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Registration number
NCT01689233
Ethics application status
Date submitted
14/09/2012
Date registered
21/09/2012
Date last updated
14/03/2018

Titles & IDs
Public title
Safety and Efficacy Study Evaluating TRx0237 in Subjects With Mild Alzheimer's Disease
Scientific title
Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Parallel-Group, 18-Month Safety and Efficacy Study of TRx0237 in Subjects With Mild Alzheimer's Disease
Secondary ID [1] 0 0
TRx-237-005
Universal Trial Number (UTN)
Trial acronym
Linked study record

Health condition
Health condition(s) or problem(s) studied:
Alzheimer's Disease 0 0
Condition category
Condition code
Neurological 0 0 0 0
Alzheimer's disease
Neurological 0 0 0 0
Dementias

Intervention/exposure
Study type
Interventional
Description of intervention(s) / exposure
Treatment: Drugs - TRx0237 200 mg/day
Treatment: Drugs - Placebo

Experimental: TRx0237 200 mg/day -

Placebo Comparator: Placebo -


Treatment: Drugs: TRx0237 200 mg/day
TRx0237 100 mg tablets will be administered twice daily.

Treatment: Drugs: Placebo
Placebo tablets will be administered twice daily. The active placebo tablets include 4 mg of TRx0237 as a urinary and fecal colorant to maintain blinding; hence the placebo group will receive a total of 8 mg/day of TRx0237.
Intervention code [1] 0 0
Treatment: Drugs
Comparator / control treatment
Control group

Outcomes
Primary outcome [1] 0 0
Change from Baseline in Alzheimer's Disease Assessment Scale - Cognitive Subscale (ADAS-cog11)
Timepoint [1] 0 0
78 weeks
Primary outcome [2] 0 0
Change from Baseline in Alzheimer's Disease Cooperative Study - Activities of Daily Living (ADCS-ADL23)
Timepoint [2] 0 0
78 weeks
Primary outcome [3] 0 0
Number of study participants who tolerate oral doses of TRx0237 as determined by safety parameter changes
Timepoint [3] 0 0
78 weeks
Secondary outcome [1] 0 0
Change from Baseline in Alzheimer's Disease Cooperative Study - Clinical Global Impression of Change (ADCS-CGIC)
Timepoint [1] 0 0
78 weeks
Secondary outcome [2] 0 0
Change from Baseline in Mini-Mental Status Examination (MMSE)
Timepoint [2] 0 0
78 weeks
Secondary outcome [3] 0 0
Change from Baseline in Neuropsychiatric Inventory (NPI)
Timepoint [3] 0 0
78 weeks
Secondary outcome [4] 0 0
Change from Baseline in Montgomery-Asberg Depression Rating Scale (MADRS)
Timepoint [4] 0 0
78 weeks
Secondary outcome [5] 0 0
Change in expected decline of whole brain volume as measured by brain MRI
Timepoint [5] 0 0
78 weeks

Eligibility
Key inclusion criteria
- Diagnosis of all cause dementia and probable Alzheimer's disease

- Clinical Dementia Rating (CDR) total score of 0.5 or 1 (mild) and MMSE score of 20-26
(inclusive)

- Age <90 years

- Modified Hachinski ischemic score of =4

- Females, if of child-bearing potential, must practice true abstinence or be competent
to use adequate contraception and agree to maintain this throughout the study

- Subject, and/or, in the case of reduced decision-making capacity, legally acceptable
representative(s) consistent with national law is/are able to read, understand, and
provide written informed consent

- Has one (or more) identified adult caregiver who is willing to provide written
informed consent for his/her own participation; is able to read, understand, and speak
the designated language at the study site; either lives with the subject or sees the
subject for =2 hours/day =3 days/week; agrees to accompany the subject to each study
visit; and is able to verify daily compliance with study drug

- If currently taking an acetylcholinesterase inhibitor and/or memantine at the time of
Screening, the subject must have been taking such medication(s) for =3 months. The
dosage regimen must have remained stable for =6 weeks and it must be planned to remain
stable throughout participation in the study.

- Able to comply with the study procedures
Minimum age
No limit
Maximum age
89 Years
Sex
Both males and females
Can healthy volunteers participate?
No
Key exclusion criteria
- Significant central nervous system (CNS) disorder other than Alzheimer's disease

- Significant focal or vascular intracranial pathology seen on brain MRI scan

- Clinical evidence or history of stroke, transient ischemic attack, significant head
injury or other unexplained or recurrent loss of consciousness =15 minutes

- Epilepsy

- Major depressive disorder, schizophrenia, or other psychotic disorders, bipolar
disorder, substance (including alcohol) related disorders

- Metal implants in the head (except dental), 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

- History of swallowing difficulties

- Pregnant or breastfeeding

- Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase 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
relevant by the investigator

- Clinically significant cardiovascular disease or abnormal assessments

- Preexisting or current signs or symptoms of respiratory failure

- Concurrent acute or chronic clinically significant immunologic, hepatic, or endocrine
disease (not adequately treated) and/or other unstable or major disease other than
Alzheimer's disease

- Diagnosis of cancer within the past 2 years prior to Baseline (other than basal cell
or squamous cell skin cancer or Stage 1 prostate cancer) unless treatment has resulted
in complete freedom from disease for at least 2 years

- Prior intolerance or hypersensitivity to methylthioninium-containing drug, similar
organic dyes, or any of the excipients

- Treatment currently or within 3 months before Baseline with any of the following
medications (unless otherwise noted):

- Tacrine

- Clozapine, olanzapine (and there is no intent to initiate therapy during the
course of the study)

- Carbamazepine, primidone

- Drugs with a warning or precaution in the labeling of methemoglobinemia at
approved doses

- Current or prior participation in a clinical trial as follows:

- Clinical trial of a product for cognition in which the last dose was received
within 90 days prior to Screening (unless confirmed to have been randomized to
placebo)

- A clinical trial of a drug, biologic, device, or medical food in which the last
dose/administration was received within 28 days prior to Baseline

Study design
Purpose of the study
Treatment
Allocation to intervention
Randomised controlled trial
Procedure for enrolling a subject and allocating the treatment (allocation concealment procedures)
Methods used to generate the sequence in which subjects will be randomised (sequence generation)
Masking / blinding
Blinded (masking used)
Who is / are masked / blinded?
The people receiving the treatment/s
The people administering the treatment/s
The people assessing the outcomes
The people analysing the results/data
Intervention assignment
Parallel
Other design features
Phase
Phase 3
Type of endpoint/s
Statistical methods / analysis

Recruitment
Recruitment status
Completed
Data analysis
Reason for early stopping/withdrawal
Other reasons
Date of first participant enrolment
Anticipated
Actual
1/10/2012
Date of last participant enrolment
Anticipated
Actual
Date of last data collection
Anticipated
Actual
1/05/2016
Sample size
Target
Accrual to date
Final
800
Recruitment in Australia
Recruitment state(s)
QLD
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Discipline of Psychiatry, University of Queensland - Herston
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4029 - Herston
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Funding & Sponsors
Primary sponsor type
Commercial sector/Industry
Name
TauRx Therapeutics Ltd
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Ethics approval
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Summary
Brief summary
The purpose of this study is to determine the safety and efficacy of TRx0237 in the treatment
of subjects with mild Alzheimer's Disease.
Trial website
https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT01689233
Trial related presentations / publications
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Contacts
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Summary Results

For IPD and results data, please see https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT01689233