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CompletedNCT01406145Updated Oct 30, 2024

A Study of the Safety and Tolerability of ASP0777 in Subjects With Alzheimer's Disease (AD) Taking a Stable Dose of Donepezil

A Phase 1 interventional study of ASP0777 and Placebo in Alzheimer's Disease, sponsored by Astellas Pharma Inc. Completed at 2 sites in United States. Open to participants aged 50 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2024-10-30.

Sponsored by Astellas Pharma Inc · Phase 1, Interventional, and Treatment

Phase
Phase 1
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
60
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
50 Years and older
Sex
All
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Study summary

This study is intended to determine the safety and tolerability of ASP0777 in subjects with Alzheimer's Disease (AD) taking a stable dose of donepezil.

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Conditions studied

  • Alzheimer's Disease

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Keywords

  • ASP0777
  • Alzheimer's Disease
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In context

Alzheimer Disease

3,765 studies on the registry are indexed under Alzheimer Disease; 881 are open to participants now.

This study's enrollment of 60 is below the median of 68 across 2,861 interventional studies indexed under Alzheimer Disease.

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Lead sponsor

Astellas Pharma Inc is the lead sponsor of 525 studies on the registry; 4 are open to participants now.

Of its 28 completed or terminated interventional studies of FDA-regulated products, 19 (68%) have results posted.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
50 Years and older
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

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Inclusion criteria

  • Subject has a Mini-Mental Status Exam score of 18-26
  • Subject has a diagnosis of "probable" Alzheimer's Disease
  • Subject has used donepezil for at least 3 months and has been on a stable dose for at least 6 weeks prior to screening
  • Subject has a reliable adult who is residing with him/her during the outpatient portion of the study
  • Subject is medically stable
  • Subject has adequate cognitive, hearing, vision, and language skills
  • Subject is able to ingest oral tablets

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Subject has received any investigational product in another clinical study or post-marketing clinical study within past 3 months
  • Subject has any clinically significant abnormal laboratory tests
  • Subject is a female who is pregnant, lactating or of childbearing potential who refuses to use a form of contraception during the study
  • Subject has a history of a drug allergy or intolerance to memantine or a related compound
  • Subject is currently using anti-dementia drugs (except for donepezil) or has used any such drugs within the last 4 weeks
  • Subject has a score of 2 on item 16 of Cornell Scale for Depression in Dementia (CSDD) or has an overall CSDD score > 10
  • Subject is using off-label medicines, non-medicinal compounds, or dietary aids/food supplements to improve cognition that have not been at a stable dose for at least 4 weeks prior to Screening and/or are anticipated to change dosing regimen during the study
  • Subject has a history of drug or alcohol abuse within the past 12 months or subject consumes > 1 drink of alcohol daily, or is unable to refrain from alcohol during the study
  • Subject is a current smoker or recently quit smoking (within the past 12 months)
  • Subject has a clinically significant medical condition that is unstable or is likely to become unstable during the course of the study
  • Subject has history of seizures, other than febrile seizures during infancy
  • Subject has history of repeated falls within past 6 months
  • Subject has a major psychiatric illness or has received treatment for symptoms of a major psychiatric illness within past 1 year. Mild psychiatric disorders are allowable
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Study design

Phase
Phase 1
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Parallel assignment
Masking
Quadruple (Participant, Care provider, Investigator, Outcomes assessor)
Enrollment
60 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    ASP0777 low dose

    ASP0777 low dose for 6 weeks

    Drug: ASP0777

  • Experimental
    ASP0777 low dose, then high dose

    ASP0777 low dose for 1 week and ASP0777 high dose for 5 weeks

    Drug: ASP0777

  • Experimental
    ASP0777 high dose

    ASP0777 high dose for 6 weeks

    Drug: ASP0777

  • Placebo comparator
    Placebo

    Placebo for 6 weeks

    Drug: Placebo

Interventions

  • DrugASP0777

    oral tablet

  • DrugPlacebo

    oral tablet

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Number and percentage of subjects with adverse events

    Time frame: Up to 56 Days

Secondary outcomes

  1. Pharmacokinetic assessment of AUC, maximum concentration (Cmax), minimum concentration (Cmin) and time to maximum concentration (tmax) through analysis of blood samples

    Time frame: Up to 56 Days

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Study locations

2 sites
  • Pacific Research Network, Inc.
    San Diego, California 92103, United States
  • MD Clinical
    Hallandale, Florida 33009, United States
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References and documents

Individual participant data

Plan to share: Yes — Access to anonymized individual participant level data collected during the study, in addition to study-related supporting documentation, is planned for studies conducted with approved product indications and formulations, as well as products terminated during development. Studies conducted with product indications or formulations that remain active in development are assessed after study completion to determine if Individual Participant Data can be shared. Further details on Astellas' data sharing policy can be found at https://www.clinicaltrials.astellas.com/transparency/.

Supporting information: Study protocol, Statistical analysis plan, Clinical study report

Time frame: Access to participant level data is offered to researchers after publication of the primary manuscript (if applicable) and is available as long as Astellas has legal authority to provide the data.

Access criteria: Researchers must submit a proposal to conduct a scientifically relevant analysis of the study data. The research proposal is reviewed by an Independent Research Panel. If the proposal is approved, access to the study data is provided in a secure data sharing environment after receipt of a signed Data Sharing Agreement.

Data sharing details ↗ · www.clinicaltrials.astellas.com

No publications or documents are linked to this record.

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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Oct 30, 2024, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT01406145
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Aug 1, 2011
Start date
Jun 16, 2011
Primary completion
Nov 4, 2011
Completion
Nov 4, 2011
Last update
Oct 30, 2024

Study contacts

Medical Director
study director · Astellas Pharma Global Development

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
No
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