Efficacy, Safety and Tolerability of AFQ056 in Patients With Huntington's Disease in Reducing Chorea
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01019473 |
Recruitment Status :
Terminated
First Posted : November 25, 2009
Last Update Posted : September 23, 2011
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Huntington's Disease Chorea | Drug: AFQ056 Drug: Placebo | Phase 2 |
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Actual Enrollment : | 44 participants |
Allocation: | Randomized |
Intervention Model: | Parallel Assignment |
Masking: | Quadruple (Participant, Care Provider, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor) |
Primary Purpose: | Treatment |
Official Title: | A Multi-centre, Randomized, Double-blind, Placebo-controlled, Parallel-group, Multiple Oral Dose Titration Proof of Concept Study in Patients With Huntington's Disease to Assess the Efficacy, Safety and Tolerability of AFQ056 in Reducing Chorea |
Study Start Date : | November 2009 |
Actual Primary Completion Date : | August 2011 |

Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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Experimental: AFQ056A |
Drug: AFQ056 |
Placebo Comparator: Placebo |
Drug: Placebo |
- Efficacy of AFQ056 on the severity of chorea in Huntington's disease measured by Unified Huntington's Disease Rating Scale (UHDRS) Maximal Chorea score. [ Time Frame: Baseline to day 28 ]
- Potential effect of AFQ056 on the motor, cognitive, behavioral and functional assessments using UHDRS. [ Time Frame: Day 1 to day 46 ]
- Potential effect of AFQ056 on functional and quality of life scales, neuropsychiatric assessments and cognitive assessments in Huntington's Disease patients [ Time Frame: Day 1 to day 46 ]

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 30 Years to 85 Years (Adult, Older Adult) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria:
- Huntington's disease (based on DNA testing polyQ >36) with a UHDRS maximal chorea score of >10
- patient with concomitant Huntington's medication (anti-depressants, neuroleptics, benzodiazepines) are allowed but the total daily dose and dosing regimen has to be stable for at least one months prior to randomization
- female patients without childbearing potential (post-menopausal or surgically sterilized), all patients must using a double-barrier local contraception
Exclusion Criteria:
- patients with marked cognitive impairment (MMSE less than 18), with presence of psychosis and/or confusional states
- patients with a history or presence of renal impairment and/or liver disease Other protocol-defined inclusion/exclusion criteria may apply

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT01019473
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Berlin, Germany | |
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Bochum, Germany | |
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Munster, Germany | |
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Taufkirchen, Germany | |
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Tubingen, Germany | |
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Ulm, Germany | |
United Kingdom | |
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Birmingham, United Kingdom | |
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Cardiff, United Kingdom | |
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Manchester, United Kingdom | |
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Oxford, United Kingdom |
Study Director: | Novartis Pharmaceuticals | Novartis Pharmaceuticals |
Responsible Party: | Novartis Pharmaceuticals |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT01019473 |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
CAFQ056A2207 2009-011743-39 |
First Posted: | November 25, 2009 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | September 23, 2011 |
Last Verified: | September 2011 |
Huntington's disease Chorea Dyskinesia |
Huntington Disease Chorea Basal Ganglia Diseases Brain Diseases Central Nervous System Diseases Nervous System Diseases Dementia Dyskinesias |
Movement Disorders Heredodegenerative Disorders, Nervous System Neurodegenerative Diseases Genetic Diseases, Inborn Cognition Disorders Neurocognitive Disorders Mental Disorders Neurologic Manifestations |