Brexpiprazole for the Long-term Treatment of Patients With Agitation Associated With Dementia of the Alzheimer's Type

NCT ID: NCT03724942

Last Updated: 2024-09-19

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

PHASE3

Total Enrollment

164 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2018-11-09

Study Completion Date

2022-01-05

Brief Summary

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To evaluate the safety of brexpiprazole 1 mg or 2 mg after a 14 week treatment regimen for agitation associated with dementia of the Alzheimer's type patients who completed in a double-blind trial, and to investigate the efficacy of brexpiprazole.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Agitation Associated With Dementia of the Alzheimer's Type

Study Design

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Allocation Method

NA

Intervention Model

SINGLE_GROUP

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Brexpiprazole

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Brexpiprazole

Intervention Type DRUG

Brexpiprazole 1mg or 2mg will be orally once daily for 14 weeks

Interventions

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Brexpiprazole

Brexpiprazole 1mg or 2mg will be orally once daily for 14 weeks

Intervention Type DRUG

Other Intervention Names

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OPC-34712

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Patients who completed the double-blind treatment period for 10 weeks and all observation, examination and evaluation at Week 10 of the double-blind trial.
* Patients whose caregiver can properly collect the necessary information.

Exclusion Criteria

* Patients who had a serious adverse event which the principal investigator or sub-investigator assessed as related to the investigator product during the double-blind trial.
* Patients who had delirium during the double-blind trial.
Minimum Eligible Age

55 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

89 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Osamu Sato

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.

Locations

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Jisenkai Nanko Psychiatric Institute

Shirakawa, , Japan

Site Status

Countries

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Japan

References

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Nakamura Y, Adachi J, Hirota N, Iba K, Shimizu K, Nakai M, Mori N, Takahashi K. Long-term safety and tolerability of brexpiprazole for Japanese patients with agitation in Alzheimer's disease dementia: A multicenter, open-label study. J Alzheimers Dis Rep. 2025 Apr 16;9:25424823251334054. doi: 10.1177/25424823251334054. eCollection 2025 Jan-Dec.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 40290781 (View on PubMed)

Provided Documents

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Document Type: Study Protocol

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Document Type: Statistical Analysis Plan

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Other Identifiers

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JapicCTI-184179

Identifier Type: OTHER

Identifier Source: secondary_id

331-102-00184

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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