Clinical trial • Phase II • Neurology

TAK-360 for Narcolepsy without Cataplexy (NT2)

Phase II trial of TAK-360 for Narcolepsy without Cataplexy (NT2).

Overview

Trial Therapeutic Area
Neurology
Trial Disease
Narcolepsy without Cataplexy (NT2)
Trial Stage
Phase II
Drug Modality
Small molecule

Key dates

Initial CTIS Submission Date
21-07-2025
First CTIS Authorization Date
14-11-2025

Trial design

Randomised, placebo (matching) — no dose or schedule specified in the ctis record.-controlled, adaptive Phase II trial across 5 sites in France, Italy, Spain.

Randomised
Yes
Comparator
Placebo (matching) — no dose or schedule specified in the CTIS record.
Adaptive
True, dose-finding adaptive trial (adaptive/dose-finding design described in title; specific escalation rules or stopping rules not provided in CTIS record).
Single Multiple Or Escalation Dose Combined
Yes
Target Sample Size
104

Eligibility

Recruits 104 Vulnerable participants are addressed: "The participant is considered to be vulnerable, as defined per local regulations and if exclusion is required by local regulations. Examples are persons under safeguard of justice, persons deprived of liberty by judicial or administrative decision, persons performing mandatory military service, persons receiving psychiatric care without their consent, persons admitted to a health or social establishment for purposes other than research, persons of full age who are subject to a legal protection measure (guardianship or curatorship), and persons unable to express their consent." Informed consent must be provided in writing (signed and dated ICF); participants who have not provided written informed consent are excluded..

Pregnancy Exclusion
21. If the participant is a WOCBP: The participant has a positive pregnancy test at screening or on Day -2 or is lactating/breastfeeding.
Vulnerable Population
Vulnerable participants are addressed: "The participant is considered to be vulnerable, as defined per local regulations and if exclusion is required by local regulations. Examples are persons under safeguard of justice, persons deprived of liberty by judicial or administrative decision, persons performing mandatory military service, persons receiving psychiatric care without their consent, persons admitted to a health or social establishment for purposes other than research, persons of full age who are subject to a legal protection measure (guardianship or curatorship), and persons unable to express their consent." Informed consent must be provided in writing (signed and dated ICF); participants who have not provided written informed consent are excluded.

Inclusion criteria

  • {"criterion_text":"- 1.The participant is an adult participant aged 18 to 70 years (inclusive) at the time of signing the ICF."}
  • {"criterion_text":"- 2.The participant weighs ≥40 kg and has a BMI between 16 and 38 kg/m2 (inclusive)."}
  • {"criterion_text":"- 3.The participant has a documented, current diagnosis of NT2"}

