Trial | NCT00146211  Report issue

Title

TREND-HD - A Trial of Ethyl-EPA (Miraxion™) in Treating Mild to Moderate Huntington's Disease
A Multicenter, Double Blind, Randomized, Parallel Group, Placebo-Controlled Trial of Ethyl-EPA (Miraxion™) in Subjects With Mild to Moderate Huntington's Disease

  • Phase

    Phase 3

  • Study Type

    Interventional

  • Status

    Completed No Results Posted

  • Study Participants

    300
This study is designed to determine the effect of 2 gram/day of ethyl-EPA on motor (movement) signs and symptoms of Huntington disease.
Multi-center, double blind, placebo-controlled study with parallel groups of outpatients with early, symptomatic Huntington's disease. Participants will be randomized to receive 1 gram twice daily (2 gram/day total daily dose) of active study drug or placebo. The 6-month placebo-controlled phased will be followed by a subsequent 6-month open-label extension phase with all subjects receiving 1 gram twice daily (2 grams/day total daily dose) of active study drug.
Study Started
Sep 30
2005
Primary Completion
Aug 31
2007
Study Completion
Jul 31
2007
Last Update
Dec 27
2007
Estimate

Drug Ethyl-EPA (Miraxion™)

Criteria 

Inclusion Criteria:

Clinical features of Huntington's disease (HD) and confirmatory family history of HD, and/or CAG repeat expansion greater than or equal to 36
Ambulatory, not requiring skilled nursing care (total functional capacity [TFC] greater than or equal to 7)
Chorea score of at least 2 in one extremity (UHDRS)
Maximal dystonia less than or equal to 2 and maximal bradykinesia less than or equal to 2
35 years of age or older of either gender
Must be on stable dosages of non-competitive NMDA receptor antagonists, and/or antiepileptic medications for 60 days prior to baseline
Females of child-bearing potential must use adequate birth control

Exclusion Criteria:

History of established diagnosis of tardive dyskinesia
Clinical evidence of unstable medical or psychiatric illness
Clinically significant active and unstable psychotic disease (hallucinations or delusions)
Major depression (Beck Depression Inventory [BDI]-II Score greater than 20) at Screening Visit
Suicidal ideation (BDI-II item 9 greater than or equal to 2) at Screening Visit
History of clinically significant substance abuse within 12 months of Baseline Visit
Pregnant/lactating women
Participation in other drug studies within 60 days prior to Baseline Visit
Previous participation in any investigational study of ethyl-EPA (Miraxion™)
Use of aspirin at daily dosage greater than 325 mg/day
Exclusionary Drugs (within 6 months Baseline Visit): Depot neuroleptics
Exclusionary Drugs (within 60 days Baseline Visit): Omega-3 supplementation, tetrabenazine or reserpine, high dose and/or variable dose oral anti-psychotic medications, steroid (other than topical), selenium supplements greater than 55 mcg/day, lithium, benzodiazepines (except for low dose), anticoagulants
No Results Posted