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Follow-up Study to Assess Safety and Clinical Activity of Continued AFFITOPE® AD02 Vaccinations of Patients Who Participated in AFF006

Primary Purpose

Alzheimer´s Disease

Status
Terminated
Phase
Phase 2
Locations
International
Study Type
Interventional
Intervention
AFFITOPE® AD02
Placebo
Sponsored by
Affiris AG
About
Eligibility
Locations
Arms
Outcomes
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About this trial

This is an interventional treatment trial for Alzheimer´s Disease focused on measuring AFFITOPE® AD02, Alzheimer Disease, Dementia, Brain Disease, Nervous System Diseases, Tauopathies, Neurodegenerative Diseases, Mental Disorders

Eligibility Criteria

50 Years - 85 Years (Adult, Older Adult)All SexesDoes not accept healthy volunteers

Inclusion Criteria:

  • patients having participated in AFF006+having received 6 investigational medicinal product (IMP) injections+having completed all visits
  • Written informed consent
  • Availability of a partner/caregiver
  • Female patients of childbearing potential are eligible if they use a medically accepted contraceptive method.
  • Scheduled elective hospitalization for diagnostic work-up is allowed for inclusion into the clinical trial.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Pregnant women.
  • Sexually active women of childbearing potential who are not using a medically accepted birth control method and unreliable contraception in male subjects.
  • Participation in the active treatment phase of another clinical trial except AFF006 within 3 months before Visit 0.
  • History of questionable compliance to visit schedule; patients not expected to complete the clinical trial.
  • Presence or history of allergy to components of the vaccine, if considered relevant by the investigator.
  • Contraindication for MRI imaging
  • Presence and/or history of immunodeficiency (e.g., HIV infection).
  • Prior and/or current treatment with experimental immunotherapeutics including Intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG), AD antibody therapy and/or vaccines for AD except AD02.
  • Prior and/or current treatment with immunosuppressive drugs.
  • Treatment with benzodiazepines and/or nootropics administered at high doses and/or as newly started treatment.
  • Treatment with anticholinergic drugs including Parkinson treatments, antidepressants (tricyclics), neuroleptics with anticholinergic properties, certain bladder relaxants, anticholinergic drugs for use in lung diseases.

Sites / Locations

  • Landeskrankenhaus Hall Gedächtnisambulanz
  • LNK Wagner-Jauregg, Dept. of geriatrics
  • Christian Doppler Klinik, Univ. Klinik f. Neurologie
  • MUW Klin. Pharmakologie und Klinik für Neurologie
  • MUW, Klin.Abt.f. Biolog. Psychiatrie
  • SMZ-Ost, Psychiatric Dep.
  • Klinčki Bolnički Centar Rijeka, Klinika za Psihijatriju
  • Opća bolnica Varaždin, Klinika za Neurologiju
  • "BONIFARM" Poliklinika za kliničku farmakologiju i toksikologiju
  • Psihijatrijska Bolnica Vrapče
  • University Thomayer Hospital
  • University Hospital Motol, Clinic of Neurology
  • CMRR Hôpital Pellegrin, Bâtiment USN Tastet Girard
  • Hôpital Neurologique Pierre Wertheimer
  • Centre Hospitalier Universitaire (CHU) de Dijon
  • Centre Mémoire de Ressources et de Recherche, Service de Neurologie
  • Hôpital de la Pitié-Salpêtrière
  • CHU de Rennes Site Hôtel Dieu
  • Hopital La Grave
  • Charite Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Klinik u. Hochschulambulanz f. Psychiatrie u. Psychotherapie
  • Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf, Klinik für Psychiatrie und Psychotherapie
  • Arzneimittelforschung Leipzig GmbH, Studienzentrum
  • Zentralinstitut für Seelische Gesundheit, Abt. Gerontopsychiatrie
  • Klinik u. Poliklinik f. Psychiatrie u. Psychotherapie der TU München
  • Studienzentrum PD Dr. Steinwachs
  • NeuroPoint GmbH
  • EPAMED, s.r.o.

Arms of the Study

Arm 1

Arm 2

Arm Type

Active Comparator

Active Comparator

Arm Label

Group 1

Group 2

Arm Description

AFF006 Placebo groups receive 6 AFFITOPE® AD02 vaccinations

AFF006 verum groups receive 3 Placebo injections then followed by 3 AFFITOPE® AD02 vaccinations

Outcomes

Primary Outcome Measures

Composite Measures of Primary Safety and Tolerability Endpoints
Withdrawal criteria Number of Adverse events (AEs) Number of any serious adverse events (SAE) Alzheimer's Disease Assessment Scale - Cognition (ADAScog) Alzheimer's Disease Co-operative Study - Activities of Daily Living Inventory (ADCS-ADL)

