AC-1204 26-Week Long Term Efficacy Response Trial With Optional Open-label Ext (NOURISH AD)

This study is currently recruiting participants.
Verified May 2013 by Accera, Inc.
Sponsor:
Information provided by (Responsible Party):
Accera, Inc.
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
NCT01741194
First received: November 30, 2012
Last updated: May 20, 2013
Last verified: May 2013
  Purpose

This study will evaluate the effects of daily dosing of AC-1204 on cognition, activities of daily living, resource utilization, quality of life, pharmacokinetic measures and safety among participants with mild to moderate Alzheimer's Disease.


Condition Intervention Phase
Alzheimer's Disease
Drug: AC-1204
Drug: Placebo
Phase 2
Phase 3

Study Type: Interventional
Study Design: Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Double Blind (Subject, Caregiver, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)
Primary Purpose: Supportive Care
Official Title: A 26-Week, Double-blind, Randomized, Placebo-controlled, Parallel-group Study to Investigate the Effects of Daily Administration of AC-1204 in Participants With Mild to Moderate Alzheimer's Disease (AD) With an Optional 26-Week Open Label Extension

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Further study details as provided by Accera, Inc.:

Primary Outcome Measures:
  • Alzheimer's Disease Assessment Scale - Cognitive Subscale (ADAS-Cog) [ Time Frame: 26 weeks ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
    APOE(-) participants


Secondary Outcome Measures:
  • Alzheimer's Disease Assessment Scale - Cognitive Subscale (ADAS-Cog) [ Time Frame: 8 and 17 weeks ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
    APOE(-) participants

  • Clock Draw Interpretation Scale (CDIS) [ Time Frame: 8 and 17 weeks ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
    APOE(-) participants

  • Alzheimer's Disease Co-operative Study - Clinical Global Impression of Change (ADCS-CGIC) [ Time Frame: 26 weeks ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
    APOE(-) participants

  • Alzheimer's Disease Co-operative Study - Activities of Daily Living (ADCS-ADL) [ Time Frame: 26 weeks ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
    APOE(-) participants

  • Quality of Life - Alzheimer's Disease (QoL-AD) [ Time Frame: 26 weeks ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
    APOE(-) participants

  • Resource Utilization in Dementia (RUD-Lite) [ Time Frame: 26 weeks ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
    APOE(-) participants

  • Incidence of treatment-emergent adverse events [ Time Frame: 26 weeks ] [ Designated as safety issue: Yes ]
    All participants


Other Outcome Measures:
  • Alzheimer's Disease Assessment Scale - Cognitive Subscale (ADAS-Cog) [ Time Frame: 26 weeks ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
    APOE(+) participants

  • Clock Draw Interpretation Scale (CDIS) [ Time Frame: 26 weeks ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
    APOE(+) participants

  • Alzheimer's Disease Co-operative Study - Clinical Global Impression of Change (ADCS-CGIC) [ Time Frame: 26 weeks ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
    APOE(+) participants

  • Alzheimer's Disease Co-operative Study - Activities of Daily Living (ADCS-ADL) [ Time Frame: 26 weeks ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
    APOE(+) participants

  • Quality of Life - Alzheimer's Disease (QoL- AD) [ Time Frame: 26 weeks ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
    APOE(+) participants

  • Resource Utilization in Dementia (RUD-Lite) [ Time Frame: 26 weeks ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
    APOE(+) participants

  • Mini Mental State Exam (MMSE) [ Time Frame: 26 weeks ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
    APOE(+) participants

  • Alzheimer's Disease Assessment Scale - Cognitive Subscale (ADAS-Cog) [ Time Frame: 52 weeks ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
    All participants

  • Alzheimer's Disease Co-operative Study - Clinical Global Impression of Change (ADCS-CGIC) [ Time Frame: 52 weeks ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
    All participants

  • Alzheimer's Disease Co-operative Study - Activities of Daily Living (ADCS-ADL) [ Time Frame: 52 weeks ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
    All participants

  • Quality of Life - Alzheimer's Disease (QoL - AD) [ Time Frame: 52 weeks ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
    All participants

  • Resource Utilization in Dementia (RUD-Lite) [ Time Frame: 52 weeks ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
    All participants

  • Clock Draw Interpretation Scale (CDIS) [ Time Frame: 52 weeks ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
    All participants

  • Ketone body levels (BHB) [ Time Frame: baseline, 8, 17 and 26 weeks ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
    All participants

  • Incidence of treatment-emergent adverse events [ Time Frame: 52 weeks ] [ Designated as safety issue: Yes ]
    All participants

  • Mini Mental State Exam (MMSE) [ Time Frame: 52 weeks ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
    All participants


