Clinical- and Immunological Activity, Safety and Tolerability of Different Doses / Formulations of AFFITOPE AD02 in Early Alzheimer's Disease

December 10, 2013 updated by: Affiris AG

A Randomized, Controlled, Parallel Group, Double-blind, Multi-center, Phase II Study to Assess the Clinical- and Immunological Activity,as Well as the Safety and Tolerability of Different Doses/Formulations of AFFITOPE AD02 Administered Repeatedly to Patients With Early Alzheimer's Disease

This is a multiple vaccination study to find out if it is a safe treatment and what effects it has on the symptoms of early Alzheimer's disease in male and female patients aged 50 to 80 years. Approximately 40 study sites in Europe will be involved. Patients will be randomized to receive either AFFITOPE AD02 or placebo. Each patient's participation will last 1 year.

Study Overview

Status

Status

Indicates the current recruitment status or the expanded access status.
Completed

Conditions

Conditions

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Intervention / Treatment

Intervention / Treatment

A process or action that is the focus of a clinical study. Interventions include drugs, medical devices, procedures, vaccines, and other products that are either investigational or already available. Interventions can also include noninvasive approaches, such as education or modifying diet and exercise.

Detailed Description

AFFITOPE AD02 is a second generation AD immunotherapeutics targeting Aβ. Its active component is a synthetic peptide functionally mimicking the unmodified N-terminus of Aβ.

Study Type

Study Type

Describes the nature of a clinical study. Study types include interventional studies (also called clinical trials), observational studies (including patient registries), and expanded access.
Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

Enrollment

The number of participants in a clinical study. The "anticipated" enrollment is the target number of participants that the researchers need for the study.
335

Phase

Phase

The stage of a clinical trial studying a drug or biological product, based on definitions developed by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The phase is based on the study's objective, the number of participants, and other characteristics. There are five phases: Early Phase 1 (formerly listed as Phase 0), Phase 1, Phase 2, Phase 3, and Phase 4. Not Applicable is used to describe trials without FDA-defined phases, including trials of devices or behavioral interventions.
  • Phase 2

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • Austria
      • Hall in Tirol, Austria, 6060
        • Landeskrankenhaus Hall Gedächtnisambulanz
      • Linz, Austria, 4020
        • LNK Wagner-Jauregg, Dept. of geriatrics
      • Salzburg, Austria, 5020
        • Christian Doppler Klinik, Univ. Klinik f. Neurologie
      • Vienna, Austria, 1090
        • MUW Klin. Pharmakologie und Klinik für Neurologie
      • Vienna, Austria, 1090
        • MUW, Klin.Abt.f. Biolog. Psychiatrie
      • Vienna, Austria, 1220
        • SMZ-Ost, Psychiatric Dep.
      • Vienna, Austria, 1080
        • Studienzentrum der PROSENEX, Ambulatoriumbetriebsges.m.b.H an der Confraternität - Privatklinik Josefstadt
  • Croatia
      • Rijeka, Croatia, 51000
        • Klinčki Bolnički Centar Rijeka, Klinika za Psihijatriju
      • Varaždin, Croatia, 42000
        • Opća bolnica Varaždin, Klinika za Neurologiju
      • Zagreb, Croatia, 10000
        • "BONIFARM" Poliklinika za kliničku farmakologiju i toksikologiju
      • Zagreb, Croatia, 10090
        • Psihijatrijska Bolnica Vrapče
      • Zagreb, Croatia, 10000
        • Klinčki Bolnički Centar Zagreb (REBRO), Klinika za Neurologiju
  • Czech Republic
      • Praha 4, Czech Republic, 149 50
        • University Thomayer Hospital
      • Praha 5, Czech Republic, 150 06
        • University Hospital Motol, Clinic of Neurology
  • France
      • Bordeaux Cedex, France, 33076
        • CMRR Hôpital Pellegrin, Bâtiment USN Tastet Girard
      • Bron, France, 69500
        • Hopital Neurologique Pierre Wertheimer
      • Dijon, France, 21033
        • Centre Hospitalier Universitaire (CHU) de Dijon
      • Montpellier Cedex 05, France, 34295
        • Centre Mémoire de Ressources et de Recherche, Service de Neurologie
      • Paris, France, 75651
        • Hôpital de la Pitié-Salpêtrière
      • RENNES Cedex, France, 35064
        • CHU de rennes Site Hôtel Dieu
      • Toulouse, France, 31059
        • Hôpital La Grave
  • Germany
      • Berlin, Germany, 14050
        • Charite Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Klinik u. Hochschulambulanz f. Psychiatrie u. Psychotherapie
      • Hamburg, Germany, 20251
        • Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf, Klinik für Psychiatrie und Psychotherapie
      • Leipzig, Germany, 04107
        • Arzneimittelforschung Leipzig GmbH, Studienzentrum
      • Mannheim, Germany, 68159
        • Zentralinstitut für Seelische Gesundheit, Abt. Gerontopsychiatrie
      • Munich, Germany, 81675
        • Klinik u. Poliklinik f. Psychiatrie u. Psychotherapie der TU München
      • Nürnberg, Germany, 90402
        • Studienzentrum PD Dr. Steinwachs
      • Nürnberg, Germany, 90419
        • Klinikum Nürnberg Nord, Klinik f. Psychiatrie u. Psychotherapie
      • Ulm/Donau, Germany, 89073
        • Neuropoint GmbH
  • Slovakia
      • Kosice, Slovakia, 040 17
        • EPAMED, s.r.o.
      • Michalovce, Slovakia, 071 01
        • Psychiatric Hospital Michalovce