Secondary Outcome Measures

Composite Measures of Secondary Efficacy Endpoints
Clinical Dementia Rating Sum of Boxes (CDR-sb) Free and Cued Selective Reminding Test (FCSRT) Standard neuropsychological test battery (CogState) Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) Investigator's global evaluation scale (IGE) CDR [global aspects] Neuropsychiatric Inventory (NPI) [behavior] quality of life (QOL) -AD

Full Information

First Posted
October 30, 2013
Last Updated
June 23, 2015
Sponsor
Affiris AG
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1. Study Identification

Unique Protocol Identification Number
NCT02008513
Brief Title
Follow-up Study to Assess Safety and Clinical Activity of Continued AFFITOPE® AD02 Vaccinations of Patients Who Participated in AFF006
Official Title
A Randomized, Controlled, Parallel Group, Double-blind, Multi-centre, Phase IIb Study to Assess Safety and Clinical Activity of Continued AFFITOPE® AD02 Vaccinations of Patients Who Participated in the AFFITOPE® AD02 Phase II Study AFF006.
Study Type
Interventional

2. Study Status

Record Verification Date
June 2015
Overall Recruitment Status
Terminated
Why Stopped
Study AFF006A was early terminated by the sponsor based on the results of study AFF006.
Study Start Date
June 2013 (undefined)
Primary Completion Date
September 2014 (Actual)
Study Completion Date
September 2014 (Actual)

3. Sponsor/Collaborators

Responsible Party, by Official Title
Sponsor
Name of the Sponsor
Affiris AG

4. Oversight

Data Monitoring Committee
Yes

5. Study Description

Brief Summary
This is a follow-up study to assess safety and clinical activity of continued AFFITOPE® AD02 vaccinations in patients with Alzheimer's disease. Patients, who have already participated in AFF006 will be involved in 27 study sites in Europe. Duration of patient's participation in the clinical trial is 19 months.

6. Conditions and Keywords

Primary Disease or Condition Being Studied in the Trial, or the Focus of the Study
Alzheimer´s Disease
Keywords
AFFITOPE® AD02, Alzheimer Disease, Dementia, Brain Disease, Nervous System Diseases, Tauopathies, Neurodegenerative Diseases, Mental Disorders

7. Study Design

Primary Purpose
Treatment
Study Phase
Phase 2
Interventional Study Model
Parallel Assignment
Masking
ParticipantCare ProviderInvestigatorOutcomes Assessor
Allocation
Randomized
Enrollment
194 (Actual)

8. Arms, Groups, and Interventions

Arm Title
Group 1
Arm Type
Active Comparator
Arm Description
AFF006 Placebo groups receive 6 AFFITOPE® AD02 vaccinations
Arm Title
Group 2
Arm Type
Active Comparator
Arm Description
AFF006 verum groups receive 3 Placebo injections then followed by 3 AFFITOPE® AD02 vaccinations
Intervention Type
Biological
Intervention Name(s)
AFFITOPE® AD02
Intervention Type
Biological
Intervention Name(s)
Placebo
Primary Outcome Measure Information:
Title
Composite Measures of Primary Safety and Tolerability Endpoints
Description
Withdrawal criteria Number of Adverse events (AEs) Number of any serious adverse events (SAE) Alzheimer's Disease Assessment Scale - Cognition (ADAScog) Alzheimer's Disease Co-operative Study - Activities of Daily Living Inventory (ADCS-ADL)
Time Frame
19 months
Secondary Outcome Measure Information:
Title
Composite Measures of Secondary Efficacy Endpoints
Description
Clinical Dementia Rating Sum of Boxes (CDR-sb) Free and Cued Selective Reminding Test (FCSRT) Standard neuropsychological test battery (CogState) Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) Investigator's global evaluation scale (IGE) CDR [global aspects] Neuropsychiatric Inventory (NPI) [behavior] quality of life (QOL) -AD
Time Frame
19 months

