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Safety and Efficacy of TRx0237 in Subjects With Alzheimer's Disease Followed by Open-Label Treatment

Phase 3
Completed
Conditions
Alzheimer Disease
Interventions
Drug: Placebo
Drug: TRx0237 16 mg/day
Drug: TRx0237 8 mg/day
Registration Number
NCT03446001
Lead Sponsor
TauRx Therapeutics Ltd
Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine the safety and efficacy of TRx0237 16 mg/day and 8 mg/day in the treatment of subjects with Alzheimer's Disease compared to placebo. In addition, an open-label, delayed-start phase is included to demonstrate a disease-modifying effect of TRx0237.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
598
Inclusion Criteria
  • Diagnosis of Alzheimer's Disease (AD), encompassing probable AD and mild cognitive impairment due to AD (MCI-AD) based on the 2011 National Institute on Aging and Alzheimer's Association (NIA/AA) criteria
  • Documented PET scan that is positive for amyloid
  • Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) score of 16-27 (inclusive), subject to stratification requirements
  • Global Clinical Dementia Rating (CDR) of 0.5 to 2 (if 0.5, including a score of >0 in one of the functional domains: Community Affairs, Home and Hobbies, or Personal Care)
  • Age <90 years
  • Females must be surgically sterile, have undergone bilateral tubal occlusion / ligation, be post-menopausal, or use adequate contraception
  • Subject, and/or, in the case of reduced decision-making capacity, legally acceptable representative(s) consistent with local and national law is/are able to read, understand, and provide written informed consent in the designated language of the study site
  • Has one or more identified adult study partner who either lives with the subject or has sufficient contact to provide assessment of changes in subject behavior and function over time and information on safety and tolerability; is willing to provide written informed consent for his/her own participation; is able to read, understand, and speak the designated language(s) at the study site; agrees to accompany the subject to each study visit; and is able to verify daily compliance with study drug
  • Must not be taking an acetylcholinesterase inhibitor and/or memantine for at least 60 days at the time of the Baseline assessments
  • Able to comply with the study procedures in the view of the Investigator
Exclusion Criteria
  • Significant central nervous system disorder other than probable AD or MCI-AD
  • Significant intracranial focal or vascular pathology seen on brain MRI scan that would lead to a diagnosis other than probable AD or MCI-AD
  • Clinical evidence or history of cerebrovascular accident; transient ischemic attack; significant head injury, for example, associated loss of consciousness, skull fracture or persisting cognitive impairment; other unexplained or recurrent loss of consciousness for ≥15 minutes
  • Epilepsy (a single prior seizure >6 months prior to Screening is considered acceptable)
  • Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition criteria met for major depressive disorder; schizophrenia; other psychotic disorders, bipolar disorder; substance (including alcohol) related disorders
  • Metal implants in the head, pacemaker, cochlear implants, or any other non-removable items that are contraindications to MRI
  • Resides in hospital or moderate to high dependency continuous care facility
  • Any physical disability that would prevent completion of study procedures or assessments
  • History of swallowing difficulties
  • Pregnant or breastfeeding
  • Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) deficiency
  • History of significant hematological abnormality or current acute or chronic clinically significant abnormality
  • Abnormal serum chemistry laboratory value at Screening deemed to be clinically significant by the Investigator
  • Clinically significant cardiovascular disease or abnormal electrocardiogram assessments
  • Pre-existing or current signs or symptoms of respiratory failure
  • Concurrent acute or chronic clinically significant immunologic, hepatobiliary, or endocrine disease and/or other unstable or major disease other than probable AD or MCI-AD
  • Diagnosis of cancer (excluding basal cell carcinoma, squamous cell carcinoma, or prostate carcinoma in situ [Stage 1]) within the past 2 years or a previous (>2 years) diagnosis of cancer that has required any form of intervention or treatment within the past 2 years
  • Prior intolerance or hypersensitivity to methylthioninium (MT)-containing drug or methemoglobinemia induced by MT-containing drug, similar organic dyes, or any of the excipients
  • Treatment currently or within 90 days before Baseline with Souvenaid®, clozapine, carbamazepine, primidone, valproate, or drugs for which there is a warning or precaution in the labeling about methemoglobinemia at approved doses
  • Current or prior participation in any clinical trial of TRx0237; a clinical trial of a product for cognition prior to Baseline in which the last dose was received within 90 days prior to Baseline unless confirmed to have been randomized to placebo; or a clinical trial of any other investigational drug, biologic, device, or medical food in which the last dose was received within 28 days prior to Baseline

