Efficacy and Safety of Dimethyl Fumarate Among Patients with Mild Cognitive Impairment and Dementia Due to Alzheimer's Disease

Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phasePhase 2
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age55-90
SponsorMedical University of Lodz

About this trial

The goal of this clinical trial is to assess the degree of improvement in cognitive functions, including memory, attention, thinking, executive and language functions in diagnosed patients MCI and AD taking dimethyl fumarate 480 mg daily compared to patients taking placebo. Participant will be 55 to 90 years old, both genders. The main question it aims to answer is: Changing the degree of cognitive improvement based on the RBANS score among patients diagnosed with MCI and AD after completing dimethyl fumarate therapy test group compared to the placebo group.

Eligibility criteria

This trial accepts healthy volunteers

Qualifiers

Men and women aged 55-90 years.

Patients diagnosed with mild cognitive impairment in Alzheimer's disease and mild to moderate Alzheimer's dementia (MMSE >16) diagnosed based on NIA-AA criteria.

MMSE score from 17 to 30 points.

CDR score from 0.5 to 2.

Disqualifiers

Lack of informed voluntary consent to participate in the study.

Patients who cannot read or write.

Pregnant, breastfeeding or childbearing women who do not use effective contraception (hormonal contraception, surgical sterilization, intrauterine device, condom in combination with vaginal spermicide).

Participation in another clinical trial, currently or within 3 months prior to the screening visit.

Trial design

Design model

Parallel

Treatments tested in this trial

  • dimethyl fumarate

    Drug

    480 mg per day

Treatment groups

30 Participants
are divided into 10 treatment groups

10

Treatment groups

See each treatment group below.

Group A: Assessment of the degree of improvement in cognitive functions in diagnosed patients MCI and AD.Placebo comparator 1 intervention
Group B: Assessment of the safety of therapyOther 1 intervention
Group C: Assessment of the impact of therapy on patients' daily functioningPlacebo comparator 1 intervention
Group D: Assessment of the impact of therapy on the presence of symptoms neuropsychiatric/behavioral disorderPlacebo comparator 1 intervention
Group E: Assessment of the impact of therapy on the quality of life of patients and their caregiversPlacebo comparator 0 interventions
Group F: reducing the degree of brain atrophy in patients - MRI examinationPlacebo comparator 1 intervention
Group G: impact of therapy on improvement in functional connections assessed in rs-fMRI rs-EEGPlacebo comparator 1 intervention
Group H: Effect of therapy on peripheral markers of oxidative stress and pro-inflammatory markersPlacebo comparator 1 intervention
Group I: degree of reduction in the rate of progression from MCI to dementia after completionPlacebo comparator 1 intervention
Group J: degree of improvement in cognitive functions using the MMSE and CDR scalesPlacebo comparator 1 intervention

Trial outcomes

Primary outcomes

1

Change in the degree of cognitive improvement based on the RBANS score among patients diagnosed with MCI and AD after completing dimethyl fumarate therapy test group compared to the placebo group.

The Repeatable Battery for the Assessment of Neuropsychological Status (RBANS) is a neuropsychological measure used in the assessment of cognitive function in older adults, studies of mild cognitive impairment and Alzheimer's disease dementia, and studies evaluating the effectiveness of therapeutic interventions. The test generates index scores in five neurocognitive domains, as well as a Total Scale Index score. The RBANS is characterized by high sensitivity in detecting disease and assessing changes in scores during treatment in patients with MCI in the course of Alzheimer's disease. with MCI and AD after completing dimethyl fumarate therapy test group compared to the placebo group.

Time frame
15 months

Secondary outcomes

1

Assessment of the safety of therapy

Time frame
15 months
2

Assessment of the impact of therapy on the daily functioning of patients - Alzheimer's Disease Cooperative Study - Activity of Daily Living (ADCS-ADL) scale.

Time frame
15 months
3

Assessment of the impact of therapy on the presence of neuropsychiatric symptoms/behavioral disorders in patients using the Neuropsychiatric Inventory (NPI) scale and the Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS).

Time frame
15 months
4

Assessment of the impact of therapy on the quality of life of patients and their caregivers (EQ-5D scales; Zarit Burden Interview).

Time frame
12 months

Other outcomes

1

Assessment of the effect of therapy on peripheral markers of oxidative stress and pro-inflammatory markers.

Time frame
6 months
2

Assessment of the degree of reduction of the MCI progression rate to dementia after the end of the clinical phase of the study.

Time frame
12 months
3

Assessment of the degree of improvement of cognitive functions using the MMSE and CDR scales.

MMSE (Mini-Mental State Examination) score from 17 to 30 points CDR (The Clinical Dementia Rating) score from 0,5 to 2 points

Time frame
15 months

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