Trial Outcomes & Findings for Ecopipam Treatment of Tourette's Syndrome in Subjects 7-17 Years (NCT NCT02102698)

First subject enrolled 19Jun2014 and last subject enrolled 17Nov2016

19 in Ecopipam/Placebo arm and 21 in Placebo/Ecopipam arm

Ecopipam Treatment of Tourette's Syndrome in Subjects 7-17 Years

The Yale Global Tic Severity Scale (YGTSS) is the standard rating scale used to assess the effects of a new treatment on the symptoms of Tourette's Disorder (TD). The YGTSS is a clinician-rated, multi-dimensional instrument for assessing tic symptom severity in children and adults with TD. Both motor and vocal tics are assessed for symptom number, frequency, intensity, complexity, and interference on a 0-5 Likert scale. Scores from each dimension are totaled to reflect the severity of motor tics (range 0-25) (min of 0 to max 25), vocal tics (range 0-25) (min of 0 to max 25) and combined tics, or Total Tic Score (TTS) (range 0-50) (min of 0 to max of 50, sum of motor tics and vocal tic scores). For all scores, lower score represents better outcome. The primary outcome measure is the YGTSS-TTS (Yale Global Tic Severity Scale Total Tic Score which includes both the motor and phonic tic scores).

The Yale Global Tic Severity Scale (YGTSS) is the standard rating scale used to assess the effects of a new treatment on the symptoms of Tourette's Disorder (TD). The YGTSS is a clinician-rated, multi-dimensional instrument for assessing tic symptom severity in children and adults with TD. Both motor and vocal tics are assessed for symptom number, frequency, intensity, complexity, and interference on a 0-5 Likert scale. Scores from each dimension are totaled to reflect the severity of motor tics (range 0-25) (min of 0 to max 25), vocal tics (range 0-25) (min of 0 to max 25) and combined tics, or Total Tic Score (TTS) (range 0-50) (min of 0 to max of 50, sum of motor tics and vocal tic scores). For all scores, lower score represents better outcome. The outcome measure described is the YGTSS-TTS (Yale Global Tic Severity Scale Total Tic Score which includes both the motor and phonic tic scores) at Day 16 vs baseline.

This is a validated rating scale for the symptoms of attention deficit disorder. Scale includes 18 core items, with higher score indicating greater severity of ADHD (Total score 0-54). These scores are compared from baseline and 30 days below; There are also subscales but not individually shown. The subscales include 9 items measured for Inattention; 9 for Hyperactivity/Impulsivity. A score of 2 or 3 on any item is considered clinically significant. Measure on 4-point Likert scale and also include optional performance items. Raw scores are summed for each subscale. Scores are compared to norm-referenced percentiles based on age and gender. Higher scores may indicate ADHD.

The CY-BOCS is a clinician-rated, 10-item scale to both determine severity of OCD and to monitor improvement during treatment, with a higher score indicating greater severity. The scale is a clinician-rated, 10-item scale (5 items regarding severity and 5 items regarding obsessions) that includes questions about the amount of time spent on obsessions/compulsions, level of impairment or distress, and how much resistance and control subjects have over these thoughts. The 10 items are assessed on a 6-point scale with an overall score. Total score from 0 to 40 with higher score indicating greater severity. Total score change shown below.

Clinical Global Impression Scales (improvement and severity) are validated rating scales that measure whether the treatment improves the symptoms of the disease (CGI-I) and whether the treatment reduces the severity of the disease (CGI-S). The CGI consists of two reliable and valid 7-item Likert scales used to assess severity and change in clinical symptoms. The severity scale (CGI-S) ranges from 1 (Normal, not ill) to 7 (extremely ill). The improvement scale (CGI-I) ranges from 1 (very much improved) to 7 (very much worse) with a score of 1 or 2 defining positive response. The improvement rating compares the subject's overall clinical condition to the Baseline visit and the rater should consider the following question: "Compared to tic severity at baseline, how much has the subject changed?" Data shows how much improvement at Day 30 with Ecopipam vs Placebo.