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NCT02985879 · ClinicalTrials.gov registry record · Phase 2

A Study to Assess Efficacy, Safety, Tolerability, and Pharmacokinetics of ABBV-8E12 in Subjects With Progressive Supranuclear Palsy (PSP)

A Phase 2 study, sponsored by AbbVie.

Terminated
Registry status
Phase 2
Development phase
378
Enrollment target

NCT02985879: Clinical Trial Phase 2 study, sponsored by AbbVie.

NCT02985879 is a Phase 2 study that was terminated before completion, run by AbbVie. The registered enrollment target is 378 participants, above the 133-participant average among 30,622 other Phase 2 trials with a reported enrollment target (184% higher). According to ClinicalTrials.gov, the official US trial registry.

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The verdict

NCT02985879, a Phase 2 study, was terminated before completion, sponsored by AbbVie.

TERMINATED
Registry status
Phase 2
Development phase
378 participants
Enrollment target

Study Summary

The purpose of this study was to assess efficacy, safety, tolerability, and pharmacokinetics of ABBV-8E12 in participants with progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP).

Primary Outcome

The PSPRS consists of 28 items grouped in six domains: daily activities (by history); behavior; bulbar; ocular motor; limb motor; and gait/midline. Items are scored on a 0 to 4 scale, except for six items that are scored on a 0 to 2 scale, with the total score ranging from 0 to 100. Higher scores indicate more severe disability or movement abnormality. Positive changes in score indicate worsening from baseline.

Interventions

  • DRUG Placebo
  • DRUG ABBV-8E12

Trial Details

FieldValue
Enrollment Target 378 participants
Start Date 2016-12-12
Est. Completion 2019-11-20
Phase Phase 2
AbbVie

526 total trials

Why NCT02985879 stopped before completion

NCT02985879 is an interventional study that assigns participants to a tested intervention. The registered 378 participants enrollment target is mid-sized for trials with a published cap, above the 133-participant average among 30,622 other Phase 2 trials with a reported enrollment target (184% higher).

The record links to 0 conditions, and to 2 interventions - of which Placebo is the first listed.

NCT02985879 does not publish any study locations in the registry export this page uses.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is clinical trial NCT02985879 about?

NCT02985879 is a clinical study titled "A Study to Assess Efficacy, Safety, Tolerability, and Pharmacokinetics of ABBV-8E12 in Subjects With Progressive Supranuclear Palsy (PSP)". The purpose of this study was to assess efficacy, safety, tolerability, and pharmacokinetics of ABBV-8E12 in participants with progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP).

What is the current status of trial NCT02985879?

This trial is currently terminated. It is a Phase 2 study. The enrollment target is 378 participants. The study started on 2016-12-12. Estimated completion is 2019-11-20.

What interventions are being tested in trial NCT02985879?

The interventions under investigation include: Placebo (DRUG), ABBV-8E12 (DRUG).

Who is sponsoring clinical trial NCT02985879?

This trial is sponsored by AbbVie, which has 526 total clinical trials registered on ClinicalTrials.gov.

How this trial's enrollment target compares

Where NCT02985879's enrollment target sits among peer trials

378 115th of 2000 higher than 1,886 of 2,000 other Phase 2 trials

participants (enrollment target), bucketed by value

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Source ClinicalTrials.gov registry export · 2026-08-08

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Source: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT02985879, the US trial registry maintained by the National Library of Medicine. NCT02985879 (mid enrollment · none site footprint · terminated) retrieved and formatted by PlainTrial, see methodology.