A Study of the Efficacy and Safety of Aricept in Patients With Severe Alzheimer's Disease Who Are Living in Skilled Nursing Homes - Full Text View

Sponsored by:	Pfizer
Information provided by:	Pfizer
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00630851

Purpose

The purpose of the study is to evaluate the efficacy and safety of Aricept in nursing home patients with severe Alzheimer's disease.

Condition	Intervention	Phase
Alzheimer Disease	Drug: Donepezil (Aricept) Drug: Placebo	Phase III

Genetics Home Reference related topics: Alzheimer disease

MedlinePlus related topics: Alzheimer's Disease Nursing Homes

Drug Information available for: Donepezil E 2020

U.S. FDA Resources

Study Type:	Interventional
Study Design:	Treatment, Randomized, Double Blind (Subject, Investigator), Parallel Assignment, Safety/Efficacy Study
Official Title:	A Six-Month, Multicenter, Double-Blind, Parallel, Placebo-Controlled Study of the Effect on Global/Behavioural/ADL Functions and Tolerability of Aricept in Patients Wtih Severe Alzheimer's Disease Living in an Assisted Care Facility

Further study details as provided by Pfizer:

Primary Outcome Measures:

Change from baseline in modified Alzheimer's Disease Cooperative Study Activities of Daily Living Inventory for Severe Alzheimer's Disease (ADCS-ADL-severe) total score [ Time Frame: Month 6 ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
Change from baseline in Severe Impairment Battery (SIB) total score [ Time Frame: Month 6 ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]

Secondary Outcome Measures:

Change from baseline in SIB total score [ Time Frame: Month 3 ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
Change from baseline in Neuropsychiatric Inventory (NPI) total score [ Time Frame: Months 3 and 6 ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
Change from inclusion in Mini Mental State Examination (MMSE) total score [ Time Frame: Month 6 ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
Change from baseline in Clinical Global Impression of Improvement (CGI-I) score [ Time Frame: Months 3 and 6 ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
Adverse events and laboratory value changes [ Time Frame: Months 3 and 6 ] [ Designated as safety issue: Yes ]
Change from baseline in modified ADCS-ADL-severe total score [ Time Frame: Month 3 ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]

Estimated Enrollment:	280
Study Start Date:	October 2002
Study Completion Date:	October 2004

Arms	Assigned Interventions
1: Experimental	Drug: Donepezil (Aricept) Donepezil (Aricept) 5 mg tablet orally once daily for 30 days, followed by 10 mg tablet orally once daily to complete 6 months of treatment
2: Placebo Comparator	Drug: Placebo Matching placebo tablets orally once daily for 6 months

Eligibility

Ages Eligible for Study:	50 Years and older
Genders Eligible for Study:	Both
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:	No

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

Probable or possible Alzheimer's disease
Living in skilled nursing home

Exclusion Criteria:

Other types of dementia or psychiatric or neurologic disorders
Musculoskeletal disease

Contacts and Locations

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Sponsors and Collaborators

Pfizer

Investigators

Study Director:

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Pfizer

More Information

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Responsible Party:	Pfizer, Inc. ( Director, Clinical Trial Disclosure Group )
Study ID Numbers:	A2501017
Study First Received:	February 27, 2008
Last Updated:	April 23, 2008
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00630851
Health Authority:	Sweden: Medicinal Products Agency

Study placed in the following topic categories:

Delirium, Dementia, Amnestic, Cognitive Disorders
Mental Disorders
Donepezil
Alzheimer Disease
Central Nervous System Diseases

Neurodegenerative Diseases
Brain Diseases
Dementia
Cognition Disorders
Delirium

Additional relevant MeSH terms:

Nootropic Agents
Cholinesterase Inhibitors
Neurotransmitter Agents
Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action
Therapeutic Uses
Physiological Effects of Drugs

Nervous System Diseases
Enzyme Inhibitors
Cholinergic Agents
Tauopathies
Central Nervous System Agents
Pharmacologic Actions

ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on January 15, 2009