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Jul 2, 2018
Start date
Aug 8, 2018
Primary completion
Aug 22, 2019
Completion
Aug 22, 2019
Last update
Sep 16, 2019

Oversight

FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
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