A Phase 1 Study of the Safety, Tolerability and Pharmacokinetics of ABT-126 in Subjects With Alzheimer's Disease

This is a double-blind, placebo-controlled, randomized, multiple-dose, parallel group, multicenter study. Up to 20 male and female subjects with mild to moderate Alzheimer's disease (AD) who are taking stable doses of acetylcholinesterase inhibitors will be enrolled in this study. The study will be conducted in up to four sites. Within 28 days prior to study drug administration, subjects will be screened based on National Institute of Neurological and Communicative Disorders and Stroke/Alzheimer's Disease and Related Disorders Association (NINCDS/ADRDA) criteria for probable AD, Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) and Modified Hachinski Ischemic Scale (MHIS) scores, medical history, physical examination, neurological examination, vital signs, ECG, laboratory tests and response to Columbia-Suicide Severity Rating Scale (C-SSRS).

Subjects will be divided into two groups of 10 subjects each. In each group, 8 subjects will receive ABT-126 and two subjects will receive matching placebo. Group 1 will be administered Dose 1 of ABT-126 or placebo. Group 2 will be administered Dose 2 ABT-126 or placebo. All doses will be administered once daily in the morning for 10 days.

Inclusion criteria

• Male or female and age between 55 and 90 years, inclusive.
• The subject meets the National Institute of Neurological and Communicative Disorders and Stroke/Alzheimer's Disease and Related Disorders Association (NINCDS/ADRDA) criteria for probable Alzheimer's Disease (AD).
• The subject has a Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) total score of 16 to 26, inclusive, at Screening Visit.
• The subject has a Modified Hachinski Ischemic Scale (MHIS) score of ≤ 4 at Screening Visit.
• The subject must be on a stable dose of donepezil or rivastigmine for at least 1 month prior to study drug administration.
• The subject has had a computerized tomography or magnetic resonance imaging scan, interpreted by a radiologist or neurologist, within 36 months prior to randomization and after the subject met NINCDS/ADRDA diagnostic criteria for probable AD. The scan must not show evidence for an alternative etiology for dementia.

Exclusion criteria

• Receipt of an investigational product within 6 weeks prior to study drug administration.
• History of significant sensitivity or allergy to any drug.
• History of any significant neurological disease other than AD.
• Significant current suicidal ideation within 1 month prior to study drug administration as evidenced by answering "yes" to questions 4 or 5 on the suicidal ideation portion of the Columbia-Suicide Severity Rating Scale (C-SSRS) completed at Screening or any history of suicide attempts.