Cannabidiol Expanded Access Study in Medically Refractory Sturge-Weber Syndrome

NCT02332655 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE1/PHASE2 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 5

Last updated 2022-03-02

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Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine the tolerability and optimal dose of cannabidiol (CBD) as an simultaneous treatment in children and young adults with Sturge-Weber syndrome (SWS) and drug resistant epilepsy.

Conditions

  • Sturge-Weber Syndrome

Interventions

DRUG

Cannabidiol

Initiation of treatment will begin with 2mg/kg/day. The dose will be increased by 3 mg/kg/day after seven days and then by 5 mg/kg/day every seven days up to a maximum dose of 25 mg/kg/day given. The dose of concomitant antiepileptic drugs will remain unchanged during the first 12 weeks of CBD treatment (or until 8 weeks after steady state at final dose), unless symptoms of toxicity and/or significant changes in blood levels are observed.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Jazz Pharmaceuticals

    collaborator INDUSTRY
  • Faneca 66 Foundation

    collaborator OTHER
  • Anne Comi, MD

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Anne M Comi, MD · Hugo W. Moser Research Institute at Kennedy Krieger, Inc.

Study Design

Allocation
NA
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
1 Month
Max Age
45 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2014-12-31
Primary Completion
2019-04-30
Completion
2021-04-30

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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