Down SyndromePhase 3NCT00754013
Evaluating The Efficacy And Safety Of Donepezil Hydrochloride (Aricept) In The Treatment Of The Cognitive Dysfunction Exhibited By Children With Down Syndrome, Aged 6 To 10
A Phase 3 study testing Aricept (Donepezil hydrochloride) in people with Down Syndrome and Cognitive Dysfunction, run by Eisai Inc. at 2 sites in United States.
Trial summary
The purpose of this study is to determine the efficacy and safety of donepezil hydrochloride (Aricept) in the treatment of cognitive dysfunction shown by children with Down syndrome, aged 6 to 10 years. Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 6 to 10 years
- Conditions the study is for
- Down Syndrome, Cognitive Dysfunction
- What is being tested?
- Aricept (Donepezil hydrochloride)
- Type of treatment
- Pill or oral medicine
- Could I receive a placebo?
- Yes, some participants may receive a placebo
- How many people
- 9 participants
- Where
- 2 sitesUnited States
- Study dates
- Sep 2008to Dec 2008
- Phase
- Phase 3
- Are there results?
- Yes, posted in the registrySummary in the doctors' view
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 6 to 10 years
- All sexes
- No healthy volunteers
- Child
Who may be able to join
- Age range: Subjects 6 to 10 years of age at the screening visit; weight >= 15 kg.
- Sex distribution: both males and females.
- VABS-II/PCRF receptive sub-domain raw score of >= 25 and expressive sub-domain raw score of >= 61.
- Clinical diagnosis of Down syndrome (DS) - subjects may have free trisomy 21, Robertsonian translocations, or mosaic DS
- Naive to approved or unapproved cholinesterase inhibitors (Aricept, Exelon, Cognex, Reminyl/Razadyne, metrifonate, physostigmine) is preferred. However, prior use of these medications is allowed, provided that the medication was discontinued at least 3 months prior to screening and that it was not discontinued for lack of tolerability or efficacy or for the sole purpose of enrolling the patient in the study. The exception to this prior use is that subjects who participated in the Phase II study E2020-A001-219 (A2501059) are not eligible.
- Subjects residing in the community or in facilities that have consistent and reliable caregivers who can provide efficacy information about the subjects.
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- The subjects must be expected to complete all procedures scheduled during the Screening and Baseline visits including all efficacy and safety parameters. Subjects who are verbal and able to be understood most of the time are preferred, but those who use other forms of communication, signs, symbol boards or devices to supplement his/her communication ability may be enrolled provided they meet the VABS-II/PCRF receptive and expressive score criteria mentioned above.
- Subjects must have a parent, or other reliable caregiver who agrees to accompany the subject to all clinic visits, provide information about the subject as required by the protocol, and ensure compliance with the medication schedule.
- The parent or caregiver must be a constant and reliable informant with sufficient contact with the subject to have detailed knowledge of the subject's adaptive functioning in order to be able to complete the VABS-II/PCRF accurately. The same individual should complete the form at every visit if possible.
- Subjects should be in good general health with no medical conditions that are considered both clinically significant and unstable.
- Clinical laboratory values within normal limits or abnormalities considered not clinically significant by the investigator and sponsor.
- Subjects with stable Type I (insulin-dependent) or Type II diabetes are eligible provided they are monitored regularly prior to and during the study to ensure adequate glucose control. (Adequacy of control is based on the investigator's judgment, but should be guided primarily by a glycosylated hemoglobin [hemoglobin A1c] <8.0 at screening; other information, including records of home monitoring and the screening fasting glucose may support this judgment.)
- Subjects with thyroid disease also may be included in the study provided they are euthyroid and stable on treatment for at least 1 month prior to screening.
- Subjects with a history of seizure disorder are allowed provided that they are on stable treatment for at least 3 months and have not had a seizure within the past 6 months.
- Subjects should be independent in ambulation or ambulatory aided (i.e., walker or cane, to wheelchair); vision and hearing (eyeglasses and/or hearing aid permissible) sufficient for achieving VABS-II/PCRF minimum receptive raw scores of >= 25 and expressive scores of >= 61 and for cooperating with secondary efficacy evaluations and study examinations.
Who cannot join
- Age range: Subjects <6 or >10 years at the screening visit.
- Subjects with active or clinically significant conditions that will, in the investigator's judgment, affect absorption, distribution or metabolism of the study medication (e.g., inflammatory bowel disease, gastric or duodenal ulcers or severe lactose intolerance); controlled celiac disease is allowed.
