Safety and Efficacy Study of ABT-089 in Adults With Mild to Moderate Alzheimer's Disease
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00555204 |
Recruitment Status :
Terminated
First Posted : November 8, 2007
Last Update Posted : August 23, 2011
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Alzheimer's Disease | Drug: ABT-089 Drug: placebo | Phase 2 |
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Actual Enrollment : | 337 participants |
Allocation: | Randomized |
Intervention Model: | Parallel Assignment |
Masking: | Quadruple (Participant, Care Provider, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor) |
Primary Purpose: | Treatment |
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 |
Study Start Date : | November 2007 |
Actual Primary Completion Date : | June 2009 |

Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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Experimental: A |
Drug: ABT-089
5 mg - capsules once daily for 12 weeks |
Experimental: B |
Drug: ABT-089
10 mg - capsules once daily for 12 weeks |
Experimental: C |
Drug: ABT-089
15 mg - capsules once daily for 12 weeks |
Experimental: D |
Drug: ABT-089
20 mg - capsules once daily for 12 weeks |
Experimental: E |
Drug: ABT-089
30 mg - capsules once daily for 12 weeks |
Experimental: F |
Drug: ABT-089
35 mg - capsules once daily for 12 weeks |
Placebo Comparator: G |
Drug: placebo
placebo - capsules once daily for 12 weeks |
- Safety and Tolerability [ Time Frame: Baseline to Final Evaluation ]
- Pharmacokinetics (how the body handles the study drug) [ Time Frame: Baseline to Final Evaluation ]
- Pharmacodynamic (how the study drug affects cognitive functions such as thinking and memory) [ Time Frame: Baseline to Final Evaluation ]

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 55 Years to 90 Years (Adult, Older Adult) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
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

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT00555204
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Indianapolis, Indiana, United States, 46260 | |
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Paducah, Kentucky, United States, 42003 | |
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Pittsfield, Massachusetts, United States, 01201 | |
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Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States, 49503 | |
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St Louis, Missouri, United States, 63141 | |
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Long Branch, New Jersey, United States, 07740 | |
Nutley, New Jersey, United States, 07110 | |
Princeton, New Jersey, United States, 08540 | |
Ridgewood, New Jersey, United States, 07450 | |
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Albany, New York, United States, 12208 | |
Bronx, New York, United States, 10454 | |
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Staten Island, New York, United States, 10312 | |
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Hickory, North Carolina, United States, 28601 | |
Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States, 27104 | |
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Centerville, Ohio, United States, 45459 | |
Cleveland, Ohio, United States, 44106 | |
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Jenkintown, Pennsylvania, United States, 19046 | |
Norristown, Pennsylvania, United States, 19401 | |
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San Antonio, Texas, United States, 78229 | |
Wichita Falls, Texas, United States, 76309 | |
United States, Vermont | |
Bennington, Vermont, United States, 05201 |
Study Director: | Robert Lenz, MD, PhD | Abbott |
Responsible Party: | Abbott |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00555204 |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
M06-876 |
First Posted: | November 8, 2007 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | August 23, 2011 |
Last Verified: | August 2011 |
mild to moderate Alzheimer's disease, memory, cognition, dementia |
Alzheimer Disease Dementia Brain Diseases Central Nervous System Diseases Nervous System Diseases |
Tauopathies Neurodegenerative Diseases Neurocognitive Disorders Mental Disorders |