Alzheimer DiseasePhase 1/2NCT03801642
Dapagliflozin In Alzheimer's Disease
A Phase 1/2 study testing Dapagliflozin in people with Alzheimer Disease, run by Jeff Burns, MD at 1 site in United States.
Trial summary
This is a pilot randomized controlled trial in individuals with probable Alzheimer's disease testing the effects of 10 mg dapagliflozin, taken daily for 12 weeks, on cerebral n-acetyl aspartate (NAA) levels using magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS). Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 50 to 85 years
- Conditions the study is for
- Alzheimer Disease
- What is being tested?
- Dapagliflozin
- Type of treatment
- Pill or oral medicine
- Could I receive a placebo?
- Yes, some participants may receive a placebo
- How many people
- 46 participants
- Where
- 1 siteUnited States
- Study dates
- 29 Jan 2019to 7 Jul 2022
- Phase
- Phase 1/2
- 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 50 to 85 years
- All sexes
- No healthy volunteers
- Adult, Older adult
Who may be able to join
- Provision of informed consent prior to any study specific procedures.
- Have a diagnosis of probable AD per McKhann et al. criteria
- Have a body mass index (BMI) ≥23
- Age 50-85
- Have a Mini Mental Status Exam (MMSE) score of 15-26 (inclusive) at screening visit
- Have a reliable and competent study partner who is willing to accompany the participant to all study visits, monitor compliance of study medication administration, and observe/report any changes in the participant's health throughout the study duration
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- Are on stable doses of concurrent medications for at least 4 weeks prior to the screening visit
- Speaks English as his/her primary language.
- Females of child-bearing potential (i.e., pre-menopausal) must have a negative urine pregnancy test at the screening visit and must agree to use of contraception throughout the trial and for 30 days after the last dose of study medication. The approved methods of contraception are abstinence, the consistent use of an approved oral contraceptive (birth control pill or "the pill"), an intrauterine device (IUD), hormonal implants, contraceptive injection, double barrier method (diaphragm with spermicidal gel or condom with contraceptive foam).
Who cannot join
- Received an investigational product in another clinical study during the last 4 weeks prior to screening
- Diagnosis of Type 1 diabetes
- Diagnosis of Type 2 diabetes treated with insulin, sulfonylureas, glucagon like peptide1 receptor agonists (GLP-1), thiazolidinedione (TZD) or SGLT2 inhibitors (metformin monotherapy is allowed).
- Estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate (eGFR; MDRD) <45 mL/min at screening or unstable renal disease.
- Any condition when MRI is contraindicated such as, but not limited to, having a pacemaker or claustrophobia.
- Severe hepatic injury and/or significant abnormal liver function defined as aspartate aminotransferase (AST) >3x upper limit of normal (ULN) and/or alanine aminotransferase (ALT) >3x ULN. Total bilirubin >2.0 mg/dL (34.2 μmol/L)
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- Intolerance or allergy to dapaglifozin or any other SGLT2 inhibitor or any other substance in the tablets.
- Dementia due to causes other than AD
- History of recurrent urinary tract infection
- Active mycotic genital infection
- History of bladder cancer
- History of diabetic ketoacidosis
- Potentially confounding, serious, or unstable medical conditions such as:
- cancer within the past 3 years (except basal cell, squamous cell, or localized prostate cancer)
- a recent cardiac event (i.e. heart attack, angioplasty, etc. within the 3 months prior to screening visit)
- other conditions that pose a potential safety risk or confounding factor in the investigator's opinion
- Any abnormal physical examination assessment or vital sign assessment at the screening visit that is deemed to be clinically significant by the principal investigator.
- Any abnormal clinical laboratory test result at the screening visit that is deemed to be clinically significant by the principal investigator.
Trial locations and contacts
1 site in 1 country.
United States1 site
University of Kansas Medical Center
Kansas City, Kansas, 66160
About this study
Official title: Randomized Controlled Pilot Trial Of Dapagliflozin In Alzheimer's Disease
This is a pilot randomized controlled trial in individuals with probable Alzheimer's disease testing the effects of 10 mg dapagliflozin, taken daily for 12 weeks, on cerebral n-acetyl aspartate (NAA) levels using magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS). The investigators will also examine the safety and tolerability of dapagliflozin and explore the effects on systemic NAA levels in blood and urine, cerebral metabolism (fluorodeoxyglucose [FDG] PET), systemic metabolic biomarkers that indicate and quantify secondary metabolic effects, and cognitive performance.
Read the detailed description
This is a double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled, parallel group, 12-week study performed at a single site (University of Kansas Alzheimer's Disease Center) to investigate the effect of dapagliflozin in participants with probable AD (MMSE 15-26 inclusive). A total of 48 participants will be enrolled with 2:1 randomization to 10mg dapagliflozin once daily (n=32) for 12 weeks vs matching placebo (n=16).
The primary objective of the study is to assess the effect of 12 weeks of 10mg dapagliflozin once daily on cerebral NAA (a proxy measure of mitochondrial mass) in participants with AD.
