Clinical trial • Phase II • Neurology
1-[2-[4-(2,4-DIFLUOROPHENOXY)PIPERIDIN-1-YL]-3-[[(3R)-OXOLAN-3-YL]AMINO]-7,8-DIHYDRO-5H-PYRIDO[3,4-B]PYRAZIN-6-YL]ETHANONE for Parkinson's disease
Phase II trial of 1-[2-[4-(2,4-DIFLUOROPHENOXY)PIPERIDIN-1-YL]-3-[[(3R)-OXOLAN-3-YL]AMINO]-7,8-DIHYDRO-5H-PYRIDO[3,4-B]PYRAZIN-6-YL]ETHANONE for Parkinson…
Overview
- Trial Therapeutic Area
- Neurology
- Trial Disease
- Parkinson's disease
- Trial Stage
- Phase II
- Drug Modality
- Small molecule
Key dates
- Initial CTIS Submission Date
- 27-11-2024
- First CTIS Authorization Date
- 02-04-2025
Trial design
Randomised, placebo (matching film-coated tablets for oral administration); active arms: cvn424 75 mg once daily (low dose) and cvn424 150 mg once daily (high dose).-controlled Phase II trial across 33 sites in Poland, Italy, France and others.
- Randomised
- Yes
- Comparator
- Placebo (matching film-coated tablets for oral administration); active arms: CVN424 75 mg once daily (Low Dose) and CVN424 150 mg once daily (High Dose).
- Target Sample Size
- 205
- Trial Duration For Participant
- 98
Eligibility
Recruits 205 Vulnerable population selected. Inclusion criterion 13 requires participants to be "Able and willing to give written informed consent approved by an institutional review board". Caregiver-specific materials are included (e.g., 'L1_CZ_SIS-ICF_Caregiver'), indicating caregiver involvement; specific assent procedures for minors are not described..
- Pregnancy Exclusion
- 23. Currently lactating or pregnant or planning to become pregnant during the study.
- Vulnerable Population
- Vulnerable population selected. Inclusion criterion 13 requires participants to be "Able and willing to give written informed consent approved by an institutional review board". Caregiver-specific materials are included (e.g., 'L1_CZ_SIS-ICF_Caregiver'), indicating caregiver involvement; specific assent procedures for minors are not described.
Inclusion criteria
- {"criterion_text":"- 1. At least 30 years of age at the time of Screening.\n- 10. Average of ≥ 3 h total OFF time/day on Screening home diaries, with at least 2.5 hours OFF on each diary day.\n- 11. During Screening, capable of adequately identifying ON, OFF, and dyskinetic states (>80% concordance) through properly completed ON/OFF diaries.\n- 12. Female participants of childbearing potential and male participants with female partners of childbearing potential must agree to either remain abstinent or use adequate and reliable contraception throughout the study and for at least 12 weeks after the last dose of study drug has been taken.\n- 13. Able and willing to give written informed consent approved by an institutional review board, and to comply with scheduled visits, treatment plan, laboratory tests, and other study-related procedures.\n- 14. Approved as an appropriate and suitable candidate by the Enrollment Authorization Committee (EAC).\n- 2. Diagnosis of Parkinson’s Disease (PD) consistent with UK Brain Bank criteria and MDS Research Criteria for the Diagnosis of PD; must include bradykinesia with sequence effect and motor asymmetry if no rest tremor, and a prominent response to levodopa.\n- 3. BMI > 18.0 and < 35.0 kg/m2, inclusive at Screening.\n- 4. Modified Hoehn and Yahr Stage ≤ 3 in the ON state.\n- 5. Freely ambulatory at the time of Screening (with/without assistive device).\n- 6. Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) Score of at least 24.\n- 7. PD medications must be stable for at least 4 weeks prior to Screening; MAO-B inhibitors must be stable for at least 12 weeks prior to Screening.\n- 8. Levodopa administration at least 4 times daily (immediate or extended release) or three times daily (Rytary or Crexont).\n- 9. Stable use of oral anti-sialorrhea medications for 30 days before Screening, without anticipated need for change during the study."}
Exclusion criteria
- {"criterion_text":"- 1. Diagnosis of secondary or atypical parkinsonism.\n- 18. Has been diagnosed with or history of a substance-related disorder (excluding nicotine and caffeine), including alcohol-related disorder by Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition (DSM-V) criteria, during the 12 months prior to Screening.\n- 19. Tests positive at Screening for drugs of abuse. Drugs of abuse refers to illicit substances and does not include patients taking physician-prescribed medications. For participants who are legally prescribed cannabis for medical reasons, the appropriateness of the participant for this study will be made by the judgement of the Investigator in consultation with the Medical monitor.\n- 2. Severe or disabling dyskinesias or OFF expected to preclude successful study participation, in the opinion of the investigator.\n- 20. Has been diagnosed with or history of a substance-related disorder (excluding nicotine and caffeine), including alcohol-related disorder by Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition (DSM-V) criteria, during the 12 months prior to Screening.\n- 21. Has alanine aminotransferase (ALT) or aspartate aminotransferase (AST) levels greater than 2.5 times the upper limit of normal (ULN) or a degree of hepatic impairment using the Child-Pugh classification of B or C.