Study of Cannabidiol in Sanfilippo Syndrome

Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phasePhase 2, Phase 3
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age4+
SponsorLundquist Institute for Biomedical Innovation at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center

About this trial

The goal of this clinical trial is to test cannabidiol in Sanfilippo syndrome. The main questions it aims to answer are: 1) determine the safety of cannabidiol in Sanfilippo syndrome, and 2) explore the efficacy of cannabidiol in treating the neurobehavioral symptoms and functional outcomes of Sanfilippo syndrome.

Each participant's caregiver will be asked to complete surveys related to the participant's behavior, mood, sleep, stooling, pain, and caregiver stress intermittently throughout the study. All participants will be enrolled into one of two cohorts based on enrollment order:

1. Sentinel Safety Cohort (first 5 participants) - all participants treated with Epidiolex (cannabidiol) 2. Controlled Cohort (next 30 participants) - participants randomized 1:1 (equal chance) to start treatment with Epidiolex (cannabidiol) or placebo for 16 weeks, followed by an 8-week washout period (no treatment). Participants then switch to the opposite treatment group for 16 weeks followed by all participants treated for 52 weeks with Epidiolex (cannabidiol).

Eligibility criteria

Qualifiers

MPS III diagnosis confirmed by genetic testing

≥ 4 years of age

Patient or parent/legal guardian is able and willing to provide informed consent. For patients 7 to 16 years of age, assent must also be provided when cognitively possible.

Anakinra

Disqualifiers

Mutation known to cause slowly progressive disease

Taken any form of cannabis, including cannabidiol, in the last 8 weeks

Currently enrolled in another ongoing clinical trial

Rifampin

Trial design

Treatments tested in this trial

  • Epidiolex
  • Placebo

Treatment groups

35 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groups