New Once-Nightly pill could simplify narcolepsy treatment
NCT ID NCT04451668
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested a new once-nightly medication called FT218 for people with narcolepsy who experience excessive daytime sleepiness and sudden muscle weakness (cataplexy). It included 184 participants, some already on a twice-nightly medication and some new to treatment. The goal was to see if FT218 is safe and tolerable over the long term.
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Study facts
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- 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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184 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jun 2020
- Finished
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Nov 2024
- 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.
- Ages
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16 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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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: * Subjects receiving a stable doses of twice-nightly sodium oxybate IR or mixed salts oxybate for at least 4 weeks and are willing to switch to FT218 * Subjects who completed the CLFT218-1501 REST-ON Study in a compliant manner and for whom the Investigator determines would receive benefit from treatment with FT218 and have not started treatment with twice nightly sodium oxybate IR or mixed salts oxybate * Are treatment naïve to any oxybate therapy (i.e. FT218, twice nightly sodium oxybate IR or mixed salts oxybate) * Subjects have a diagnosis of narcolepsy, either confirmed prior to the REST-ON study or as confirmed by the Investigator as defined by the International Classification of Sleep Disorders 3 criteria (AASM 2014) * Willing and able to give written informed consent for study participation. Young adults (16 and 17 years old) who have not reached the age of majority must be capable of giving assent in addition to consent from a legally authorized guardian, as required by local laws and regulations. Exclusion Criteria: * Subjects that terminated the CLFT218-1501 REST-ON Study prior to completing Visit 8 * Any use of the following medications during the study: Anticonvulsants, Clonidine, Hypnotics, Anxiolytics, Sedating antihistamines, Antipsychotics, Other experimental medications designed to treat narcolepsy, cataplexy or any other condition, or other medications with significant sedating effects/CNS depressant effects are prohibited for REST-ON and naive patients. Patients on twice nightly sodium oxybate IR on medications in classes listed above may be eligible for enrollment if the subject has been on a stable dose of the prohibited medication in combination with a stable dose of twice nightly sodium oxybate or mixed salts oxybate for at least three months and has demonstrated no AEs, intolerance, or interactions AND is approved to participate by the Medical Monitor. Sedative hypnotics are prohibited regardless.) * A diagnosis of sleep apnea where AHI is ≥15 and/or current use of CPAP or other devices for sleep apnea.
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Advanced Respiratory and Sleep Medicine
Huntersville, North Carolina, 28078, United States
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Alpine Clinical Research Center
Boulder, Colorado, 80301, United States
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Baystate Medical Center
Springfield, Massachusetts, 01199, United States
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Bogan Sleep Consultants, LLC
Columbia, South Carolina, 29201, United States
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Brian Abaluck Sleep Medicine
Malvern, Pennsylvania, 19355, United States
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Comprehensive Sleep Medicine Associates
Sugar Land, Texas, 77478, United States
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Delta Waves, Inc.
Colorado Springs, Colorado, 80918, United States
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FL Pediatric Research Institute
Winter Park, Florida, 32789, United States
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Fort Wayne Neurological
Fort Wayne, Indiana, 46804, United States
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FutureSearch Trials of Neurology
Austin, Texas, 78731, United States
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Geisinger Medical Center
Danville, Pennsylvania, 17822, United States
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Helene A. Emsellem, MD PC
Chevy Chase, Maryland, 20815, United States
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Jodha Tishon Inc.
Toronto, Ontario, M5S 3A3, Canada
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Montefiore Sleep-Wake Disorders Center
The Bronx, New York, 10467, United States
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NeuroTrials Research Inc
Atlanta, Georgia, 30328, United States
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Northwest Houston Neurology
Tomball, Texas, 77375, United States
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Ohio Sleep Medicine Institute
Dublin, Ohio, 43017, United States
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Pulmonary Disease Specialists, PA
Kissimmee, Florida, 34741, United States
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SDS Clinical Trials
Santa Ana, California, 92705, United States
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Sleep Disorders Center of Alabama
Birmingham, Alabama, 35213, United States
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Sleep Management Institute Intrepid Research
Cincinnati, Ohio, 45245, United States
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Sleep Medicine Specialists of South Florida
Miami, Florida, 33176, United States
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Sleep Therapy & Research Center
San Antonio, Texas, 78229-4849, United States
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SleepCare Research Institute, Inc. d/b/a Clinical Research Institute
Stockbridge, Georgia, 30281, United States
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St. Luke's Hospital - Sleep Medicine and Research Center
Chesterfield, Missouri, 63017, United States
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Stanford Sleep Medicine
Redwood City, California, 94063, United States
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TPMG Clinical Research Williamsburg
Williamsburg, Virginia, 23188, United States
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University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center
Cleveland, Ohio, 44106, United States
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West Perry Sound Health Center
Parry Sound, Ontario, P2A 3A4, Canada
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