To evaluate the safety, tolerability and efficacy of oral administration of PTL101 (cannabidiol) for the treatment for pediatric intractable epilepsy. Study will include a 4-week observation period ,12 weeks of treatment and 2 weeks of follow up.
This is an open-label, single-center study recruiting approximately 15 male or female pediatric (ages 2-15, inclusive) patients with, intractable epilepsy, on stable doses of antiepileptic drugs (AEDs). The study comprised of the following period: 4 weeks observation period, followed by a 2-week dose titration period, 10-week maintenance treatment period, and a 2-week follow-up of which 1 week is a tapering-off period. Seizures will be recorded by the legal guardian/caregiver in seizure diaries throughout the first 16 weeks of the study.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NA
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
16
PTL 101 (Cannabidiol, CBD) Two piece hard capsules filled with seamless gelatin matrix green beads containing CBD (50 or 100 mg CBD per capsule) The beads should be administered following a meal, mixed with food
Pediatric Epilepsy department- Souraskey Medical center
Tel Aviv, Israel
Incidence of study treatment related adverse events (AEs)
Time frame: 12 weeks of treatment + 2 weeks follow up
Percent change in mean countable monthly seizure frequency
Time frame: 12 week treatment period
Incidence of all adverse events (AEs)
Time frame: 12 weeks of treatment + 2 weeks follow up
assessment of Caregiver Global Impression of Improvement using a 5-point rating scale
Time frame: after 5 weeks of maintenance dose and at end of treatment
assessment of Caregiver Global Impression of Seizure Severity using a 5-point rating scale
Time frame: after 5 weeks of maintenance dose and at end of treatment
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