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Nutritional drink can help to conserve memory in case of prodromal Alzheimer’s disease

March 10, 2016
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The study did not find a significant benefit in broad cognitive function (the study primary endpoint). Cognitive decline over the study period was less than originally expected when it was designed ten years ago, so differences found between the two groups were too small to be statistically significant. Project coordinator Professor Tobias Hartmann, Saarland University Germany, explained that this is the most likely reason the primary endpoint was not met.

Professor Hilkka Soininen, Professor in Neurology MD, PhD from the University of Eastern Finland, who headed the clinical trial as part of the LipiDiDiet project, said: "Today's results are extremely valuable as they bring us closer to understanding the impact of nutritional interventions on prodromal AD which we are now better at diagnosing but unable to treat due to a lack of approved pharmaceutical options.

The LipiDiDiet study illustrates that this nutritional intervention can help to conserve brain tissue and also memory and patients' ability to perform everyday tasks — possibly the most troubling aspects of the disease. We look forward to the results of subsequent analyses and the six year extension study which will provide further insights".

The clinical trial, headed by Professor Hilkka Soininen is part of a large EC project (LipiDiDiet) to explore the therapeutic and preventative impact of nutrition on neuronal and cognitive performance in ageing, AD and vascular dementia. LipiDiDiet is funded by the seventh Framework Programme (FP7) of the European Commission (EC) and coordinated by Professor Hartmann, Saarland University in Germany.

Fortasyn Connect was selected by a consortium of leading researchers from 19 European institutes, for this 24-month, randomised, controlled, double-blind, multicentre study involving 311 patients – on the basis of its results in a previous EU project (LipiDiet).

Nearly 47 million people have Alzheimer's or a related dementia for which there is currently no cure.2 This number is expected to double every 20 years, reaching 74.7 million in 2030 and 131.5 million in 2050.2

Study details

The trial was the first to investigate the impact of Fortasyn Connect on patients with prodromal AD who were randomised to receive either Fortasyn Connect or an iso-caloric control drink once daily.

The primary outcome parameter was selected to assess the effect on cognitive function (a broad measure of thinking) during 24 months intake of Fortasyn Connect compared with a control product. This was a cognitive composite score consisting of the CERAD 10-word immediate recall, delayed recall and recognition, category fluency and letter digit substitution test.

Secondary outcome parameters were brain volumes (total hippocampal, whole-brain & ventricular volumes), the Clinical Dementia Rating Sum of Boxes (CDR-SB), Neuropsychological Test Battery composite scores: episodic memory, executive function/working memory composite and a complete composite score consisting of 16 subtests, progression to (AD) dementia, blood and CSF biomarkers, tolerance and safety.

No significant difference was observed for the cognitive composite score. Predefined analyses showed significant differences between active and control study groups for hippocampal and whole-brain atrophy, and favourable effects for CDR Sum of Boxes and episodic memory (both were most pronounced in patients with high baseline cognition with regular intake). Analyses are ongoing for progression to (AD) dementia and blood and CSF biomarkers.

Tobias Hartmann, the project's coordinator, said "We have known for a while that diet can reduce the risk of developing dementia. Indeed, certain nutrients have been found to have a neuroprotective effect on the brain. However translating this into an effective intervention hasn't been easy because single nutrients simply aren't powerful enough to fight a disease like Alzheimer's alone. Today's clinical trial results have shown that the key is combining certain nutrients, in order to increase their effect.

This is exciting because it shows that in the absence of effective drug options, we really have found something that can help slow down some of the most distressing symptoms in prodromal AD; especially in those who started the intervention early. Indeed those patients who have lost the least cognitive function, have the most to gain".

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For further media information or to be put in touch with Professor Soininen or Professor Hartmann, please contact: Vanessa Leon, +44 7904 958 323, [email protected] or Alana Keating on 44-20-3755-6405, [email protected]

Notes to editors

About LipiDiDiet

LipiDiDiet is an innovative project whose remit is dementia prevention related research. The initiative benefits from funding provided by the 7th Framework Programme (FP7- 211696) of the European Commission, and follows on from previous projects in the field of dementia. The project's predecessor, LipiDiet, was incorporated within the 5th EU research programme in 2002.

Since its establishment, evidence has been accumulated to support the hypothesis that certain nutritional molecules are beneficial in reducing disease progression in Alzheimer's. This stimulated further research which led to the birth of the LipiDiDiet project.

For more information about the LipiDiDiet study click here http://www.lipididiet.eu/ Funding code

About Fortasyn Connect

Souvenaid is a once a day, 125ml drink, containing Fortasyn® Connect — a combination of nutrients including omega-3 fatty acids, choline, uridine monophosphate, phospholipids, antioxidants and B vitamins. It is a Food for Special Medical Purpose (FSMP), clinically proven for the dietary management of early Alzheimer's disease. Souvenaid is backed by 16 years of extensive research, based on initial preclinical research by Prof. Kiliaan (Radboud University, the Netherlands), by the LipiDiet project, coordinated by Prof. Hartmann (Saarland University, Germany) and funded by the European Union FP5 research programme and by Prof. Wurtman (formerly at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, U.S.A) supported principally by the National Institutes of Health.

LipiDiDiet Consortium members

  • Saarland University, Germany
  • University of Eastern Finland
  • University of Szeged, Hungary
  • Tel Aviv University, Israel
  • Stichting Katholieke Universiteit — Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Center, The Netherlands
  • University of Gothenburg, Sweden
  • Nutricia Research, The Netherlands
  • Karolinska Institutet, Sweden
  • Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic — Institute of Physiology
  • VU University Medical Center, The Netherlands
  • University of Bonn, Germany
  • European Research and Project Office GmbH, Germany
  • Heidelberg University Hospital, Germany
  • University Hospital of Tübingen, Germany
  • Central Institute for Mental Health, Germany
  • University Hospital Regensburg, Germany

For further information on the European LipiDiDiet study and consortium, visit: http://www.lipididiet.eu

References

1. A Clinical Trial investigating the effects of Fortasyn Connect (Souvenaid) in Prodromal Alzheimer's Disease: Results of the LipiDiDiet study H. Soininen, P.J. Visser, M. Kivipelto, T. Hartmann for the LipiDiDiet study group (2016), presentation held at 14th International Athens/Springfield Symposium on Advances in Alzheimer Therapy, March 10, 2016

2. The World Alzheimer Report 2015: 'The Global Impact of Dementia'. Alzheimers Disease International (ADI). Accessed March 2016 via: http://www.worldalzreport2015.org/

Media Contact

Tobias Hartmann
[email protected]
49-684-116-47918
@Saar_Uni

http://www.uni-saarland.de

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