This study is designed to determine the effect of 2 gram/day of ethyl-EPA on motor (movement) signs and symptoms of Huntington disease.
Multi-center, double blind, placebo-controlled study with parallel groups of outpatients with early, symptomatic Huntington's disease. Participants will be randomized to receive 1 gram twice daily (2 gram/day total daily dose) of active study drug or placebo. The 6-month placebo-controlled phased will be followed by a subsequent 6-month open-label extension phase with all subjects receiving 1 gram twice daily (2 grams/day total daily dose) of active study drug.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE
Enrollment
300
To compare with placebo the effect of ethyl-EPA on the Total Motor Score-4 component (TMS) of the Unified Huntington's Disease Rating Scale (UHDRS) over a 6-month period of observation.
To compare with placebo the effect of ethyl-EPA over a 6-month period of observation on, 1) Chorea (UHDRS Total Motor Score Scale); 2) Total Motor Score component (TMS) of the UHDRS; and, 3) Clinical Global Impression (CGI) score.
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