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
PlaceboPlacebo-
TRx0237 16 mg/dayTRx0237 16 mg/day-
TRx0237 8 mg/dayTRx0237 8 mg/day-
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Change from Baseline on Alzheimer's Disease Assessment Scale - Cognitive Subscale (ADAS-cog11)Baseline and 52 weeks

This primary outcome measure will be assessed in the TRx0237 16 mg/day group compared to the placebo group. The scores on this scale range from 0 to 70, with higher numbers indicating a worse outcome (greater impairment).

Change from Baseline on Alzheimer's Disease Cooperative Study - Activities of Daily Living (ADCS-ADL23)Baseline and 52 weeks

This primary outcome measure will be assessed in the TRx0237 16 mg/day group compared to the placebo group. The scores on this scale range from 0 to 78, with higher numbers indicating a better outcome (lower impairment).

Number of study participants with serious and non-serious adverse eventsUp to 52 weeks

This primary outcome measure will be assessed in the TRx0237 16 mg/day group compared to the placebo group. All laboratory test or vital sign parameter abnormalities deemed clinically significant by the Investigator are to be reported as adverse events.

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Change in annualized rate of whole brain atrophyBaseline and 52 weeks

This secondary outcome measure will be assessed in the TRx0237 16 mg/day group compared to the placebo group.

Change in Standardized Uptake Value Ratio (SUVR) based on temporal lobe 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography (18F-FDG-PET)Baseline and 52 weeks

This secondary outcome measure will be assessed in each of the TRx0237 dose groups compared to the placebo group, and restricted to subjects with Clinical Dementia Rating (CDR) 0.5 at Screening.

Change in annualized rate of temporal and parietal lobe atrophyBaseline and 52 weeks

This secondary outcome measure will be assessed in each of the TRx0237 dose groups compared to the placebo group.

Change from Baseline on Alzheimer's Disease Assessment Scale - Cognitive Subscale (ADAS-cog11)Baseline and 52 weeks

This secondary outcome measure will be assessed in the TRx0237 8 mg/day group compared to the placebo group. The scores on this scale range from 0 to 70, with higher numbers indicating a worse outcome (greater impairment).

Change from Baseline on Alzheimer's Disease Cooperative Study - Activities of Daily Living (ADCS-ADL23)Baseline and 52 weeks

This secondary outcome measure will be assessed in the TRx0237 8 mg/day group compared to the placebo group. The scores on this scale range from 0 to 78, with higher numbers indicating a better outcome (lower impairment).

Change from Open-Label Baseline on Alzheimer's Disease Assessment Scale - Cognitive Subscale (ADAS-cog11)52 weeks and 104 weeks

This secondary outcome measure will be assessed for the open-label period of the study comparing subjects originally randomized to placebo to subjects originally randomized to either dose of TRx0237. The scores on this scale range from 0 to 70, with higher numbers indicating a worse outcome (greater impairment).

Number of study participants with serious and non-serious adverse eventsUp to 104 weeks

This secondary outcome measure will be assessed in the TRx0237 8 mg/day group compared to the placebo group over 52 weeks and for all subjects receiving TRx0237 up to 104 weeks. All laboratory test or vital sign parameter abnormalities deemed clinically significant by the Investigator are to be reported as adverse events.

