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    Clinical Trial Results:
    Prospective, open-label, two-arm, parallel-group, single center phase IV clinical trial to evaluate the diagnostic value of a Gadobutrol enhanced dynamic susceptibility perfusion MRI (DSC-MRP) and a non contrast arterial spin labeling perfusion MRI (ASL-MRP) in subjects with minor cognitive impairment or minor Alzheimer's disease compared to age matched mentally healthy subjects

    Summary
    EudraCT number
    2012-001583-29
    Trial protocol
    DE  
    Global end of trial date
    05 Oct 2016

    Results information
    Results version number
    v1(current)
    This version publication date
    03 May 2020
    First version publication date
    03 May 2020
    Other versions
    Summary report(s)
    Synopsis

    Trial information

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    Trial identification
    Sponsor protocol code
    Er-02-Perf-AD
    Additional study identifiers
    ISRCTN number
    -
    US NCT number
    -
    WHO universal trial number (UTN)
    -
    Other trial identifiers
    EudraCT: 2012-001583-29
    Sponsors
    Sponsor organisation name
    Universitätsklinikum Erlangen
    Sponsor organisation address
    Schwabachanlage 6, Erlangen, Germany, 91054
    Public contact
    Prof. Dr. Arnd Dörfler, University of Erlangen, 49 091318539388, neuroradiologie@uk-erlangen.de
    Scientific contact
    Prof. Dr. Arnd Dörfler, University of Erlangen, 49 091318539388, neuroradiologie@uk-erlangen.de
    Paediatric regulatory details
    Is trial part of an agreed paediatric investigation plan (PIP)
    No
    Does article 45 of REGULATION (EC) No 1901/2006 apply to this trial?
    No
    Does article 46 of REGULATION (EC) No 1901/2006 apply to this trial?
    No
    Results analysis stage
    Analysis stage
    Final
    Date of interim/final analysis
    05 Oct 2016
    Is this the analysis of the primary completion data?
    Yes
    Primary completion date
    01 Jan 2016
    Global end of trial reached?
    Yes
    Global end of trial date
    05 Oct 2016
    Was the trial ended prematurely?
    No
    General information about the trial
    Main objective of the trial
    To compare the robustness of Gadobutrol enhanced DSC-MRP with spin-labeling perfusion studies in subjects with MCI and minor Alzheimer´s disease (AD)
    Protection of trial subjects
    There are no measures necessary for the examination. For minimise distress they get earphones for sound noising. If patients are scared or had claustrophobic the can get sedatives. We monitor patients with video and they all have a button for emergency cases
    Background therapy
    no background therapy
    Evidence for comparator
    -
    Actual start date of recruitment
    02 Jul 2012
    Long term follow-up planned
    No
    Independent data monitoring committee (IDMC) involvement?
    No
    Population of trial subjects
    Number of subjects enrolled per country
    Country: Number of subjects enrolled
    Germany: 65
    Worldwide total number of subjects
    65
    EEA total number of subjects
    65
    Number of subjects enrolled per age group
    In utero
    0
    Preterm newborn - gestational age < 37 wk
    0
    Newborns (0-27 days)
    0
    Infants and toddlers (28 days-23 months)
    0
    Children (2-11 years)
    0
    Adolescents (12-17 years)
    0
    Adults (18-64 years)
    39
    From 65 to 84 years
    26
    85 years and over
    0

    Subject disposition

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    Recruitment
    Recruitment details
    The recruitment started on November 2012 and ended on January 2016. The Recruitment was only at university hospital erlangen at the department of neuroradiology

    Pre-assignment
    Screening details
    Subjects with clinical diagnosed minor congnitive impairment or minor Alzheimers Disease based on neuropsychological testing and the MMSE score. Main criterias was adult subjects, age >45 years, Subjects with symptoms of MCI or minor AD referred for diagnostic work-up with MRI - or mentally healthy control subjects in the same age range

