Actively Recruiting

Phase 2
Age: 50Years - 85Years
All Genders
NCT04588285

Ambroxol in New and Early DLB, A Phase IIa Multicentre Randomized Controlled Double Blind Clinical Trial

Led by Helse Fonna · Updated on 2026-05-05

180

Participants Needed

8

Research Sites

332 weeks

Total Duration

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Sponsors

H

Helse Fonna

Lead Sponsor

K

Klinbeforsk

Collaborating Sponsor

AI-Summary

What this Trial Is About

This is a confirmatory investigational medicinal product (IMP) study to investigate the effects on cognition, functional decline and on neuropsychiatric symptoms of the Glucocerebrosidase (GCase) enhancing chaperone ambroxol in participants diagnosed with prodromal and early dementia with Lewybodies (DLB).

CONDITIONS

Official Title

Ambroxol in New and Early DLB, A Phase IIa Multicentre Randomized Controlled Double Blind Clinical Trial

Who Can Participate

Age: 50Years - 85Years
All Genders

Eligibility Criteria

Eligible

You may qualify if you...

  • Male or female.
  • Age between 50 and 85 years.
  • Confirmed diagnosis of Dementia with Lewy Bodies (DLB) or Mild Cognitive Impairment in DLB (DLB-MCI).
  • Mini Mental Status Examination (MMSE) score of 15 or higher.
  • Able and willing to give informed consent before any study assessments.
  • Able to comply with all study procedures.
  • Willing to provide blood samples for genetic analysis of APOE and GBA.
  • Willing and able to self-administer or have a caregiver administer oral ambroxol medication as per dosing schedule.
  • Able to travel to the study site.
  • Female participants must be non-childbearing or use accepted contraceptive methods with negative pregnancy tests as required.
Not Eligible

You will not qualify if you...

  • Current treatment with anticoagulants that may prevent safe participation.
  • Current or recent (within 30 days) participation in another investigational drug trial.
  • Exposure to more than three investigational drugs within 12 months prior to this study.
  • Confirmed swallowing difficulties preventing medication intake.
  • Significant spinal abnormalities preventing lumbar puncture.
  • Known allergy or sensitivity to ambroxol or its components.
  • History of certain rare hereditary disorders affecting sugar metabolism.
  • History of substance abuse or alcoholism affecting study participation.
  • Blood donation within three months prior to first dose.
  • Pregnant or breastfeeding, or unwilling to use birth control if applicable.
  • Any unstable or significant psychiatric, medical, or surgical conditions that pose risk or affect study participation, including impaired kidney or liver function, recent major heart events, major depression, delirium, psychosis unrelated to DLB, metastatic cancer, or terminal illness.
  • Planned major surgery or treatments during the study that interfere with participation.

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Trial Site Locations

Total: 8 locations

1

Helse Fonna

Haugesund, Haugesund, Norway, 5504

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2

Haraldsplass Deaconess Hospital

Bergen, Norway

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3

University Hospital, Akershus

Hågån, Norway

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4

University Hospital, Akershus

Lørenskog, Norway

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5

Oslo University Hospital

Oslo, Norway

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6

Stavanger University Hospital

Stavanger, Norway

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7

University Hospital North-Norway

Tromsø, Norway

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8

Trondheim University Hospital

Trondheim, Norway

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Research Team

A

Arvid Rongve, Phd

CONTACT

How is the study designed?

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Masking

QUADRUPLE

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Model

PARALLEL

Primary Purpose

TREATMENT

Number of Arms

2

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