TREND-HD - A Trial of Ethyl-EPA (Miraxion™) in Treating Mild to Moderate Huntington's Disease

NCT ID: NCT00146211

Last Updated: 2007-12-27

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

PHASE3

Total Enrollment

300 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2005-09-30

Study Completion Date

2007-07-31

Brief Summary

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This study is designed to determine the effect of 2 gram/day of ethyl-EPA on motor (movement) signs and symptoms of Huntington disease.

Detailed Description

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Multi-center, double blind, placebo-controlled study with parallel groups of outpatients with early, symptomatic Huntington's disease. Participants will be randomized to receive 1 gram twice daily (2 gram/day total daily dose) of active study drug or placebo. The 6-month placebo-controlled phased will be followed by a subsequent 6-month open-label extension phase with all subjects receiving 1 gram twice daily (2 grams/day total daily dose) of active study drug.

Conditions

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Huntington Disease

Keywords

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Trial ethyl-EPA Miraxion™ treating mild moderate Huntington's

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

DOUBLE

Interventions

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Ethyl-EPA (Miraxion™)

Intervention Type DRUG

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Clinical features of Huntington's disease (HD) and confirmatory family history of HD, and/or CAG repeat expansion greater than or equal to 36
* Ambulatory, not requiring skilled nursing care (total functional capacity \[TFC\] greater than or equal to 7)
* Chorea score of at least 2 in one extremity (UHDRS)
* Maximal dystonia less than or equal to 2 and maximal bradykinesia less than or equal to 2
* 35 years of age or older of either gender
* Must be on stable dosages of non-competitive NMDA receptor antagonists, and/or antiepileptic medications for 60 days prior to baseline
* Females of child-bearing potential must use adequate birth control

Exclusion Criteria

* History of established diagnosis of tardive dyskinesia
* Clinical evidence of unstable medical or psychiatric illness
* Clinically significant active and unstable psychotic disease (hallucinations or delusions)
* Major depression (Beck Depression Inventory \[BDI\]-II Score greater than 20) at Screening Visit
* Suicidal ideation (BDI-II item 9 greater than or equal to 2) at Screening Visit
* History of clinically significant substance abuse within 12 months of Baseline Visit
* Pregnant/lactating women
* Participation in other drug studies within 60 days prior to Baseline Visit
* Previous participation in any investigational study of ethyl-EPA (Miraxion™)
* Use of aspirin at daily dosage greater than 325 mg/day
* Exclusionary Drugs (within 6 months Baseline Visit): Depot neuroleptics
* Exclusionary Drugs (within 60 days Baseline Visit): Omega-3 supplementation, tetrabenazine or reserpine, high dose and/or variable dose oral anti-psychotic medications, steroid (other than topical), selenium supplements greater than 55 mcg/day, lithium, benzodiazepines (except for low dose), anticoagulants
Minimum Eligible Age

35 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Huntington Study Group

NETWORK

Sponsor Role collaborator

Amarin Neuroscience Ltd

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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University of Rochester

Principal Investigators

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Ira Shoulson, MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Huntington Study Group/University of Rochester

Christopher Ross, MD, PhD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Huntington Study Group/Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

Blair Leavitt, MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Huntington Study Group/University of British Columbia

Locations

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University of Alabama at Birmingham

Birmingham, Alabama, United States

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Mayo Clinic Arizona

Scottsdale, Arizona, United States

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University of California San Diego

La Jolla, California, United States

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UCLA Medical Center

Los Angeles, California, United States

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University of California Davis

Sacramento, California, United States

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University of California San Francisco

San Francisco, California, United States

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Colorado Neurological Institute

Englewood, Colorado, United States

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Institute of Neurodegenerative Disorders

New Haven, Connecticut, United States

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University of Florida

Gainesville, Florida, United States

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University of Miami

Miami, Florida, United States

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University of South Florida

Tampa, Florida, United States

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Emory University

Atlanta, Georgia, United States

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Medical College of Georgia

Augusta, Georgia, United States

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Rush University Medical Center

Chicago, Illinois, United States

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University of Chicago

Chicago, Illinois, United States

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Indiana University

Indianapolis, Indiana, United States

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University of Iowa

Iowa City, Iowa, United States

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University of Kansas

Kansas City, Kansas, United States

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Hereditary Neurological Disease Centre

Wichita, Kansas, United States

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Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, Maryland, United States

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Boston University

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

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Massachusetts General Hospital

Charlestown, Massachusetts, United States

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University of Michigan

Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States

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Washington University School of Medicine

St Louis, Missouri, United States

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Albany Medical College

Albany, New York, United States

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North Shore-LIJ Health System

Manhasset, New York, United States

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Columbia University Medical Center

New York, New York, United States

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University of Rochester

Rochester, New York, United States

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Ohio State University Parkinson's Center

Columbus, Ohio, United States

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Penn State Milton & Hershey Medical College

Hershey, Pennsylvania, United States

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University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

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University of Pittsburgh

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States

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University of Tennessee-Memphis

Memphis, Tennessee, United States

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Baylor College of Medicine

Houston, Texas, United States

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University of Virginia

Charlottesville, Virginia, United States

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University of Calgary

Calgary, Alberta, Canada

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University of Alberta Glenrose Rehab Hospital

Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

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University of British Columbia

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

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University of British Columbia

London, Ontario, Canada

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The Centre for Addiction and Mental Health

Markham, Ontario, Canada

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Hotel-Dieu Hospital-CHUM

Montreal, Quebec, Canada

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Countries

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United States Canada

References

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Huntington Study Group TREND-HD Investigators. Randomized controlled trial of ethyl-eicosapentaenoic acid in Huntington disease: the TREND-HD study. Arch Neurol. 2008 Dec;65(12):1582-9. doi: 10.1001/archneur.65.12.1582.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 19064745 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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AN01.01.0011

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id