Broader Xywav dosing options for narcolepsy or idiopathic hypersomnia
Tests broader Xywav dosing options in narcolepsy or idiopathic hypersomnia.
Key facts
- Who runs it
- Jazz Pharmaceuticals
- Where
- Austin, Birmingham, Cincinnati, Colorado Springs, Dallas, Denver, Dublin, Irvine, Long Beach, Los Angeles, Miami, Morrisville, Nashville, Rincon, and Sugar Land, United StatesSee the 15 sites
- Trial code
- Registry title
- A Study Evaluating the Efficacy and Safety of Xywav Expanded Dosing vs Placebo in Participants With Narcolepsy or IH
- Status
- Recruiting
- Phase
- Phase 3
- People taking part
- 120 people, planned
- Started
- 9 Jul 2026
- Expected to end
- 6 Jan 2028
- Type of study
- Interventional, 8 groupsOne group gets an existing treatment, for comparison.
- Treatments tested
- Xywav
- Placebo
- Record updated
- 8 October 2026
Who can take part
AI summary
From the trial's eligibility criteria. Machine-read from the registry text on this page, so it can be wrong. The registry text below and the trial team decide who can take part.
The trial is looking for adults with narcolepsy type 1 or type 2, or idiopathic hypersomnia (IH), a condition of too much sleepiness. It tests higher or new dosing of Xywav against placebo.
- Age
- 18 Years to 75 Years
- Sex
- All sexes
- Disease stage
- Main diagnosis of IH, NT1 or NT2. People with NT1 need at least 14 cataplexy attacks (sudden muscle weakness) in a typical 2-week period. People with IH need at least 7 hours of total sleep per night on average. People not on oxybate need strong daytime sleepiness, with an Epworth Sleepiness Scale (ESS) score > 11.
- Earlier treatment
- People on oxybate must have improved on it and taken the same dose of 3 g to 9 g per night for at least 2 months. People who took oxybate before must have stopped at least 2 weeks before screening, and not because of side effects, safety or lack of effect. Alerting drugs and nicotine replacement must be at the same dose for at least 1 month. People with NT1 must slowly stop other cataplexy drugs during the study.
Main reasons for not taking part
- Seizure disorder now, or head injury with loss of consciousness in the past 5 years
- Bipolar disorder, schizophrenia or other psychotic disorders
- Allergy or bad reactions to Xyrem, Xywav or GHB
- Substance abuse or a positive drug or alcohol urine test
- Night or changing shift work, or travel across more than 3 time zones during the study
The registry criteria, word for word
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Who can take part
- Has a primary diagnosis of IH or narcolepsy Type 1 or Type 2 (NT1 or NT2)
- Participants with a primary diagnosis of NT1 must have a history of at least 14 cataplexy attacks in a typical 2-week period, based on participant history at the time of diagnosis and prior to initiating treatment
- Participants with a primary diagnosis of IH must have an average total nightly sleep time of at least 7 hours, based on participant history at the time of diagnosis and prior to initiating treatment
- If not currently treated with oxybate, has clinically significant symptoms of excessive daytime sleepiness (EDS) with an Epworth Sleepiness Scale (ESS) score > 11 at screening and baseline
- If currently treated with oxybate, must have documented improvement of EDS with oxybate treatment per the investigator's clinical judgement
- If currently treated with oxybate, has been taking the same stable dosing regimen at a total nightly dosage of 3 g to 9 g (inclusive) for at least 2 months at screening
- If previously treated with (and not currently taking) oxybate, must have been off oxybate treatment for at least 2 weeks prior to screening. Must not have previously discontinued oxybate due to reasons related to intolerability, safety, or lack of efficacy
- If currently treated with alerting agents, has been taking the same dosage for at least 1 month prior to screening and has no current plans to adjust the dosage during the study period
- If currently prescribed non-oxybate anticataplectic medications for cataplexy (NT1 only), must agree to taper off these medications (under the guidance and instruction of the investigator) during the OL-TOP and remain off these medications through the end of the DBRWP
- If currently treated with nicotine replacement therapy, has been taking the same dosage for at least 1 month prior to screening and has no current plans to adjust the dosage during the study period
- Adequate contraceptive precautions
Who cannot take part
- Any past or current medical conditions or experience that, in the investigator's clinical judgment, would preclude treatment with a once-nightly dose > 6 g up to 7.5 g dose or twice-nightly regimen with a total nightly dosage > 9 g up to 12 g (divided into 2 doses)
