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CompletedNCT01428362AD-201Updated Dec 11, 2013

VI-1121 for the Treatment Alzheimer's Disease

A Phase 2 interventional study of VI-1121 and Placebo in Alzheimer's Disease, sponsored by VIVUS LLC. Completed at 11 sites in United States. Open to participants aged 60 Years to 85 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2013-12-11.

Sponsored by VIVUS LLC · Phase 2, Interventional, and Treatment

Phase
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
61
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
60 Years to 85 Years
Sex
All
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Study summary

The purpose of this study is to determine whether VI-1121 is safe, well tolerated, and effective as a daily treatment for Alzheimer's disease that is worsening despite current treatment.

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Conditions studied

  • Alzheimer's Disease

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Keywords

  • donepezil
  • VI-1121
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In context

Alzheimer Disease

3,675 studies on the registry are indexed under Alzheimer Disease; 869 are open to participants now.

This study's enrollment of 61 is below the median of 70 across 2,805 interventional studies indexed under Alzheimer Disease.

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Lead sponsor

VIVUS LLC is the lead sponsor of 40 studies on the registry; 2 are open to participants now.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
60 Years to 85 Years
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

  • clinical diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease
  • CT or MRI within 2 years prior to study
  • stable dose of current Alzheimer's treatment for at least 3 months

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • advanced, severe, progressive or unstable disease
  • history of cerebrovascular disease or myocardial infarction within 6 months
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Study design

Phase
Phase 2
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Crossover assignment
Masking
Quadruple (Participant, Care provider, Investigator, Outcomes assessor)
Enrollment
61 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    Placebo/VI-1121

    Subjects received placebo during first treatment period and active treatment with VI-1121 during the second treatment period.

    Drug: VI-1121 · Drug: Placebo

  • Experimental
    VI-1121/Placebo

    Subjects received active treatment with VI-1121 during the first treatment period and placebo during the second treatment period.

    Drug: VI-1121 · Drug: Placebo

Interventions

  • DrugVI-1121
  • DrugPlacebo
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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. The primary efficacy variable is the change in Alzheimer's Disease Assessment-Cognitive Subscale (ADAS-Cog) score from baseline to Week 12 of each treatment period.

    Time frame: 12 weeks

Secondary outcomes

  1. The secondary efficacy endpoint is the mean change in Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) score from baseline to Week 12 of each treatment period.

    Time frame: 12 weeks

  2. Percentage of subjects who achieve 3-point improvement in ADAS-Cog score from baseline to Week 12 of each treatment period.

    Time frame: 12 Weeks

  3. Change in Clinician's Interview Based Impression of Change Plus Caregiver's Input (CIBIC-plus) score from baseline to Week 12 of each treatment period

    Time frame: 12 Weeks

  4. Mean change in Alzheimer's Disease Cooperative Study-Activities of Daily Living (ADCS-ADL) score from baseline to Weeks 4, 8, and 12 of each treatment period

    Time frame: 4, 8, and 12 Weeks

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Study locations

11 sites
  • San Francisco, California 94109, United States
  • Santa Monica, California 90404, United States
  • Sunrise, Florida 33351, United States
  • Louisville, Kentucky 40217, United States
  • Las Vegas, Nevada 89113, United States
  • Toms River, New Jersey 08755, United States
  • New Windsor, New York 12553, United States
  • Durham, North Carolina 27710, United States
  • Raleigh, North Carolina 27612, United States
  • Toledo, Ohio 43623, United States
  • Plano, Texas 75075, United States
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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Dec 11, 2013, 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
NCT01428362
Lead sponsor
VIVUS LLC
Collaborators
Medpace, Inc.
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Sep 5, 2011
Start date
Aug 2011
Primary completion
Aug 2013
Completion
Aug 2013
Last update
Dec 11, 2013

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
No
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