E.1 Medical condition or disease under investigation |
E.1.1 | Medical condition(s) being investigated |
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E.1.1.1 | Medical condition in easily understood language |
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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 | 17.0 |
E.1.2 | Level | LLT |
E.1.2 | Classification code | 10001896 |
E.1.2 | Term | Alzheimer's disease |
E.1.2 | System Organ Class | 100000004852 |
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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 |
To establish efficacy of Lu AE58054 as adjunctive therapy to donepezil for symptomatic treatment of patients with mild-moderate Alzheimer’s disease |
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E.2.2 | Secondary objectives of the trial |
To investigate the effect of Lu AE58054 as adjunctive therapy to donepezil on neuropsychiatric symptoms in patients with mild-moderate Alzheimer’s disease |
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E.2.3 | Trial contains a sub-study | No |
E.3 | Principal inclusion criteria |
• The patient has a knowledgeable and reliable caregiver.
• The patient is an outpatient.
• The patient has probable AD.
• The patient has mild to moderate AD.
• Stable treatment with donepezil.
• The patient is a man or woman aged at least 50 years
• The patient, if a woman, must have had her last natural menstruation ≥24 months prior to baseline, OR be surgically sterile.
• The patient, if a man, agrees to protocol-defined use of effective
contraception if his female partner is of childbearing potential, OR must have been surgically sterilised prior to the screening visit. |
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E.4 | Principal exclusion criteria |
• The patient has evidence of any clinically significant neurodegenerative disease, or other serious neurological disorders other than AD.
• The patient has a Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 4th edition, Text Revision (DSM-IV-TR) Axis I disorder other than AD.
• The patient has evidence of clinically significant disease.
• The patient's donepezil therapy is likely to be interrupted or discontinued during the study.
• The patient is currently receiving memantine or has taken memantine within 2 months prior to screening. |
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E.5 End points |
E.5.1 | Primary end point(s) |
Change in cognition: Change in Alzheimer's Disease Assessment Scale-cognitive subscale (ADAS-cog) total score. |
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E.5.1.1 | Timepoint(s) of evaluation of this end point |
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E.5.2 | Secondary end point(s) |
• Change in global impression: Alzheimer's Disease Cooperative Study - Clinical Global Impression of Change (ADCS-CGIC) score
• Change in functioning: Change in Alzheimer's Disease Cooperative Study - Activities of Daily Living Inventory (ADCS-ADL23) total score
• Change in behavioural disturbance: Change in Neuropsychiatric Inventory (NPI) total score
• Change in individual behavioural disturbance items: Change in single NPI item scores
• Change in anxiety: Change in NPI Anxiety item score based on a pre-specified NPI Anxiety score at Baseline
• Clinical response: Based on pre-specified ADAS-cog, ADCS-ADL23, and ADCS-CGIC changes
• Clinical worsening: Based on pre-specified ADAS-cog, ADCS-ADL23, and ADCS-CGIC changes
• Change in cognitive aspects of mental function: Change in Mini Mental State Examination (MMSE)
• Change in health-related quality of life: Change in EuroQol 5-dimensional (EQ-5D) utility score
• Change in health-related quality of life: Change in EQ-5D Visual Analogue Scale (EQ-5D VAS) |
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E.5.2.1 | Timepoint(s) of evaluation of this end point |
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E.6 and E.7 Scope of the trial |
E.6 | Scope of the trial |
E.6.1 | Diagnosis | No |
E.6.2 | Prophylaxis | No |
E.6.3 | Therapy | Yes |
E.6.4 | Safety | Yes |
E.6.5 | Efficacy | Yes |
E.6.6 | Pharmacokinetic | Yes |
E.6.7 | Pharmacodynamic | Yes |
E.6.8 | Bioequivalence | No |
E.6.9 | Dose response | Yes |
E.6.10 | Pharmacogenetic | Yes |
E.6.11 | Pharmacogenomic | Yes |
E.6.12 | Pharmacoeconomic | Yes |
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) | No |
E.7.3 | Therapeutic confirmatory (Phase III) | Yes |
E.7.4 | Therapeutic use (Phase IV) | No |
E.8 Design of the trial |
E.8.1 | Controlled | Yes |
E.8.1.1 | Randomised | Yes |
E.8.1.2 | Open | No |
E.8.1.3 | Single blind | No |
E.8.1.4 | Double blind | Yes |
E.8.1.5 | Parallel group | Yes |
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) | No |
E.8.2.2 | Placebo | Yes |
E.8.2.3 | Other | No |
E.8.2.4 | Number of treatment arms in the trial | 3 |
E.8.3 |
The trial involves single site in the Member State concerned
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E.8.4 | The trial involves multiple sites in the Member State concerned | Yes |
E.8.4.1 | Number of sites anticipated in Member State concerned | 4 |
E.8.5 | The trial involves multiple Member States | Yes |
E.8.5.1 | Number of sites anticipated in the EEA | 59 |
E.8.6 Trial involving sites outside the EEA |
E.8.6.1 | Trial being conducted both within and outside the EEA | Yes |
E.8.6.2 | Trial being conducted completely outside of the EEA | No |
E.8.6.3 | If E.8.6.1 or E.8.6.2 are Yes, specify the regions in which trial sites are planned |
Argentina |
Belgium |
Bulgaria |
Canada |
Chile |
Czech Republic |
Denmark |
France |
Germany |
Italy |
Poland |
Romania |
South Africa |
Spain |
Ukraine |
United States |
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E.8.7 | Trial has a data monitoring committee | Yes |
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 | 2 |
E.8.9.1 | In the Member State concerned months | 0 |
E.8.9.1 | In the Member State concerned days | 6 |
E.8.9.2 | In all countries concerned by the trial years | 2 |
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 | 6 |