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NCT00217763Unknown3 期

A Phase III Study of the Efficacy and Safety of 3APS as Add-on Therapy in Mild to Moderate Alzheimer's Disease

Bellus Health Inc. - a GSK company77 个研究点 分布在 9 个国家目标入组 930 人开始时间: 2005年9月1日最近更新:
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试验速览

阶段
3 期
发起方
入组人数
930
试验地点
77

研究概览

简要总结

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.

详细描述

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

Placebo and 2 different doses of active drug.

研究设计

研究类型
Interventional
分配方式
Randomized
干预模型
Parallel
盲法
Double

入排标准

年龄范围
50 Years 至 —(Adult, Older Adult)
性别
All
接受健康志愿者

入选标准

  • RECRUITMENT OF PARTICIPANTS IS PERFORMED ONLY BY STUDY SITES.
  • INCLUSION CRITERIA:
  • Participants must meet the following inclusion criteria to be eligible.
  • 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.

排除标准

  • 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.

研究者

发起方
Bellus Health Inc. - a GSK company
申办方类型
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