\n- 22. Significant renal impairment as determined by estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) less than or equal to 60 ml/min.\n- 23. Has a positive test result for HBsAg, HCV antibody, or HIV infection at Screening.\n- 23. Currently lactating or pregnant or planning to become pregnant during the study.\n- 24. Previous exposure to CVN424.\n- 25. Currently participating in or has participated in another study of an IMP or medical device in the last 3 months or within 5 half-lives of the IMP (whichever is longer) prior to Screening.\n- 3. Any previous procedure or therapy designed to provide continuous levodopa or stimulation of dopaminergic tone (i.e., Duopa, apomorphine, subcutaneous levodopa), surgery for PD (i.e., deep brain stimulation [DBS]), or anticipation of these during the study.\n- 10. Current use of medication with dopamine antagonist activity, or any use within 12 months of Screening.\n- 20. History of exclusively diphasic, OFF state, myoclonic or dystonic dyskinesias without peak-dose choreiform dyskinesia.\n- 5. Clinically significant orthostatic hypotension (consistently symptomatic or requires medication).\n- 6. Clinically significant hallucinations requiring antipsychotic use.\n- 7. Current use of strong CYP3A4/5 inhibitors or inducers.\n- 8. Routine use of PD on-demand medications (i.e., inhaled levodopa, apomorphine injection). Routine use defined three (3) or more uses per week of on-demand medication is not allowed.\n- 9. Use of injectable botulinum medication for sialorrhea within 90 days of screening or during the study.\n- 26. A known hypersensitivity to the IMP or to any excipients used in the formulation.\n- 11. Clinically significant medical, surgical, psychiatric, or laboratory abnormalities that in the judgment of the investigator would preclude adequate participation or completion of the study.\n- 12. Clinically significant ECG abnormalities at Screening.\n- 13. Prolonged Fridericia-corrected QT (QTcF) interval on ECG at Screening.\n- 14. Clinically significant heart disease within 2 years of Screening, defined as follows: •Significant cardiac event within 12 weeks prior to Screening (e.g., admission for myocardial infarction, unstable angina, or decompensated heart failure), angina pectoris or episode of congestive heart failure with symptoms > grade 2 New York Heart Association classification, or presence of cardiac disease that in the opinion of the investigator increases the risk of ventricular arrhythmia. •History of complex arrhythmia (multifocal premature ventricular contractions, bigeminy, trigeminy, ventricular tachycardia) that was symptomatic or required treatment. •Symptomatic or uncontrolled atrial fibrillation despite treatment, or asymptomatic sustained ventricular tachycardia. •Symptomatic bradycardia, sick sinus syndrome or atrioventricular block greater than first degree in the absence of a pacemaker. •Unexplained syncope. •Brugada syndrome. •Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.\n- 15. Any clinically significant history of malignancy or ongoing malignancy of sufficient concern for interference with completion of the study or quality of study experience, in the opinion of the investigator and medical monitor.\n- 16. Active major depressive disorder or a Beck Depression Inventory-II (BDI-II)score of > 19.\n- 17. Has active suicidal ideation within one year prior to Screening as determined by the C-SSRS or attempted suicide within the last 5 years."}
Endpoints
Primary endpoints
- {"endpoint_text":"- 1. Change from Baseline to Week 12 in average daily OFF time on motor diaries for 150 mg CVN424 compared to placebo (normalized to waking hours).","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Change from Baseline to Week 12 measured as average daily OFF time recorded on motor diaries, normalized to waking hours; comparison between 150 mg CVN424 and placebo."}
Secondary endpoints
- {"endpoint_text":"- 1. Change from baseline to end of the study treatment (week 12) compared to placebo assessed in several questionnaires and scales used during the study.","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Change from baseline to week 12 assessed using multiple questionnaires and clinical scales specified in the study (MDS-UPDRS and other study questionnaires)."}
- {"endpoint_text":"- 2. Safety is assessed by the number of patients reporting treatment emergent adverse events and serious adverse events; number of patients with clinically significant changes in the physical examination, vital signs, 12-lead ECG and laboratory data.","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Safety measured by counts of participants with treatment-emergent adverse events (TEAEs) and serious adverse events (SAEs), and counts of clinically significant changes in physical exam, vital signs, 12-lead ECG, and laboratory results."}
Recruitment
- Digital Remote Recruitment
- True - Study materials and procedures reference eCOA/tablet use (motor diaries, reminder eCOA), tablet training modules, and 'Scout' email/brochure materials which indicate use of electronic/remote methods for participant contact and data collection.
