Status:

COMPLETED

TREND-HD - A Trial of Ethyl-EPA (Miraxion™) in Treating Mild to Moderate Huntington's Disease

Lead Sponsor:

Amarin Neuroscience Ltd

Collaborating Sponsors:

Huntington Study Group

Conditions:

Huntington Disease

Eligibility:

All Genders

35+ years

Phase:

PHASE3

Brief Summary

This study is designed to determine the effect of 2 gram/day of ethyl-EPA on motor (movement) signs and symptoms of Huntington disease.

Detailed Description

Multi-center, double blind, placebo-controlled study with parallel groups of outpatients with early, symptomatic Huntington's disease. Participants will be randomized to receive 1 gram twice daily (2 ...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Clinical features of Huntington's disease (HD) and confirmatory family history of HD, and/or CAG repeat expansion greater than or equal to 36
  • Ambulatory, not requiring skilled nursing care (total functional capacity \[TFC\] greater than or equal to 7)
  • Chorea score of at least 2 in one extremity (UHDRS)
  • Maximal dystonia less than or equal to 2 and maximal bradykinesia less than or equal to 2
  • 35 years of age or older of either gender
  • Must be on stable dosages of non-competitive NMDA receptor antagonists, and/or antiepileptic medications for 60 days prior to baseline
  • Females of child-bearing potential must use adequate birth control

Exclusion

  • History of established diagnosis of tardive dyskinesia
  • Clinical evidence of unstable medical or psychiatric illness
  • Clinically significant active and unstable psychotic disease (hallucinations or delusions)
  • Major depression (Beck Depression Inventory \[BDI\]-II Score greater than 20) at Screening Visit
  • Suicidal ideation (BDI-II item 9 greater than or equal to 2) at Screening Visit
  • History of clinically significant substance abuse within 12 months of Baseline Visit
  • Pregnant/lactating women
  • Participation in other drug studies within 60 days prior to Baseline Visit
  • Previous participation in any investigational study of ethyl-EPA (Miraxion™)
  • Use of aspirin at daily dosage greater than 325 mg/day
  • Exclusionary Drugs (within 6 months Baseline Visit): Depot neuroleptics
  • Exclusionary Drugs (within 60 days Baseline Visit): Omega-3 supplementation, tetrabenazine or reserpine, high dose and/or variable dose oral anti-psychotic medications, steroid (other than topical), selenium supplements greater than 55 mcg/day, lithium, benzodiazepines (except for low dose), anticoagulants

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

September 1 2005

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

July 1 2007

Estimated Enrollment :

300 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00146211

Start Date

September 1 2005

End Date

July 1 2007

Last Update

December 27 2007

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University of Alabama at Birmingham

Birmingham, Alabama, United States

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Mayo Clinic Arizona

Scottsdale, Arizona, United States

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University of California San Diego

La Jolla, California, United States

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UCLA Medical Center

Los Angeles, California, United States