    Period 1
    Period 1 title
    overall trial (overall period)
    Is this the baseline period?
    Yes
    Allocation method
    Not applicable
    Blinding used
    Not blinded
    Blinding implementation details
    no blinding done

    Arms
    Are arms mutually exclusive
    Yes

    Arm title
    ARM 1
    Arm description
    40 Subjects with MCI or minor AD will undergo a single MRI study with two types of perfusion measurements: Gadobutrol enhanced DSC-MRP and ASL-MRP.
    Arm type
    Experimental

    Investigational medicinal product name
    Gadovist
    Investigational medicinal product code
    Other name
    Gadobutrol
    Pharmaceutical forms
    Injection
    Routes of administration
    Intravenous use
    Dosage and administration details
    Gadovist® (Gadobutrol, 1.0 M gadolinium chelate, Bayer Healthcare) contrast agent is given intravenous with a dose of 0,1mmol/kg of BW via injector.

    Arm title
    ARM 2
    Arm description
    Arm 2: 10 mentally healthy subjects will serve as a reference and will undergo a single MRI study with two types of perfusion measurements: Gadobutrol enhanced DSC-MRP and ASL-MRP.
    Arm type
    Experimental

    Investigational medicinal product name
    Gadovist
    Investigational medicinal product code
    Other name
    Gadobutrol
    Pharmaceutical forms
    Injection
    Routes of administration
    Intravenous use
    Dosage and administration details
    Gadovist® (Gadobutrol, 1.0 M gadolinium chelate, Bayer Healthcare) contrast agent is given intravenous with a dose of 0,1mmol/kg of BW via injector.

    Number of subjects in period 1
    ARM 1 ARM 2
    Started
    44
    21
    Completed
    44
    21

    Baseline characteristics

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    Baseline characteristics reporting groups
    Reporting group title
    overall trial
    Reporting group description
    -

    Reporting group values
    overall trial Total
    Number of subjects
    65 65
    Age categorical
    33 males (48.5%) and 35 females (51.5%) were enrolled in this study. The mean age was 64 years, the mean weight 79.67kg and the mean height 169.1cm. All subjects in the study were of Caucasian origin. The youngest patient was 46 years at and the oldest 83 years
    Units: Subjects
        Adults (18-64 years)
    39 39
        From 65-84 years
    26 26
    Age continuous
    In this study patients have to be at least 45 years. Therefore we had an age enrollment range from 46 years to 83 years
    Units: years
        median (full range (min-max))
    62 (46 to 83) -
    Gender categorical
    33 males (48.5%) and 35 females (51.5%) were enrolled in this study. The mean age was 64 years, the mean weight 79.67kg and the mean height 169.1cm. All subjects in the study were of Caucasian origin.
    Units: Subjects
        Female
    32 32
        Male
    33 33
    Subject analysis sets

    Subject analysis set title
    Demographics
    Subject analysis set type
    Full analysis
    Subject analysis set description
    33 males (48.5%) and 35 females (51.5%) were enrolled in this study. The mean age was 64 years, the mean weight 79.67kg and the mean height 169.1cm. All subjects in the study were of Caucasian origin.

    Subject analysis set title
    Medical History
    Subject analysis set type
    Full analysis
    Subject analysis set description
    All relevant medical history was recorded at the screening visit. Table 7 provides the summary of patient`s medical history classified by involved System Organ Class (SOC) and MedDRA preferred term (PT) for the population. 10 (14.7%) subjects had a medical history of Cerebral endovascular aneurysm repair in the study. That is because for the reference group patients were randomized who became a control MRI.

    Subject analysis set title
    Baseline findings
    Subject analysis set type
    Full analysis
    Subject analysis set description
    All relevant Baseline findings were recorded at the screening visit. Table 8 provides the summary of patient`s Baseline findings classified by involved System Organ Class (SOC) and MedDRA preferred term (PT) for the population. 40 (58.8%) and 30 (44.1%) subjects had a Baseline finding of Cognitive disorder and Hypertension in the study.

