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Clinical Trials/NCT00501111
NCT00501111CompletedPhase 2

A Multi-centre, Double-blind, Double-dummy, Placebo Controlled Parallel Group Randomized Phase IIb Proof of Concept Study With 3 Oral Dose Groups of AZD3480 or Donepezil During 12 Weeks Treatment in Patients With Alzheimer's Disease

AstraZeneca1 site in 1 country659 target enrollmentStarted: July 2007Last updated:
Conditions
Interventions
Drugs

Trial Snapshot

Phase
Phase 2
Status
Completed
Enrollment
659
Locations
1
Primary Endpoint
Change in ADAS-Cog

Study Overview

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to demonstrate that AZD3480 improves cognition in patients with mild or moderate Alzheimer's disease, to assess the safety and tolerability of ZAD3480 and to define the optimal dose(s) to be used in future trials.

Study Design

Study Type
Interventional
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention Model
Parallel
Primary Purpose
Treatment
Masking
Quadruple (Participant, Care Provider, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)

Eligibility Criteria

Ages
60 Years to 85 Years (Adult, Older Adult)
Sex
All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
No

Inclusion Criteria

  • Provision of informed consent from patient and caregiver
  • Clinical prognosis of probable Alzheimer's disease
  • Patient must have a caregiver visiting the patient at least three times weekly

Exclusion Criteria

  • Significant neurologic disease or dementia other than Alzheimer's disease
  • Major depressive disorder, other major psychiatric disorder
  • Use of acetylcholinesterase inhibitor or memantine for treatment of Alzheimer's disease within 8 weeks prior to enrollment
  • Impaired vision and/or hearing making cognitive testing difficult

Arms & Interventions

2

Active Comparator

donepezil

Intervention: Donepezil (Drug)

3

Experimental

AZD3480

Intervention: AZD3480 (Drug)

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Change in ADAS-Cog

Time Frame: assessed after 12 weeks treatment

Secondary Outcomes

  • Change in ADCS-CGIC, Computerized neurological test battery (CDR) and MMSE(assessed after 12 weeks treatment)

Investigators

Sponsor Class
Industry
Responsible Party
Sponsor

Study Sites (1)

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