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DementiaPhase 3NCT00236431

A Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of Galantamine in Patients With Mild Cognitive Impairment

A Phase 3 study testing Galantamine hydrobromide in people with Dementia and Alzheimer Disease, run by Johnson & Johnson Pharmaceutical Research & Development, L.L.C..

Completed

Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

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Trial summary

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the efficacy and safety of galantamine treatment in patients with mild cognitive impairment. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 50 years and older
Conditions the study is for
Dementia, Alzheimer Disease
What is being tested?
Galantamine hydrobromide
How many people
1,063 participants
Where
No sites listed yet
Study dates
May 2001to Dec 2003
Phase
Phase 3
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 50 years and older
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • Clinical decline of cognitive ability consistent with mild cognitive impairment
  • Delayed recall score <= 10 on a New York University paragraph recall test
  • Sufficient visual, hearing and communication capabilities and be willing to complete serial standard tests of cognitive function
  • Have a consistent informant to accompany them on scheduled visits
  • Be able to read, write and fully understand the language of the cognitive scales used in the study

Who cannot join

  • Neurodegenerative disorders such as Parkinson's disease
  • Cognitive impairment resulting from acute cerebral trauma, hypoxic cerebral damage, vitamin deficiency states, infections such as meningitis or AIDS, or primary or metastatic cerebral neoplasia
  • Epilepsy
  • Significant psychiatric disease
  • Peptic ulcer disease
  • Clinically significant heart, lung, liver or kidney diseases
  • Pregnant or nursing women or those without adequate contraception

About this study

Official title: A Randomized Double-Blind Placebo-Controlled Trial to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of Galantamine in Patients With Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI) Clinically at Risk for Development of Clinically Probable Alzheimer's Disease

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the efficacy and safety of galantamine treatment in patients with mild cognitive impairment.

Read the detailed description

This is an international, multicenter, double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled trial. Patients with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) who are clinically at risk for development of Alzheimer's disease will be treated for 24 months with either placebo or galantamine hydrobromide. Memory and overall clinical improvement will be evaluated using the Alzheimer's Disease Assessment Scale with cognitive subscale adapted to MCI (ADAS-cog/MCI) and the Clinical Dementia Rating Sum of the Boxes (CDR-SB). Overall functional skills and the severity of dementia will be assessed with the Clinical Dementia Rating Sum of the Boxes (CDR-SB) and the overall Clinical Dementia Rating (CDR) score. Additional assessments include the Digit Symbol Substitution Test (DSST) to measure attention. Safety will be assessed using adverse event reports, vital signs, laboratory parameters, physical examination, and electrocardiogram. The study hypothesis is that treatment with galantamine will be well tolerated and, compared with placebo, will significantly improve the signs and symptoms associated with mild cognitive impairment in patients who are considered likely to develop Alzheimer's disease. Galantamine hydrobromide immediate-release tablets (4, 8, or 12 milligrams), taken by mouth 2 times daily: 8mg/day for 4 weeks, 16mg/day for 4 weeks, then increased to 24mg/day for the remainder of the 24-month trial. Doses may be reduced at investigator's discretion after 12 weeks.

Being tested
Galantamine hydrobromide
Keywords
Mild cognitive impairment, Galantamine hydrobromide, Memory disorders
Medical subject headings
Dementia, Alzheimer Disease, Cognitive Dysfunction, Memory Disorders

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • Galantamine hydrobromideDrug

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Memory and cognition (ADAS-COG/MCI and CDR-SB scores), global functional skills and overall severity of dementia (the CDR-SB and the overall Clinical Dementia Rating) measured at 12 and 24 months.

Secondary outcomes (1)
  1. Digit Symbol Coding and Alzheimer's Disease Cooperative Study-ADL scale (MCI version) at 12 and 24 months. Safety assessment (reports of adverse events, laboratory values, results of physical examinations, and electrocardiograms) throughout the study.

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted12 Oct 2005 (estimated)
  2. Study startMay 2001
  3. Study completionDec 2003

Resources

More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase 3
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomised
Intervention model
Parallel groups
Masking
Double blind
Enrolment
1,063 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT00236431
Sponsor's protocol ID
CR002014
Status last verified
Nov 2010
First submitted
7 Oct 2005
Last updated
8 Jun 2011
Results posted
No

Publications

  • Lim AWY, Schneider L, Loy C. Galantamine for dementia due to Alzheimer's disease and mild cognitive impairment. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2024 Nov 5;11(11):CD001747. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD001747.pub4.

    PubMed 39498781

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 3 study testing Galantamine hydrobromide in people with Dementia and Alzheimer Disease, run by Johnson & Johnson Pharmaceutical Research & Development, L.L.C..

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 5 inclusion and 7 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 8 Jun 2011. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

What does this phase mean?

Phase 3 studies compare the treatment with the current standard treatment or a placebo in a large group, to confirm how well it works and watch for side effects.

Not every study follows the same path, and some studies (observational studies, device studies) have no phase.

Are results available for this study?

The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Memory and cognition (ADAS-COG/MCI and CDR-SB scores), global functional skills and overall severity of dementia (the CDR-SB and the overall Clinical Dementia Rating) measured at 12 and 24 months.. It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?

On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT00236431, which also lists 1 linked publication.

Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 8 Jun 2011.

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