This is a single dose, placebo-controlled study. Male subjects aged 18 to 40 years (inclusive) with a diagnosis of FXS. Eligible subjects may enroll in this study comprised of two in home and two in clinic visits each 14 days apart, for a total of four visits. Subjects will be given single dose gaboxadol (10 mg) or matched placebo at each of these visits to take orally. Thus, all enrolled subjects will receive placebo at home and in clinic and receive gaboxadol at home and in clinic in a blinded fashion.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NA
Purpose
BASIC_SCIENCE
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
10
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
To evaluate target engagement of gaboxadol treatment on high density EEG recordings
Changes in EEG recordings with gaboxadol treatment (60-90 minutes post-dose compared with pre-dose on resting theta, alpha and gamma band relative and absolute power; brain response to auditory chirp stimuli in the gamma band range).
Time frame: Pre-dose, 60 minutes post-dose
To investigate the feasibility of home research visits and procedures in adult males with FXS
Quality and test-retest reliability of assessments performed at home compared with the hospital setting. This includes blood testing for Fragile X messenger ribonucleoprotein (FMRP: range of 0-40 picomolar) and eye-tracking of eye gaze to eye regions when viewing faces (range of value from 0 percent to 100 percent; higher values are associated with a neurotypical phenotype).
Time frame: Pre-dose, 60 minutes post-dose
To investigate the feasibility of high density EEG recording at home in adult males with FXS
Quality of EEG recordings in the home setting compared with EEG recordings performed in the hospital setting. We will compare the duration of usable artifact free EEG resting data from the same subject gathered at home and at clinic.
Time frame: Pre-dose, 60 minutes post-dose
To potentially explore the pharmacokinetics of gaboxadol treatment in single-dose trial design
PK profile (the level of gaboxadol in human plasma) will be obtained at 60 +/- 10 minutes post-dose only).
Time frame: Pre-dose, 60 minutes post-dose
To investigate the effect of gaboxadol treatment on neuropsychological assessments
Changes in cognitive and neuropsychological assessment measures with gaboxadol treatment (RBANS). RBANS list learning subscale score range is -4 to +4, higher values are indicative of greater memory.
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Time frame: Pre-dose, 60 minutes post-dose
To investigate the effect of gaboxadol treatment on eye tracking assessments
Change in eye tracking outcomes (60-90 minutes post-dose compared to pre-dose on percent viewing of social versus geometric scene
Time frame: Pre-dose, 60 minutes post-dose
To investigate the effect of gaboxadol treatment on clinician-rated measures
Change in clinician-rates measures (post-dose compared to pre-dose on CGI-I)
Time frame: Pre-dose and post-dose
To determine whether FMRP levels predict treatment response
Relationship between FMRP (Fragile X messenger ribonucleoprotein) level and degree of change (baseline/screen to post-dose) across measures
Time frame: Pre-dose and post-dose