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Alzheimer's DiseaseNCT01023867

Clinical Trial of Donepezil Between the Patients With Alzheimer's Disease and Mixed Dementia

A study testing donepezil in people with Alzheimer's Disease and Dementia, run by Samsung Medical Center at 1 site in South Korea.

Completed

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

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Trial summary

To compare the clinical efficacy of donepezil between patients with Alzheimer's disease and Mixed Dementia. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Any age
Conditions the study is for
Alzheimer's Disease, Dementia
What is being tested?
donepezil
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
88 participants
Where
1 siteSouth Korea
Study dates
Mar 2007to Jun 2010
Phase
Interventional
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 Any age
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Child, Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • A diagnosis of probable AD and Mixed Dementia according to the criteria of the NINCDS-ADRDA
  • Korean version Mini-Mental State Examination scores between 10 and 26
  • History of cognitive decline that had been gradual in onset and progressive over at least 6 months
  • A caregiver who could assist the patient with medication, attend the assessment and provide information about the patient.

Who cannot join

  • they had evidence of any neurodegenerative diseases other than AD (i.e. Parkinson's disease, Huntington's disease)
  • Psychiatric disorder or severe behavioral disturbances that required psychotropic medications
  • Cerebral injuries induced by trauma, hypoxia, and/or ischemia
  • Clinically active cerebrovascular disease; History of seizure disorder
  • Other physical conditions that required acute treatment.

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

South Korea1 site
  • Samsung Medical Center

    Seoul, 135-710

Other trials in South Korea

About this study

Official title: Comparative Assessment of Clinical Efficacy of Donepezil Between the Patients With Alzheimer's Disease and Mixed Dementia

To compare the clinical efficacy of donepezil between patients with Alzheimer's disease and Mixed Dementia.

Read the detailed description

The purposes of this study are:

  1. to compare the clinical efficacy of donepezil between patients with Alzheimer's disease and Mixed Dementia
  2. to help to clinicians in choosing the best treatment for patients with mixed dementia
Being tested
donepezil
Keywords
Alzheimer's disease, Mixed Dementia, Donepezil, Efficacy, Adverse Event
Medical subject headings
Alzheimer Disease, Dementia, Mixed Dementias

What participants receive

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

  • donepezilDrug

    Also called donepezil-aricept

    from 5mg to 10mg, once a day, 12 months

Study groups in NCT01023867
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Alzheimer's disease groupExperimentalPatients with Alzheimer's disease treated donepezil
Receives: Drug: donepezil
Mixed Dementia groupExperimentalPatients with Mixed Dementia treated donepezil
Receives: Drug: donepezil

What is being measured

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

  1. Alzheimer's Disease Assessment Scale-Cognitive, Korean version (ADAS-Cog-K)

    Measured: 13 weeks, 26 weeks, 39 weeks, 52 weeks

Secondary outcomes (3)
  1. Seoul Activities of Daily Living (S-ADL)

    Measured: 13 weeks, 26 weeks, 39 weeks, 52 weeks

  2. Seoul-Instrumental Activities of Daily Living (S-IADL)

    Measured: 13 weeks, 26 weeks, 39 weeks, 52 weeks

  3. Korean Neuropsychiatric Inventory (K-NPI)

    Measured: 13 weeks, 26 weeks, 39 weeks, 52 weeks

Timeline

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

  1. First posted2 Dec 2009 (estimated)
  2. Study startMar 2007
  3. Primary completionJun 2010
  4. Study completionJun 2010

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 N/A
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Non-randomised
Intervention model
Parallel groups
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
88 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT01023867
Sponsor's protocol ID
2007-03-039
Status last verified
Jan 2016
First submitted
30 Nov 2009
Last updated
6 Jan 2016
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
Yes

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A study testing donepezil in people with Alzheimer's Disease and Dementia, run by Samsung Medical Center at 1 site in South Korea.

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 4 inclusion and 5 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 6 Jan 2016. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in South Korea. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

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.

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?

Alzheimer's Disease Assessment Scale-Cognitive, Korean version (ADAS-Cog-K) (time frame: 13 weeks, 26 weeks, 39 weeks, 52 weeks). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?
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 6 Jan 2016.

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