A Study of ONO-2020 in Participants With Mild to Moderate Alzheimer's Disease

Last updated: April 29, 2025
Sponsor: Ono Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd
Overall Status: Active - Recruiting

Phase

2

Condition

N/A

Treatment

Placebo

ONO-2020

Clinical Study ID

NCT06881836
ONO-2020-02
  • Ages 55-85
  • All Genders

Study Summary

This is a Phase 2, double-blind, parallel-group, placebo-controlled study to assess safety, tolerability, pharmacokinetics, and efficacy of ONO-2020 in participants with mild to moderate Alzheimer's disease (AD). This study aims to determine whether administering ONO-2020, an epigenetic regulator, may improve cognitive functions like memory and cognition in individuals with Alzheimer's disease dementia.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

Inclusion Criteria:

  1. Have a diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease according to the recommendations from therevised criteria for diagnosis and staging of Alzheimer's disease: Alzheimer'sAssociation Workgroup , along with any positive AD-specific biomarker results (abnormal Core 1 or Core 2 biomarkers) from a previous diagnosis or at screening.

  2. Have a previous MRI or CT scan of the brain, which was performed within 1 year priorto enrollment in the study, to confirm that more recent neurological events (e.g.,stroke) would not potentially constitute a confounder in the assessment of theetiology of the participant's cognitive status.

  3. MMSE score of 15 to 24, inclusive, and MMSE score cannot deviate more than 3 pointsin either direction between the screening and baseline visits.

  4. AD numeric clinical stage 4 or stage 5 based on NIA-AA criteria 2024, at screeningand baseline visits

  5. Participants receiving concurrent AD treatment (acetylcholinesterase inhibitors and /or memantine) must be on a stable dose for at least 90 days prior to randomization,and the participant must be willing to remain on the same dose for the duration ofthe study.

  6. Have the ability to comply with procedures for cognitive and other tests in theopinion of the investigator

  7. If female, postmenopausal for at least 1 year

  8. Non-vasectomized male participants with female partners of childbearing potentialmust agree to use an effective method of contraception from dosing on Day 1 until 3months after the last administration of study intervention and agree not to donatesperm until 3 months after the last administration of study intervention.

  9. Participant must have a Caregiver who has frequent contact with the participant (defined as at least 8 hours per week spread across 3~4 visits per week) to providesupport to the participant to ensure compliance with study requirements. TheCaregiver must be willing to consent to participate in this study, to provide arating of the extent and severity of change of the participant's memory,problem-solving abilities, or activities of daily living from prior abilities.

  10. General health status acceptable for participation in the study, and the participantmust be able to ingest pills.

  11. Participant and his/her Caregiver have provided full written informed consent priorto the performance of any protocol-specified procedure; or if a participant isunable to provide informed consent due to cognitive status, he/she has providedassent, and a legally acceptable representative (LAR) has provided full writteninformed consent on behalf of the participant.

Exclusion

Exclusion Criteria:

  1. Participants with dementia or other memory impairment not due to Alzheimer'sdisease, including, but not limited to, dementia with Lewy bodies, vasculardementia, Parkinson's disease, Huntington disease, corticobasal degeneration,Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, progressive supranuclear palsy, frontotemporaldegeneration, normal pressure hydrocephalus, hypoxia, severe sleep apnea or otherchronic sleep disturbance, or baseline intellectual disability.

  2. Participants with a history of stroke, well-documented transient ischemic attack, orpulmonary or cerebral embolism.

  3. History of significant psychiatric illness such as schizophrenia or bipolaraffective disorder, or history or current major depressive disorder in the past yearand any other significant psychiatric illness that in the opinion of theinvestigator could interfere with participation in the study.

  4. Participants with delirium or history of delirium within the 30 days prior to thescreening visit.

  5. Have suicide ideation according to the investigator's clinical judgment as per theColumbia-Suicide Severity Rating Scale (C-SSRS) at screening or have made a suicideattempt in the 6 months prior to screening.

  6. Clinically significant ECG abnormality as judged by the investigator.

  7. Confirmed absolute QTcF >450 msec for males or >470 msec for females.

  8. Positive results at screening for active viral infections that include humanimmunodeficiency virus (HIV), hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg), and hepatitis Cvirus (HCV) RNA PCR test.

  9. Participants with total bilirubin, alanine transaminase (ALT) or aspartatetransaminase (AST) greater than 1.5×upper limit of normal (ULN), or internationalnormalized ratio (INR) greater than 1.7 at screening.

  10. Participants with estimated creatinine clearance (CrCL, Cockcroft-Gault equation) ≤30 mL/min at screening.

  11. Participants with a history of treatment, and/or current treatment, with anti-Aβantibodies

  12. Changes in any medications that, in the opinion of the investigator, may potentiallyimpair participants' ability to perform cognitive testing or study procedures duringthe study period (from Screening to EOT), and their dosing should be stable for atleast 1 month before Screening (such as benzodiazepines and sedatives/hypnotics).All concomitant medications must be kept as stable as medically possible during thestudy.

  13. Participants who have taken any investigational products, or used investigationalmedical devices, within 3 months or five half-lives of the therapy (whichever islonger) with respect to first dosing and throughout the study

Study Design

Total Participants: 240
Treatment Group(s): 2
Primary Treatment: Placebo
Phase: 2
Study Start date:
April 24, 2025
Estimated Completion Date:
August 31, 2026

Study Description

In the study, participants will undergo a screening period of up to 6 weeks (42 days). Eligible participants will be assigned to receive one of 2 dose levels of ONO-2020 or placebo control arm. ONO-2020 or placebo will be administered orally QD for 26 weeks. All participants who received study intervention will be followed up for 4 weeks after treatment discontinuation. The target sample size is 240 participants , out of which up to 45 participants will undergo additional special CSF biomarker evaluation. After enrollment, participants will be randomized in a 1:1:1 ratio to one of 3 treatment arms.

Connect with a study center

  • Inage Neurology and Memory Clinic

    Chiba,
    Japan

    Site Not Available

  • Mabashi Clinic

    Chiba,
    Japan

    Site Not Available

  • Ikuseikai Shinozuka Hospital

    Gunma,
    Japan

    Site Not Available

  • Imon Yukari Neurology Clinic

    Hiroshima,
    Japan

    Site Not Available

  • NHO Hiroshima-Nishi Medical Center

    Hiroshima,
    Japan

    Site Not Available

  • Meiwakai Izaki Clinic

    Nagasaki,
    Japan

    Site Not Available

  • Katayama Medical Clinic

    Okayama,
    Japan

    Site Not Available

  • Federation of National Public Service Personnel Mutual Aid Associations Tachikawa Hospital

    Tokyo,
    Japan

    Site Not Available

  • Memory Clinic Ochanomizu

    Tokyo,
    Japan

    Site Not Available

  • Tokyo Metropolitan Institute for Geriatrics and Gerontology

    Tokyo,
    Japan

    Site Not Available

  • Sandhill Research, LLC d/b/a Accel Research Sites - NeuroStudies CRU

    Decatur, Georgia 30030
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • ActivMed Research

    Methuen, Massachusetts 01844
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

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