A Study Versus E2020 10mg Followed by an Open-label Extension Phase to Explore the Safety of E2020 SR 23 mg in Japanese Subjects With Severe Alzheimer's Type Dementia

August 5, 2014 updated by: Eisai Inc.

A Randomized, Double Blind, Parallel-Group Comparison Study Versus E2020 10mg Followed by an Open-label Extension Phase to Explore the Safety of E2020 SR 23 mg in Japanese Subjects With Severe Alzheimer's Type Dementia

The purpose of this study is to compare 23 mg donepezil sustained release (SR) to the currently marketed formulation of 10 mg donepezil immediate release (IR) in patients with severe Alzheimer's disease.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

45

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

  • Japan
      • Akita, Japan
      • Fukuoka, Japan
      • Saitama, Japan
    • Fukuoka
      • Kitakyushu, Fukuoka, Japan
    • Gifu
      • Mizunami, Gifu, Japan
    • Kanagawa
      • Yokosuka, Kanagawa, Japan
    • Niigata
      • Sanjo, Niigata, Japan
    • Okayama
      • Kurashiki, Okayama, Japan
    • Shizuoka
      • Fuji, Shizuoka, Japan
    • Tokyo
      • Hachioji, Tokyo, Japan
      • Kodaira, Tokyo, Japan

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 and older (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria

  • Diagnostic evidence of probable Alzheimer's disease (AD) consistent with the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual for Mental Disorders-version IV (DSM-IV)
  • Hachinski Ischemic Score
  • Functional Assessment Staging (FAST) scale greater than or equal to 6 at Screening.
  • Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) score of 1 to 12 at Screening
  • Subjects who are on a stable Aricept- dose of 10 mg immediate release (IR), taken as a single, daily dose for 3 months prior to the Screening Visit
  • Evidence consistent with Alzheimer's disease (AD) on any cranial image on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) or computed tomography (CT) scan or etc. obtained within 24 months prior to the Screening Visit. Subjects who have any observations of dementia other than Alzheimer's type after the last image diagnosis should be reconfirmed.
  • Age 50 years
  • Written informed consent is to have been obtained from the subject (if possible) or from the subject's legal guardian or other representative

Exclusion Criteria

  • Subjects with dementia other than Alzheimer's type
  • Subjects with significant neurological or psychiatric disorders such as stroke, brain tumor, schizophrenia, epilepsy, normal pressure hydrocephalus, mental retardation, a history of head injury with loss of consciousness, or a history of brain surgery followed by persistent deficits
  • Subjects with allergy to donepezil hydrochloride or piperidine derivatives
  • Subjects with a cause of Alzheimer's disease (AD) which is supported by any laboratory tests such as Vitamin B12, folate levels, triiodothyronine, free triiodothyronine, thyroxine, thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) or serologic test for syphilis

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
Experimental: 1
Drug: E2020
Patients will take study medication orally, once daily, for 2 weeks according to a double-dummy design in the double blind phase: 23 mg donepezil sustained release (SR) concurrently with placebo identical in appearance to the 10 mg donepezil immediate release (IR) formulation
Drug: E2020
10 mg donepezil immediate release (IR) concurrently with placebo identical in appearance to the 23 mg donepezil sustained release (SR) formulation. All patients who complete the double blind phase will take 23 mg donepezil sustained release (SR) orally, once daily, for 52 weeks in the Open-label Extension phase.
Active Comparator: 2
Drug: E2020
Patients will take study medication orally, once daily, for 2 weeks according to a double-dummy design in the double blind phase: 23 mg donepezil sustained release (SR) concurrently with placebo identical in appearance to the 10 mg donepezil immediate release (IR) formulation
Drug: E2020
10 mg donepezil immediate release (IR) concurrently with placebo identical in appearance to the 23 mg donepezil sustained release (SR) formulation. All patients who complete the double blind phase will take 23 mg donepezil sustained release (SR) orally, once daily, for 52 weeks in the Open-label Extension phase.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Maximum Observed Plasma Concentration (Cmax) of E2020 on Visits 2 and 3
Time Frame: Visit 2 [Day1] and Visit 3 [Day 15]
Visit 2 [Day1] and Visit 3 [Day 15]

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Cmax of E2020 on Visits 2 and 3 According to Cytochrome P450 2D6 (CYP2D6) Phenotype Status
Time Frame: Visit 2 [Day1] and Visit 3 [Day 15]
All subjects were identified as Extensive Metabolizer [EM] or Intermediate Metabolizer [IM] predicted from their CYP2D6 phenotypes. Ultra-rapid Metabolizer (UM) and Poor Metabolizer (PM) were not identified in any subject. Since the analysis population i
Visit 2 [Day1] and Visit 3 [Day 15]

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Sponsor

Eisai Inc.

Investigators

  • Study Director: Naoki Kubota, Neuroscience Clinical Development Section. JAC PCU. Eisai Co., Ltd.

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

January 1, 2011

Primary Completion (Actual)

April 1, 2012

Study Completion (Actual)

April 1, 2012

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

January 12, 2011

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

January 12, 2011

First Posted (Estimate)

January 13, 2011

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

August 8, 2014

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

August 5, 2014

Last Verified

August 1, 2014

More Information

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Keywords

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • E2020-J081-221

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