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This study is a multicenter, randomized, double-blinded, placebo-controlled Phase 3 study comparing LIPUS-Brain transcranial low-intensity pulsed-wave ultrasound device to placebo in patients with Early Alzheimer's Disease. The primary objective of the study is to assess changes in ADAS-J-cog-14 scores from baseline to 72 weeks.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
|---|---|---|---|
| LIPUS-Brain | Experimental |
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| Placebo | Placebo Comparator |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LIPUS-Brain | Device | Transcranial low-power pulsed-wave ultrasound device |
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| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
|---|---|---|
| Changes in ADAS-J-cog-14 scores from baseline to Week 72 | Performed at Week 72 |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
|---|---|---|
| Changes in ADAS-J-cog-14 scores from baseline to Week 24 and 48 | Performed at Week 24 and 48 | |
| Changes in CDR-SB from baseline to Week 48 and 72 | Performed at Week 48 and 72 | |
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Inclusion Criteria:
Provide written informed consent to participate in the clinical trial from the patient and their legal representative.
Mild AD or MCI due to AD patient aged greater than or equal to (>=) 50 and less than (<) 90 years, at the time of informed consent.
Patients with the same partner/informant who meet all of the following conditions during the study period
Patients who met the diagnostic criteria of Mild AD or MCI due to AD according to the NIA/AA 2018 diagnostic criteria at the time of informed consent and were diagnosed as positive by the amyloid PET imaging evaluation committee.
Have a CDR global score of 0.5 (MCI due to AD) to 1.0 (Mild AD) at screening.
Patients with her MMSE-J score >=20 at screening.
No organic diseases such as symptomatic cerebral hemorrhage, symptomatic cerebral infarction, acute cerebral infarction, brain tumor, etc. within 48 weeks before obtaining informed consent or in head MRI images at screening, and in head MRA images, Patients evaluated by the imaging evaluation committee as not having severe stenosis/occlusion from the internal carotid artery to the middle cerebral artery.
Patients who are receiving existing drug therapy for Mild AD or MCI due to AD and are not scheduled to change their medication within the past 4 weeks from obtaining consent and after obtaining consent.
Exclusion Criteria:
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| Name | Affiliation | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Hiroaki Shimokawa | Sound Wave Innovation CO., LTD. | Study Director |
| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nagoya University Hospital | Nagoya | Aichi-ken | 466-8560 | Japan | ||
| National Center for Geriatrics and Gerontology |
| PubMed Identifier | Type | Citation | Retractions |
|---|---|---|---|
| 41477670 | Derived | Shimokawa H, Akishita M, Asada T, Katayama S, Hattori Y, Yakushiji Y, Taki Y, Murai H, Boku Y, Tsujimoto M, Umegaki H, Ogawa T, Matsumoto S, Ono K, Imon Y, Tsunemi T, Iwata A, Hanajima R, Hisahara S, Uehara T, Ishiguro T, Nakaoku Y, Ishii K, Ishiki A, Nagai Y, Teramukai S, Ihara M, Fukushima M. Baseline characteristics of patients with early Alzheimer's disease enrolled in the pivotal trial of low-intensity pulsed ultrasound (LIPUS-AD). J Alzheimers Dis Rep. 2025 Dec 29;9:25424823251407541. doi: 10.1177/25424823251407541. eCollection 2025 Jan-Dec. | |
| 40034530 |
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| Placebo |
| Device |
Placebo |
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| Changes in NPIQ-J scores from baseline to Week 24, 48 and 72 |
| Performed at Week 24, 48 and 72 |
| Changes in J-ZBI scores from baseline to Week 24, 48 and 72 | Performed at Week 24, 48 and 72 |
| Changes in WMS-R scores from baseline to Week 24, 48 and 72 | Performed at Week 24, 48 and 72 |
| Changes in MMSE-J scores from baseline to Week 24, 48 and 72 | Performed at Week 24, 48 and 72 |
| Changes in FAQ scores from baseline to Week 24, 48 and 72 | Performed at Week 24, 48 and 72 |
| Changes in EQ-5D-5L scores from baseline to Week 24, 48 and 72 | Performed at Week 24, 48 and 72 |
| Changes in ABC Dementia scale scores from baseline to Week 24, 48 and 72 | Performed at Week 24, 48 and 72 |
| Changes in each 14 item of ADAS-J-cog-14 score from baseline to Week 24, 48 and 72 | Performed at Week 24, 48 and 72 |
| Prevalence of responders at Week 24, 48, and 72 defined as those with no deterioration or even improvement in ADAS-J-cog-14 scores | Performed at Week 24, 48 and 72 |
| Transition rate from MCI due to AD to AD at Week 72 | Performed at Week 72 |
| Termination due to aggravation of dementia symptoms | If medication needs to be started or changed, dementia is considered worsening. | Performed up to 96 weeks |
| Ōbu |
| Aichi-ken |
| 474-8511 |
| Japan |
| IUHW Narita Hospital | Narita | Chiba | 286-8520 | Japan |
| Fukuoka Sanno Hospital | Fukuoka | Fukuoka | 814-0001 | Japan |
| Imon Yukari Neurology Clinic | Hiroshima | Hiroshima | 732-0066 | Japan |
| Sapporo Medical University Hospital | Sapporo | Hokkaido | 060-8543 | Japan |
| Memory Clinic Toride | Toride | Ibaragi | 302-0004 | Japan |
| Kanazawa University Hospital | Kanazawa | Ishikawa-ken | 920-8641 | Japan |
| Tohoku University Hospital | Sendai | Miyagi | 980-8574 | Japan |
| Niigata University Medical and Dental Hospital | Niigata | Niigata | 951-8122 | Japan |
| KATAYAMA medical Clinic | Kurashiki | Okayama-ken | 710-0813 | Japan |
| Kansai Medical University Hospital | Hirakata | Osaka | 573-1191 | Japan |
| National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center | Suita | Osaka | 564-8565 | Japan |
| International University of Health and welfare Hospital | Nasushiobara | Tochigi | 329-2763 | Japan |
| Juntendo University School of Medicine Juntendo Hospital | Bunkyō-Ku | Tokyo | 113-0033 | Japan |
| Memory Clinic Ochanomizu | Bunkyō-Ku | Tokyo | 113-0034 | Japan |
| The University of Tokyo Hospital | Bunkyō-Ku | Tokyo | 113-8655 | Japan |
| Tokyo Metropolitan Geriatrics Hospital | Itabashi-ku | Tokyo | 173-0015 | Japan |
| Tottori University Hospital | Yonago | Tottori | 683-8504 | Japan |
| Derived |
| Shimokawa H, Akishita M, Ihara M, Teramukai S, Ishiki A, Nagai Y, Fukushima M. Pivotal trial of low-intensity pulsed ultrasound therapy for early Alzheimer's disease: Rationale and design. J Alzheimers Dis Rep. 2025 Jan 13;9:25424823241312108. doi: 10.1177/25424823241312108. eCollection 2025 Jan-Dec. |
| ID | Term |
|---|---|
| D000544 | Alzheimer Disease |
| ID | Term |
|---|---|
| D003704 | Dementia |
| D001927 | Brain Diseases |
| D002493 | Central Nervous System Diseases |
| D009422 | Nervous System Diseases |
| D024801 | Tauopathies |
| D019636 | Neurodegenerative Diseases |
| D019965 | Neurocognitive Disorders |
| D001523 | Mental Disorders |
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