Estimated Enrollment: 480
Study Start Date: March 2013
Estimated Study Completion Date: January 2015
Estimated Primary Completion Date: July 2014 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
Arms Assigned Interventions
Experimental: AC-1204
Powder formulation (40 g) mixed with 4-8 ounces of water, other liquid or soft food as preferred, and shaken or blended until fully mixed. Each dosing unit of AC-1204 contains 20 g of the active ingredient, caprylic triglyceride.
Drug: AC-1204
AC-1204 taken once daily, by mouth
Placebo Comparator: Placebo
Placebo is an isocaloric formulation prepared to be virtually identical to AC-1204 in appearance, odor and taste. Powdered formulation is mixed with 4-8 ounces of water, other liquid or soft food as preferred, and shaken or blended until fully mixed.
Drug: Placebo
Placebo taken once daily, by mouth

  Eligibility

Ages Eligible for Study:   66 Years to 90 Years
Genders Eligible for Study:   Both
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:   No
Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Dementia status of mild to moderate
  • CT or MRI scan within 18 months prior to screening compatible with a diagnosis of probable Alzheimer's disease
  • Score on the Wechsler Memory Scale - Logical Memory II recall below a pre-determined cut-off, adjusted for education level
  • Confirmed apolipoprotein E genotype prior to randomization
  • Prior and current use of medication that corresponds with protocol requirements
  • Stable medical condition, with the exception of dementia, for at least 3 consecutive months prior to screening
  • No active suicidal thoughts within 6 months of screening, no active history of suicide attempt in the previous 2 years, no more than 1 lifetime suicide attempt, no serious suicidal risk
  • Able to comply with protocol testing and procedures for the duration of the study
  • Has a permanent caregiver (caregiver is not expected to change during the course of the study) who is willing to attend all visits, oversee the participant's compliance with protocol procedures and study medication administration, and report on the participant's status
  • Resides in the community (includes assisted living facilities, but excludes long-term care nursing facilities)
  • Both participant and caregiver have the ability to read and write in English or Spanish and have hearing, vision and physical abilities adequate to perform the assessments (corrective aids allowed)
  • Participant and caregiver have provided full written informed consent prior to the performance of any protocol-specified procedure. If participant is unable to provide informed consent due to cognitive status, provision of informed consent by cognitively intact legally acceptable representative (where this is in accordance with local laws, regulations and ethics committee policy)
  • Participant is able to ingest oral medication

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Current use, or use within 3 months of baseline, of medium-chain triglyceride-containing products
  • Use of any other investigational agent within 9 months prior to screening
  • Known allergy or hypersensitivity to milk or soy products
  • In the opinion of the investigator, presence or history of advanced, severe, progressive or unstable disease of any type that could interfere with protocol assessments or put the participant at particular risk
  • Any medical or neurological condition other than Alzheimer's disease that could explain the patient's dementia
  • History or clinical laboratory evidence of moderate congestive heart failure
  • Clinically significant ECG abnormalities at screening
  • History of new cardiovascular events within 6 months prior to baseline
  • History of or current psychiatric illness
  • Major depression as determined by Cornell Scale for Depression in Dementia
  • Insulin-dependent diabetics
  • Systolic blood pressure > 165 mmHg or diastolic blood pressure > 95 mmHg
  • Drop of 20 mm Hg systolic blood pressure or greater upon standing upright from a seated position within 3 minutes at screening
  • Clinically significant anemia at screening
  • Clinically significant renal disease or insufficiency at screening
  • Laboratory values for liver function tests > 2.5 times the upper limit of normal at screening or history of severe liver disease
  • Fasting triglycerides > 2.5 times the upper limit of normal at screening
  • Clinically significant B12 deficiency within 12 month prior to screening
  • History of inflammatory bowel disease, irritable bowel syndrome, diverticular disease, chronic gastritis, gastrointestinal bleeding, or severe gastroesophageal reflex disease requiring ongoing prescription medication
  • Has donated ≥ 2 units of blood within the 2 months prior to screening
  • History of alcohol or drug abuse within 6 months prior to screening, or positive urine drug test at screening
  • Participant or caregiver is an immediate family member or employee of the clinical site, sponsor or sponsor's agents
  • An alternative cause for dementia other than Alzheimer's disease as determined by a required CT or MRI scan within 18 months prior to screening
  • History of neoplasm or malignancies within 5 years prior to screening, except for basal cell or squamous cell carcinoma of the skin
  • Clinically significant hypothyroidism as determined thyroid function testing at screening
  • Participant has scheduled or expected hospitalization and/or surgery during the course of the study
  Contacts and Locations
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01741194

Contacts
Contact: Janet Vogel 303.999-3703 jvogel@accerapharma.com
Contact: Sabrina Greer 303.999.3743 sgreer@accerapharma.com

