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Register: EUCTR
Last refreshed on: 19 March 2012
Main ID:  EUCTR2006-001858-27-IT
Date of registration: 12/04/2007
Prospective Registration: No
Primary sponsor: ISTITUTO NEUROLOGICO CARLO BESTA
Public title: A randomized, double-blind pilot study vs placebo for the evaluation of efficacy and tolerability of doxycline administered by oral route in patients affected by Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease. - ND
Scientific title: A randomized, double-blind pilot study vs placebo for the evaluation of efficacy and tolerability of doxycline administered by oral route in patients affected by Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease. - ND
Date of first enrolment: 21/06/2006
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Recruitment status: Authorised-recruitment may be ongoing or finished
URL:  https://www.clinicaltrialsregister.eu/ctr-search/search?query=eudract_number:2006-001858-27
Study type:  Interventional clinical trial of medicinal product
Study design:  Controlled: yes Randomised: yes Open: no Single blind: no Double blind: yes Parallel group: yes Cross over: no Other: no If controlled, specify comparator, Other Medicinial Product: no Placebo: yes Other: no  
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Countries of recruitment
Italy
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Key inclusion & exclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria:
Male and female out-patients. 18 to 75 years. Probable or definite CJD, according to WHO criteria. First symptoms by no more than 6 months. Brain MRI within 6 months and EEG within 3 months. No contraindications to tetracyclines. Written informed consent.
Are the trial subjects under 18? no
Number of subjects for this age range:
F.1.2 Adults (18-64 years) yes
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F.1.3 Elderly (>=65 years) yes
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Exclusion criteria:
End-stage liver, heart or renal disease. Active malignancy. Pregnacy and lactation. Subjects who received an experimantal drug of have participated in a clinical trial within 3 months prior to screening.


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Gender:
Female: yes
Male: yes
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease.
MedDRA version: 9.1 Level: LLT Classification code 10011384 Term: Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease
Intervention(s)

Trade Name: BASSADO 10CPS 100MG
Pharmaceutical Form: Tablet
INN or Proposed INN: Doxycycline
CAS Number: 24390-14-5
Concentration unit: mg milligram(s)
Concentration type: equal
Concentration number: 100-
Pharmaceutical form of the placebo: Tablet
Route of administration of the placebo: Oral use

Primary Outcome(s)
Secondary Objective: Evaluation of the effects of doxycicline treatment on CJD severity evolution functional rating scales and neurological exam .
Main Objective: To evaluate the effects of doxycicline, compared with placebo, in increasing survival time in patients with CJD. Safety.
Primary end point(s): Survival time from randomization.
Secondary Outcome(s)
Secondary ID(s)
CJD200501
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Secondary Sponsor(s)
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