- Subjects with a known hypersensitivity to piperidine derivatives or cholinesterase inhibitors.
- Subjects currently receiving cholinesterase inhibitors or who have received them in the 3 months prior to screening or with prior use >3 months prior to screening who stopped for lack of efficacy or tolerability or simply to enroll the subject in this study. Also excluded are subjects who participated in the Phase II study E2020-A001-219 (A2501059). In addition, subjects may not have taken any other investigational medications (including memantine) within 3 months prior to screening.
- Subjects without a reliable parent or caregiver (caregiver responsibilities are described in the Inclusion Criteria above), or with parents or caregivers who are unwilling or unable to complete any of the outcome measures and fulfill the requirements of this study.
- Subjects with clinically significant obstructive pulmonary disease or asthma, untreated or not controlled by treatment within 3 months prior to screening.
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- Subjects with recent (<= 1 year) or ongoing hematologic/oncologic disorders (mild anemia allowed).
- Evidence of active, clinically significant, and unstable gastrointestinal, renal, hepatic, endocrine or cardiovascular system disease.
- Subjects with a current Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-IV) diagnosis of Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) or any current primary psychiatric diagnosis other than DS (as per DSM-IV). Diagnoses that are secondary, such as attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, are allowed.
- Any condition which would make the patient or the caregiver, in the opinion of the investigator, unsuitable for the study.
Trial locations and contacts
2 sites in 1 country.
United States2 sites
NeuroScience, Inc.
Herndon, Virginia, 20170
Road Runner Research
San Antonio, Texas, 78258
About this study
Official title: A 10-Week, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Study To Evaluate The Efficacy And Safety Of Donepezil Hydrochloride (Aricept) In The Treatment Of The Cognitive Dysfunction Exhibited By Children With Down Syndrome, Aged 6 To 10
The purpose of this study is to determine the efficacy and safety of donepezil hydrochloride (Aricept) in the treatment of cognitive dysfunction shown by children with Down syndrome, aged 6 to 10 years.
Read the detailed description
This is a multinational study with sites in the US, India, Singapore, South Korea, Mexico and Chile. There will be 210 subjects (male or female) enrolled that are residing in community or facilities with a reliable caregiver that have been clinically diagnosed with Down syndrome. The assessments performed during this study will be used to evaluate skills. The study duration will be 10 weeks of double blind treatment with a total of 6 visits; 4 in office visit and 2 phone visits.
- Conditions
- Down Syndrome, Cognitive Dysfunction
- Being tested
- Aricept (Donepezil hydrochloride), Placebo
- Keywords
- pediatric, Down syndrome, cognitive dysfunction, Downs, Aricept, children with Down syndrome
- Medical subject headings
- Down Syndrome, Cognitive Dysfunction
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
Aricept (Donepezil hydrochloride)Drug
Also called Donepezil hydrochloride
All subjects will start with a dose of 1.25 mg/day (1.25 ml) donepezil ; dose escalations will occur every 2 weeks to a maximum of 5 mg/day (5 ml) donepezil.
All doses will be administered orally.
PlaceboDrug
All subjects will start with a dose of 1.25 mg/day (1.25 ml) placebo; dose escalations will occur every 2 weeks to a maximum of 5 mg/day (5 ml) placebo.
All doses will be administered orally.
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| Donepezil | Active comparator | Not described Receives: Drug: Aricept (Donepezil hydrochloride) |
| Placebo | Placebo comparator | Not described Receives: Drug: Placebo |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
Vineland-II Adaptive Behavior Scales (VABS-II) Parent/Caregiver Rating Form (PCRF) Sum of the 9 Sub-domain V-scores (3 Scores for Each of the Communication, Daily Living Skills, and Socialization Domains) Using Last Observation Carried Forward.
The primary objective of the study was evaluation of the efficacy and safety of donepezil hydrochloride in the treatment of the cognitive dysfunction exhibited by children with Down syndrome (DS), aged 6 to 10, as assessed by analysis of VABS-II/PCRF in the domains of communication, daily living skills, and socialization, and as assessed by standard safety measurements.
Measured: Visit 0 (Screen), Visits 1 (Baseline), 2, and 3 (or Early Termination).
Secondary outcomes (1)
Mean Change From(Baseline) to Visit 3(Week 10 or Early Termination) in VABS-II/PCRF Sum of the 9 Sub-domain V-scores (3 Scores for Each of the Communication, Daily Living Skills, and Socialization Domains) Using Last Observation Carried Forward.