Procedures will include phlebotomy, urine collection, MRI/MRS, FDG-PET, cognitive testing, DEXA scanning, and indirect calorimetry at baseline and 12 weeks to assess these outcomes:
- N Acetyl-Aspartate (NAA): Cerebral NAA (as measured by MRS) and Systemic NAA levels (in blood and urine)
- Cerebral metabolism (by FDG PET)
- Systemic metabolic effects: Lipids (total cholesterol, LDL, HDL), Plasma beta-hydroxybutyrate, Insulin resistance (Hemoglobin A1c, glucose and insulin during tolerance testing), Catabolic/Anabolic state [activated AKT and MTOR], Mitochondrial function measures [platelet cytochrome oxidase and citrate synthase], Inflammatory mechanisms [MCP-1, eotaxin, TNF alpha, CRP], Body composition (DEXA scanning for fat and lean mass), Resting metabolic rate (indirect calorimetry),
- Cognitive effects will be assessed at baseline and week 12 using the Alzheimer's Disease Assessment Scale-Cognitive Subscale 14 (ADAS-Cog14) and individual tests of Logical Memory I and II, Trailmaking A and B, and Stroop Word Color Test.
- 12 participants will be enrolled in an optional MRI/MRS sub-study with repeat MRI/MRS prior to randomization to assess scan-rescan reliability of the NAA measure.
Safety and tolerability of dapagliflozin (10mg daily) will be monitored throughout the study and formally at every study visit to assess the incidence and severity of AEs and the rate of discontinuations due to AEs. Safety assessments will include measuring vital signs and body weight, safety labs (including a comprehensive metabolic panel [CMP] and complete blood count [CBC] with differential) and physical and neurological examinations at screening and at end of treatment (EOT).
- Conditions
- Alzheimer Disease
- Being tested
- Dapagliflozin, Placebo
- Medical subject headings
- Alzheimer Disease
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
DapagliflozinDrug
Also called Farxiga
10 mg oral tablets taken once daily for 12 weeks
PlaceboOther
Placebo tablet (matched in size and color to active tablet) taken once daily for 12 weeks
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| Dapagliflozin | Experimental | 10 mg dapagliflozin oral tablet taken once daily for 12 weeks Receives: Drug: Dapagliflozin |
| Matching placebo | Placebo comparator | Placebo oral tablet taken once daily for 12 weeks Receives: Other: Placebo |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
Ratio of Cerebral N Acetyl-Aspartate (NAA) / Cerebral Creatine
Estimated mean change from baseline in the ratio of cerebral NAA/ cerebral Creatine as measured by MRI Spectroscopy.
Measured: 12 weeks
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted11 Jan 2019
- Study start29 Jan 2019
- Primary completion7 Jul 2022
- Study completion7 Jul 2022
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 Alzheimer DiseaseStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- 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 1/2
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- Quadruple blind
- Who is masked
- Participant, Care provider, Investigator, Outcomes assessor
- Enrolment
- 46 participants (actual)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- Jeff Burns, MD
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Responsible party
- Sponsor-investigator, Jeff Burns, MD, University of Kansas Medical Center
- Investigators
- Jeffrey Burns, MD, Principal investigator, University of Kansas Medical Center
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT03801642
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- Dapa in AD
- Status last verified
- May 2024
- First submitted
- 21 Dec 2018
- Last updated
- 13 Jun 2024
- Results posted
- Yes, on ClinicalTrials.gov
- Data monitoring committee
- Yes
- FDA-regulated drug
- Yes
- FDA-regulated device
- No
- Individual data sharing
- No
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 13 Jun 2024. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- Randomized Controlled Pilot Trial Of Dapagliflozin In Alzheimer's Disease
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT03801642
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- Dapa in AD
- Conditions
- Alzheimer Disease
- Phase
- Phase 1/2
- Study type
- Interventional
- Recruitment status
- Completed
- Enrolment
- 46 participants (actual)
- Lead sponsor
- Jeff Burns, MDUniversity, hospital or other
- Study start
- 29 Jan 2019 (actual)
- Primary completion
- 7 Jul 2022 (actual)
- Study completion
- 7 Jul 2022 (actual)
- First posted
- 11 Jan 2019 (actual)
- Results
- Posted 13 Jun 2024
Clinical summary
The research question as the sponsor registered it. This describes what the study plans to test, not what it found.
This is a pilot randomized controlled trial in individuals with probable Alzheimer's disease testing the effects of 10 mg dapagliflozin, taken daily for 12 weeks, on cerebral n-acetyl aspartate (NAA) levels using magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS). The investigators will also examine the safety and tolerability of dapagliflozin and explore the effects on systemic NAA levels in blood and urine, cerebral metabolism (fluorodeoxyglucose [FDG] PET), systemic metabolic biomarkers that indicate and quantify secondary metabolic effects, and cognitive performance.
