Clinical- and Immunological Activity, Safety and Tolerability of Different Doses / Formulations of AFFITOPE AD02 in Early Alzheimer's Disease

NCT ID: NCT01117818

Last Updated: 2013-12-11

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

PHASE2

Total Enrollment

335 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2010-09-30

Study Completion Date

2013-12-31

Brief Summary

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This is a multiple vaccination study to find out if it is a safe treatment and what effects it has on the symptoms of early Alzheimer's disease in male and female patients aged 50 to 80 years. Approximately 40 study sites in Europe will be involved. Patients will be randomized to receive either AFFITOPE AD02 or placebo. Each patient's participation will last 1 year.

Detailed Description

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AFFITOPE AD02 is a second generation AD immunotherapeutics targeting Aβ. Its active component is a synthetic peptide functionally mimicking the unmodified N-terminus of Aβ.

Conditions

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Alzheimer's Disease

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

QUADRUPLE

Participants Caregivers Investigators Outcome Assessors

Study Groups

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A: AFFITOPE AD02

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

active: AFFITOPE AD02

Intervention Type BIOLOGICAL

vaccination

B: AFFITOPE AD02

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

active: AFFITOPE AD02

Intervention Type BIOLOGICAL

vaccination

C: AFFITOPE AD02

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

active: AFFITOPE AD02

Intervention Type BIOLOGICAL

vaccination

D: Placebo control

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

control: Placebo

Intervention Type BIOLOGICAL

vaccination

Interventions

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active: AFFITOPE AD02

vaccination

Intervention Type BIOLOGICAL

control: Placebo

vaccination

Intervention Type BIOLOGICAL

Other Intervention Names

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AFFITOPE AD02 placebo control

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Informed consent capability
* Early AD, based on episodic memory deficit and hippocampal atrophy
* Age from 50 to 80, inclusive
* MMSE of 20+
* Brain magnetic resonance imaging scan consistent with the diagnosis of AD
* Stable doses of medications (cholinesterase inhibitors and memantine allowed)
* Caregiver able to attend all visits with patient

Exclusion Criteria

* Significant neurological disease other than AD
* Major psychiatric illness
* Significant systemic illness
* Autoimmune disease
* Prior treatment with experimental immunotherapeutics for AD including IVIG
* Women of childbearing potential without birth control
* Contraindication for MRI scan
Minimum Eligible Age

50 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

80 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Affiris AG

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Bruno Dubois, Prof

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Centre des Maladies Cognitives et Comportementales, Federation des maladies du systeme nerveux, Hoptial de la Salpetriere, Pavillon Paul Castaignes (Sous-sol), 47-83 Bd de l'Hopital, 75651 Paris Cedex 13

Locations

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Landeskrankenhaus Hall Gedächtnisambulanz

Hall in Tirol, , Austria

Site Status

LNK Wagner-Jauregg, Dept. of geriatrics

Linz, , Austria

Site Status

Christian Doppler Klinik, Univ. Klinik f. Neurologie

Salzburg, , Austria

Site Status

Studienzentrum der PROSENEX, Ambulatoriumbetriebsges.m.b.H an der Confraternität - Privatklinik Josefstadt

Vienna, , Austria

Site Status

MUW Klin. Pharmakologie und Klinik für Neurologie

Vienna, , Austria

Site Status

MUW, Klin.Abt.f. Biolog. Psychiatrie

Vienna, , Austria

Site Status

SMZ-Ost, Psychiatric Dep.

Vienna, , Austria

Site Status

Klinčki Bolnički Centar Rijeka, Klinika za Psihijatriju

Rijeka, , Croatia

Site Status

Opća bolnica Varaždin, Klinika za Neurologiju

Varaždin, , Croatia

Site Status

"BONIFARM" Poliklinika za kliničku farmakologiju i toksikologiju

Zagreb, , Croatia

Site Status

Klinčki Bolnički Centar Zagreb (REBRO), Klinika za Neurologiju

Zagreb, , Croatia

Site Status

Psihijatrijska Bolnica Vrapče

Zagreb, , Croatia

Site Status

University Thomayer Hospital

Prague, , Czechia

Site Status

University Hospital Motol, Clinic of Neurology

Prague, , Czechia

Site Status

CMRR Hôpital Pellegrin, Bâtiment USN Tastet Girard

Bordeaux, , France

Site Status

Hôpital Neurologique Pierre Wertheimer

Bron, , France

Site Status

Centre Hospitalier Universitaire (CHU) de Dijon

Dijon, , France

Site Status

Centre Mémoire de Ressources et de Recherche, Service de Neurologie

Montpellier, , France

Site Status

Hôpital de la Pitié-Salpêtrière

Paris, , France

Site Status

CHU de rennes Site Hôtel Dieu

Rennes, , France

Site Status

Hopital La Grave

Toulouse, , France

Site Status

Charite Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Klinik u. Hochschulambulanz f. Psychiatrie u. Psychotherapie

Berlin, , Germany

Site Status

Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf, Klinik für Psychiatrie und Psychotherapie

Hamburg, , Germany

Site Status

Arzneimittelforschung Leipzig GmbH, Studienzentrum

Leipzig, , Germany

Site Status

Zentralinstitut für Seelische Gesundheit, Abt. Gerontopsychiatrie

Mannheim, , Germany

Site Status

Klinik u. Poliklinik f. Psychiatrie u. Psychotherapie der TU München

Munich, , Germany

Site Status

Studienzentrum PD Dr. Steinwachs

Nuremberg, , Germany

Site Status

Klinikum Nürnberg Nord, Klinik f. Psychiatrie u. Psychotherapie

Nuremberg, , Germany

Site Status

NeuroPoint GmbH

Ulm/Donau, , Germany

Site Status

EPAMED, s.r.o.

Košice, , Slovakia

Site Status

Psychiatric Hospital Michalovce

Michalovce, , Slovakia

Site Status

Countries

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Austria Croatia Czechia France Germany Slovakia

Other Identifiers

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2009-016504-22

Identifier Type: EUDRACT_NUMBER

Identifier Source: secondary_id

AFF006

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id