New hope for rare seizure patients: Long-Term drug safety confirmed
NCT ID NCT03936777
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looked at the long-term safety of a drug called fenfluramine (ZX008) for people with rare seizure disorders like Dravet syndrome and Lennox-Gastaut syndrome. A total of 412 participants who had completed earlier studies took the drug and were monitored for side effects. The main goal was to see how safe the drug is over time, not to cure the condition.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 3
Large-scale testing in a bigger group. Usually the last step before a treatment can be approved.
- Participants
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412 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Apr 2019
- Finished
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May 2025
- Lead sponsor
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A company
The lead sponsor is a pharmaceutical, biotech, or medical-device company.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
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2 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Male or nonpregnant, nonlactating female * Satisfactory completion of a core study * Has a rare seizure disorder, such as epileptic encephalopathy and has successfully completed another Zogenix-sponsored clinical trials with ZX008 * Subject's caregiver is willing and able to be compliant with study procedures, visit schedule and study drug accountability Exclusion Criteria: * Current cardiac valvulopathy or pulmonary hypertension that is clinically significant * Moderate or severe hepatic impairment * Receiving monoamine oxidase inhibitors, serotonin agonists, serotonin antagonists, and serotonin reuptake inhibitors within 14 days of receiving ZX008
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Paris, France
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Paris, France
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Bordeaux, France
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Lille, France
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Marseille, France
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Salouël, France
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San Francisco, California, 94158, United States
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Aurora, Colorado, 80045, United States
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Miami, Florida, 33155, United States
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Hackensack, New Jersey, 07601, United States
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Salt Lake City, Utah, 84108, United States
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Tucson, Arizona, 85718, United States
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San Diego, California, 92123, United States
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Rochester, Minnesota, 55905, United States
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Chicago, Illinois, 60611-2605, United States
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Madrid, Spain
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Pamplona, Spain
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Esplugues de Llobregat, Spain
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Barcelona, Spain
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Barcelona, Spain
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Boston, Massachusetts, 02114, United States
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Gulf Breeze, Florida, 32561, United States
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Atlanta, Georgia, 30328, United States
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Livingston, New Jersey, 07039, United States
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Seattle, Washington, 98105, United States
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Florence, Italy
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Verona, Italy
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Genova, Italy
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Mantua, Italy
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Roma, Italy
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Milan, Italy
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Roma, Italy
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Winter Park, Florida, 32789, United States
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Memphis, Tennessee, 38103, United States
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Tacoma, Washington, 98405, United States
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Fort Worth, Texas, 76104, United States
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Cleveland, Ohio, 44106, United States
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Roseville, Minnesota, 55113, United States
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Bethesda, Maryland, 20817, United States
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Zwolle, Netherlands
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Heeze, Netherlands
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Orlando, Florida, 32803, United States
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New York, New York, 10016, United States
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Los Angeles, California, 90095, United States
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Dallas, Texas, 75207, United States
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Hawthorne, New York, 10532, United States
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Guadalajara, Mexico
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Krakow, Poland
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Bydgoszcz, Poland
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Vancouver, Canada
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Montreal, Canada
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Toronto, Canada
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Heidelberg, Australia
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South Brisbane, Australia
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Westmead, Australia
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Gothenburg, Sweden
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Glasgow, United Kingdom
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London, United Kingdom
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Liverpool, United Kingdom
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Birmingham, United Kingdom
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London, United Kingdom
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Dianalund, Denmark
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Edegem, Belgium
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Jette, Belgium
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Brussels, Belgium
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Vogtareuth, Germany
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Bielefeld, Germany
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Radeberg, Germany
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Jena, Germany
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Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany
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Kiel, Germany
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