    Subject analysis set title
    MMSE
    Subject analysis set type
    Full analysis
    Subject analysis set description
    All subjects will undergo a detailed neuropsychological testing and Mini-Mental Score Examination (MMSE) before entering the study protocol. The mean MMSE for all patients was 26.8, for only the subjects 25.6 and for the control group 29.5. Table 10 provides the MMSE scores.

    Subject analysis set title
    Analysis of Efficacy
    Subject analysis set type
    Full analysis
    Subject analysis set description
    Averaged values for cortex, deep white matter and hippocampus in both hemispheres are presented. DSC-MRP results in a more robust perfusion assessment compared to ASL-MRP. There was no statistical significant difference when comparing image quality of DSC-MRP to ASL-MRP (p > 0.12).

    Subject analysis sets values
    Demographics Medical History Baseline findings MMSE Analysis of Efficacy
    Number of subjects
    65
    65
    65
    65
    65
    Age categorical
    33 males (48.5%) and 35 females (51.5%) were enrolled in this study. The mean age was 64 years, the mean weight 79.67kg and the mean height 169.1cm. All subjects in the study were of Caucasian origin. The youngest patient was 46 years at and the oldest 83 years
    Units: Subjects
        Adults (18-64 years)
    39
    39
    39
    39
    39
        From 65-84 years
    26
    26
    26
    26
    26
    Age continuous
    In this study patients have to be at least 45 years. Therefore we had an age enrollment range from 46 years to 83 years
    Units: years
        median (full range (min-max))
    62 (46 to 83)
    62 (46 to 83)
    62 (46 to 83)
    62 (46 to 83)
    62 (46 to 83)
    Gender categorical
    33 males (48.5%) and 35 females (51.5%) were enrolled in this study. The mean age was 64 years, the mean weight 79.67kg and the mean height 169.1cm. All subjects in the study were of Caucasian origin.
    Units: Subjects
        Female
    32
    32
    32
    32
    32
        Male
    33
    33
    33
    33
    33

    End points

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    End points reporting groups
    Reporting group title
    ARM 1
    Reporting group description
    40 Subjects with MCI or minor AD will undergo a single MRI study with two types of perfusion measurements: Gadobutrol enhanced DSC-MRP and ASL-MRP.

    Reporting group title
    ARM 2
    Reporting group description
    Arm 2: 10 mentally healthy subjects will serve as a reference and will undergo a single MRI study with two types of perfusion measurements: Gadobutrol enhanced DSC-MRP and ASL-MRP.

    Subject analysis set title
    Demographics
    Subject analysis set type
    Full analysis
    Subject analysis set description
    33 males (48.5%) and 35 females (51.5%) were enrolled in this study. The mean age was 64 years, the mean weight 79.67kg and the mean height 169.1cm. All subjects in the study were of Caucasian origin.

    Subject analysis set title
    Medical History
    Subject analysis set type
    Full analysis
    Subject analysis set description
    All relevant medical history was recorded at the screening visit. Table 7 provides the summary of patient`s medical history classified by involved System Organ Class (SOC) and MedDRA preferred term (PT) for the population. 10 (14.7%) subjects had a medical history of Cerebral endovascular aneurysm repair in the study. That is because for the reference group patients were randomized who became a control MRI.

    Subject analysis set title
    Baseline findings
    Subject analysis set type
    Full analysis
    Subject analysis set description
    All relevant Baseline findings were recorded at the screening visit. Table 8 provides the summary of patient`s Baseline findings classified by involved System Organ Class (SOC) and MedDRA preferred term (PT) for the population. 40 (58.8%) and 30 (44.1%) subjects had a Baseline finding of Cognitive disorder and Hypertension in the study.

