Efficacy and Safety of NTI164 in Children and Young Adults With Rett Syndrome
brief summary
The FENRTT2 study will investigate the efficacy and safety of a medicinal cannabis plant extract with extremely low THC (delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol), NTI164, on Rett syndrome (RTT) in a crossover design. RTT is a devastating rare genetic condition affecting females and involves debilitating physical and intellectual symptoms. NTI164 is an oil which has demonstrated efficacy in reducing symptoms in several paediatric neurological conditions, including RTT, autism spectrum disorder (ASD), and paediatric acute-onset neuropsychicatric syndrome (PANS). A Phase I/II clinical trial of NTI164 in RTT (FENRTT1/NTIRTT1) showed NTI164 is safe in this population and significantly improved overall clinical severity of illness, as well as core RTT symptoms, including anxiety, mental alertness, communication skills, socialisation/eye contact, and attentiveness. The FENRTT2 study will investigate NTI164 in a larger number of patients, and compare NTI164 to a placebo control. Research tests on patient blood will also be included to further investigate how NTI164 works in the body.
detailed description
The FENRTT2 study will investigate the efficacy and safety of a full-spectrum medicinal cannabis plant extract with extremely low THC, NTI164, on Rett syndrome (RTT). This study will be a randomised, placebo-controlled, double-blind, crossover study spanning from 28 weeks up t0 52 weeks.
RTT is a devastating rare genetic condition affecting females and involves debilitating physical and intellectual symptoms, with inflammation often driving the progression of symptoms. NTI164 is a potently anti-inflammatory oil which has demonstrated efficacy in reducing symptoms in several paediatric neurological conditions, including RTT (Phase I/II), autism spectrum disorder (ASD), and paediatric acute-onset neuropsychicatric syndrome (PANS). A Phase I/II clinical trial of NTI164 in RTT (FENRTT1) showed NTI164 is safe in this population and significantly improved overall clinical severity of illness, as well as core RTT symptoms, including anxiety, mental alertness, communication skills, socialisation/eye contact, and attentiveness.
The FENRTT2 study will investigate NTI164 in a larger number of patients and will seek to demonstrate superiority over placebo in clinical outcomes in this cohort of patients. Multi-omic analyses on patient blood will also be included to further investigate the mechanism of action of NTI164, including transcriptomics, proteomics, phosphoproteomics, methylation, and cytokine analyses. Functional and clinical benefit will be measured using several validated, gold-standard assessment tools, rated by both clinicians and parents.
official title
A Phase II/III Double-blind, Randomised, Placebo-controlled, Crossover Study Investigating the Efficacy and Safety of NTI164 in Children and Young Adults With Rett Syndrome