Earlier this year, Aardvark Therapeutics launched HERO, a global Phase 3 clinical trial investigating ARD-101, an innovative, orally administered treatment designed to help reduce hyperphagia (excessive hunger) and food-seeking behaviors in individuals with Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS).
All patients who have completed treatment on the AVK-101-301 study through Week 12/End of Treatment will have the option to join the OLE AVK-101-302 study, to receive ARD-101 for up to 12 months.
Study Overview:
(As stated on the National Library of Medicine page.)
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if ARD-101 works to treat hyperphagia-related behavior in patients with Prader-Willi syndrome when used in a long-term setting. It will also teach us about the safety of ARD-101.
The main questions it aims to answer are:
What medical problems do participants have when taking ARD-101 in a long term setting?
Does ARD-101 improve the total score of the HQCT-9 (hyperphagia questionnaire for clinical trials, 9 questions)?
Eligible participants will:
Have completed treatment on the AVK-101-301 study through Week 12/End of Treatment
Take ARD-101 every day for up to 12 months.
Visit the clinic at Months 1, 3, 6 and 12 during dosing and then have tele-visits at Week 2, Months 3 and 9, then 4 weeks after stopping the ARD-101.
Patients/Caregivers will keep a daily diary.
HERO Clinical Trial:
If you are interested in enrolling in the HERO ARD-101 Clinical Trial and would like to learn more about it, click the button below.
Current OLE Sites Now Enrolling
New York Locations
NYU Langone Children’s Ambulatory Care Center
Contact: Jorge Mejia-Corletto, MD
Phone: (516) 663-4600
Email: jorge.mejia-corletto@nyulangone.org
Perry A. Zirkel has written more than 1,500 publications on various aspects of school law, with an emphasis on legal issues in special education. He writes a regular column for NAESP’s Principal magazine and NASP’s Communiqué newsletter, and he did so previously for Phi Delta Kappan and Teaching Exceptional Children.
Jennifer Bolander has been serving as a Special Education Specialist for PWSA (USA) since October of 2015. She is a graduate of John Carroll University and lives in Ohio with her husband Brad and daughters Kate (17), and Sophia (13) who was born with PWS.
Dr. Amy McTighe is the PWS Program Manager and Inpatient Teacher at the Center for Prader-Willi Syndrome at the Children’s Institute of Pittsburgh. She graduated from Duquesne University receiving her Bachelor’s and Master’s degree in Education with a focus on elementary education, special education, and language arts.
Evan has worked with the Prader-Willi Syndrome Association (USA) since 2007 primarily as a Crisis Intervention and Family Support Counselor. Evans works with parents and schools to foster strong collaborative relationships and appropriate educational environments for students with PWS.
Staci Zimmerman works for Prader-Willi Syndrome Association of Colorado as an Individualized Education Program (IEP) consultant. Staci collaborates with the PWS multi-disciplinary clinic at the Children’s Hospital in Denver supporting families and school districts around the United States with their child’s Individual Educational Plan.
Founded in 2001, SDLC is a non-profit legal services organization dedicated to protecting and advancing the legal rights of people with disabilities throughout the South. It partners with the Southern Poverty Law Center, Protection and Advocacy (P&A) programs, Legal Services Corporations (LSC) and disability organizations on major, systemic disability rights issues involving the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), and the federal Medicaid Act. Recently in November 2014, Jim retired.