Trial Locations

Locations (98)

Visionary Investigators Network

🇺🇸

Miami, Florida, United States

Finlay Medical Research

🇺🇸

Miami, Florida, United States

Health Care Family Rehab and Research

🇺🇸

Miami, Florida, United States

Vitae Research Center, LLC

🇺🇸

Miami, Florida, United States

Future Care Solution, LLC

🇺🇸

Miami, Florida, United States

Florida International Research Center

🇺🇸

Miami, Florida, United States

Miami Dade Medical Research Institute, LLC

🇺🇸

Miami, Florida, United States

Josephson Wallack Munshower Neurology P.C.

🇺🇸

Indianapolis, Indiana, United States

ATP Clinical Research, Inc.

🇺🇸

Costa Mesa, California, United States

Fullerton Neurology and Headache Center

🇺🇸

Fullerton, California, United States

Imaging Endpoints Research

🇺🇸

Scottsdale, Arizona, United States

HB Clinical Trials Inc.

🇺🇸

Fountain Valley, California, United States

Hospitales de Madrid

🇪🇸

Madrid, Spain

Hospital Virgen de la Macarena

🇪🇸

Sevilla, Spain

Alpha Recherche Clinique

🇨🇦

Québec, Canada

Hospital Universitario Mutua Terrassa

🇪🇸

Terrassa, Spain

Atria Clinical Research

🇺🇸

Little Rock, Arkansas, United States

Sharp Mesa Vista Hospital

🇺🇸

San Diego, California, United States

Ospedale San Giovanni Calibita Fatebenefratelli

🇮🇹

Roma, Italy

Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre

🇪🇸

Madrid, Spain

Hospital General de Catalunya

🇪🇸

Barcelona, Spain

Alzheimer's Research and Treatment Center

🇺🇸

Wellington, Florida, United States

Centrum Medyczne NEUROMED

🇵🇱

Bydgoszcz, Poland

Re:Cognition Health - Central London

🇬🇧

London, United Kingdom

Hospital Universitario QuironSalud Madrid

🇪🇸

Madrid, Spain

Clinica Neurologica Santa Maria della Misericordia

🇮🇹

Udine, Italy

The Roskamp Institute, Inc.

🇺🇸

Sarasota, Florida, United States

Azienda Ospedaliera Sant'Andrea

🇮🇹

Roma, Italy

Podlaskie Centrum Psychogeriatrii

🇵🇱

Bialystok, Poland

Hôpital Neurologique Pierre Wertheimer

🇫🇷

Bron, France

Centro de salud de San Juan, Unidad de Investigación Neurociencias

🇪🇸

Salamanca, Spain

IRCCS Fondazione Santa Lucia

🇮🇹

Rome, Italy

Hôpital Laënnec - CHU de Nantes

🇫🇷

Nantes, France

University of Perugia, Ospedale S.M. della Misericordia

🇮🇹

Perugia, Italy

Okanagan Clinical Trials, Ltd.

🇨🇦

Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada

Euromedis Sp. z o.o.

🇵🇱

Szczecin, Poland

NZOZ Wielospecjalistyczna Poradnia Lekarska Synapsis

🇵🇱

Katowice, Poland

Indywidualna Praktyka Lekarska

🇵🇱

Lublin, Poland

Xenoscience

🇺🇸

Phoenix, Arizona, United States

Arizona Research Center

🇺🇸

Phoenix, Arizona, United States

IPS Research Company

🇺🇸

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States

Neural Net Research

🇺🇸

Portland, Oregon, United States

Hospital Universitario Doctor Peset

🇪🇸

Valencia, Spain

CHU Bordeaux - Pellegrin

🇫🇷

Bordeaux, France

California Neuroscience Medical Group

🇺🇸

Sherman Oaks, California, United States

Excell Research, Inc.

🇺🇸

Oceanside, California, United States

Syrentis Clinical Research

🇺🇸

Santa Ana, California, United States

Senior Clinical Trials, Inc.

🇺🇸

Laguna Hills, California, United States

Guidechauliac Hospital

🇫🇷

Montpellier, France

MD Clinical

🇺🇸

Hallandale Beach, Florida, United States

Indago Research & Health Center, Inc.