The planned secondary objectives of the study included further evaluation of efficacy as assessed by additional analyses of the VABS-II/PCRF, by analyses of the Test of Verbal Expression and Reasoning (TOVER), a subject-performance-based measure of expressive language function, and by the Forward Memory and Attention Sustained sub-tests of the Leiter International Performance Scale - Revised (Leiter-R), a cognitive assessment instrument for children and adolescents that is not language dependent. In addition, observed case analyses of these assessments at Week 4 and Week 10 were planned.
Measured: Visit 1 (Baseline) to Visit 3 (Week 10 or early termination).
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted17 Sep 2008 (estimated)
- Study startSep 2008
- Primary completionOct 2008
- Study completionDec 2008
Why it stopped: Sufficient evidence of efficacy not met.
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Posted resultsParticipant flow, outcome measures and adverse events reported by the sponsor.
- Other trials for Down SyndromeStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- More trials run by Eisai Inc.The sponsor's other registered studies.
- What the trial phases meanHow a treatment moves from first tests in people to approval.
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
- Who is masked
- Participant, Investigator
- Enrolment
- 9 participants (actual)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- Eisai Inc.
- Sponsor type
- Industry (pharma, biotech, devices)
- Collaborators
- Pfizer
- Responsible party
- Sponsor
- Investigators
- Thomas McRae, MD, Study director, Pfizer
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT00754013
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- E2020-A001-336
- Other IDs
- A2501061
- Status last verified
- Feb 2017
- First submitted
- 15 Sep 2008
- Last updated
- 28 Jan 2020
- Results posted
- Yes, on ClinicalTrials.gov
- Data monitoring committee
- No
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 28 Jan 2020. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- A 10-Week, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Study To Evaluate The Efficacy And Safety Of Donepezil Hydrochloride (Aricept) In The Treatment Of The Cognitive Dysfunction Exhibited By Children With Down Syndrome, Aged 6 To 10
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT00754013
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- E2020-A001-336
- Conditions
- Down Syndrome, Cognitive Dysfunction
- Keywords
- pediatric, Down syndrome, cognitive dysfunction, Downs, Aricept, children with Down syndrome
- Phase
- Phase 3
- Study type
- Interventional
- Recruitment status
- TerminatedReason stopped: Sufficient evidence of efficacy not met.
- Enrolment
- 9 participants (actual)
- Lead sponsor
- Eisai Inc.Industry (pharma, biotech, devices)
- Collaborators
- Pfizer
- Study start
- Sep 2008
- Primary completion
- Oct 2008 (actual)
- Study completion
- Dec 2008 (actual)
- First posted
- 17 Sep 2008 (estimated)
- Results
- Posted 13 Feb 2013
Clinical summary
The research question as the sponsor registered it. This describes what the study plans to test, not what it found.
The purpose of this study is to determine the efficacy and safety of donepezil hydrochloride (Aricept) in the treatment of cognitive dysfunction shown by children with Down syndrome, aged 6 to 10 years.
Detailed description
This is a multinational study with sites in the US, India, Singapore, South Korea, Mexico and Chile. There will be 210 subjects (male or female) enrolled that are residing in community or facilities with a reliable caregiver that have been clinically diagnosed with Down syndrome. The assessments performed during this study will be used to evaluate skills. The study duration will be 10 weeks of double blind treatment with a total of 6 visits; 4 in office visit and 2 phone visits.
Study design
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- Double blind (participant, investigator)
- Number of arms
- 2
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| Donepezil | Active comparator | Drug: Aricept (Donepezil hydrochloride) |
| Placebo | Placebo comparator | Drug: Placebo |
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 6 to 10 years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
- Age groups
- Child
Key inclusion criteria (15 listed)
- Age range: Subjects 6 to 10 years of age at the screening visit; weight >= 15 kg.
- Sex distribution: both males and females.
- VABS-II/PCRF receptive sub-domain raw score of >= 25 and expressive sub-domain raw score of >= 61.
- Clinical diagnosis of Down syndrome (DS) - subjects may have free trisomy 21, Robertsonian translocations, or mosaic DS
- Naive to approved or unapproved cholinesterase inhibitors (Aricept, Exelon, Cognex, Reminyl/Razadyne, metrifonate, physostigmine) is preferred. However, prior use of these medications is allowed, provided that the medication was discontinued at least 3 months prior to screening and that it was not discontinued for lack of tolerability or efficacy or for the sole purpose of enrolling the patient in the study. The exception to this prior use is that subjects who participated in the Phase II study E2020-A001-219 (A2501059) are not eligible.
