The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if oral supplement of nicotinamide riboside (NR), a form of vitamin B3, slows disease progression in adults with Huntington's disease. It will also learn about the safety of nicotinamide riboside. The main questions it aims to answer are: * Does NR slow progression of overall symptom burden in Huntington's disease? * Does NR have an effect on any specific symptom domain in Huntington's disease? * Does supplementation with NR cause side-effects or safety issues when used for 2 years in Huntington's disease? * Does NR have an effect on selected blood, imaging, and oculomotor biomarkers in Huntington's disease? Researchers will compare NR to a placebo (a look-alike substance that contains no active compound) to see if NR works to treat Huntington's disease. Participants will: * Take 2000mg NR or a placebo every day for 2 years * Visit the clinic once every 6 months for clinical investigations and tests * Undergo brain imaging at baseline and upon completion of the study period
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
QUADRUPLE
Enrollment
120
Nicotinamide riboside, 2 capsules of 500mg taken twice daily for 2 years
Placebo, 2 capsules twice daily for 2 years
Oslo University Hospital
Oslo, Norway
RECRUITINGChange from Baseline in the composite Unified Huntington's Disease Rating Scale at 730 days
The cUHDRS is a composite outcome measure comprised of motor, cognitive and global functional components. It is calculated as an equally weighted sum of Z-scores, with lower scores indicating greater clincial burden of HD symptoms.
Time frame: From baseline to the end of treatment at 730 days (2 years)
Number of Participants with Adverse Events
Adverse events will be defined and graded according to the Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE) and reported for each study arm.
Time frame: From baseline to the end of treatment at 730 days
Change from Baseline in the Unified Huntington's Disease Total Motor Score at 730 days
The Unified Huntington's Disease Total Motor Score is the sum of 30 items rated from 0 to 4 based on a clinical neurological assessment, where 0 is normal and 4 indicates the most severe motor deficit.
Time frame: From baseline to the end of treatment ao 730 days
Change from Baseline in the Montreal Cognitive Assessment at 730 days
The Monteal Cognitive Assessment is a brief clinical test where results range from 0 to 30, and a higher score indicates better performance.
Time frame: From baseline to the end of treatment at 730 days
Change from baseline in the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale/Snaith Irritability Scale (HADS-SIS) at 730 days
The Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale/Snaith Irritability Scale (HADS-SIS) is a questionnaire completed by the participant with 22 questions,. Replies to each question are scored from 0 to 4, where 0 is normal and 4 is the most severe symptom
Time frame: From baseline to the end of treatment at 730 days
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