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Safety and Efficacy Study of ABT-089 in Adults With Mild to Moderate Alzheimer's Disease

This study is currently recruiting participants.
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Brief Title  Safety and Efficacy Study of ABT-089 in Adults With Mild to Moderate Alzheimer's Disease
Official Title  A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Study Using a Bayesian Adaptive Design to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of ABT-089 in Subjects With Mild-to-Moderate Alzheimer's Disease on Stable Doses of Acetylcholinesterase Inhibitors
Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to test if the investigational medication ABT-089 is a safe and effective treatment for Alzheimer's disease.

Detailed Description
Study Phase Phase II
Study Type  Interventional
Study Design  Treatment, Randomized, Double Blind (Subject, Caregiver, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor), Placebo Control, Parallel Assignment, Safety/Efficacy Study
Primary Outcome Measure  Safety and Tolerability [ Time Frame: Baseline to Final Evaluation ] [ Designated as safety issue: Yes ]
Secondary Outcome Measure  Pharmacokinetics (how the body handles the study drug) [ Time Frame: Baseline to Final Evaluation ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
Pharmacodynamic (how the study drug affects cognitive functions such as thinking and memory) [ Time Frame: Baseline to Final Evaluation ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
Condition  Alzheimer's Disease
Intervention  Drug: ABT-089
Drug: placebo
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Recruitment Information Fields
Recruitment Status  Recruiting
Enrollment  400
Start Date  November 2007
Completion Date
Eligibility Criteria 

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Patient has mild to moderate Alzheimer's disease
  • Patient has been receiving a stable dose of an acetylcholinesterase inhibitor
  • Patient has a MMSE score between 12 and 26
  • Patient has a MHIS score of less than or equal to 4
  • Females must be postmenopausal for at least two years or surgically sterile
  • Patient has an identified, reliable, caregiver who will support him/her to ensure compliance with treatment and will accompany them to each outpatient visit

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Patient is living in a nursing home
  • Patient has a history of any significant neurologic disease other than Alzheimer's disease
  • Patient has any uncontrolled medical illness
  • Patient uses non-prescribed drugs of abuse or has a history of drug or alcohol abuse/dependence
Gender Both
Ages 55 Years to 90 Years
Accepts Healthy Volunteers No
Contacts ††
Contact: Betty Prine     847-937-6928     betty.prine@abbott.com    
Location Countries  United States
Administrative Information Fields
NCT ID  NCT00555204
Organization ID M06-876
Secondary IDs ††
Study Sponsor  Abbott
Collaborators ††
Investigators 
Study Director:     Robert A Lenz, MD, PhD     Abbott    
Information Provided By Abbott
Verification Date August 2008
First Received Date  November 7, 2007
Last Updated Date August 29, 2008

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