NCT01380288

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to evaluate and compare the changes of cognitive function (as measured by ADAS-Cog) in the two group of patients with Alzheimer's disease (AD) associated with and without white matter changes after rivastigmine patch therapy.

Trial Health

87
On Track

Trial Health Score

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

Enrollment
300

participants targeted

Target at P75+ for not_applicable

Timeline
Completed

Started Jun 2011

Longer than P75 for not_applicable

Geographic Reach
1 country

16 active sites

Status
completed

Health score is calculated from publicly available data and should be used for screening purposes only.

Trial Relationships

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

Study Start

First participant enrolled

June 1, 2011

Completed
20 days until next milestone

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

June 21, 2011

Completed
6 days until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

June 27, 2011

Completed
5.4 years until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

December 1, 2016

Completed
1.1 years until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

December 31, 2017

Completed
Last Updated

February 5, 2018

Status Verified

February 1, 2018

Enrollment Period

5.5 years

First QC Date

June 21, 2011

Last Update Submit

February 2, 2018

Conditions

Keywords

Alzheimer's diseaserivastigmine patchwhite matter change

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

  • The changes of cognitive function as measured by ADAS-Cog

    24 weeks

Secondary Outcomes (6)

  • MMSE (Mini-Mental State Examination)

    24 weeks

  • Clinical Dementia Rating Scale-Sum of Boxes (CDR-SB)

    24 weeks

  • Alzheimer's Disease Cooperative Study - Activities of Daily Living (ADCS-ADL)

    24 weeks

  • Caregiver-Administered Neuropsychiatric Inventory (CGA-NPI)

    24 weeks

  • Caregiver burden scale

    24 weeks

  • +1 more secondary outcomes

Study Arms (2)

without white matter change

ACTIVE COMPARATOR
Drug: rivastigmine patch

with white matter change group

ACTIVE COMPARATOR
Drug: rivastigmine patch

Interventions

rivastigmine patch 5cm2 for 4 weeks and then augmented to 10cm2 for 20 weeks

Also known as: Exelon patch
with white matter change groupwithout white matter change

Eligibility Criteria

Age50 Years - 90 Years
Sexall
Healthy VolunteersNo
Age GroupsAdult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

  • AD in NINCDS-ADRDA criteria, mild to moderate
  • probable AD with or without mild to moderate whiter matter lesions, excluding multiple large vessel infarcts or a single, strategically placed infarct (angular gyrus, thalamus, basal forebrain, territory of the posterior or anterior cerebral artery) on MRI scan (within 12 months)
  • MMSE score : 10 to 26 at screening
  • Hachinski scores ≤ 4
  • No clinically significant laboratory abnormalities, such as thyroid disease, vitamine B12 deficiency or folic acid deficiency

You may not qualify if:

  • Current evidence of history of neurological, psychiatric and other illness that could contribute to dementia
  • Subjects with clinical significant cardiovascular disease, stroke, pulmonary disease or any other medical disease in the past 6 months
  • History of cancer within the last 5 years
  • Subjects with evidence or history of clinically significant allergic reaction to AchEI or drugs
  • Subjects who had significant visual or hearing difficulties

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (16)

Holy Family Hospital, The Catholic Univerisy of Korea, School of Medicine

Bucheon-si, South Korea

Location

Busan National University Hospital

Busan, South Korea

Location

Busan Paik Hospital, Inje University College of Medicine

Busan, South Korea

Location

Changwon Fatima Hospital

Changwon, South Korea

Location

Daegu Fatima Hospital

Daegu, South Korea

Location

Keimyung University School of Medicine

Daegu, South Korea

Location

Kyungpook National University School of Medicine

Daegu, South Korea

Location

Myongji Hospital, Kwandong University College of Medicine

Goyang, South Korea

Location

Dongguk University International Hospital

Ilsan, South Korea

Location

National Health Insurance Corporation Ilsan Hospital

Ilsan, South Korea

Location

Inha University College of Medicine

Incheon, South Korea

Location

Gyeongsang National University College of Medicine

Jinju, South Korea

Location

Chonnam National University, Medical School

Kwangju, South Korea

Location

Seoul National Unviersity College of Medicine, Clinical neuroscience center, Seoul National Unviersity Bundang Hospital

Seongnam, South Korea

Location

The Catholic Univerisy of Korea, School of Medicine

Seoul, South Korea

Location

Pusan National University Yangsan Hospital

Yangsan, South Korea

Location

Related Publications (1)

  • Park KW, Kim EJ, Han HJ, Shim YS, Kwon JC, Ku BD, Park KH, Yi HA, Kim KK, Yang DW, Lee HW, Kang H, Kwon OD, Kim S, Lee JH, Chung EJ, Park SW, Park MY, Yoon B, Kim BC, Seo SW, Choi SH. Efficacy and tolerability of rivastigmine patch therapy in patients with mild-to-moderate Alzheimer's dementia associated with minimal and moderate ischemic white matter hyperintensities: A multicenter prospective open-label clinical trial. PLoS One. 2017 Aug 7;12(8):e0182123. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0182123. eCollection 2017.

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Alzheimer Disease

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

DementiaBrain DiseasesCentral Nervous System DiseasesNervous System DiseasesTauopathiesNeurodegenerative DiseasesNeurocognitive DisordersMental Disorders

Study Officials

  • Kyung Won Park, MD, PhD

    Dong-A University

    PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

Study Type
interventional
Phase
not applicable
Allocation
NON RANDOMIZED
Masking
NONE
Purpose
TREATMENT
Intervention Model
PARALLEL
Sponsor Type
OTHER
Responsible Party
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
PI Title
Assistant professor

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

June 21, 2011

First Posted

June 27, 2011

Study Start

June 1, 2011

Primary Completion

December 1, 2016

Study Completion

December 31, 2017

Last Updated

February 5, 2018

Record last verified: 2018-02

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