Detailed description
This is a double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled, parallel group, 12-week study performed at a single site (University of Kansas Alzheimer's Disease Center) to investigate the effect of dapagliflozin in participants with probable AD (MMSE 15-26 inclusive). A total of 48 participants will be enrolled with 2:1 randomization to 10mg dapagliflozin once daily (n=32) for 12 weeks vs matching placebo (n=16).
The primary objective of the study is to assess the effect of 12 weeks of 10mg dapagliflozin once daily on cerebral NAA (a proxy measure of mitochondrial mass) in participants with AD.
Procedures will include phlebotomy, urine collection, MRI/MRS, FDG-PET, cognitive testing, DEXA scanning, and indirect calorimetry at baseline and 12 weeks to assess these outcomes:
- N Acetyl-Aspartate (NAA): Cerebral NAA (as measured by MRS) and Systemic NAA levels (in blood and urine)
- Cerebral metabolism (by FDG PET)
- Systemic metabolic effects: Lipids (total cholesterol, LDL, HDL), Plasma beta-hydroxybutyrate, Insulin resistance (Hemoglobin A1c, glucose and insulin during tolerance testing), Catabolic/Anabolic state [activated AKT and MTOR], Mitochondrial function measures [platelet cytochrome oxidase and citrate synthase], Inflammatory mechanisms [MCP-1, eotaxin, TNF alpha, CRP], Body composition (DEXA scanning for fat and lean mass), Resting metabolic rate (indirect calorimetry),
- Cognitive effects will be assessed at baseline and week 12 using the Alzheimer's Disease Assessment Scale-Cognitive Subscale 14 (ADAS-Cog14) and individual tests of Logical Memory I and II, Trailmaking A and B, and Stroop Word Color Test.
- 12 participants will be enrolled in an optional MRI/MRS sub-study with repeat MRI/MRS prior to randomization to assess scan-rescan reliability of the NAA measure.
Safety and tolerability of dapagliflozin (10mg daily) will be monitored throughout the study and formally at every study visit to assess the incidence and severity of AEs and the rate of discontinuations due to AEs. Safety assessments will include measuring vital signs and body weight, safety labs (including a comprehensive metabolic panel [CMP] and complete blood count [CBC] with differential) and physical and neurological examinations at screening and at end of treatment (EOT).
Study design
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- Quadruple blind (participant, care provider, investigator, outcomes assessor)
- Number of arms
- 2
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| Dapagliflozin | Experimental | Drug: Dapagliflozin10 mg dapagliflozin oral tablet taken once daily for 12 weeks |
| Matching placebo | Placebo comparator | Other: PlaceboPlacebo oral tablet taken once daily for 12 weeks |
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 50 to 85 years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
- Age groups
- Adult, Older adult
Key inclusion criteria (9 listed)
- Provision of informed consent prior to any study specific procedures.
- Have a diagnosis of probable AD per McKhann et al. criteria
- Have a body mass index (BMI) ≥23
- Age 50-85
- Have a Mini Mental Status Exam (MMSE) score of 15-26 (inclusive) at screening visit
Key exclusion criteria (18 listed)
- Received an investigational product in another clinical study during the last 4 weeks prior to screening
- Diagnosis of Type 1 diabetes
- Diagnosis of Type 2 diabetes treated with insulin, sulfonylureas, glucagon like peptide1 receptor agonists (GLP-1), thiazolidinedione (TZD) or SGLT2 inhibitors (metformin monotherapy is allowed).
- Estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate (eGFR; MDRD) <45 mL/min at screening or unstable renal disease.
- Any condition when MRI is contraindicated such as, but not limited to, having a pacemaker or claustrophobia.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| DapagliflozinAlso: Farxiga10 mg oral tablets taken once daily for 12 weeks | Drug | Dapagliflozin |
| PlaceboPlacebo tablet (matched in size and color to active tablet) taken once daily for 12 weeks | Other | Matching placebo |
Primary outcome
Ratio of Cerebral N Acetyl-Aspartate (NAA) / Cerebral Creatine
Time frame: 12 weeks
Estimated mean change from baseline in the ratio of cerebral NAA/ cerebral Creatine as measured by MRI Spectroscopy.
Results and safety
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Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 13 Jun 2024.
- Posted resultsParticipant flow, baseline, all outcome measures and adverse events.
- Individual participant dataSharing planned: No
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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.
Jeffrey Burns, MD principal investigator
University of Kansas Medical Center
1 site in 1 country: see every site and its status.
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
A Phase 1/2 study testing Dapagliflozin in people with Alzheimer Disease, run by Jeff Burns, MD at 1 site 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 9 inclusion and 18 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 13 Jun 2024. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.
Where is the study taking place?
The record lists 1 site 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 combined phase mean?
Phase 1 studies test a treatment in a small group of people for the first time or in a new way, mainly to check safety and find the right dose.
Phase 2 studies give the treatment to a larger group to see whether it has the intended effect and to keep checking safety.
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 Jun 2024). 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?
Ratio of Cerebral N Acetyl-Aspartate (NAA) / Cerebral Creatine (time frame: 12 weeks). 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 13 Jun 2024; AzTrials last refreshed its copy on 7 Nov 2026.