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CompletedNCT04857307Updated Jun 30, 2022

A Study to Assess the Pharmacokinetics (PK) and Safety of Staccato Alprazolam in Adolescent Study Participants With Epilepsy

A Phase 1 interventional study of Alprazolam in Epilepsy, sponsored by UCB Biopharma SRL. Completed at 8 sites in United States. Open to participants aged 12 Years to 17 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2022-06-30.

Sponsored by UCB Biopharma SRL · Phase 1, Interventional, and Basic science

From the registry’s dates

  • Primary completion was Apr 2022, 4 years 6 months ago, and no results have been posted to the registry.
Phase
Phase 1
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
14
Allocation
Not applicable
Ages
12 Years to 17 Years
Sex
All
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Study summary

The purpose of the study is to assess the pharmacokinetics (PK), tolerability, and safety of Staccato alprazolam in adolescent study participants with epilepsy following single-dose administration.

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Conditions studied

  • Epilepsy

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Keywords

  • Epilepsy
  • Staccato alprazolam
  • Phase 1
  • Adolescents
  • STAP-001
  • Alprazolam
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In context

Epilepsy

1,805 studies on the registry are indexed under Epilepsy; 417 are open to participants now.

This study's enrollment of 14 is below the median of 50 across 1,205 interventional studies indexed under Epilepsy.

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Lead sponsor

UCB Biopharma SRL is the lead sponsor of 128 studies on the registry; 19 are open to participants now.

Of its 69 completed or terminated interventional studies of FDA-regulated products, 48 (70%) have results posted.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
12 Years to 17 Years
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

  • Participant must be 12 to 17 years of age inclusive, at the time of signing the Informed Consent form (ICF) and the Assent form
  • Participant has an established diagnosis of focal, generalized, or focal and generalized epilepsy
  • Participant is in good general health as determined by medical evaluation including medical history and physical examination
  • Participants with a body weight ≥29 kg and body mass index (BMI) within the range 14 to 32 kg/m\^2 (inclusive)
  • A male participant must agree to use contraception
  • A female participant is eligible to participate if she is not pregnant
  • Participant is capable of and provides assent, and the study participant's parent/legal representative provides signed informed consent for minor study participants, which includes compliance with the requirements and restrictions listed in the ICF, Assent form, and in this protocol
  • Participant has a lifetime history of never smoking >5 cigarettes/day, and a current history (for at least 6 months prior to Screening Visit) of not smoking at all (including e-cigarette and vaping products)
  • Participant has forced expiratory volume in 1 second (FEV1) and forced vital capacity (FVC) >80% predicted at Screening. In case of an out-of-range result, 1 repeat test will be allowed. If the readings are out-of-range again, the study participant will be excluded
  • Participant is willing and able to be confined to a clinical research facility for up to 36 hours (including 1 overnight stay) and comply with the study schedule and study requirements.

Note: If there are no clinical contraindications, as per Investigator's judgment, study participants may leave the clinical research facility after the 6-hour postdose assessments and return to the clinic on Day 2 for the 24-hour and 36-hour postdose assessments

  • Participant is currently taking at least 1 background antiepileptic drug (AED)
  • Participant is able to actuate the training device during Screening, according to Instructions for Use

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Participant has history or presence of cardiovascular, respiratory, hepatic, renal, gastrointestinal, endocrinological, neurological, hematological, cerebrovascular, or other major disorders capable of significantly altering the absorption, metabolism, or elimination of Investigational Medicinal Product (IMP); constituting a risk when taking the study intervention; or interfering with the interpretation of data in the opinion of the Investigator
  • Participant has a known hypersensitivity to any components of the IMP or comparative drugs (and/or an investigational device) as stated in the protocol
  • Participant has severe chronic cardio-respiratory disease
  • Participant has history of acute narrow angle glaucoma, hydrocephalus, or Myasthenia Gravis
  • Participant has history or has current airway disease such asthma, cystic fibrosis, or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
  • Participant has any acute respiratory signs/symptoms (ie, wheezing) and active acute respiratory infection (or within 1 week of dosing) with exception of symptoms of mild rhinitis
  • Participant has a known hypersensitivity to albuterol or similar short-acting beta2-agonist (SABA) that may be used as rescue medication administered in response to potential bronchospasm
  • Participant is taking strong liver inducing agents (eg, phenytoin, phenobarbital, carbamazepine, and primidone) or strong Cytochrome P450 3A4 (CYP3A4) inhibitors
  • Participant has a SpO2 measured by pulse oximetry \<95% for >30 seconds during the Screening Visit
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Study design

Phase
Phase 1
Primary purpose
Basic science
Allocation
Not applicable
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrollment
14 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    Staccato alprazolam

    The study participants will receive a single dose of Staccato alprazolam.