Exclusion criteria

  • {"criterion_text":"- 1. The participant is not willing and able to understand and fully comply with trial procedures and requirements (including digital tools and applications), in the opinion of the investigator."}
  • {"criterion_text":"- 10. The participant has a current history of significant multiple and/or severe allergies (for example, food, drug, or latex allergy) or has had an anaphylactic reaction or significant intolerance to prescription or nonprescription drugs or food which in the PI's opinion poses a significant risk to the participant to participate in trial"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- 11. The participant has a clinically significant history of head injury or head trauma."}
  • {"criterion_text":"- 12. The participant has a history of epilepsy, seizure, or convulsion (exception for a single febrile seizure in childhood)."}
  • {"criterion_text":"- 13. The participant has a history of cerebral ischemia, transient ischemic attack (<5 years from screening), intracranial aneurysm, or arteriovenous malformation."}
  • {"criterion_text":"- 14. The participant is considered by the investigator to be at imminent risk of suicide or injury to self, others, or property, based on any of the following: a. The participant has attempted suicide within the past year before screening. b. The participant answers yes to items 4 or 5 on the C-SSRS (at any time in the past year) before randomization."}
  • {"criterion_text":"- 15. The participant lacks suitable venous access for the trial-required blood sampling"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- 16. The participant has current or recent (within 6 months) gastrointestinal disease that is expected to influence the absorption of drugs (that is, a history of malabsorption, peptic ulcer disease, erosive esophagitis, frequent [more than once per week] occurrence of heartburn, or any surgical intervention)."}
  • {"criterion_text":"- 17. The participant had major surgery or donated or lost 1 unit of blood (approximately 500 mL) within 4 weeks before the screening visit."}
  • {"criterion_text":"- 18. Unwilling or unable to refrain from using any of the excluded medications listed in the protocol, including: Medications that could interfere with clinical or laboratory assessments."}
  • {"criterion_text":"- 19. The participant consumes excessive amounts of caffeine"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- 2. The participant has not provided informed consent (that is, in writing, documented via a signed and dated ICF) and any required privacy authorization before the initiation of any trial procedures."}
  • {"criterion_text":"- 20. The participant is unable to refrain from or anticipates using excluded food products or prohibited medication"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- 21. If the participant is a WOCBP: The participant has a positive pregnancy test at screening or on Day -2 or is lactating/breastfeeding."}
  • {"criterion_text":"- 22. If the participant is a fertile male: The participant does not agree to use a condom, preferably combined with at least 1 form of acceptable contraception for any WOCBP partner(s)"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- 23. The participant has participated in another investigational drug trial, in which they received the investigational drug. The interval window from the previous trial will be derived from the date of the last dose of investigational drug in the previous trial to the screening visit of the current trial. Exceptions may be made for observational, natural history and nonintervention type studies with sponsor or designee approval. Note: This does not apply to past participation in trials of approved drugs, for which rules are specified in the protocol."}
  • {"criterion_text":"- 24. The participant plans to participate in any other interventional trial while participating in TAK-360-2001."}
  • {"criterion_text":"- 25. The participant has any prior exposure to an oral Takeda OX2R agonist within the past 3 months."}
  • {"criterion_text":"- 26. The participant is a trial site employee, a site employee’s immediate family member (for example, spouse, parent, child, sibling), or is in a dependent relationship with a site employee who is involved in conduct of this trial or may consent under duress."}
  • {"criterion_text":"- 27. The participant is considered to be vulnerable, as defined per local regulations and if exclusion is required by local regulations. Examples are persons under safeguard of justice, persons deprived of liberty by judicial or administrative decision, persons performing mandatory military service, persons receiving psychiatric care without their consent, persons admitted to a health or social establishment for purposes other than research, persons of full age who are subject to a legal protection measure (guardianship or curatorship), and persons unable to express their consent."}
  • {"criterion_text":"- 28. The participant, in the opinion of the investigator or sub-investigator, is unlikely to comply with the protocol, has a medical condition that would preclude enrollment, or is unsuitable for any other reason"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- 3. The participant has a current medical disorder associated with EDS"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- 4. The participant has a usual bedtime later than 1:00 AM, an occupation requiring nighttime shift work or variable shift work within the past 6 months, has travelled with significant jet lag within 14 days before Day -2, or plans for travel with significant jet lag during the trial."}
  • {"criterion_text":"- 5. The participant has any of the following cardiac conditions: QT interval with Fridericia correction method (QTcF) >450 ms (males) or >470 ms (females) on the screening ECG; a history, diagnosis, or suspicion of clinically significant coronary artery disease; a history of heart failure, myocardial infarction or clinically significant angina; a history of clinically significant cardiac rhythm abnormality in the judgement of the investigator."}
  • {"criterion_text":"- 6. The participant has medically significant thyroid disease"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- 7. The participant has a history of cancer in the past 5 years. (This exclusion does not apply to participants with carcinoma in situ [such as basal cell carcinoma] that has been treated and is stable, or who have been stable without further treatment. These participants may be included after approval by the medical monitor)."}
  • {"criterion_text":"- 8. The participant has any of the following viral infections based on a positive test result: Hepatitis B surface antigen (at screening), Hepatitis virus antibody (at screening), HIV antibody/antigen (at screening)"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- 9. The participant has a suspected intolerance or known hypersensitivity to TAK-360, closely related compounds, or any component of the formulation of TAK-360."}

Endpoints

Primary endpoints

  • {"endpoint_text":"- Occurrence of at least 1 (TEAE) during the trial.","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Occurrence of at least one treatment-emergent adverse event (TEAE) recorded during the trial period (as reported/collected during trial assessments)."}

Secondary endpoints

  • {"endpoint_text":"- 1. Change from baseline at Week4 in ESS total score, as compared with placebo.","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Change from baseline to Week 4 in Epworth Sleepiness Scale (ESS) total score compared versus placebo."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- 2. Change from baseline at Week 4 in mean sleep latency on the MWT, as compared with placebo.","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Change from baseline to Week 4 in mean sleep latency measured by the Maintenance of Wakefulness Test (MWT) compared versus placebo."}

Recruitment

Planned Sample Size
104
Recruitment Window Months
8
Consent Approach
Informed consent must be provided in writing via a signed and dated ICF. Main ICF documents are provided in French, Italian and Spanish (L1_TAK-360-2001_Main-ICF_FR/IT/ES). Additional specific ICFs include pregnant participant and pregnant partner ICFs and an optional ICF (country-specific). The CTIS record requires written ICF before any trial procedures.

Methods

  • Doctor-to-patient email (documents: K2_Doctor to Patient Email_FR / K2_Doctor to Patient Email_IT) — country-specific materials present (France, Italy).
  • Recruitment brochure / flyer / poster (documents: Recruitment Brochure / Recruitment Flyer / Recruitment Poster in FR/IT/ES) — patient-facing printed/digital materials for France, Italy, Spain.
  • Recruitment arrangements document (K1) describing recruitment procedures (country-specific K1 documents for France, Italy, Spain).
  • Patient recruitment and retention services provided by Clinical Trial Media Inc. (sponsor third party with role 'Patient recruitment and retention').

