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Natural History Characterization in Symptomatic and Asymptomatic Progranuline Gene Mutation Carriers (Predict-PGRN)

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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT04014673
Recruitment Status : Unknown
Verified March 2019 by Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris.
Recruitment status was:  Recruiting
First Posted : July 10, 2019
Last Update Posted : February 26, 2020
Sponsor:
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Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris

Study Description
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Brief Summary:
The purpose of this study is to investigate whether cognitive deficits, structural and functional changes can be detected before symptom onset in presymptomatic progranuline mutation carriers. The main objectives of the project are to identify novel cognitive, brain imaging markers and peripheral biomarkers for early diagnosis of FTLD, and to follow disease progression.

Condition or disease Intervention/treatment Phase
Frontotemporal Lobar Degeneration Behavioral: Behavioral : Characterization Not Applicable

Detailed Description:

The project focuses on the progranulin (PGRN) gene mutation, one of the most frequent genetic forms of frontotemporal dementias (FTD, or frontotemporal lobar degeneration, FTLD). FTD is the second commonest cause of degenerative dementia in presenium after Alzheimer's disease. Behavioral and cognitive impairments progressively lead to dementia. Two major pathological subtypes are now defined in FTD, FTD-TDP and FTD-TAU.

FTD is difficult to detect at an early stage, and no clinical, biological or imaging features can predict the underlying pathology in living patients. Therapeutic perspectives have emerged against tau aggregation, PGRN deficit and C9orf72 expansion. Presymptomatic carriers of genetic FTD would benefit, before onset of symptoms, from these therapeutics that would delay or prevent the disease. At this step, it becomes crucial to develop markers to know how many years before symptoms, the pathological process begins, to treat the patients at the earliest stage of the disease. Markers are also needed to predict the pathology (FTD-TDP/FTD-tau) in patients that will be eligible for trials targeting specific pathological lesion. The main objectives of the project are to identify novel cognitive, brain imaging markers and peripheral biomarkers for early diagnosis of FTLD, and to follow disease progression. Ninety participants including 8 patients and 82 'at-risk' individuals will be recruited and evaluated by clinical partners of the project (Paris, Lille, Rouen, Toulouse, Saint-Etienne, Marseille, Nantes). 'At-risk individuals' are the first- degree relatives of PGRN patients, who have a high a risk (50%) to carry the mutation.

Brain structural changes will be evaluated by voxel-based morphometry (SPM12 software) to assess global brain atrophy in one with the evaluation of atypical shape patterns such as cortical thickness (Freesurfer software) and the study of the cortical sulci (BrainVISA/Morphologist software).

Fluoro Deoxy DGlucose-Positron Emission Tomography (FDG-PET) will allow the identification of brain metabolic markers. Then voxel-based methods using Statistical Parametric Mapping software will be applied to compare different groups or analyze correlations between brain metabolism and cognitive deficits.

The identification of peripheral biomarkers of disease onset and disease progression will take advantage from RNA sequencing, in order to study gene expression and RNA splicing alterations in lymphocytes of patients and 'at risk individuals'.

Study Design
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Study Type : Interventional  (Clinical Trial)
Estimated Enrollment : 90 participants
Allocation: Non-Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: None (Open Label)
Primary Purpose: Prevention
Official Title: Natural History Characterization in Symptomatic and Asymptomatic Progranuline Gene Mutation Carriers
Actual Study Start Date : January 19, 2010
Estimated Primary Completion Date : February 2022
Estimated Study Completion Date : February 2022

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Arms and Interventions
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Arm Intervention/treatment
Patients with a PGRN gene mutation
Symptomatic patients with a PGRN gene mutation
 Behavioral: Behavioral : Characterization
Behavioral scales and neuropsychological tests; MRI, SPECT/PET
Presymptomatic individuals
Asymptomatic 'At-risk' individuals with a PGRN gene mutation
 Behavioral: Behavioral : Characterization
Behavioral scales and neuropsychological tests; MRI, SPECT/PET
healthy volunteers
'At-risk' individuals without a PGRN gene mutation
 Behavioral: Behavioral : Characterization
Behavioral scales and neuropsychological tests; MRI, SPECT/PET


Outcome Measures
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Primary Outcome Measures :
  1. Rate of change of Frontal Assessment Battery score (/18) [ Time Frame: at baseline 0 Months,at 42 Months,at 72 Months ]
    Executive functions changes over time (rate of change in neuropsychological test)

  2. Rate of change of Trail Making Test B-A time (seconds) [ Time Frame: at baseline 0 Months,at 42 Months,at 72 Months ]
    Cognitive flexibility changes over time (rate of change in neuropsychological test)

  3. Rate of change of Ekman's faces test score (/35) [ Time Frame: at baseline 0 Months,at 42 Months,at 72 Months ]
    Emotional assessment changes over time (rate of change in neuropsychological test)

  4. Rate of change of Faux-pas test score (/35) [ Time Frame: at baseline 0 Months,at 42 Months,at 72 Months ]
    Social cognition changes over time (rate of change in neuropsychological test)

  5. Rate of change of Digit span score [ Time Frame: at baseline 0 Months,at 42 Months,at 72 Months ]
    Short-term memory changes over time (rate of change in neuropsychological test)

