A Study of Oral EX039 in Subjects with Mild Alzheimer's Disease

NCT05413655 | Recruiting Phase 2

• 1 other identifier: EX-039-10701
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 120
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

This is a phase 2, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study of oral EX039 as add-on to Acetylcholine Esterase Inhibitors in subjects with mild Alzheimer's disease.

Conditions

Alzheimer Disease

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (2)

• Change in Alzheimer's Disease Assessment Scale-cognitive

  Mean change from baseline in Alzheimer's Disease Assessment Scale-cognitive subscale measured at the end of week 28. Total scores range from 0-70, with higher scores (≥ 18) indicating greater cognitive impairment.

  Week 28

• Change in Clinical Dementia Rating-Sum of Boxes

  Mean change from baseline in Clinical Dementia Rating-Sum of Boxes (CDR-SB). measured at the end of week 28. Total scores range from 0 to 18, with higher scores indicating more worsening.

  Week 28

Secondary Outcomes (3)

• Change in Clinician's Interview-Based Impression of Change Plus Caregiver Input

  Week 4, 12, 20, 28

• Incidence of Treatment-Emergent Adverse Events

  Week 30

• Responder rate assessment

  Week 28

Study Arms (3)

1000 mg

EXPERIMENTAL

The recruited patient randomly assigned to this arm will take 1000 mg EX039 per day

Drug: EX039

750 mg

EXPERIMENTAL

The recruited patient randomly assigned to this arm will take 750 mg EX039 per day

Drug: EX039

placebo

PLACEBO COMPARATOR

The recruited patient randomly assigned to this arm will take placebo per day

Drug: Placebo

Interventions

EX039 DRUG

The dosage form of EX039 is the capsule for oral use

1000 mg; 750 mg

Placebo DRUG

The dosage form of Placebo is the capsule for oral use

placebo

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 50 Years - 80 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• Aged 50-80 years.
• Clinical diagnosis of probable mild Alzheimer disease dementia based on National Institute of Neurological and Communicative Disorders and Stroke and the Alzheimer's Disease and Related Disorders Association (NINCDS/ADRDA criteria, 2011)
• Last time (which must be within 3 months ) of Mini Mental State Exam (MMSE) between 10-26.
• Last time (which must be within 3 months) of Clinical Dementia Rating (CDR) score of 1.
• Physically healthy and all laboratory assessments (including hematology, chemistry, urinalysis and electrocardiograph) are within normal range or meet the following criteria:
• AST, ALT level ≦ upper limit of normal
• Creatine Kinase (CK) concentration more than 3 times upper limit of normal
• Serum creatinine level ≦ upper limit of normal
• HbA1c more than 8.0
• Complaints of subjective memory impairment and cognitive disturbances by patients themselves or caregivers, including memory loss and at least one of the following cognitive disturbances: language, perceptual skills, attention, constructive abilities, orientation, problem solving, functional abilities.
• Cognitive deficits caused impairment in social or occupational function.
• Disease progression with gradual and continued decline from a previous level of functioning.
• Female subjects must be of non-childbearing potential (greater than 1 year without menstrual period in the absence of hormone replacement therapy) or surgically sterile. If pre-menopausal or menopausal for 1 year or less, must have a negative pregnancy test and must not be lactating at screening visit. Female subjects of childbearing potential and who are sexually active are required to practice adequate methods of birth control. Male subjects who are sexually active will also be required to use an adequate form of birth control.
• Has sufficient education equivalent to elementary education to communicate effectively and were capable of completing the assessments of the study.

You may not qualify if:

• Having other causes of dementia.
• Having substantial concomitant cerebrovascular disease (defined by a history of a stroke
• / intracranial hemorrhage temporally related to the onset of worsening of cognitive impairment) per investigator judgement.
• Medical history of cancer (except for basal cell carcinoma) and/or treatment for cancer within the last 5 years.
• Medical history or diagnosis of any of the following symptomatic and unstable / uncontrolled conditions per investigator's judgement:
• Uncontrolled cardiovascular illnesses such as chronic congestive heart failure (with or without edema), tachycardia, arrhythmias, uncontrolled hypertension.
• Significant ischemic heart disease, myocardial infarction within the last two years and/or with residual angina, orthopnea, conduction defects (ECG), or any other clinical significant heart disease classified as New York Heart Association (NYHA) III or IV.
• Significant gastrointestinal disorders (for example gastrointestinal bleeding within the last two years, malabsorption syndromes, post-gastrectomy, or active peptic ulcer disease).
• Uncontrolled endocrine disease such as uncontrolled diabetes mellitus or hyperthyroidism.
• Unstable/Uncontrolled major depression.
• Has neurological disease (other than dementia of Alzheimer's type, such as: Lewy body dementia - primary diagnosis, Huntington's disease, Parkinson's Disease, encephalitis, epilepsy, vascular or multiinfarct dementia, stroke, congenital mental deficiency, multiple sclerosis).
• Significant pulmonary disease predisposing to hypoxia.
• Has major physical illnesses (e.g. brain tumor, craniocerebral trauma, thyroid disease)
• Any other psychiatric disorders such as schizophrenia, or mental retardation.
• Any suicidal actions in the past 2 years (per investigator judgement i.e. actual attempt, interrupted attempt, aborted attempt, or preparatory acts or behavior).

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Excelsior: lead
• Formosa Biomedical Technology Corp.: collaborator

Study Sites (1)

National Taiwan University Hospital

Taipei, 100, Taiwan

RECRUITING

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Alzheimer Disease

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Dementia; Brain Diseases; Central Nervous System Diseases; Nervous System Diseases; Tauopathies; Neurodegenerative Diseases; Neurocognitive Disorders; Mental Disorders

Study Officials

• Ching-Kuan Liu, Dr.

  Kaohsiung Medical University

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Central Study Contacts

Cliff Lin

CONTACT

+886-972821234; cliff.lin@excelsiorgroup.com.tw

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: phase 2
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: QUADRUPLE
• Who Masked: PARTICIPANT, CARE PROVIDER, INVESTIGATOR, OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
• Purpose: TREATMENT
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: INDUSTRY
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: March 14, 2022
• First Posted: June 10, 2022
• Study Start: August 8, 2022
• Primary Completion (Estimated): December 31, 2026
• Study Completion (Estimated): February 1, 2027
• Last Updated: February 26, 2025

Record last verified: 2025-02

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

TW (1)