E.1 Medical condition or disease under investigation |
E.1.1 | Medical condition(s) being investigated |
Dementia in Alzheimers Disease, Parkinsons Disease and Dementia with Lewy Bodies |
Demens ved Alzheimers sygdom, Parkinsons sygdom og Lewy Body Demens |
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E.1.1.1 | Medical condition in easily understood language |
Dementia in Alzheimers Disease, Parkinsons Disease and Dementia with Lewy Bodies |
Demens ved Alzheimers sygdom, Parkinsons sygdom og Lewy Body Demens |
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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 | 20.0 |
E.1.2 | Level | PT |
E.1.2 | Classification code | 10012271 |
E.1.2 | Term | Dementia Alzheimer's type |
E.1.2 | System Organ Class | 10029205 - Nervous system disorders |
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E.1.2 Medical condition or disease under investigation |
E.1.2 | Version | 20.0 |
E.1.2 | Level | LLT |
E.1.2 | Classification code | 10012284 |
E.1.2 | Term | Dementia due to Parkinson's disease |
E.1.2 | System Organ Class | 10029205 - Nervous system disorders |
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E.1.2 Medical condition or disease under investigation |
E.1.2 | Version | 20.0 |
E.1.2 | Level | PT |
E.1.2 | Classification code | 10067889 |
E.1.2 | Term | Dementia with Lewy bodies |
E.1.2 | System Organ Class | 10029205 - Nervous system disorders |
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E.1.2 Medical condition or disease under investigation |
E.1.2 | Version | 20.0 |
E.1.2 | Level | PT |
E.1.2 | Classification code | 10075174 |
E.1.2 | Term | Mixed dementia |
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 |
To investigate whether serum-monitoring of anti-dementia drugs may reduce side-effects and improve clinical efficacy and patient compliance. |
At undersøge hvorvidt serum-monitorering af anti-demenslægemidler, kan mindske grad og styrke af bivirkninger samt øge den kliniske effekt og forbedre patient compliance. |
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E.2.2 | Secondary objectives of the trial |
To investigate eatiology of diverse serum-concentrations, including genetics |
At undersøge årsagerne til stor variation i serum-koncentration på standard-dosis, herunder genetiske. |
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E.2.3 | Trial contains a sub-study | Yes |
E.2.3.1 | Full title, date and version of each sub-study and their related objectives |
Focused group-interview with relatives to dementia patients, describing patient-compliance and what influences compliance |
Strukturerede fokusgruppe-interview med pårørende til demente, mhp. afdækning af patient-compliance og hvad der har indflydelse herpå |
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E.3 | Principal inclusion criteria |
Dementia in Alzheimers Disease, Parkinsons Disease and Dementia with Lewy Bodies in treatment with either donepezil or memantin |
Demens ved Alzheimers sygdom, Parkinsons sygdom og Lewy Body Demens og i behandling med donepezil eller memantin. |
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E.4 | Principal exclusion criteria |
Patients without relatives, or living alone. Patients with no ablility to cooperrate. Patients not able to give consent. Patients with primary psychiatric condition. Patients with other medical or neurological conditions which may by themselves explain dementia symptoms. Patients treated with anti-psychotics during past 3 months. Patients with alcohol or drug abuse. Patients receiving ECT within past 3 months. Anaestesia within past 3 months. |
• Manglende ledsagelse af pårørende eller anden nærtstående.
• Patienter, der bor alene og ikke har hjælp til medicineringen
• Manglende evne til at samarbejde, herunder svært nedsat syn eller hørelse, amputation eller andre svære handicaps.
• Manglende evne til at på meningsfuld måde at give informeret samtykke grundet kognitiv svækkelse.
• Patienter med kendte psykiatriske grundsygdomme (skizofreni, bipolar affektiv sindslidelse m.fl.), dog tillades depression, såfremt patienten har været i fast medicinsk behandling mindst 3 måneder inden inklusion.
• Patienter med kendte neurologiske sygdomme (DS, epilepsi, hjernetumorer e.lign.), som i sig selv kunne være bidragende til deres kognitive symptomer.
• Patienter med medicinske sygdomme (nyre, lever, metaboliske m.fl.) som i sig selv kunne være bidragende til deres kognitive symptomer.
• Patienter, som aktuelt eller de seneste 3 måneder inden inklusion, har været i behandling med anti-psykotika, eller neuroleptika. Minimale doser af benzodiazepiner eller hypnotika accepteres.
• Patienter med tidligere stort misbrug af alkohol eller medicin, eller ethvert misbrug inden for de seneste 3 måneder inden inklusion.
• Patienter med tidligere svære hovedtraumer eller neuroinfektioner, som i sig selv kunne være bidragende til deres kognitive symptomer.
• Patienter, som inden for de seneste 3 måneder har fået ECT-behandling.
• Anæstesi indenfor de sidste 3 mdr.
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E.5 End points |
E.5.1 | Primary end point(s) |
Last patient in cohorte (app.-110 patients) finishes 1-year follow-up |
Når sidste patient har været til 1-års opfølgning |
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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) |
not applicable |
ikke relevant |
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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 | Yes |
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 | Yes |
E.6.9 | Dose response | Yes |
E.6.10 | Pharmacogenetic | Yes |
E.6.11 | Pharmacogenomic | Yes |
E.6.12 | Pharmacoeconomic | No |
E.6.13 | Others | Yes |
E.6.13.1 | Other scope of the trial description |
To monitor drug concentrations i order to avoid side-effects and improve efficacy, improve compliance, investigate causes of diverse serum-concentrations on standard dose, including genetic causes. |
Monitorere serum-koncentrationer af anti-demens lægemidler mhp. at undgå bivirkninger, øge effektiviteten og øge patient-compliance, og afdække årsager til variabel serum-koncentration trods standard-dosering, herunder genetiske årsager |
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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) | No |
E.7.4 | Therapeutic use (Phase IV) | Yes |
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 | Yes |
E.8.1.4 | Double blind | No |
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 | No |
E.8.2.3 | Other | Yes |
E.8.2.3.1 | Comparator description |
Sammenligner effekt og forekomst af bivirkninger i gruppe som serúm-monitoreres vs gruppe som ikke |
Comparing efficacy and side-effects in groups with serum-monitoring vs group with "business as usual |
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E.8.2.4 | Number of treatment arms in the trial | 2 |
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.8.5 | 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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LVLS. Expected total trial peiod of no more than 2 years. |
LVLS. Forventes at inklusion afsluttes efter højst 1 år og sidste opfølgningsbesøg efter højst 2 år. |
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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 | |
E.8.9.1 | In the Member State concerned months | |
E.8.9.1 | In the Member State concerned days | |