  6. Rate of change of Free and Cued Selective Reminding test, total recall score (/48) [ Time Frame: at baseline 0 Months,at 42 Months,at 72 Months ]
    Long-term memory changes over time (rate of change in neuropsychological test)

  7. Rate of change of Boston Naming test score (/34) [ Time Frame: at baseline 0 Months,at 42 Months,at 72 Months ]
    Language changes over time (rate of change in neuropsychological test)

  8. Rate of change of Gestural Praxis battery score (/168) [ Time Frame: at baseline 0 Months,at 42 Months, at 72 Months ]
    Gestural praxis changes over time (rate of change in neuropsychological test)

  9. Rate of change of Neuropsychiatric Inventory score (/144) [ Time Frame: at baseline 0 Months,at 42 Months,at 72 Months ]
    Behavioral changes over time (rate of change in neuropsychological questionnaire)

  10. Rate of change of Apathy Evaluation Scale score (/42) [ Time Frame: at baseline 0 Months,at 42 Months,at 72 Months ]
    Apathy changes over time (rate of change in neuropsychological questionnaire)

  11. Change in MRI morphological criteria (brain atrophy by voxel-based morphometry) [ Time Frame: at baseline 0 Months,at 42 Months,at 72 Months ]
  12. Change in cerebral metabolism by PET (metabolic markers by Fluoro-DeoxyDGlucose-Positron Emission Tomography (FDG-PET)) [ Time Frame: at baseline 0 Months,at 42 Months,at 72 Months ]

Secondary Outcome Measures :
  1. Correlations between cognitive and behavioral scores, MRI morphological criteria, cerebral metabolism by FDG-PET and transcriptome analysis in presymptomatic subjects and in symptomatic patients at early disease stage [ Time Frame: at baseline 0 Months,at 42 Months,at 72 Months ]
    Voxel-based methods using Statistical Parametric Mapping software will be applied to compare different groups or analyze correlations between brain atrophy/metabolism and cognitive deficits.

  2. Differences in transcriptome analysis between symptomatic patients, asymptomatic carriers and controls. [ Time Frame: at baseline 0 Months,at 42 Months,at 72 Months ]
    Study gene expression and RNA splicing alterations in lymphocytes (RNA sequencing)


Eligibility Criteria
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Ages Eligible for Study:   18 Years and older   (Adult, Older Adult)
Sexes Eligible for Study:   All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:   Yes
Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

Inclusion criteria for symptomatic patients:

  • Age ≥ 18
  • Signed informed consent for genetic and clinical study
  • To be carrier of a PGRN mutation - Diagnosis criteria of FTD
  • To be affiliated to the social security scheme

Inclusion criteria for 'at-risk' asymptomatic relatives:

  • Age ≥ 18
  • To be first degree relative of a person carrying a PGRN mutation or first degree relative of FTD deceased patient whose PGRN mutation as been identified in the family
  • Signed informed consent for genetic and clinical study
  • To be affiliated to the social security scheme

Exclusion Criteria:

Exclusion criteria for symptomatic patients:

  • Presence of one exclusion criteria from Diagnosis criteria of FTD. - Participation to another therapeutic trial. - Contra-indication to perform a brain MRI and/or PET-FDG
  • Inability to lie one hour without moving
  • Breastfeeding and pregnant women
  • Presence of another intercurrent neurological pathology (vascular cerebral accident, tumor, etc.....)

Exclusion criteria for 'at-risk' asymptomatic relatives :

  • Presence of neurological or neurodegenerative disease
  • Clinical proven signs of FTD, language disorder, praxis disorder, mnemic, of parkinson's syndrome or amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
  • Contra-indication to perform a brain MRI and/or PET-FDG
  • Inability to lie one hour without moving
  • Breastfeeding and pregnant women
  • Severe vascular lesion , tumor or infectious brain imaging if an MRI was done previously
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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT04014673


Contacts
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Contact: Isabelle LE BER, MD, PhD 1 57 27 46 79 ext 0033 isabelle.leber@upmc.fr
Contact: Daisy RINALDI, Ph.D 1 57 27 45 52 ext 0033 daisy.rinaldi@aphp.fr

Locations
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France
Groupe Hospitalier Pitié-Salpêtrière - Charles Foix Recruiting
Paris, France, 75013
Contact: Isabelle LE BER, MD, PhD    1 57 27 46 79 ext 0033    isabelle.leber@upmc.fr   
Contact: Daisy RINALDI, PhD    1 57 27 45 52 ext 0033    daisy.rinaldi@aphp.fr   
Pitié Salpetriere Hospital Recruiting
Paris, France, 75013
Contact: Isabelle LE BER         
Sponsors and Collaborators
Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris
Investigators
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Principal Investigator: Isabelle LE BER, MD, PhD Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris
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Responsible Party: Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT04014673    
Other Study ID Numbers: P071229
First Posted: July 10, 2019    Key Record Dates
Last Update Posted: February 26, 2020
Last Verified: March 2019
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement:
Plan to Share IPD: No

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Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product: No
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product: No
Keywords provided by Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris:
Frontotemporal Dementia,
biomarkers,
brain Imaging PET
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
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Frontotemporal Lobar Degeneration
Dementia
Brain Diseases
Central Nervous System Diseases
Nervous System Diseases
TDP-43 Proteinopathies
 Neurodegenerative Diseases
Proteostasis Deficiencies
Metabolic Diseases
Neurocognitive Disorders
Mental Disorders