Geography

Total Number Of Sites
5
Total Number Of Participants
43

France

Earliest CTIS Part Ii Submission Date
23-09-2025
Latest Decision Or Authorization Date
14-04-2026
Processing Time Days
203
Number Of Sites
1
Number Of Participants
15

Sites

Site Name
Assistance Publique Hopitaux De Paris
Department Name
Hôpital Pitié-Salpêtrière Service des pathologies du sommeil
Contact Person Name
Isabelle ARNULF
Contact Person Email
isabelle.arnulf@aphp.fr

Italy

Earliest CTIS Part Ii Submission Date
27-10-2025
Latest Decision Or Authorization Date
16-04-2026
Processing Time Days
171
Number Of Sites
3
Number Of Participants
22

Sites

Site Name
Azienda Ospedaliera Policlinico Universitario Tor Vergata
Department Name
UOC Neurologia
Contact Person Name
Claudio Liguori
Contact Person Email
dott.claudioliguori@yahoo.it
Site Name
Azienda Unita Sanitaria Locale Di Bologna
Department Name
IRCCS Istituto delle Scienze Neurologiche
Contact Person Name
Giuseppe Plazzi
Contact Person Email
giuseppe.plazzi@unibo.it
Site Name
Centro Ricerche Cliniche Di Verona S.r.l.
Contact Person Name
Giuseppe Plazzi
Contact Person Email
giuseppe.plazzi@unibo.it

Spain

Earliest CTIS Part Ii Submission Date
10-10-2025
Latest Decision Or Authorization Date
16-04-2026
Processing Time Days
188
Number Of Sites
1
Number Of Participants
6

Sites

Site Name
Hospital Nuestra Senora De America
Department Name
Neurophysiology and Sleep Disorders Unit
Contact Person Name
Rafael del Río Villegas
Contact Person Email
secretaria.rrv@gmail.com

Sponsor

Primary sponsor

Full Name
Takeda Development Center Americas Inc.
Organisation Type
Pharmaceutical company
Country Of Registered Address
United States

Third parties

  • {"country":"United States","full_name":"Pharmaceutical Product Development LLC","duties_or_roles":"Sub-contracted labs for HLA and CSF analysis and exploratory biomarkers","organisation_type":"Pharmaceutical company"}
  • {"country":"United States","full_name":"Clinilabs Inc.","duties_or_roles":"nPSG/MSLT & MWT (sleep tests)","organisation_type":"Pharmaceutical company"}
  • {"country":"United States","full_name":"Scout Clinical","duties_or_roles":"Subject Travel/Reimbursement","organisation_type":"Hospital/Clinic/Other health care facility"}
  • {"country":"United States","full_name":"Pharmaceutical Product Development LLC","duties_or_roles":"","organisation_type":"Pharmaceutical company"}
  • {"country":"United States","full_name":"Endpoint Clinical Inc.","duties_or_roles":"","organisation_type":"Health care"}
  • {"country":"United States","full_name":"Transperfect Translations International Inc.","duties_or_roles":"Translation services","organisation_type":"Pharmaceutical company"}
  • {"country":"United States","full_name":"Pra International","duties_or_roles":"PK and translation services","organisation_type":"Pharmaceutical company"}
  • {"country":"United States","full_name":"Empatica Inc.","duties_or_roles":"Wearable device","organisation_type":"Pharmaceutical company"}
  • {"country":"United States","full_name":"Eresearchtechnology Inc.","duties_or_roles":"ECG analysis/review and ABPM","organisation_type":"Pharmaceutical company"}
  • {"country":"United States","full_name":"Clinical Trial Media Inc.","duties_or_roles":"Patient recruitment and retention","organisation_type":"Pharmaceutical company"}
  • {"country":"United States","full_name":"WCG Clinical Inc.","duties_or_roles":"Central IRB and DMC","organisation_type":"Pharmaceutical company"}
  • {"country":"United States","full_name":"Signant Health LLC","duties_or_roles":"ePRO/eCOA and Rater Training","organisation_type":"Pharmaceutical company"}
  • {"country":"France","full_name":"Mapi Research Trust","duties_or_roles":"eCOA Licensing","organisation_type":"Pharmaceutical company"}
  • {"country":"Australia","full_name":"Cogstate Limited","duties_or_roles":"PVT & SART (Cognition tests","organisation_type":"Pharmaceutical company"}
  • {"country":"France","full_name":"Biofortis","duties_or_roles":"Sample tracking","organisation_type":"Pharmaceutical company"}

Investigational products

Investigational Product Name
TAK-360
Modality
Small molecule
Investigational Product Name
Placebo
Modality
Other

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