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A Study of EPX-100 (Clemizole Hydrochloride) in Participants With Dravet Syndrome

RecruitingPhase 3

A 20-Week Multicenter, Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Trial of EPX-100 (Clemizole Hydrochloride) as Adjunctive Therapy in Children and Adult Participants With Dravet Syndrome (ARGUS Trial)

Who can join

Ages 2 and older · All sexes

Full eligibility criteria
Key Inclusion Criteria:

1. Male and female participants 2 years and older at time of consent.
2. Participant or parent/legally authorized representative (LAR) willing and able to provide written informed consent and assent (if applicable) prior to initiation of any study related procedures.
3. Clinical diagnosis of DS. Participants must have seizures which are not completely controlled by AEDs with the following criteria:

   * Onset of seizures prior to 18 months of age,
   * Normal development at onset,
   * History of at least one type of countable motor seizure (CMS),
   * Brain MRI without cortical malformation (not including mild atrophy associated with the natural progression of DS),
   * Genetic mutation of the SCN1A gene must be documented.

Key Exclusion Criteria:

1. Known sensitivity, allergy, or previous exposure to clemizole HCl.
2. Exposure to any investigational drug or device \<90 days prior to screening or plans to participate in another drug or device trial at any time during the study.
3. Seizures secondary to illicit drug (this includes concomitant use of tetrahydrocannabinol \[THC\] and nonprescription cannabidiol preparations) or alcohol use, infection, neoplasm, demyelinating disease, degenerative neurological disease, or central nervous system disease deemed progressive, metabolic illness, or progressive degenerative disease.
4. Concurrent use of lorcaserin. Note: Prior use of lorcaserin is permitted if at least 30 days have passed since the last dose.
5. Concurrent use of fenfluramine.
6. Epilepsy surgery planned during the study or epilepsy surgery within 6 months prior to Screening.

About the study

This is a multicenter, Phase 3, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study designed to evaluate the efficacy and safety of clemizole hydrochloride (EPX-100) as adjunctive therapy in children and adult participants with Dravet syndrome (DS).

What is being tested

Sponsor: Epygenix · Participants: 150 · Started: Sep 15, 2020

Contact the study team

Official record on ClinicalTrials.gov — NCT04462770

Locations in the U.S.

AlabamaUniversity of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham
ArkansasArkansas Children's Hospital, Little Rock
CaliforniaUniversity of California Irvine, Orange
ConnecticutYale School of Medicine - Yale-New Haven Hospital, New Haven
FloridaPediatric Neurology and Epilepsy Specialists, Winter Park
KentuckyNorton Children's Research Institute, Louisville
NebraskaChildren's Nebraska, Omaha
New JerseyNeurology Center for Epilepsy and Seizures, Marlboro
North CarolinaDuke University Health System, Durham
Science 37, Morrisville
Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center, Winston-Salem
OhioCincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati
Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland
PennsylvaniaThe Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
TexasChild Neurology Consultants of Austin, Austin
UtahUniversity of Utah, Salt Lake City
WashingtonSeattle Children's Hospital, Seattle
WisconsinMedical College of Wisconsin, Children's Wisconsin, Milwaukee (Not yet recruiting)

Conditions

From ClinicalTrials.gov, data retrieved Sep 29, 2026. Each study sets its own eligibility; the study team decides who can join.