Safety and Efficacy of ORM-12741 in Patients With Alzheimer's Disease

NCT ID: NCT01324518

Last Updated: 2021-04-28

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

PHASE2

Total Enrollment

100 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2011-04-30

Study Completion Date

2012-10-31

Brief Summary

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The purpose of this study is to determine whether ORM-12741 is safe and effective in the treatment of Alzheimer's disease.

Detailed Description

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The purpose of this study is to determine whether ORM-12741 is safe and effective in the treatment of cognitive and behavioral symptoms in patients with Alzheimer's disease.

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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Low dose of ORM-12741

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

ORM-12741

Intervention Type DRUG

60mg twice a day

High dose of ORM-12741

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

ORM-12741

Intervention Type DRUG

200mg twice a day

Placebo

Group Type PLACEBO_COMPARATOR

Placebo for ORM-12741

Intervention Type DRUG

Placebo twice a day

Interventions

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ORM-12741

60mg twice a day

Intervention Type DRUG

ORM-12741

200mg twice a day

Intervention Type DRUG

Placebo for ORM-12741

Placebo twice a day

Intervention Type DRUG

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Informed consent obtained from the patient and legally acceptable representative, if required
* Informed consent obtained from the caregiver
* Males and and females between 55-90 years
* Diagnosis of probable Alzheimer's disease, history of progressive cognitive deterioration
* Brain imaging consistent with Alzheimer's disease
* Mini-mental state examination score 12-21
* Treated with donepezil, rivastigmine or galantamine
* At least mild level of behavioral symptoms

Exclusion Criteria

* Other types of dementias
* Modified Hachinski Ischemia Score \> 4
* Use of memantine, antipsychotics, anticholinergic medication and benzodiazepines (at a max of 3 nights/week) within 2 months
* Changes in antidepressant dosing within 2 months
* Use of other psychotropic agents
* Myocardial infarction within the past 2 years
* Malignancy within the past 5 years
* Suicidal ideation, risk of suicide
* History of alcoholism or drug abuse within 5 years
* Clinically significant cardiovascular, pulmonary, gastrointestinal, hepatic, renal, neurological or psychiatric disorder or any other major concurrent illness
* Specific findings in brain imaging
* Abnormal findings in heart rate, blood pressure, ECG, laboratory tests, physical examination; orthostatic hypotension
* Blood donation or participation in a drug study within 60 days
* Previous AD immunotherapy treatment
* Patient cannot complete the computerised cognitive training
* Patients who reside in a skilled nursing facility
* Patients who are not able to swallow capsules
Minimum Eligible Age

55 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

90 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Orion Corporation, Orion Pharma

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Juha Rinne, Prof

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Clinical Research services Turku (CRST)

Locations

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Clinical Research Services Turku (CRST)

Turku, , Finland

Site Status

Countries

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Finland

Related Links

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Other Identifiers

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3098006

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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