Status:

TERMINATED

Open-Label Study of Leuco-methylthioninium Bis(Hydromethanesulfonate) (LMTM) in Subjects With Alzheimer's Disease or Behavioral Variant Frontotemporal Dementia (bvFTD)

Lead Sponsor:

TauRx Therapeutics Ltd

Conditions:

Alzheimer's Disease

Behavioral Variant Frontotemporal Dementia

Eligibility:

All Genders

Phase:

PHASE3

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to provide subjects who have completed participation in a Phase 2 or Phase 3 trial of LMTM continued access to therapy and to evaluate the long-term safety of LMTM.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Subjects with all cause dementia and probable Alzheimer's disease at enrollment and who completed participation in one of the following three TauRx studies (inclusive of the 4-week post-treatment follow-up visit): TRx-237-005, TRx-237-008, or TRx-237-015.
  • Subjects with a diagnosis of probable bvFTD at enrollment and who completed participation in TauRx study TRx-237-007 through Visit 9 (Week 52).
  • Females, if of child-bearing potential, must practice true abstinence or continue to use adequate contraception and agree to maintain this throughout the study
  • Subject, and/or, in the case of reduced decision-making capacity, legally acceptable representative(s) consistent with national law and ethics approval is/are able to read, understand, and provide written informed consent
  • Has an identified adult caregiver who is willing to provide written informed consent for his/her own participation; is able to read, understand, and speak the designated language at the study site; either lives with the subject or sees the subject for ≥1 hour/day ≥3 days/week; agrees to accompany the subject to each study visit; and is able to verify daily compliance with study drug
  • Able to comply with the study procedures

Exclusion

  • History of swallowing difficulties
  • Pregnant or breastfeeding
  • Clinically significant laboratory, pulse co-oximetry, electrocardiogram, or imaging abnormality (in originating study) or emergent intercurrent illness that, in the judgment of the principal investigator, could result in the risk of participation outweighing the potential benefit
  • Current participation in, or intent to enroll in, another clinical trial of a drug, biologic, device, or medical food
  • In Germany, subjects mandated to reside in a continuous care or assisted living facility or those whose willingness to participate in the clinical trial may be unduly influenced

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

August 1 2014

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

May 1 2017

Estimated Enrollment :

913 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT02245568

Start Date

August 1 2014

End Date

May 1 2017

Last Update

May 24 2023

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Xenoscience, Inc / 21st Century Neurology

Phoenix, Arizona, United States, 85004

2

Southern California Research, LLC

Fountain Valley, California, United States, 92708

3

Feldman, Robert MD

Laguna Hills, California, United States, 92653

4

Collaborative Neuroscience Network

Long Beach, California, United States, 90806