- Planned Sample Size
- 205
- Recruitment Window Months
- 16
- Consent Approach
- Written informed consent is required: "Able and willing to give written informed consent approved by an institutional review board" (inclusion criterion 13). Subject information and informed consent forms are available for multiple countries/languages (documents listed for Polish, Italian, French, Spanish, Czech) and caregiver-specific ICFs are provided where applicable. No separate assent process for minors is described.
Geography
- Total Number Of Sites
- 33
- Total Number Of Participants
- 148
Poland
- Earliest CTIS Part Ii Submission Date
- 20-03-2025
- Latest Decision Or Authorization Date
- 12-01-2026
- Processing Time Days
- 298
- Number Of Sites
- 5
- Number Of Participants
- 41
Sites
- Site Name
- Neurologia Śląska Centrum Medyczne
- Contact Person Name
- Marek Śmiłowski
- Contact Person Email
- marek.smilowski@neurologiaslaska.pl
- Site Name
- Neuro-Care Sp. z o.o. sp.k.
- Contact Person Name
- Gabriela Kłodowska
- Contact Person Email
- g.klodowska@neuro-care.pl
- Site Name
- Etg Neuroscience Sp. z o.o.
- Department Name
- Ośrodek Badań Klinicznych
- Contact Person Name
- Aleksandra Karbowniczek
- Contact Person Email
- a.karbowniczek@neuroscience.com.pl
- Site Name
- Centrum Zdrowia I Urody Maxxmed
- Contact Person Name
- Ewa Papuć
- Contact Person Email
- ewapap@yahoo.pl
- Site Name
- Niepubliczny Zaklad Opieki Zdrowotnej Wielospecjalistyczna Poradnia Lekarska Synapsis Lech Szczechowski
- Contact Person Name
- Lech Szczechowski
- Contact Person Email
- lszczechowski@gmail.com
Italy
- Earliest CTIS Part Ii Submission Date
- 11-02-2025
- Latest Decision Or Authorization Date
- 12-01-2026
- Processing Time Days
- 335
- Number Of Sites
- 5
- Number Of Participants
- 21
Sites
- Site Name
- Azienda Ospedaliera di Padova
- Department Name
- Dipartimento di Neuroscienze DNS
- Contact Person Name
- Angelo Antonini
- Contact Person Email
- angelo.antonini@unipd.it
- Site Name
- Irccs San Raffaele Roma S.r.l.
- Department Name
- Clinical Trial Center Parkinson
- Contact Person Name
- Maria Francesca De Pandis
- Contact Person Email
- maria.depandis@sanraffaele.it
- Site Name
- Ospedale San Raffaele S.r.l.
- Department Name
- Department of Neurology
- Contact Person Name
- Maria Antonietta Volontè
- Contact Person Email
- volonte.mariaantonietta@hsr.it
- Site Name
- Irccs San Raffaele Roma S.r.l.