10. Eligibility

Sex
All
Minimum Age & Unit of Time
50 Years
Maximum Age & Unit of Time
85 Years
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
No
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria: patients having participated in AFF006+having received 6 investigational medicinal product (IMP) injections+having completed all visits Written informed consent Availability of a partner/caregiver Female patients of childbearing potential are eligible if they use a medically accepted contraceptive method. Scheduled elective hospitalization for diagnostic work-up is allowed for inclusion into the clinical trial. Exclusion Criteria: Pregnant women. Sexually active women of childbearing potential who are not using a medically accepted birth control method and unreliable contraception in male subjects. Participation in the active treatment phase of another clinical trial except AFF006 within 3 months before Visit 0. History of questionable compliance to visit schedule; patients not expected to complete the clinical trial. Presence or history of allergy to components of the vaccine, if considered relevant by the investigator. Contraindication for MRI imaging Presence and/or history of immunodeficiency (e.g., HIV infection). Prior and/or current treatment with experimental immunotherapeutics including Intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG), AD antibody therapy and/or vaccines for AD except AD02. Prior and/or current treatment with immunosuppressive drugs. Treatment with benzodiazepines and/or nootropics administered at high doses and/or as newly started treatment. Treatment with anticholinergic drugs including Parkinson treatments, antidepressants (tricyclics), neuroleptics with anticholinergic properties, certain bladder relaxants, anticholinergic drugs for use in lung diseases.
Overall Study Officials:
First Name & Middle Initial & Last Name & Degree
Bruno Dubois, Prof.
Organizational Affiliation
Centre des Maladies Cognitives et Comportementales, Federation des maladies du systeme nerveux, Hoptial de la Salpetriere, Pavillon Paul Castaignes (Sous-sol), 47-83 Bd de l'Hopital, 75651 Paris Cedex 13
Official's Role
Principal Investigator
Facility Information:
Facility Name
Landeskrankenhaus Hall Gedächtnisambulanz
City
Hall in Tirol
ZIP/Postal Code
6060
Country
Austria
Facility Name
LNK Wagner-Jauregg, Dept. of geriatrics
City
Linz
ZIP/Postal Code
4020
Country
Austria
Facility Name
Christian Doppler Klinik, Univ. Klinik f. Neurologie
City
Salzburg
ZIP/Postal Code
5020
Country
Austria
Facility Name
MUW Klin. Pharmakologie und Klinik für Neurologie
City
Vienna
ZIP/Postal Code
1090
Country
Austria
Facility Name
MUW, Klin.Abt.f. Biolog. Psychiatrie
City
Vienna
ZIP/Postal Code
1090
Country
Austria
Facility Name
SMZ-Ost, Psychiatric Dep.
City
Vienna
ZIP/Postal Code
1220
Country
Austria
Facility Name
Klinčki Bolnički Centar Rijeka, Klinika za Psihijatriju
City
Rijeka
ZIP/Postal Code
51000
Country
Croatia
Facility Name
Opća bolnica Varaždin, Klinika za Neurologiju
City
Varaždin
ZIP/Postal Code
42000
Country
Croatia
Facility Name
"BONIFARM" Poliklinika za kliničku farmakologiju i toksikologiju
City
Zagreb
ZIP/Postal Code
10000
Country
Croatia
Facility Name
Psihijatrijska Bolnica Vrapče
City
Zagreb
ZIP/Postal Code
10090
Country
Croatia
Facility Name
University Thomayer Hospital
City
Praha
ZIP/Postal Code
14950
Country
Czech Republic
Facility Name
University Hospital Motol, Clinic of Neurology
City
Praha
ZIP/Postal Code
15006
Country
Czech Republic
Facility Name
CMRR Hôpital Pellegrin, Bâtiment USN Tastet Girard
City
Bordeaux Cedex
ZIP/Postal Code
33076
Country
France
Facility Name
Hôpital Neurologique Pierre Wertheimer
City
Bron
ZIP/Postal Code
69500
Country
France
Facility Name
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire (CHU) de Dijon
City
Dijon
ZIP/Postal Code
21033
Country
France
Facility Name
Centre Mémoire de Ressources et de Recherche, Service de Neurologie
City
Montpellier Cedex
ZIP/Postal Code
34295
Country
France
Facility Name
Hôpital de la Pitié-Salpêtrière
City
Paris
ZIP/Postal Code
75651
Country
France
Facility Name
CHU de Rennes Site Hôtel Dieu
City
Rennes Cedex
ZIP/Postal Code
35064
Country
France
Facility Name
Hopital La Grave
City
Toulouse
ZIP/Postal Code
31059
Country
France
Facility Name
Charite Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Klinik u. Hochschulambulanz f. Psychiatrie u. Psychotherapie
City
Berlin
ZIP/Postal Code
14050
Country
Germany
Facility Name
Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf, Klinik für Psychiatrie und Psychotherapie
City
Hamburg
ZIP/Postal Code
20251
Country
Germany
Facility Name
Arzneimittelforschung Leipzig GmbH, Studienzentrum
City
Leipzig
ZIP/Postal Code
04107
Country
Germany
Facility Name
Zentralinstitut für Seelische Gesundheit, Abt. Gerontopsychiatrie
City
Mannheim
ZIP/Postal Code
68159
Country
Germany
Facility Name
Klinik u. Poliklinik f. Psychiatrie u. Psychotherapie der TU München
City
Munich
ZIP/Postal Code
81675
Country
Germany
Facility Name
Studienzentrum PD Dr. Steinwachs
City
Nürnberg
ZIP/Postal Code
90402
Country
Germany
Facility Name
NeuroPoint GmbH
City
Ulm/Donau
ZIP/Postal Code
89073
Country
Germany
Facility Name
EPAMED, s.r.o.
City
Kosice
ZIP/Postal Code
04017
Country
Slovakia

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