European Study of 3APS in Mild to Moderate Alzheimer's Disease Patients

NCT ID: NCT00217763

Last Updated: 2007-12-10

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

UNKNOWN

Clinical Phase

PHASE3

Total Enrollment

930 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2005-09-30

Study Completion Date

2007-12-31

Brief Summary

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The purpose of this Phase 3 study is to evaluate the efficacy and safety of 3APS as an add-on therapy to most standard medication for Alzheimer's disease compared to placebo (inactive substance pill) in patients with mild to moderate Alzheimer's disease.

Detailed Description

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* Duration of treatment: 18 months
* 3 treatment arms:

Placebo and 2 different doses of active drug.

Conditions

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Alzheimer's Disease

Keywords

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Dementia Alzheimer's disease

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Blinding Strategy

DOUBLE

Interventions

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3APS

Intervention Type DRUG

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Male or Female (age 50 years and older): Female must be of non-childbearing potential (i.e. surgically sterilized or at least 2 years post-menopausal).
* Diagnosis of probable Alzheimer's disease based on the National Institute of Neurological and Communicative Disorders and Stroke/Alzheimer's Disease and Related Disorders Association (NINCDS-ADRDA criteria).
* Severity of dementia of mild to moderate degree as assessed by the Mini Mental State Examination (MMSE) performed at the screening visit.
* Patient must be living in the community with a reliable caregiver. Participant living in an assisted living facility may be included if study medication intake is supervised and participant has a reliable caregiver.
* Potential participant must be treated with an acetylcholinesterase inhibitor (donepezil, galantamine or rivastigmine) and must be on stable dose for at least 4 months prior to the screening visit and during the entire study period.
* Participants must not have taken memantine for at least 4 months prior to the commencement of screening. The use of memantine is prohibited during the course of the study.
* Fluency (oral and written) in the language in which the standardized tests will be administered.
* Signed informed consent from potential participant or legal representative and caregiver.

Exclusion Criteria

Patients will not be eligible to participate in the study if they meet any of the following criteria:

* Potential participant with any other cause of dementia.
* Life expectancy less than 2 years.
* Potential participant with a clinically significant and/or uncontrolled condition or other significant medical disease.
* Previous use of anti-amyloid or vaccine treatment for Alzheimer's disease.
* Use of an investigational drug within 30 days prior to the screening visit or during the entire study.
* Previous exposure to 3APS.
* Inability to swallow pills.
Minimum Eligible Age

50 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Bellus Health Inc. - a GSK company

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role lead

Principal Investigators

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Pr. Bruno Vellas

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

University Hospital Center, Toulouse

Locations

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Middelheim Ziekenhuis Lindendreef

Antwerp, , Belgium

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University Hospital Antwerp - Neurology - Prof. Dr. Patrick Cras, MD, PhD

Edegem, , Belgium

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Memory Clinic University Hospital Gasthuisberg, Neurology Department

Leuven, , Belgium

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Memory Centre, Polycliniques Brull, CHU de Liège

Liège, , Belgium

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Besançon, , France

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Hôpital Pellegrin CHU de Bordeaux

Bordeaux, , France

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Dijon, , France

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Centre Hospitalier Régional Universitaire de Lille

Lille, , France

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Hôpital Sainte Marguerite Service de neuro-geriatrie

Marseille, , France

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Hôpital Gui de Chauliac - Service de Neurologie du Pr J. Touchon

Montpellier, , France

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Centre Mémoire de Ressources et de Recherche Hôpital Pasteur

Nice, , France

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Hôpital BROCA

Paris, , France

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CHU Reims- Hôpital Sébastopol-Service de médecine interne et Gérontologie Clinique

Reims, , France

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Hôpital Hôtel Dieu - Consultation de Gérontologie

Rennes, , France

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CHU Purpan

Toulouse, , France

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Tours, , France

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Charité Campus Benjamin Franklin - Universitätsmedizin Berlin - Klinik und Hochschulambulanz für Psychiatrie und Psychotherapie

