Safety Study of Dabigatran in CADASIL (SONICA)

February 10, 2014 updated by: S. Andrea Hospital

Phase II, Randomized, Crossover, Single Blind, Safety Trial of DABIGATRAN Versus ASA for Preventing Ischaemic Brain Lesions in Patients Affected by CADASIL

This study is a Phase II, randomized, crossover trial designed to compare one fixed dose of dabigatran with open-label use of ASA in patients affected by CADASIL; the study is a safety trial, and the primary objective is to assess that dabigatran is not less safe than ASA in subjects with CADASIL.

Study Overview

Status

Unknown

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

The primary endpoint is the number of microbleeds, as measured by MRI, at 90 days of follow up.

The study is based on the hypothesis that drugs inhibitor of the thrombin is more effective than ASA in preventing vessel obstruction. The rationale behind the study is based on the assumption that: a) the formation of microthrombi is relevant to the clinical expression of the CADASIL disease, and b) thrombin inhibitors are more effective than antiplatelet drugs in preventing lesions by microvessel obstruction.

Eligible patients will be randomized into one of the 2 treatment groups:

  1. One week wash-out (W1), Dabigatran one tablet 100mg twice a day for 12 weeks, a second one week wash-out (W2), treatment with ASA one tablet of 100mg/day once a day for 12 weeks;
  2. The same scheme repeated with reversed sequence No initial wash-out week will be required for patients in group 2 already treated with ASA.

Clinical and instrumental evaluations will be carried out during the first (W1) and second wash-out weeks (W2), and at the end of the study (during the week that follows the second treatment regimen (W3). Each evaluation will consist of physical examination, blood tests and MRI.

Safety is evaluated on the basis of brain microbleeds and severe haemorrhages.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Anticipated)

50

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

  • Italy
      • Rome, Italy, 00161
        • Not yet recruiting
        • Emergency Department Stroke Unit, Umberto I Hospital
        • Contact:
        • Contact:
          • Agata Correnti, MD
        • Principal Investigator:
          • Emanuele Puca, MD
      • Rome, Italy, 00189
        • Recruiting
        • NESMOS Department St. Andrea Hospital
        • Contact:
        • Contact:
        • Principal Investigator:
          • Giulio Caselli, MD
        • Principal Investigator:
          • Barbara Casolla, MD

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

18 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Patients aged 18 years or older diagnosed with CADASIL according genetic test will be eligible.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Treatment with antiplatelet drugs for a condition different from CADASIL;
  • conditions associated with an increased risk of bleeding (major surgery within the previous month, planned surgery or intervention within the next 3 months;
  • history of intracranial, intraocular, spinal, retroperitoneal or atraumatic intra-articular bleeding;
  • gastrointestinal hemorrhage within the past year;
  • symptomatic or endoscopically documented gastroduodenal ulcer disease in the previous 30 days; hemorrhagic disorder or bleeding diathesis;
  • need for anticoagulant treatment of disorders other than atrial fibrillation; fibrinolytic agents within 48 hours of study entry; uncontrolled hypertension (systolic blood pressure greater than 180 mm Hg and/or diastolic blood pressure greater than 100 mm Hg);
  • recent malignancy or radiation therapy (within 6 months) and not expected to survive 3 years; severe renal impairment (estimated creatinine clearance 30 mL/min or less);
  • active infective endocarditis;
  • active liver disease (including but not limited to persistent ALT, AST, Alk Phos greater than twice the upper limit of the normal range; active hepatitis C (positive HCV RNA);
  • active hepatitis B (HBs antigen +, anti HBc IgM +), active hepatitis A);
  • women who are pregnant or of childbearing potential who refuse to use a medically acceptable form of contraception throughout 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: Crossover Assignment
  • Masking: Single

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Dabigatran
Drug: Dabigatran
110 mg twice daily
Active Comparator: Antiplatelets
Drug: Antiplatelets
100mg once a day

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Number of microbleeds on MRI
Time Frame: Six Months
Primary endpoint is defined as the difference in number of microbleeds on MRI images taken at the end of the 2 treatments (i.e, during W2 and W3). Secondary endpoint is major bleeding. The neuroradiologists (or trained neurologists) who will examine the images on MRI will be blind to treatment.
Six Months

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Major bleeding
Time Frame: Six Months
Severe haemorrhages are defined as a reduction of the haemoglobin level by at least 20g per litre, need of a transfusion of at least 2 units of blood, or symptomatic bleeding of an organ or critical area. Life threatening haemorrhages are a subcategory of severe hemorrhages defined as: fatal haemorrhages, symptomatic intracranial haemorrhages, haemorrhages with a diminution of haemoglobin level of at least 50g per litre or that require transfusion of at least 4 blood units, or surgery. All the other haemorrhages are considered minor.
Six Months

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Sponsor

S. Andrea Hospital

Investigators

  • Study Chair: Francesco Orzi, MD, NESMOS Department, University of Rome "La Sapienza"; St. Andrea Hospital

Publications and helpful links

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General Publications

Helpful Links

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start

June 1, 2011

Primary Completion (Anticipated)

January 1, 2015

Study Completion (Anticipated)

February 1, 2015

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

May 16, 2011

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

May 26, 2011

First Posted (Estimate)

May 27, 2011

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

February 11, 2014

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

February 10, 2014

Last Verified

December 1, 2013

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Keywords

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Other Study ID Numbers

  • DABCAD2010

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