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Department of Veterans Affairs |
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Information provided by: | Department of Veterans Affairs |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00018278 |
The main purpose of this study is to determine the electrophysiological effects of cholinergic therapy (cholinesterase inhibitors and transdermal nicotine) in Alzheimer disease. The attempt will be to locate electrophysiological markers and predictors of cognitive and clinical treatment response.
Condition | Intervention | Phase |
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Alzheimer Disease |
Drug: Aricept Drug: Exelon Drug: Nicoderm Patch |
Phase IV |
Study Type: | Interventional |
Study Design: | Treatment, Non-Randomized, Open Label, Uncontrolled, Crossover Assignment, Efficacy Study |
Official Title: | Verbal Memory ERPs as Indices of Treatment Response in Alzheimer Disease |
Ages Eligible for Study: | 55 Years to 85 Years |
Genders Eligible for Study: | Both |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | Yes |
Patients diagnosed with mild to moderate probable Alzheimer's disease (mini-mental state exam scores between 15-27), and normal controls (age generally between 60-85). Subjects must either be planning to start daily cholinesterase therapy (e.g. Aricept, Exelon) or willing to try a transdermal nicotine patch for two 8 hour periods.
United States, California | |
Department of Veterans Affairs | |
San Diego, California, United States, 92161 |
Investigator: | Vincente Iragui, M.D., Ph.D | |
Investigator: | Shuanna Morris, Ph.D. |
Study ID Numbers: | AGCG-004-98S |
Study First Received: | July 3, 2001 |
Last Updated: | January 20, 2009 |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00018278 History of Changes |
Health Authority: | United States: Federal Government |
Nicotine polacrilex Rivastigmine Alzheimer Disease Central Nervous System Diseases Brain Diseases Neurodegenerative Diseases Cognition Disorders |
Delirium, Dementia, Amnestic, Cognitive Disorders Mental Disorders Nicotine Donepezil Dementia Delirium |
Delirium, Dementia, Amnestic, Cognitive Disorders Mental Disorders Nervous System Diseases Alzheimer Disease Central Nervous System Diseases |
Neurodegenerative Diseases Tauopathies Brain Diseases Dementia |