- Department Name
- Centro per la cura e la diagnosi del Parkinson
- Contact Person Name
- Fabrizio Stocchi
- Contact Person Email
- fabrizio.stocchi@sanraffaele.it
- Site Name
- Fondazione Istituto Neurologico Nazionale Casimiro Mondino
- Department Name
- Parkinson's Disease and Movement Disorders
- Contact Person Name
- Roberta Zangaglia
- Contact Person Email
- roberta.zangaglia@mondino.it
France
- Earliest CTIS Part Ii Submission Date
- 27-01-2025
- Latest Decision Or Authorization Date
- 18-12-2025
- Processing Time Days
- 325
- Number Of Sites
- 7
- Number Of Participants
- 25
Sites
- Site Name
- Assistance Publique Hopitaux De Paris
- Department Name
- Neurology
- Contact Person Name
- Philippe Rémy
- Contact Person Email
- Neuro-philippe.remy@aphp.fr
- Site Name
- Hospices Civils De Lyon
- Department Name
- Service de Neurologie C
- Contact Person Name
- Stéphane Thobois
- Contact Person Email
- Stephane.thobois@chu-lyon.fr
- Site Name
- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire De Montpellier
- Department Name
- Neurology
- Contact Person Name
- Mahmoud Charif
- Contact Person Email
- m-charif@chu-montpellier.fr
- Site Name
- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire De Nice
- Department Name
- Neurology
- Contact Person Name
- Caroline Bayreuther Giordana
- Contact Person Email
- Bayreuther.c@chu-nice.fr
- Site Name
- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire De Lille
- Department Name
- Neurology and Movement Pathology
- Contact Person Name
- Luc Defebvre
- Contact Person Email
- luc.defebvre@chulille.fr
- Site Name
- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire De Toulouse
- Department Name
- Centre Investigation Clinique
- Contact Person Name
- Olivier Rascol
- Contact Person Email
- Olivier.rascol@univtlse3.fr
- Site Name
- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire De Montpellier (duplicate entry in listing)
- Department Name
- Neurology
- Contact Person Name
- Mahmoud Charif
- Contact Person Email
- m-charif@chu-montpellier.fr
Spain
- Earliest CTIS Part Ii Submission Date
- 28-02-2025
- Latest Decision Or Authorization Date
- 19-12-2025
- Processing Time Days
- 294
- Number Of Sites
- 9
- Number Of Participants
- 32
Sites
- Site Name
- Hospital De La Santa Creu I Sant Pau
- Department Name
- Neurology
- Contact Person Name
- Jaime Kulisevsky Bojarski
- Contact Person Email
- kulisevsky@santpau.cat
- Site Name
- Policlinica Gipuzkoa S.A.
- Department Name
- Neurology
- Contact Person Name
- Gurutz Linazasoro
- Contact Person Email
- glinazasoro@vivebiotech.com
- Site Name
- Hospital Universitario De La Princesa
- Department Name
- Neurology
- Contact Person Name
- Lydia Lopez Manzanares
- Contact Person Email
- lydialopez@hotmail.com
- Site Name
- Hospital Universitario De Cruces
- Department Name
- Neurology
- Contact Person Name
- Juan Carlos Gómez Esteban
- Contact Person Email
- Juancarlos.gomezesteban@osakidetza.eus
- Site Name
- University Hospital Virgen Del Rocio S.L.
- Department Name
- Movement Disorders
- Contact Person Name
- Pablo Mir Rivera
- Contact Person Email
- pmir@us.es
- Site Name
- Hospital Universitari General De Catalunya
- Department Name
- Neurology
- Contact Person Name
- Ernest Balaguer Martinez
- Contact Person Email
- e.balaguer@udic.es
- Site Name
- Hospital Clinic De Barcelona
- Department Name
- Neurology
- Contact Person Name
- José Esteban Muñoz García
- Contact Person Email
- jemunoz@clinic.cat
- Site Name
- Hospital Universitario Y Politecnico La Fe
- Department Name
- Movement Disorders and Functional Neurosurgery
- Contact Person Name
- Irene Martinez Torres
- Contact Person Email
- Martinez_ire@gva.es
- Site Name
- Hospital Universitario De La Princesa (duplicate listing)
- Department Name
- Neurology
- Contact Person Name
- Lydia Lopez Manzanares
- Contact Person Email
- lydialopez@hotmail.com
Czechia
- Earliest CTIS Part Ii Submission Date
- 03-03-2025
- Latest Decision Or Authorization Date
- 06-03-2026
- Processing Time Days
- 368
- Number Of Sites
- 7
- Number Of Participants
- 29
Sites
- Site Name
- Praglandia s.r.o.
- Contact Person Name
- Luisa Bärtlová
- Contact Person Email
- l.bartl@praglandia.cz
- Site Name
- Nemocnice Pardubickeho kraje a.s.
- Contact Person Name
- Edvard Ehler
- Contact Person Email
- edvard.ehler@nempk.cz
- Site Name
- Fakultni Nemocnice U Sv Anny V Brne
- Department Name
- I. neurologická klinika / 1s Department of Neurology
- Contact Person Name
- Marek Baláž
- Contact Person Email
- marek.balaz@fnusa.cz
- Site Name
- Vseobecna Fakultni Nemocnice V Praze
- Department Name
- Neurologická klinika /Clinic of Neurology
- Contact Person Name
- Robert Jech
- Contact Person Email
- robert.jech@vfn.cz
- Site Name
- Axon Clinical s.r.o.
