Safety and Tolerability Study in Patients With Mild to Moderate Alzheimer's Disease (AD)

March 27, 2013 updated by: Novartis Pharmaceuticals

A 52-week, Multi-center, Randomized, Double-blind, Placebo-controlled, Time-lagged, Parallel Group Study in Patients With Mild to Moderate Alzheimer's Disease (AD) to Investigate the Safety, Tolerability and Aß-specific Antibody Response Following Three Subcutaneous Injections of CAD106

This study will evaluate the safety and tolerability and Aß-specific antibody response of CAD106 in patients with mild to moderate Alzheimer's Disease.

Patients also had a 2 year follow-up to assess disease progression where no drug was administered.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

58

Phase

  • Phase 1

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

  • Sweden
      • Malmo, Sweden, 204 02
        • Novartis Investigative Site
      • Stockholm, Sweden, 141 86
        • Novartis Investigative Site
      • Stockholm, Sweden
        • Novartis Investigative Site

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

50 years to 80 years (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • males and/or females patients between 50 to 80 years of age (both inclusive).
  • female patients must be without childbearing potential (post-menopausal or surgically sterilized).
  • diagnosis of dementia of the Alzheimer's type according to the DSM-IV criteria (Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 4th edition).
  • mild to moderate AD as confirmed by Mini-Mental State Exam score of 16 to 26 (both inclusive) at screening.
  • able to provide written informed consent and having a responsible caregiver that can provide written assent prior to study participation. For patients who have been declared mentally incompetent, a legal representative will need to provide informed consent on their behalf.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • previously participated in an AD vaccine study and received active treatment
  • history or presence of an active autoimmune and/or cerebrovascular disease
  • history or presence of seizures, with an acute or chronic inflammation
  • clinically relevant atopic condition, who suffer from an other neurodegenerative disease and/or psychiatric disorders (with the exception of successfully treated depression)
  • immunosuppressive treatment including systemic steroids
  • obtained a vaccination (e.g. against influenza) within 4 weeks before the first study drug injection
  • advanced, severe, progressive or unstable disease that might interfere with the safety of the patient
  • started treatment with psychotropic medication within 3 months (4 weeks for SSRIs and other newer antidepressants without anticholinergic properties) prior to randomization with the exception of mild hypnotic drugs (e.g. zolpidem, zopiclone, oxazepam) and low doses of neuroleptic drugs (e.g. up to 2 mg risperidone).

Patients, who are on stable treatment with cholinesterase-inhibitors (ChEIs) and/or memantine for at least 3 months, and/or with SSRIs and/or other newer antidepressants (without anticholinergic properties) for at least 4 weeks before randomization, can be included into the study.

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
Intervention / Treatment
Placebo Comparator: 2
Placebo
Drug: Placebo
Experimental: 1
CAD106
Biological: CAD106

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Tolerability/safety assessments (physical/neurol.exam., ECG, vital signs, standard and special immunological laboratory evaluations, MRIs, EEGs, AE/SAE monitoring).
Time Frame: at multiple timepoints including but not limited to screening, baseline, and through the end of the study to Week 52.
at multiple timepoints including but not limited to screening, baseline, and through the end of the study to Week 52.
Antibody titers (IgM and IgM titers against amyloid and carrier protein).
Time Frame: at multiple timepoints including but not limited to baseline and through the end of the study to Week 52
at multiple timepoints including but not limited to baseline and through the end of the study to Week 52

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Immune response, cognitive and functional assessments
Time Frame: at multiple timepoints including but not limited to baseline and through the end of the study to Week 52
at multiple timepoints including but not limited to baseline and through the end of the study to Week 52

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Sponsor

Novartis Pharmaceuticals

Publications and helpful links

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General Publications

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start

June 1, 2005

Primary Completion (Actual)

December 1, 2008

Study Completion (Actual)

December 1, 2008

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

December 13, 2006

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

December 13, 2006

First Posted (Estimate)

December 14, 2006

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

March 29, 2013

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

March 27, 2013

Last Verified

March 1, 2013

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • CCAD106A2101

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