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Huntington DiseasePhase 3NCT00146211

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

A Phase 3 study testing Ethyl-EPA (Miraxion™) in people with Huntington Disease, run by Amarin Neuroscience Ltd at 41 sites in 2 countries.

Completed

Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

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Trial 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. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 35 years and older
Conditions the study is for
Huntington Disease
What is being tested?
Ethyl-EPA (Miraxion™)
How many people
300 participants
Where
41 sitesin 2 countries
Study dates
Sep 2005to Jul 2007
Phase
Phase 3
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 35 years and older
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • 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

Who cannot join

  • 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
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  • 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

Trial locations and contacts

41 sites in 2 countries.

41 sites in 2 countries

United States35 sites
  • Albany Medical College

    Albany, New York

  • University of Michigan

    Ann Arbor, Michigan

  • Emory University

    Atlanta, Georgia

  • Medical College of Georgia

    Augusta, Georgia

  • Johns Hopkins University

    Baltimore, Maryland

  • University of Alabama at Birmingham

    Birmingham, Alabama

  • Boston University

    Boston, Massachusetts

  • Massachusetts General Hospital

    Charlestown, Massachusetts

  • University of Virginia

    Charlottesville, Virginia

  • Rush University Medical Center

    Chicago, Illinois

  • University of Chicago

    Chicago, Illinois

  • Ohio State University Parkinson's Center

    Columbus, Ohio

  • Colorado Neurological Institute

    Englewood, Colorado

  • University of Florida

    Gainesville, Florida

  • Penn State Milton & Hershey Medical College

    Hershey, Pennsylvania

  • Baylor College of Medicine

    Houston, Texas

  • Indiana University

    Indianapolis, Indiana

  • University of Iowa

    Iowa City, Iowa

  • University of Kansas

    Kansas City, Kansas

  • University of California San Diego

    La Jolla, California

  • UCLA Medical Center

    Los Angeles, California

  • North Shore-LIJ Health System

    Manhasset, New York

  • University of Tennessee-Memphis

    Memphis, Tennessee

  • University of Miami

    Miami, Florida

  • Institute of Neurodegenerative Disorders

    New Haven, Connecticut

  • Columbia University Medical Center

    New York, New York

  • University of Pennsylvania

    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

  • University of Pittsburgh

    Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

  • University of Rochester

    Rochester, New York

  • University of California Davis

    Sacramento, California

  • University of California San Francisco

    San Francisco, California

  • Mayo Clinic Arizona

    Scottsdale, Arizona

  • Washington University School of Medicine

    St Louis, Missouri

  • University of South Florida

    Tampa, Florida

  • Hereditary Neurological Disease Centre

    Wichita, Kansas

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Canada6 sites
  • University of Calgary

    Calgary, Alberta

  • University of Alberta Glenrose Rehab Hospital

    Edmonton, Alberta

  • University of British Columbia

    London, Ontario

  • The Centre for Addiction and Mental Health

    Markham, Ontario

  • Hotel-Dieu Hospital-CHUM

    Montreal, Quebec

  • University of British Columbia

    Vancouver, British Columbia

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About this study

Official title: A Multicenter, Double Blind, Randomized, Parallel Group, Placebo-Controlled Trial of Ethyl-EPA (Miraxion™) in Subjects With Mild to Moderate Huntington's Disease

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

Read the 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 gram/day total daily dose) of active study drug or placebo. The 6-month placebo-controlled phased will be followed by a subsequent 6-month open-label extension phase with all subjects receiving 1 gram twice daily (2 grams/day total daily dose) of active study drug.

Being tested
Ethyl-EPA (Miraxion™)
Keywords
Trial, ethyl-EPA, Miraxion™, treating, mild, moderate, Huntington's
Medical subject headings
Huntington Disease, Lymphoma, Follicular

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • Ethyl-EPA (Miraxion™)Drug

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. To compare with placebo the effect of ethyl-EPA on the Total Motor Score-4 component (TMS) of the Unified Huntington's Disease Rating Scale (UHDRS) over a 6-month period of observation.

Secondary outcomes (1)
  1. To compare with placebo the effect of ethyl-EPA over a 6-month period of observation on, 1) Chorea (UHDRS Total Motor Score Scale); 2) Total Motor Score component (TMS) of the UHDRS; and, 3) Clinical Global Impression (CGI) score.

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted7 Sep 2005 (estimated)
  2. Study startSep 2005
  3. Primary completionAug 2007
  4. Study completionJul 2007

Resources

More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase 3
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomised
Intervention model
Parallel groups
Masking
Double blind
Enrolment
300 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT00146211
Sponsor's protocol ID
AN01.01.0011
Status last verified
Dec 2007
First submitted
2 Sep 2005
Last updated
27 Dec 2007
Results posted
No

Publications

  • Huntington Study Group TREND-HD Investigators. Randomized controlled trial of ethyl-eicosapentaenoic acid in Huntington disease: the TREND-HD study. Arch Neurol. 2008 Dec;65(12):1582-9. doi: 10.1001/archneur.65.12.1582.

    PubMed 19064745

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 3 study testing Ethyl-EPA (Miraxion™) in people with Huntington Disease, run by Amarin Neuroscience Ltd at 41 sites in 2 countries.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 7 inclusion and 12 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 27 Dec 2007. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 41 sites in United States, Canada. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

What does this phase mean?

Phase 3 studies compare the treatment with the current standard treatment or a placebo in a large group, to confirm how well it works and watch for side effects.

Not every study follows the same path, and some studies (observational studies, device studies) have no phase.

Are results available for this study?

The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

To compare with placebo the effect of ethyl-EPA on the Total Motor Score-4 component (TMS) of the Unified Huntington's Disease Rating Scale (UHDRS) over a 6-month period of observation.. It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?

On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT00146211, which also lists 1 linked publication.

Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 27 Dec 2007.

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