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Cannabidiol in Children and Young Adults With Rare Disease-associated Severe Epilepsy
Sponsor: Meyer Children's Hospital IRCCS
Summary
This is a pilot, open-label, phase II study. The main objective of the study is to demonstrate that Cannabidiol (CBD), used in addition to current anti-seizure medications (ASMs) reduces the number and/or severity of motor (generalized, focal, or both) seizures in children and young adults with rare disease-associated severe epilepsy. Secondary objectives include assessment of safety and tolerability, changes in behaviour, cognition and sleep, pharmacokinetic interaction with concurrent ASMs.
Official title: Open-label Pilot Study to Assess the Efficacy and Safety of Cannabidiol Oral Solution as an Adjunctive Treatment for Children and Young Adults With Rare Disease-associated Severe Epilepsy
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
2 Years - 25 Years
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
30
Start Date
2024-03-14
Completion Date
2026-12-01
Last Updated
2026-10-09
Healthy Volunteers
No
Conditions
Interventions
Cannabidiol oral solution
Cannabidiol will be administered orally twice daily into equally divided doses. The starting dose is 2.5 mg/kg twice daily. The dose can be gradually increased to 5 mg/kg twice daily, which is the recommended maintenance dose, up to a maximum dose of 10 mg/kg twice daily, according to tolerability and clinical response. Following titration, subjects will continue treatment over a 20-week maintenance period. The total treatment duration from the beginning of the titration period till the end of the maintenance period will be 24 weeks.
Locations (1)
Meyer Children's Hospital IRCCS
Florence, Italy