    Subject analysis set title
    MMSE
    Subject analysis set type
    Full analysis
    Subject analysis set description
    All subjects will undergo a detailed neuropsychological testing and Mini-Mental Score Examination (MMSE) before entering the study protocol. The mean MMSE for all patients was 26.8, for only the subjects 25.6 and for the control group 29.5. Table 10 provides the MMSE scores.

    Subject analysis set title
    Analysis of Efficacy
    Subject analysis set type
    Full analysis
    Subject analysis set description
    Averaged values for cortex, deep white matter and hippocampus in both hemispheres are presented. DSC-MRP results in a more robust perfusion assessment compared to ASL-MRP. There was no statistical significant difference when comparing image quality of DSC-MRP to ASL-MRP (p > 0.12).

    Primary: Image quality

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    End point title
    Image quality
    End point description
    As primary efficacy endpoint, an overall assessment of image quality will be performed by the blinded readers for both DSC- and ASL-MRP images combined: DSC-MRP better than ASL-MRP Both equal ASL-MRP better than DSC-MRP
    End point type
    Primary
    End point timeframe
    The period of observation extends from the time when the informed consent form was signed until 30 min after last administration of IP(s)
    End point values
    ARM 1 ARM 2
    Number of subjects analysed
    44
    21
    Units: arbitrary unit
        DSC-MRP better than ASL-MRP
    14
    7
        Both equal
    24
    10
        ASL-MRP better than DSC-MRP
    6
    4
    Statistical analysis title
    Primary Efficacy
    Statistical analysis description
    Three populations were considered for the analyses: the modified intention-to-treat (MITT) the per-protocol (PP) and the safety population. All efficacy endpoints were analyzed for the MITT and PP population of which the MITT population analysis was the primary and PP was the secondary analyses sets and all safety endpoints was analyzed for the safety population
    Comparison groups
    ARM 1 v ARM 2
    Number of subjects included in analysis
    65
    Analysis specification
    Pre-specified
    Analysis type
    other
    P-value
    < 0.05 [1]
    Method
    ANOVA
    Confidence interval
    Notes
    [1] - statistically significant.

    Adverse events

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    Adverse events information
    Timeframe for reporting adverse events
    The period of observation for an AE extends from the time when the informed consent form was signed until 30 min after last administration of IP(s)
    Assessment type
    Systematic
    Dictionary used for adverse event reporting
    Dictionary name
    MedDRA
    Dictionary version
    19
    Reporting groups
    Reporting group title
    Headache
    Reporting group description
    -

    Reporting group title
    Vertigo
    Reporting group description
    Vertigo was considered not to be related to study drug

    Serious adverse events
    Headache Vertigo
    Total subjects affected by serious adverse events
         subjects affected / exposed
    0 / 1 (0.00%)
    0 / 2 (0.00%)
         number of deaths (all causes)
    0
    0
         number of deaths resulting from adverse events
    0
    0
    Frequency threshold for reporting non-serious adverse events: 0%
    Non-serious adverse events
    Headache Vertigo
    Total subjects affected by non serious adverse events
         subjects affected / exposed
    1 / 1 (100.00%)
    2 / 2 (100.00%)
    Nervous system disorders
    Vertigo
    Additional description: Vertigo was considered not to be related to study drug. 2 Patients reported vertigo
         subjects affected / exposed
    1 / 1 (100.00%)
    2 / 2 (100.00%)
         occurrences all number
    1
    2
    Headache
    Additional description: Headache had a possible study drug relationship 1 Patient reported headache
         subjects affected / exposed
    1 / 1 (100.00%)
    2 / 2 (100.00%)
         occurrences all number
    1
    2

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    Substantial protocol amendments (globally)

    Were there any global substantial amendments to the protocol? No

    Interruptions (globally)

    Were there any global interruptions to the trial? No

    Limitations and caveats

    Limitations of the trial such as small numbers of subjects analysed or technical problems leading to unreliable data.
    65 patients were in the PP population as 3 patients were drop-outs.

    Online references

    http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31617743
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