Locations
United States, California
ATP Clinical Research, Inc. Recruiting
Costa Mesa, California, United States, 92626
Contact     714-277-4472        
Principal Investigator: Gustavo Alva, MD            
Senior Clinical Trials, Inc. Recruiting
Laguna Hills, California, United States, 92653
Contact     949-588-0909        
Principal Investigator: Robert Feldman, MD            
Collaborative Neuroscience Network Recruiting
Long Beach, California, United States, 90806
Contact     866-787-4257        
Principal Investigator: Omid Omidvar, MD            
Pacific Research Network Recruiting
San Diego, California, United States, 92103
Contact     619-294-4302        
Principal Investigator: Stephen Thein, PhD            
Research Across America Recruiting
Santa Ana, California, United States, 92705
Contact     714-542-3008        
Principal Investigator: John Duffy, MD            
Neurological Research Institute Recruiting
Santa Monica, California, United States, 90404
Contact     310-315-1456        
Principal Investigator: David Kudrow, MD            
United States, Colorado
Alpine Clinical Research Center Recruiting
Boulder, Colorado, United States, 80304
Contact     303-443-7229        
Principal Investigator: Paul Brownstone, MD            
United States, Connecticut
Chase Medical Research, LLC Recruiting
Waterbury, Connecticut, United States, 06708
Contact     203-419-4420        
Principal Investigator: Joseph Soufer, MD            
United States, Florida
Meridian Research Recruiting
Brooksville, Florida, United States, 34601
Contact     352-597-8839        
Principal Investigator: Mildred Farmer, MD            
Brain Matters Research Recruiting
Delray Beach, Florida, United States, 33445
Contact     561-374-8461        
Principal Investigator: Mark Brody, MD            
Neuropsychiatric Research Center of Southwest Florida Recruiting
Fort Meyers, Florida, United States, 33912
Contact     239-939-7777        
Principal Investigator: Frederick Schaerf, MD            
MD Clinical Recruiting
Hallandale Beach, Florida, United States, 33009
Contact     954-455-5757        
Principal Investigator: Beth Safirstein, MD            
Alzheimer's Research and Treatment Center Recruiting
Lake Worth, Florida, United States, 33449
Contact     561-209-2400        
Principal Investigator: David Watson, MD            
Miami Jewish Health Systems Recruiting
Miami, Florida, United States, 33137
Contact     305-514-8503        
Principal Investigator: Marc Agronin, MD            
Compass Research, LLC Recruiting
Orlando, Florida, United States, 32806
Contact     407-426-9299        
Principal Investigator: Eva-Marie Heurich, DO            
The Roskamp Institute Recruiting
Sarasota, Florida, United States, 34243
Contact     941-256-8018        
Principal Investigator: Andrew Keegan, MD            
Axiom Clinical Research of Florida Recruiting
Tampa, Florida, United States, 33609
Contact     813-353-9613        
Principal Investigator: Susan Steen, MD            
United States, Louisiana
Lake Charles Clinical Trials Recruiting
Lake Charles, Louisiana, United States, 70629
Contact     337-564-6405        
Principal Investigator: Kashinath Yadalam, MD            
United States, New Jersey
Alzheimer's Research Corporation Recruiting
Manchester, New Jersey, United States, 08759
Contact     732-657-6100        
Principal Investigator: Joseph Shua-Haim, MD            
The Cognitive Research Center of New Jersey Recruiting
Summit, New Jersey, United States, 07901
Contact     908-522-5713        
Principal Investigator: Michelle Papka, MD            
Memory Enhancement Center of NJ Recruiting
Toms River, New Jersey, United States, 08755
Contact     732-341-9500        
Principal Investigator: Sanjiv Sharma, MD            
United States, New York
SPRI Clinical Trials, LLC Recruiting
Brooklyn, New York, United States, 11235
Contact     718-616-2400        
Principal Investigator: Nick Vatakis, MD            
United States, Ohio
Neuro-Behavioral Clinical Research, Inc. Recruiting
Canton, Ohio, United States, 44718
Contact     330-493-1118        
Principal Investigator: Shishuka Malhotra, MD            
Community Research Recruiting
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States, 45227
Contact     513-272-9739        
Principal Investigator: Alfredo Rivera, MD            
United States, Tennessee
Neurology Clinic, P.C. Recruiting
Cordova, Tennessee, United States, 38018
Contact     901-866-9252        
Principal Investigator: Thomas Arnold, MD            
Clinical Neuroscience Solutions, Inc Recruiting
Memphis, Tennessee, United States, 38119
Contact     901-843-1045        
Principal Investigator: Lora McGill, MD            
United States, Texas
Senior Adults Specialty Research, Inc Recruiting
Austin, Texas, United States, 78757
Contact     512-407-8628        
Principal Investigator: Jaron Winston, MD            
United States, Virginia
National Clinical Research - Richmond, Inc. Recruiting
Richmond, Virginia, United States, 23294
Contact     804-672-2133        
Principal Investigator: John Hoekstra, MD, PhD            
Sponsors and Collaborators
Accera, Inc.
Investigators
Study Director: Samuel T Henderson, PhD Accera, Inc.
  More Information

No publications provided

Responsible Party: Accera, Inc.
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01741194     History of Changes
Other Study ID Numbers: AC-12-010
Study First Received: November 30, 2012
Last Updated: May 20, 2013
Health Authority: United States: Food and Drug Administration
United States: Institutional Review Board

Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Alzheimer Disease
Dementia
Brain Diseases
Central Nervous System Diseases
Nervous System Diseases
Tauopathies
Neurodegenerative Diseases
Delirium, Dementia, Amnestic, Cognitive Disorders
Mental Disorders

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