Key exclusion criteria (10 listed)
- Age range: Subjects <6 or >10 years at the screening visit.
- Subjects with active or clinically significant conditions that will, in the investigator's judgment, affect absorption, distribution or metabolism of the study medication (e.g., inflammatory bowel disease, gastric or duodenal ulcers or severe lactose intolerance); controlled celiac disease is allowed.
- Subjects with a known hypersensitivity to piperidine derivatives or cholinesterase inhibitors.
- Subjects currently receiving cholinesterase inhibitors or who have received them in the 3 months prior to screening or with prior use >3 months prior to screening who stopped for lack of efficacy or tolerability or simply to enroll the subject in this study. Also excluded are subjects who participated in the Phase II study E2020-A001-219 (A2501059). In addition, subjects may not have taken any other investigational medications (including memantine) within 3 months prior to screening.
- Subjects without a reliable parent or caregiver (caregiver responsibilities are described in the Inclusion Criteria above), or with parents or caregivers who are unwilling or unable to complete any of the outcome measures and fulfill the requirements of this study.
Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening; this overview does not establish that a patient qualifies. Full inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Interventions
| Intervention | Type | Arms |
|---|---|---|
| Aricept (Donepezil hydrochloride)Also: Donepezil hydrochlorideAll subjects will start with a dose of 1.25 mg/day (1.25 ml) donepezil ; dose escalations will occur every 2 weeks to a maximum of 5 mg/day (5 ml) donepezil. All doses will be administered orally. | Drug | Donepezil |
| PlaceboAll subjects will start with a dose of 1.25 mg/day (1.25 ml) placebo; dose escalations will occur every 2 weeks to a maximum of 5 mg/day (5 ml) placebo. All doses will be administered orally. | Drug | Placebo |
Primary outcome
Vineland-II Adaptive Behavior Scales (VABS-II) Parent/Caregiver Rating Form (PCRF) Sum of the 9 Sub-domain V-scores (3 Scores for Each of the Communication, Daily Living Skills, and Socialization Domains) Using Last Observation Carried Forward.
Time frame: Visit 0 (Screen), Visits 1 (Baseline), 2, and 3 (or Early Termination).
The primary objective of the study was evaluation of the efficacy and safety of donepezil hydrochloride in the treatment of the cognitive dysfunction exhibited by children with Down syndrome (DS), aged 6 to 10, as assessed by analysis of VABS-II/PCRF in the domains of communication, daily living skills, and socialization, and as assessed by standard safety measurements.
1 secondary outcome
Mean Change From(Baseline) to Visit 3(Week 10 or Early Termination) in VABS-II/PCRF Sum of the 9 Sub-domain V-scores (3 Scores for Each of the Communication, Daily Living Skills, and Socialization Domains) Using Last Observation Carried Forward.
Time frame: Visit 1 (Baseline) to Visit 3 (Week 10 or early termination).
Results and safety
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Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 28 Jan 2020.
- Posted resultsParticipant flow, baseline, all outcome measures and adverse events.
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Referral and contact
AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals. Contact the study team or a site listed below; they decide who can take part. This study is not recruiting at the moment.
Thomas McRae, MD study director
Pfizer
2 sites in 1 country: see every site and its status.
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
A Phase 3 study testing Aricept (Donepezil hydrochloride) in people with Down Syndrome and Cognitive Dysfunction, run by Eisai Inc. at 2 sites in United States.
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 15 inclusion and 10 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: stopped early, as of the sponsor's last update on 28 Jan 2020. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.
Where is the study taking place?
The record lists 2 sites in United States. 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. Some participants in this study may receive a placebo. 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?
Yes. Results are posted in the registry (first posted 13 Feb 2013). A summary is in the For doctors view, and the full results are on ClinicalTrials.gov.
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?
Vineland-II Adaptive Behavior Scales (VABS-II) Parent/Caregiver Rating Form (PCRF) Sum of the 9 Sub-domain V-scores (3 Scores for Each of the Communication, Daily Living Skills, and Socialization Domains) Using Last Observation Carried Forward. (time frame: Visit 0 (Screen), Visits 1 (Baseline), 2, and 3 (or Early Termination).). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.
Where can I read the original study information?
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 28 Jan 2020.