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

The key requirements that people who want to participate in a clinical study must meet or the characteristics they must have. Eligibility criteria consist of both inclusion criteria (which are required for a person to participate in the study) and exclusion criteria (which prevent a person from participating). Types of eligibility criteria include whether a study accepts healthy volunteers, has age or age group requirements, or is limited by sex.

Ages Eligible for Study

50 years to 80 years (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Informed consent capability
  • Early AD, based on episodic memory deficit and hippocampal atrophy
  • Age from 50 to 80, inclusive
  • MMSE of 20+
  • Brain magnetic resonance imaging scan consistent with the diagnosis of AD
  • Stable doses of medications (cholinesterase inhibitors and memantine allowed)
  • Caregiver able to attend all visits with patient

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Significant neurological disease other than AD
  • Major psychiatric illness
  • Significant systemic illness
  • Autoimmune disease
  • Prior treatment with experimental immunotherapeutics for AD including IVIG
  • Women of childbearing potential without birth control
  • Contraindication for MRI scan

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Treatment
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: Quadruple

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm

Participant Group / Arm

A group or subgroup of participants in a clinical trial that receives a specific intervention/treatment, or no intervention, according to the trial's protocol.
Intervention / Treatment

Intervention / Treatment

A process or action that is the focus of a clinical study. Interventions include drugs, medical devices, procedures, vaccines, and other products that are either investigational or already available. Interventions can also include noninvasive approaches, such as education or modifying diet and exercise.
Active Comparator: A: AFFITOPE AD02
Biological: active: AFFITOPE AD02
vaccination
Other Names:
  • AFFITOPE AD02
Active Comparator: B: AFFITOPE AD02
Biological: active: AFFITOPE AD02
vaccination
Other Names:
  • AFFITOPE AD02
Active Comparator: C: AFFITOPE AD02
Biological: active: AFFITOPE AD02
vaccination
Other Names:
  • AFFITOPE AD02
Active Comparator: D: Placebo control
Biological: control: Placebo
vaccination
Other Names:
  • placebo
  • control

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

In a clinical study's protocol, the planned outcome measure that is the most important for evaluating the effect of an intervention/treatment. Most clinical studies have one primary outcome measure, but some have more than one.
Outcome Measure
Time Frame
cognitive(ADAS-cog modified) and functional(ADCS-ADL modified)
Time Frame: 18 months
18 months

