Study of DHP1401 in Patients With Mild-moderate Alzheimer's Disease Treated With Donepezil(DRAMA)

August 19, 2019 updated by: Daehwa Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.

A Multicenter, Randomized, Double-blind, Placebo-controlled, Phase IIb, Clinical Study to Evaluate the Safety and Efficacy of DHP1401 in Patients With Mild-moderate Alzheimer's Disease Treated With Donepezil(DRAMA)

The objective of this study is to evaluate the efficacy and safety of DHP1401 in patients with mild-moderate Alzheimer's disease treated with donepezil

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

180

Phase

  • 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

      • Busan, Korea, Republic of
        • Dong-A University Hospital
      • Daegu, Korea, Republic of
        • Yeungnam University Medical Center
      • Daejeon, Korea, Republic of, 35233
        • Daejeon Eulji Medical Center
      • Guri-si, Korea, Republic of
        • Hanyang University Guri Hospital
      • Incheon, Korea, Republic of
        • Inha University Hospital
      • Incheon, Korea, Republic of
        • Gachon University Gil Medical Center
      • Seoul, Korea, Republic of, 06973
        • Chung-Ang University Hospital
      • Seoul, Korea, Republic of
        • Korea University Anam Hospital
      • Seoul, Korea, Republic of
        • The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul St. Mary's Hospital
      • Seoul, Korea, Republic of
        • Hanyang University Medical Center
      • Seoul, Korea, Republic of
        • Konkuk University Hospital
    • Gyeonggi-do
      • Bucheon-si, Gyeonggi-do, Korea, Republic of
        • The Catholic University of Korea, Bucheon, St. Mary's Hospital
      • Goyang-si, Gyeonggi-do, Korea, Republic of
        • Myongji Hospital
      • Seongnam-si, Gyeonggi-do, Korea, Republic of
        • Seoul National University Bundang Hospital
      • Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do, Korea, Republic of
        • Ajou University Medical Center
    • Jeollanam-do
      • Gwangju-si, Jeollanam-do, Korea, Republic of
        • Chonnam National University Hospital

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

Ages Eligible for Study

55 years to 85 years (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  1. ≥55 and ≤85 years of age
  2. Patient who was diagnosed mild to moderate Alzheimer's disease by National Institute of Neurological and Communicative Disorders and Stroke-Alzheimer's Disease and Related Disorders Association(NINCDS-ADRDA) or National Institute on Aging-Alzheimer's Association(NIAAA)
  3. Korean Mini-Mental State Examination(K-MMSE) score 15 to 26
  4. Patient who maintained on donepezil without dose escalation or reduction for at least during 3 months before screening (visit 1)
  5. Clinical Dementia Rating(CDR) score 0.5 to 2.0 at screening (visit 1)
  6. Written informed consent voluntarily
  7. Patient who has a relative/caregiver who support the information of patient's status
  8. Patient who are deemed adequate to participate in the clinical trial by the investigator
  9. Infertility or patients and his/her spouse consent with contraception during the study period

Exclusion Criteria:

  1. A diagnosis of vascular dementia or dementia by other cause according to the criteria of the NINCDS-ADRDA
  2. Structural brain abnormality or impairment
  3. Schizophrenia, depressive disorder and bipolar disorder
  4. Any neurological disease except Alzheimer' disease (ex. Parkinson's disease, Huntington's disease, brain tumor, normal-pressure hydrocephalus, progressive supranuclear palsy, seizure disorder, subdural hematoma, multiple sclerosis, epilepsy, delusion and head injury required hospitalization)
  5. History of any cancer within previous 5 years
  6. History of stroke within previous 2 years
  7. Heart failure required medication or interventional treatment including myocardial infarction, valvular heart disease, arrhythmia within previous 1 year
  8. Uncontrollable diabetes
  9. Uncontrollable hypertension
  10. Abnormal liver or kidney function
  11. Patient with significant clinical meaning to affect cognitive function
  12. Patient who participated in other clinical trial within previous 3 months or has a plan to participate in other clinical trial during study period
  13. History of abuse of a drug or alcohol within previous 2 years
  14. Patient who has administrated other acetylcholinesterase inhibitors except donepezil within previous 4 weeks
  15. Patient who are deemed inadequate to participate in the clinical trial by the investigator(ex. a illiteracy, etc.)
  16. History of hypersensitivity reaction to the main ingredient of the investigational drugs
  17. Patient who has administrated other drugs except donepezil for dementia treatment (it is possible to enroll after washout for 28 days)

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: Triple

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Group 1

donepezil: 5mg or 10mg is orally administrated once a day for 24 weeks

DHP1401: Total 500mg is orally administrated in two divided doses a day for 24 weeks

5mg or 10mg, once a day, 24 weeks
Other Names:
  • Aricept®
Total 500mg or 1,000mg was administrated in two divided doses a day for 24 weeks
Other Names:
  • DHP1401 500mg or 1,000mg
Experimental: Group 2

donepezil: 5mg or 10mg is orally administrated once a day for 24 weeks

DHP1401: Total 1,000mg is orally administrated in two divided doses a day for 24 weeks

5mg or 10mg, once a day, 24 weeks
Other Names:
  • Aricept®
Total 500mg or 1,000mg was administrated in two divided doses a day for 24 weeks
Other Names:
  • DHP1401 500mg or 1,000mg
Placebo Comparator: Group 3

donepezil: 5mg or 10mg is orally administrated once a day for 24 weeks

DHP1401: Placebo is orally administrated in two divided doses a day for 24 weeks

5mg or 10mg, once a day, 24 weeks
Other Names:
  • Aricept®
Placebo was administrated in two divided dosed a day for 24 weeks
Other Names:
  • DHP1401 placebo

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Alzheimer's Disease Assessment Scale-cognition Korean version(ADAS-cog)
Time Frame: 6 months
6 months

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Clinical Dementia Rating Sum of Box Korean version(CDR-SB)
Time Frame: 6 months
6 months
Neuropsychiatric Inventory-Q Korean version(NPI-Q)
Time Frame: 6 months
6 months
K-MMSE
Time Frame: 6 months
Korean Mini-Mental State Examination
6 months
Korean Instrumental Activity of Daily Living(K-IADL)
Time Frame: 6 months
6 months
Korean Trial Masking Test-elderly's version(K-TMT-e)
Time Frame: 6 months
6 months

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Sponsor

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Seol Heui Han, M.D., Ph.D, Konkuk University Hospital

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 (Actual)

December 28, 2016

Primary Completion (Actual)

February 1, 2019

Study Completion (Actual)

August 1, 2019

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

February 14, 2017

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

February 15, 2017

First Posted (Actual)

February 16, 2017

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

August 20, 2019

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

August 19, 2019

Last Verified

August 1, 2019

More Information

Terms related to this study

Other Study ID Numbers

  • 1401CS-2

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

No

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