- Has recently taken, is taking, or plans to take any of the following:; A substance or medication contraindicated with Xywav use; A medication with a known drug-drug interaction with Xywav; Medications known to have clinically significant CNS sedating effects; Other medications, natural health products, or substances from which the participant experiences clinically significant sedation
- Has a current seizure disorder
- Has a history of head trauma associated with loss of consciousness in the past 5 years
- Has a history or presence of bipolar disorder, bipolar-related disorders, schizophrenia, schizophrenia spectrum disorders, or other psychotic disorders
- Has a history or presence of any unstable or clinically significant medical condition, behavioral or psychiatric disorder, or history or presence of another neurologic disorder or surgical history that might affect the participant's safety and/or interfere with the conduct of the study, in the opinion of the investigator
- Has any other significant disease or disorder that, in the opinion of the investigator, may either put the participant, other participants, or study staff at risk because of participation in the study, may influence the result of the study, or may affect the participant's safety or ability to take part in the study
- Has any severe drug allergy or a history of allergic or severe adverse reactions or intolerance to Xyrem, Xywav, Gamma-hydroxybutyrate (GHB), or any components of the dosage forms
- Has a history of substance abuse and/or a positive urine drug screen for drugs of abuse or alcohol
- Has tobacco-use disorder or uses vaping products that impact sleep
- Shows evidence of a previous untreated or inadequately treated sleep disorder considered by the investigator to negatively impact the conduct of the study, including sleep-disordered breathing, parasomnias, circadian rhythm sleep disorders, or restless legs syndrome determined by a previous sleep-laboratory diagnosis or interview utilizing modules of the Diagnostic Interview for Sleep Patterns and Disorders
- Has uncontrolled hypothyroidism as determined by central clinical laboratory test results
- Has clinically significant abnormal laboratory values
- Has succinic semi-aldehyde dehydrogenase deficiency by medical history
- Has recently taken, is taking, or plans to take an Orexin 2 receptor (OX2R) agonist during the study
- Has excessive caffeine consumption that may impact sleep
- Has an occupation that requires nighttime or variable shift work
- Has plans for travel across more than 3 time zones during the study
Check if you might fit
Answer for yourself. This is not a decision: only the study team can say whether you can take part.
- Are you between 18 and 75 years old?
Where in United States
- Future Search Trials - Austin NeurologyAustin, United StatesContact: Clinical Trial Disclosure & TransparencyTaking people
- Sleep Disorders Center of AlabamaBirmingham, United StatesContact: Clinical Trial Disclosure & TransparencyTaking people
- Intrepid ResearchCincinnati, United StatesContact: Clinical Trial Disclosure & TransparencyTaking people
- Delta Waves Sleep Disorder and Research CenterColorado Springs, United StatesContact: Clinical Trial Disclosure & TransparencyTaking people
- FutureSearch Trials of DallasDallas, United StatesContact: Clinical Trial Disclosure & TransparencyTaking people
- Research Carolina EliteDenver, United StatesContact: Clinical Trial Disclosure & TransparencyTaking people
- Ohio Sleep Medicine and Neuroscience InstituteDublin, United StatesContact: Clinical Trial Disclosure & TransparencyTaking people
- Amnova Clinical ResearchIrvine, United StatesContact: Clinical Trial Disclosure & TransparencyTaking people
- Long Beach Research InstituteLong Beach, United StatesContact: Clinical Trial Disclosure & TransparencyTaking people
- Santa Monica Clinical TrialsLos Angeles, United StatesContact: Clinical Trial Disclosure & TransparencyTaking people
- Flourish Research - MiamiMiami, United StatesContact: Clinical Trial Disclosure & TransparencyTaking people
- Science 37Morrisville, United StatesContact: Clinical Trial Disclosure & TransparencyTaking people
- K2 Medical Research - NashvilleNashville, United StatesContact: Clinical Trial Disclosure & TransparencyTaking people
- Centricity Research Rincon - DBA IACT Health Southeast Lung Associates ResearchRincon, United StatesContact: Clinical Trial Disclosure & TransparencyTaking people
- Tricoastal Narcolepsy and Sleep Disorders CenterSugar Land, United StatesContact: Clinical Trial Disclosure & TransparencyTaking people
About the trial
What the trial wants to find out
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the efficacy and safety of expanded Xywav dosing regimens in adult participants with narcolepsy or idiopathic hypersomnia (IH).
