NCT00249145

Brief Summary

The purpose of the study is to compare the safety and efficacy of risperidone (an antipsychotic medication) to that of placebo in the treatment of behavioral disturbances associated with dementia.

Trial Health

100
On Track

Trial Health Score

Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach

Enrollment
349

participants targeted

Target at P50-P75 for phase_3

Timeline
Completed

Started Apr 1995

Status
completed

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Trial Relationships

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

Study Start

First participant enrolled

April 1, 1995

Completed
1.7 years until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

December 1, 1996

Completed
8.9 years until next milestone

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

November 4, 2005

Completed
3 days until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

November 7, 2005

Completed
Last Updated

January 14, 2011

Status Verified

January 1, 2011

First QC Date

November 4, 2005

Last Update Submit

January 13, 2011

Conditions

Keywords

DementiaAlzheimer's Diseasevascular dementiamixed dementia, risperidonenursing home

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

  • Change from baseline to end of double-blind treatment on the total BEHAVE-AD score.

Secondary Outcomes (1)

  • Change from baseline to end of double-blind treatment in global rating, total BEHAVE-AD score, total CMAI score, CGI severity, FAST, and MMSE; safety evaluations conducted throughout the study

Interventions

Eligibility Criteria

Age55 Years+
Sexall
Healthy VolunteersNo
Age GroupsAdult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

  • Patients with dementia of the Alzheimer's type, mixed dementia, or vascular dementia, (as classified by the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Diseases, 4th edition \[DSM-IV\]) and have behavioral disturbances
  • a score \>=4 on the FAST
  • a score \<=23 on the MMSE
  • a BEHAVE-AD total score \>=8, and a BEHAVE-AD global rating \>=1
  • must be institutionalized.

You may not qualify if:

  • Patients with other medical or neurological conditions in which cognition (thinking, perception, learning, verbal communication, memory, judgment) is diminished (for example, drug overdosage, severe liver, heart, lung, and kidney malfunctions, Parkinson's disease)
  • other psychiatric disorders, including major depression, schizophrenia, substance abuse or dependence
  • abnormal electrocardiogram (ECG) findings
  • abnormal clinical laboratory test findings.

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Related Publications (2)

  • De Deyn PP, Rabheru K, Rasmussen A, Bocksberger JP, Dautzenberg PL, Eriksson S, Lawlor BA. A randomized trial of risperidone, placebo, and haloperidol for behavioral symptoms of dementia. Neurology. 1999 Sep 22;53(5):946-55. doi: 10.1212/wnl.53.5.946.

  • Roughley M, Mena C, Howard R, Reeves S, Bertrand J. Guiding safer risperidone prescribing in Alzheimer's disease with therapeutic drug monitoring. Br J Clin Pharmacol. 2023 Jul;89(7):2316-2321. doi: 10.1111/bcp.15692. Epub 2023 Feb 28.

MeSH Terms

Conditions

DementiaAlzheimer DiseaseDementia, VascularMixed Dementias

Interventions

Risperidone

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Brain DiseasesCentral Nervous System DiseasesNervous System DiseasesNeurocognitive DisordersMental DisordersTauopathiesNeurodegenerative DiseasesCerebrovascular DisordersIntracranial ArteriosclerosisIntracranial Arterial DiseasesLeukoencephalopathiesArteriosclerosisArterial Occlusive DiseasesVascular DiseasesCardiovascular Diseases

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

PyrimidinonesPyrimidinesHeterocyclic Compounds, 1-RingHeterocyclic Compounds

Study Officials

  • Janssen Pharmaceutica N.V. Clinical Trial

    Janssen Pharmaceutica N.V.

    STUDY DIRECTOR

Study Design

Study Type
interventional
Phase
phase 3
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Masking
DOUBLE
Purpose
TREATMENT
Intervention Model
PARALLEL
Sponsor Type
INDUSTRY

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

November 4, 2005

First Posted

November 7, 2005

Study Start

April 1, 1995

Study Completion

December 1, 1996

Last Updated

January 14, 2011

Record last verified: 2011-01