Secondary Outcome Measures

Secondary Outcome Measures

In a clinical study's protocol, a planned outcome measure that is not as important as the primary outcome measure for evaluating the effect of an intervention but is still of interest. Most clinical studies have more than one secondary outcome measure.
Outcome Measure
Time Frame
cognitive(computerised test battery), global(CDR-sb), behavioral(NPI), biomarker (volumetric MRI)
Time Frame: 18 months
18 months

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Sponsor

The organization or person who initiates the study and who has authority and control over the study.
Affiris AG

Investigators

Investigators

A researcher involved in a clinical study. Related terms include site principal investigator, site sub-investigator, study chair, study director, and study principal investigator.
  • Principal Investigator: Bruno Dubois, Prof, Centre des Maladies Cognitives et Comportementales, Federation des maladies du systeme nerveux, Hoptial de la Salpetriere, Pavillon Paul Castaignes (Sous-sol), 47-83 Bd de l'Hopital, 75651 Paris Cedex 13

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start

Study Start

The actual date on which the first participant was enrolled in a clinical study. The "anticipated" study start date is the date that the researchers think will be the study start date.
September 1, 2010

Primary Completion (Actual)

Primary Completion

The date on which the last participant in a clinical study was examined or received an intervention to collect final data for the primary outcome measure. Whether the clinical study ended according to the protocol or was terminated does not affect this date. For clinical studies with more than one primary outcome measure with different completion dates, this term refers to the date on which data collection is completed for all the primary outcome measures. The "anticipated" primary completion date is the date that the researchers think will be the primary completion date for the study.
December 1, 2013

Study Completion (Actual)

Study Completion

The date on which the last participant in a clinical study was examined or received an intervention/treatment to collect final data for the primary outcome measures, secondary outcome measures, and adverse events (that is, the last participant's last visit). The "anticipated" study completion date is the date that the researchers think will be the study completion date.
December 1, 2013

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

First Submitted

The date on which the study sponsor or investigator first submitted a study record to ClinicalTrials.gov. There is typically a delay of a few days between the first submitted date and the record's availability on ClinicalTrials.gov (the first posted date).
April 19, 2010

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

The date on which the study sponsor or investigator first submits a study record that is consistent with National Library of Medicine (NLM) quality control (QC) review criteria. The sponsor or investigator may need to revise and submit a study record one or more times before NLM's QC review criteria are met. It is the responsibility of the sponsor or investigator to ensure that the study record is consistent with the NLM QC review criteria.
May 4, 2010

First Posted (Estimate)

First Posted

The date on which the study record was first available on ClinicalTrials.gov after National Library of Medicine (NLM) quality control (QC) review has concluded. There is typically a delay of a few days between the date the study sponsor or investigator submitted the study record and the first posted date.
May 6, 2010

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

Last Update Posted

The most recent date on which changes to a study record were made available on ClinicalTrials.gov. There may be a delay between when the changes were submitted to ClinicalTrials.gov by the study's sponsor or investigator (the last update submitted date) and the last update posted date.
December 11, 2013

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

The most recent date on which the study sponsor or investigator submitted changes to a study record that are consistent with National Library of Medicine (NLM) quality control (QC) review criteria. It is the responsibility of the sponsor or investigator to ensure that the study record is consistent with the NLM QC review criteria.
December 10, 2013

Last Verified

Last Verified

The most recent date on which the study sponsor or investigator confirmed the information about a clinical study on ClinicalTrials.gov as accurate and current. If a study with a recruitment status of recruiting; not yet recruiting; or active, not recruiting has not been confirmed within the past 2 years, the study's recruitment status is shown as unknown.
December 1, 2013

More Information

Terms related to this study

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

Other Study ID Numbers

Identifiers or ID numbers other than the NCT number that are assigned to a clinical study by the study's sponsor, funders, or others. These numbers may include unique identifiers from other trial registries and National Institutes of Health grant numbers.
  • AFF006
  • 2009-016504-22 (EudraCT Number)

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