Berlin, , Germany

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Johann-Wolfgang Goethe-Universität - Klinik für Psychiatrie und Psychotherapie

Frankfurt, , Germany

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Klinik für Psychiatrie und Psychotherapie - University Hospital Hamburg-Eppendorf - Dept. of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy

Hamburg, , Germany

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Psychiatrische Universitätsklinik Heidelberg - Sektion für Gerontopsychiatrie - Gedächtnisambulanz

Heidelberg, , Germany

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Gemeinschaftspraxis

Langendreer, , Germany

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Arzneimittelforschung Leipzig GmbH

Leipzig, , Germany

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Abteilung für Geriatrische Psychiatrie - Zentralinstitut für seelische Gesundheit - Universität Heidelberg

Mannheim, , Germany

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Munich, , Germany

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IRCCS Centro San Giovanni di Dio- Fatebenefratelli

Brescia, , Italy

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San Martino Hospital - Padiglione Specialita' Fondi

Genova, , Italy

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Dept. of Neurosciences TCR - University of Modena and Reggio Emilia

Modena, , Italy

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Perugia, , Italy

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Department of Neuroscience - Section of Neurology - University of Pisa

Pisa, , Italy

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Universita' Cattolica del Sacro Cuore

Rome, , Italy

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Rome, , Italy

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Vicenza, , Italy

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Medisch Centrum Alkmaar

Alkmaar, , Netherlands

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Dept. of Neurology and Alzheimer Center - Vrije Universiteit Medical Center

Amsterdam, , Netherlands

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Blaricum, , Netherlands

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Memory Clinic UMC St Radboud - Alzheimer Centre

Nijmegen, , Netherlands

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Bydgoszcz, , Poland

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Krakow, , Poland

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Lodz, , Poland

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Sopot, , Poland

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Warsaw, , Poland

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Wroclaw, , Poland

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Barakaldo, , Spain

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Fundaciò ACE- Institut Català de Neurociències Aplicades

Barcelona, , Spain

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Hospital del Mar- Servicio de Neurologia

Barcelona, , Spain

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Hospital Santa Creu i Sant Pau, Servicio de Neurología, Unitad de Memoria

Barcelona, , Spain

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Unitat de Valoració de la Memòria i les Demències - Hospital Santa Caterina - Institut d'Assistència Sanitària

Girona, , Spain

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Hospital Clínico San Carlos

Madrid, , Spain

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Hospital Universitairo La Paz

Madrid, , Spain

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Hospital Universitario Ramón y Cajal - Unidad de Geriatria

Madrid, , Spain

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Pamplona, , Spain

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Linköping, , Sweden

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Lund, , Sweden

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Neuropsychiatric Clinic - University Hospital MAS

Malmo, , Sweden

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Mölndal, , Sweden

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Enheten för klinisk Läkemedelsforskning - Minnesmottagningen - Karolinska Universitetssjukhuset - Huddinge

Stockholm, , Sweden

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Memory clinic - Uddevalla Hospital

Uddevalla, , Sweden

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Memory Clinic -Geriatric Centre - Academic Hospital

Uppsala, , Sweden

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Memory Clinic - Neuropsychology Center - University Hospital

Basel, , Switzerland

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Geneva, , Switzerland

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Research Institute for Care of Elderly - St Martin's Hospital

Bath, , United Kingdom

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Fylde Medical Clinic

Blackpool, , United Kingdom

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Memory Assessment Centre

Blackpool, , United Kingdom

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Wales College of Medicine - Llandough Hospital

Cardiff, , United Kingdom

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East Sussex, , United Kingdom

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Glasgow Memory Clinic - Golden Jubilee National Hospital

Glasgow, , United Kingdom

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Murray Royal Hospital

Perth, , United Kingdom

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Memory Assessment Centre - Moorgreen Hospital

Southampton, , United Kingdom

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Kingshill Research Centre - Victoria Hospital

Swindon, , United Kingdom

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Countries

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Belgium France Germany Italy Netherlands Poland Spain Sweden Switzerland United Kingdom

Related Links

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Other Identifiers

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CL-758010

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id