Overview

A Pilot Trial of Interferon Beta-1a in Alzheimer's Disease

Status:
Completed
Trial end date:
2008-05-01
Target enrollment:
Participant gender:
Summary
This was a 52-week, multicentric, phase II, pilot study conducted in 40 subjects with early-onset Alzheimer's disease (AD) to evaluate safety, tolerability and clinical efficacy of subcutaneous (sc) interferon (IFN) beta-1a [Rebif® 22 microgram (mcg), three times per week (tiw)] in the treatment of AD by comparing the neuropsychological performance changes into placebo and treatment arms from screening/baseline to 52 week.
Phase:
Phase 2
Details
Lead Sponsor:
Merck KGaA
Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany
Collaborator:
Merck Serono S.P.A., Italy
Treatments:
Interferon beta-1a
Interferon-beta
Interferons