- Contact Person Name
- Kateřina Zárubová
- Contact Person Email
- katerina.zarubova@axon-clinical.com
- Site Name
- Neurologie – doc. MUDr. Radomír Taláb, CSc.
- Contact Person Name
- Radomír Taláb
- Contact Person Email
- radomir.talab@gmail.com
- Site Name
- Praglandia s.r.o. (duplicate listing)
- Contact Person Name
- Luisa Bärtlová
- Contact Person Email
- l.bartl@praglandia.cz
Sponsor
Primary sponsor
- Full Name
- Cerevance Beta Inc.
- Organisation Type
- Pharmaceutical company
- Country Of Registered Address
- United States
Contract research organisations
- Name
- Icon Clinical Research Limited
- Responsibilities
- Multiple operational responsibilities (sponsorDuties codes listed: 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,12,13,15); contact CTIS-Biotech@iconplc.com
- Name
- Frontage Laboratories Inc.
- Responsibilities
- Pharmacogenomic and PK assessment; contact zlin2@frontagelab.com
- Name
- Fisher Clinical Services GmbH
- Responsibilities
- Logistics/support (sponsorDuties code 14); contact filip.mergner@thermofisher.com
- Name
- Mms Holdings Inc.
- Responsibilities
- Data management oversight (sponsorDuties code 15; 'Data Management responsibility related to DM Oversight'); contact pboneski@mmsholdings.com
Third parties
- {"country":"United States","full_name":"Mms Holdings Inc.","duties_or_roles":"Codes: 10; 15 (Data Management responsibility related to DM Oversight)","organisation_type":"Pharmaceutical company"}
- {"country":"Australia","full_name":"Cogstate Limited","duties_or_roles":"Code: 7","organisation_type":"Pharmaceutical company"}
- {"country":"United States","full_name":"Scout Clinical","duties_or_roles":"Code: 15 (Patient Reimbursement; Investigator Meeting Planning)","organisation_type":"Hospital/Clinic/Other health care facility"}
- {"country":"United States","full_name":"Frontage Laboratories Inc.","duties_or_roles":"Code: 15 (Pharmacogenomic and PK assessment)","organisation_type":"Pharmaceutical company"}
- {"country":"Ireland","full_name":"Icon Clinical Research Limited","duties_or_roles":"Codes: 1, 12, 13, 15 (Investigator Site Portal), 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9","organisation_type":"Pharmaceutical company"}
- {"country":"Germany","full_name":"Fisher Clinical Services GmbH","duties_or_roles":"Code: 14","organisation_type":"Pharmaceutical company"}
- {"country":"United Kingdom","full_name":"Imperial Clinical Research Services International Limited","duties_or_roles":"Code: 15 (print services)","organisation_type":"Hospital/Clinic/Other health care facility"}
- {"country":"United States","full_name":"Eresearchtechnology Inc.","duties_or_roles":"Code: 7","organisation_type":"Pharmaceutical company"}
- {"country":"United States","full_name":"Medidata Solutions Inc.","duties_or_roles":"Code: 7","organisation_type":"Non-Pharmaceutical company"}
- {"country":"France","full_name":"Quipment","duties_or_roles":"Code: 15 (Equipment to Sites)","organisation_type":"Non-Pharmaceutical company"}
- {"country":"United States","full_name":"Modality.AI Inc.","duties_or_roles":"Code: 7","organisation_type":"Non-Pharmaceutical company"}
Investigational products
- Investigational Product Name
- CVN424
- Active Substance
- 1-[2-[4-(2,4-DIFLUOROPHENOXY)PIPERIDIN-1-YL]-3-[[(3R)-OXOLAN-3-YL]AMINO]-7,8-DIHYDRO-5H-PYRIDO[3,4-B]PYRAZIN-6-YL]ETHANONE
- Modality
- Small molecule
- Routes Of Administration
- Oral
- Route
- Oral
- Authorisation Status
- Authorised (MIA DE_BW_01_MIA_2023_0054)
- Starting Dose
- 75 mg
- Dose Levels
- 75 mg; 150 mg
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Maximum Dose
- 150 mg
- Investigational Product Name
- film-coated tablets for oral administration (placebo)
- Modality
- Other
- Routes Of Administration
- Oral (matching placebo)
- Route
- Oral
- Frequency
- Once daily (matching placebo schedule)
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