    Drug: Alprazolam

Interventions

  • DrugAlprazolam

    * Pharmaceutical form: Inhalation powder. * Study participants will receive Staccato alprazolam at prespecified time-points.

    Also known as: UCB7538

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Maximum plasma concentration (Cmax) following single inhaled dose of Staccato alprazolam

    Cmax = Maximum plasma concentration.

    Time frame: Plasma samples will be taken on Day 1 of the Treatment Period, predose and then following administration of Investigational Medicinal Product (IMP) at 2 minutes, 10 minutes, 30 minutes, 1 hour, 2 hours, 6 hours, 24 hours, and 36 hours postdose.

  2. Area under the plasma concentration-time curve from zero to the last quantifiable concentration (AUC(0-t)) following single inhaled dose of Staccato alprazolam

    AUC(0-t) = Area under the plasma concentration-time curve from zero to the last quantifiable concentration.

    Time frame: Plasma samples will be taken on Day 1 of the Treatment Period, predose and then following administration of Investigational Medicinal Product (IMP) at 2 minutes, 10 minutes, 30 minutes, 1 hour, 2 hours, 6 hours, 24 hours, and 36 hours postdose.

  3. Area under the plasma concentration-time curve from time 0 to infinity (AUC) following single inhaled dose of Staccato alprazolam

    AUC = Area under the plasma concentration-time curve from time 0 to infinity.

    Time frame: Plasma samples will be taken on Day 1 of the Treatment Period, predose and then following administration of Investigational Medicinal Product (IMP) at 2 minutes, 10 minutes, 30 minutes, 1 hour, 2 hours, 6 hours, 24 hours, and 36 hours postdose.

  4. Apparent total body clearance (CL/F) following single inhaled dose of Staccato alprazolam

    CL/F = Apparent total body clearance.

    Time frame: Plasma samples will be taken on Day 1 of the Treatment Period, predose and then following administration of Investigational Medicinal Product (IMP) at 2 minutes, 10 minutes, 30 minutes, 1 hour, 2 hours, 6 hours, 24 hours, and 36 hours postdose.

  5. Percentage of participants with treatment-emergent adverse event (TEAEs)

    An Adverse event (AE) is any untoward medical occurrence in a patient or clinical study participant temporally associated with the use of IMP, whether or not considered related to the IMP.

    Time frame: From baseline (Day 1) till end of Safety Follow-up (up to Day 9)

  6. Percentage of participants with serious treatment-emergent adverse event (serious TEAEs)

    A serious adverse event (SAE) is defined as any untoward medical occurrence that, at any dose: a. Results in death c. Requires inpatient hospitalization or prolongation of existing hospitalization d. Results in persistent disability/incapacity e. Is a congenital anomaly/birth defect f. Important medical events.

    Time frame: From baseline (Day 1) till end of Safety Follow-up (up to Day 9)

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Study locations

8 sites
  • Up0100 102
    Little Rock, Arkansas 72205, United States
  • Up0100 110
    Orlando, Florida 32806, United States
  • Up0100 103
    Honolulu, Hawaii 96817, United States
  • Up0100 101
    Bethesda, Maryland 20817, United States
  • Up0100 108
    Rochester, New York 14642, United States
  • Up0100 106
    Cincinnati, Ohio 45229, United States
  • Up0100 105
    Memphis, Tennessee 38103, United States
  • Up0100 107
    Tacoma, Washington 98405, United States
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References and documents

Individual participant data

Plan to share: No — Due to the small sample size in this trial, IPD cannot be adequately anonymized i.e., there is a reasonable likelihood that individual participants could be re-identified. For this reason, data from this trial cannot be shared.

No publications or documents are linked to this record.

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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Jun 30, 2022, 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
NCT04857307
Lead sponsor
UCB Biopharma SRL
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Apr 23, 2021
Start date
Apr 28, 2021
Primary completion
Apr 5, 2022
Completion
Apr 5, 2022
Last update
Jun 30, 2022

Study contacts

UCB Cares
study director · 001 844 599 2273 (UCB)

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
Yes
FDA-regulated drug
Yes
FDA-regulated device
No
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