🇺🇸

Hialeah, Florida, United States

Merrit Island Medical Research

🇺🇸

Merritt Island, Florida, United States

Optimus Clinical Research

🇺🇸

Miami, Florida, United States

CCM Clinical Research Group

🇺🇸

Miami, Florida, United States

Advance Medical Research Center

🇺🇸

Miami, Florida, United States

L&C Professional Medical Research Institute

🇺🇸

Miami, Florida, United States

Biomed Research Institute, Inc

🇺🇸

Miami, Florida, United States

Allied Biomedical Research Institute

🇺🇸

Miami, Florida, United States

Sensible Healthcare

🇺🇸

Ocoee, Florida, United States

IMIC Inc

🇺🇸

Palmetto Bay, Florida, United States

Emerald Coast Center for Neurological Disorders

🇺🇸

Pensacola, Florida, United States

Progressive Medical Research

🇺🇸

Port Orange, Florida, United States

NeuroStudies.net, LLC

🇺🇸

Decatur, Georgia, United States

Georgia Neurology and Sleep Medicine Associates

🇺🇸

Suwanee, Georgia, United States

Advanced Memory Research of NJ PC

🇺🇸

Toms River, New Jersey, United States

UBMD Neurology

🇺🇸

Buffalo, New York, United States

Neuroscience Research Center, LLC

🇺🇸

Canton, Ohio, United States

Alzheimer's Memory Center

🇺🇸

Charlotte, North Carolina, United States

Albany Medical College

🇺🇸

Albany, New York, United States

Richmond Behavioral Associates

🇺🇸

Staten Island, New York, United States

Valley Medical Research

🇺🇸

Centerville, Ohio, United States

Neuro-Behavioral Clinical Research, Inc.

🇺🇸

North Canton, Ohio, United States

The Lindner Research Center

🇺🇸

Cincinnati, Ohio, United States

Neurology Diagnostics Inc.

🇺🇸

Dayton, Ohio, United States

Coastal Neurology

🇺🇸

Port Royal, South Carolina, United States

Kingfisher Cooperative, LLC

🇺🇸

Spokane, Washington, United States

Universal Research Group, LLC

🇺🇸

Tacoma, Washington, United States

Re:Cognition Health

🇬🇧

Plymouth, United Kingdom

Cliniques Universitaires Saint-Luc

🇧🇪

Bruxelles, Belgium

Clinique Mémoire de l'Outaouais

🇨🇦

Gatineau, Quebec, Canada

Memory Clinic (Ottawa)

🇨🇦

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Timone Adults Hospital

🇫🇷

Marseille, France

CHU de Limoges

🇫🇷

Limoges, France

CRC Gerontopole Cite de la Sante, Hôpital La Grave

🇫🇷

Toulouse, France

Azienda Ospedaliera San Gerardo - Clinica Neurologica

🇮🇹

Monza, Italy

CHU de Rennes

🇫🇷

Rennes, France

IRCCS Centro S. Giovanni di Dio Fatebenefratelli

🇮🇹

Brescia, Italy

Foundation Institute G.Giglio

🇮🇹

Cefalù, Italy

Hopital des Charpennes

🇫🇷

Villeurbanne, France

Istituto Neurologico Casimiro Mondino, IRCCS

🇮🇹

Pavia, Italy

Centrum Medyczne NeuroProtect

🇵🇱

Warszawa, Poland

NZOZ Neuro-Kard

🇵🇱

Poznań, Poland

Glasgow Memory Clinic Ltd

🇬🇧

Glasgow, United Kingdom

Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian

🇺🇸

Newport Beach, California, United States

Tulsa Clinical Research LLC

🇺🇸

Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States

Stedman Clinical Trials

🇺🇸

Tampa, Florida, United States

CBRI - Roper Hospital

🇺🇸

Charleston, South Carolina, United States

Bioclinica Research

🇺🇸

Orlando, Florida, United States

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