E.1 Medical condition or disease under investigation |
E.1.1 | Medical condition(s) being investigated |
Focal dementia syndromes - primary aphasia |
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E.1.1.1 | Medical condition in easily understood language |
Gain better understanding of the causes of different types of speech and other symptoms found in different forms of dementia |
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E.1.1.2 | Therapeutic area | Diseases [C] - Nervous System Diseases [C10] |
MedDRA Classification |
E.1.2 Medical condition or disease under investigation |
E.1.2 | Version | 14.1 |
E.1.2 | Level | LLT |
E.1.2 | Classification code | 10012292 |
E.1.2 | Term | Dementia of the Alzheimer's type NOS |
E.1.2 | System Organ Class | 10029205 - Nervous system disorders |
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E.1.3 | Condition being studied is a rare disease | No |
E.2 Objective of the trial |
E.2.1 | Main objective of the trial |
Use florbetapir 18F PET imaging to investigate the pathological underpinning of the neuropsychologically distinct variants of progressive aphasia and compare these patterns of florbetapir 18F uptake with "typical" Alzheimer's disease and age-matched controls |
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E.2.2 | Secondary objectives of the trial |
To investigate associations between focal brain atrophy, cortical thickness and regional amyloid uptake in amyloid positive variants of these syndromes |
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E.2.3 | Trial contains a sub-study | No |
E.3 | Principal inclusion criteria |
PPA Group
1. Are currently enrolled in the longitudinal study of frontotemporal lobular degeneration at the Dementia Research Centre (DRC) at UCL
2. Patients with PPA will have undergone detailed neuropsychological assessments and will be classified in one of three syndromic groups:PNFA, LPA, or SD
3. Can tolerate a PET scan procedure
PCA-AD Group
1. Are currently enrolled in the longitudinal study of frontotemporal lobular degeneration at the Dementia Research Centre (DRC)
2. Patients with PCA-AD will have undergone detailed neurological assessments and will fulfil the following criteria: 1) insidious onset of cognitive decline, sufficient to interfere with activities of daily living, with absence of structural lesion or significant whilte matter disease on MRI. 2) relatively preserved episodic memory; deficits on standard psychological testing in at least two of four posterior cortical functions: (a) object perception (b) space perception (c) calculation (d) spelling
3. can tolerate a PET scan procedure
Cognitively normal group
1. have no cognition complaints
2. are between 55 and 90 years of age
3. give informed consent
4. can tolerate a PET scan procedure |
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E.4 | Principal exclusion criteria |
1. Have clinically significant hepatic, renal, pulmonary, metabolic, or endocrine disturbances
2. Have a clinically significant cardiovascular disease
3. Have a clinically significant infectious disease
4. Have a history of alcohol or substance abuse or dependence
5. Have a history of severe drug allergy or hypersensitivity
6. Women of child bearing potential |
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E.5 End points |
E.5.1 | Primary end point(s) |
Quantitative and qualitative assessments of florbetapir 18F uptake to test the primary hypotheses |
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E.5.1.1 | Timepoint(s) of evaluation of this end point |
Complete imaging of all subjects |
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E.5.2 | Secondary end point(s) |
Descriptive assessment of the focality and asymmetry of amyloid uptake and glucose hypometabolism between various groups |
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E.5.2.1 | Timepoint(s) of evaluation of this end point |
Complete imaging of all subjects |
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E.6 and E.7 Scope of the trial |
E.6 | Scope of the trial |
E.6.1 | Diagnosis | Yes |
E.6.2 | Prophylaxis | No |
E.6.3 | Therapy | No |
E.6.4 | Safety | Yes |
E.6.5 | Efficacy | Yes |
E.6.6 | Pharmacokinetic | No |
E.6.7 | Pharmacodynamic | No |
E.6.8 | Bioequivalence | No |
E.6.9 | Dose response | No |
E.6.10 | Pharmacogenetic | No |
E.6.11 | Pharmacogenomic | No |
E.6.12 | Pharmacoeconomic | No |
E.6.13 | Others | No |
E.7 | Trial type and phase |
E.7.1 | Human pharmacology (Phase I) | No |
E.7.1.1 | First administration to humans | No |
E.7.1.2 | Bioequivalence study | No |
E.7.1.3 | Other | No |
E.7.1.3.1 | Other trial type description | |
E.7.2 | Therapeutic exploratory (Phase II) | Yes |
E.7.3 | Therapeutic confirmatory (Phase III) | No |
E.7.4 | Therapeutic use (Phase IV) | No |
E.8 Design of the trial |
E.8.1 | Controlled | No |
E.8.1.1 | Randomised | No |
E.8.1.2 | Open | No |
E.8.1.3 | Single blind | No |
E.8.1.4 | Double blind | No |
E.8.1.5 | Parallel group | No |
E.8.1.6 | Cross over | No |
E.8.1.7 | Other | No |
E.8.2 | Comparator of controlled trial |
E.8.2.1 | Other medicinal product(s) | Information not present in EudraCT |
E.8.2.2 | Placebo | Information not present in EudraCT |
E.8.2.3 | Other | Information not present in EudraCT |
E.8.2.4 | Number of treatment arms in the trial | 1 |
E.8.3 |
The trial involves single site in the Member State concerned
| Yes |
E.8.4 | The trial involves multiple sites in the Member State concerned | No |
E.8.4.1 | Number of sites anticipated in Member State concerned | 1 |
E.8.5 | The trial involves multiple Member States | No |
E.8.6 Trial involving sites outside the EEA |
E.8.6.1 | Trial being conducted both within and outside the EEA | No |
E.8.6.2 | Trial being conducted completely outside of the EEA | No |
E.8.7 | Trial has a data monitoring committee | No |
E.8.8 |
Definition of the end of the trial and justification where it is not the last
visit of the last subject undergoing the trial
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E.8.9 Initial estimate of the duration of the trial |
E.8.9.1 | In the Member State concerned years | 1 |
E.8.9.1 | In the Member State concerned months | 0 |
E.8.9.1 | In the Member State concerned days | 0 |
E.8.9.2 | In all countries concerned by the trial years | 1 |
E.8.9.2 | In all countries concerned by the trial months | 0 |
E.8.9.2 | In all countries concerned by the trial days | 0 |