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Phase 3 N=100 Randomized Quadruple-blind Treatment

Randomized Therapy In Status Epilepticus

Status Epilepticus

Enrolled (actual)
100
Serious AEs
37.0%
Results posted
May 2025
Primary outcome: Primary: Percentage of Participants With SE Cessation Within 30 Minutes of Investigational Product (IP) Initiation Without Medications for the Acute Treatment of SE — 79.59; 12.77 Percentage of participants — p=0.0000

Study Design & Population

Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase 3
Interventions
Ganaxolone (Drug); Placebo (Drug)
Age
Pediatric, Adult, Older Adult · 12+ yrs
Sex
All
Sponsor
Marinus Pharmaceuticals
Primary completion
Mar 2024

Outcome Measures

OutcomeResultp-value
PRIMARY
Percentage of Participants With SE Cessation Within 30 Minutes of Investigational Product (IP) Initiation Without Medications for the Acute Treatment of SE
79.59; 12.77 0.0000 sig
PRIMARY
Percentage of Participants With no Progression to Intravenous (IV) Anesthesia for 36 Hours Following Investigational Product (IP) Initiation
63.27; 51.06 0.1619
PRIMARY
Number of Participants With Treatment Emergent Adverse Events
48; 43; 19; 18; 1; 2
SECONDARY
Percentage of Participants With no Progression to IV Anesthesia for 72 Hours Following IP Initiation
51.02; 46.81 0.2097
SECONDARY
Time to SE Cessation Following IP Initiation
0.07; 2.85 0.0000 sig
SECONDARY
Percentage of Participants With Any Escalation of Treatment in the First 24 Hours Following IP Initiation
55.10; 80.85 0.0075 sig
SECONDARY
Time to Treatment Escalation in the First 24 Hours Following IP Initiation
5.42; 2.32
SECONDARY
Time to Initiation of Anesthesia for SE Treatment Through the Final Study Follow-up Visit/Contact
15.00; 3.17
SECONDARY
Percentage of Participants Who Develop Super Refractory Status Epilepticus (SRSE) Through the Final Study Follow-up Visit/Contact
22.45; 25.53
SECONDARY
Percent Change From Baseline in Seizure Burden Through 72 Hours Following IP Initiation
-59.1; -93.9

Summary

This study evaluated the effectiveness and safety of an investigational product (IP), intravenous (IV) ganaxolone, to treat participants with status epilepticus (SE).

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • Participant, participant's parent, guardian, or legal authorized representative (LAR) must provide signed of informed consent/assent, and once capable (per institution guidelines), there must be documentation of consent/assent by the participant demonstrating they are willing and aware of the investigational nature of the study and related procedures. Where allowed by law, where the participant lacks the capacity to make informed decisions regarding his/her medical treatment options, the treating clinician may follow their deferred consenting practices. The clinician will make the final decision based on the best interests of the particiapant.
  • Male or females 12 years of age and older at the time of the first dose of IP
  • SE meeting the following criteria:

a. A diagnosis of SE with or without prominent motor features based on clinical and EEG findings:

i. Diagnosis is established by:

  • For SE with prominent motor features: Clinical and EEG seizure activity indicative of convulsive, myoclonic or focal motor SE.
  • For SE without prominent motor features (nonconvulsive SE): Appropriate clinical features and an EEG indicative of non-convulsive status epilepticus (NCSE)

ii. For any type of SE:

  • At least 6 minutes of cumulative seizure activity over a 30-minute period within the hour before IP initiation, AND
  • Seizure activity during the 30 minutes immediately prior to IP initiation

b. The treating clinician(s) anticipate that IV anesthesia is likely to be the next treatment for SE that persists following initiation of IP

  • Participants must have received any two or more of the following agents for treatment of the current episode of SE administered at an adequate dose and for a sufficient duration, in the judgment of the investigator, to demonstrate efficacy
  • Benzodiazepines,
  • IV Fosphenytoin/phenytoin,
  • IV Valproic acid,
  • IV Levetiracetam,
  • IV Lacosamide,
  • IV Brivaracetam, or
  • IV Phenobarbital
  • Body mass index (BMI) 400 mg/dL)
  • Participants who have received high-dose IV anesthetics (e.g., midazolam, propofol, thiopental, or pentobarbital) during the current episode of SE for more than 18 hours, or who continue to have clinical or electrographic evidence of persistent seizures while receiving high-dose IV anesthetics.
  • Clinical condition or advance directive that would NOT permit use of IV anesthesia
  • Participants known or suspected to be pregnant
  • Participants with known allergy or sensitivity to progesterone or allopregnanolone medications/supplements
  • Receiving a concomitant IV product containing Captisol®
  • Known or suspected hepatic insufficiency or hepatic failure leading to impaired synthetic liver function.
  • Known or suspected stage 3B (moderate to severe; estimated glomerular filtration rate [eGFR] 44-30 milliliter/minutes/1.73-meter square [mL/min/1.73m^2]), stage 4 (severe; eGFR 29-15 mL/min/1.73m^2), or stage 5 (kidney failure; eGFR < 15 mL/min/1.73m^2 or dialysis) kidney disease
  • Use of an investigational product for which less than 30 days or 5 half-lives have elapsed from the final product administration. Participation in a non-interventional clinical study does not exclude eligibility.
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Data sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT04391569). Outcome figures and adverse-event rates are extracted automatically from the registry's posted results and are provided for clinician reference, not as a substitute for the primary publication.

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