The 8 groups in the trial
- Narcolepsy Cohort once-nightly expanded Xywav dose groupExisting treatment, for comparison
Participants with narcolepsy will receive an expanded once-nightly dosing of Xywav for up to 14 weeks until they reach a stable dose. Once stable dose is achieved, participants will continue taking their stable dose of Xywav for 2 additional weeks.
Treatment: Xywav
- Narcolepsy Cohort once-nightly expanded Xywav followed by placebo groupPlacebo, for comparison
Participants with narcolepsy will receive an expanded once-nightly dosing of Xywav for up to 14 weeks until they reach a stable dose. Once stable dose is achieved, participants will take placebo for 2 additional weeks.
Treatment: Xywav and Placebo
- Narcolepsy Cohort twice-nightly expanded Xywav dose groupExisting treatment, for comparison
Participants with narcolepsy will receive an expanded twice-nightly dosing of Xywav for up to 14 weeks until they reach a stable dose. Once stable dose is achieved, participants will continue taking their stable dose of Xywav for 2 additional weeks.
Treatment: Xywav
- Narcolepsy Cohort twice-nightly expanded Xywav followed by placebo groupPlacebo, for comparison
Participants with narcolepsy will receive an expanded twice-nightly dosing of Xywav for up to 14 weeks until they reach a stable dose. Once stable dose is achieved, participants will take placebo for 2 additional weeks.
Treatment: Xywav and Placebo
- IH Cohort once-nightly expanded Xywav dose groupExisting treatment, for comparison
Participants with IH will receive an expanded once-nightly dosing of Xywav for up to 14 weeks until they reach a stable dose. Once stable dose is achieved, participants will continue taking their stable dose of Xywav for 2 additional weeks.
Treatment: Xywav
- IH Cohort once-nightly expanded Xywav followed by placebo groupPlacebo, for comparison
Participants with IH will receive an expanded once-nightly dosing of Xywav for up to 14 weeks until they reach a stable dose. Once stable dose is achieved, participants will take placebo for 2 additional weeks.
Treatment: Xywav and Placebo
- IH Cohort twice-nightly expanded Xywav dose groupExisting treatment, for comparison
Participants with IH will receive an expanded twice-nightly dosing of Xywav for up to 14 weeks until they reach a stable dose. Once stable dose is achieved, participants will continue taking their stable dose of Xywav for 2 additional weeks.
Treatment: Xywav
- IH Cohort twice-nightly expanded Xywav followed by placebo groupPlacebo, for comparison
Participants with IH will receive an expanded twice-nightly dosing of Xywav for up to 14 weeks until they reach a stable dose. Once stable dose is achieved, participants will take placebo for 2 additional weeks.
Treatment: Xywav and Placebo
Questions to ask the study team
- How often do I need to come in, and for how long each time?
- Are travel costs paid?
- Can I keep my own doctor?
- What happens if I want to stop?
Contact the study team: see the registry record → Contacts and Locations
Print a page for my doctorData and sources
- Registry record
- Listed on ClinicalTrials.gov.
- Official title
- A Phase 3, Multicenter, Double-blind, Placebo-controlled, Randomized-withdrawal Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of Expanded Dosing Regimens for Xywav in Adult Participants With Narcolepsy or Idiopathic Hypersomnia
- Plain-language title
- Broader Xywav dosing options for narcolepsy or idiopathic hypersomniaGenerated from the registry record. The registry title is the official one.
- AI summary
- From the trial's eligibility criteria. Read by machine on 14 November 2026.
- Fit questions
- Built from NCT07625280, who can take part
- Record updated
- 8 October 2026