The Efficacy, Tolerability and Safety of Donepezil (Aricept) in Parkinson's Disease Patients With Dementia

Sponsor
Eisai Limited (Industry)
Overall Status
Completed
CT.gov ID
NCT00165815
Collaborator
(none)
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Study Details

Study Description

Brief Summary

A randomised, double-blind, 3-arm parallel group study comparing AriceptĀ® with placebo.

Condition or Disease Intervention/Treatment Phase
Phase 3

Study Design

Study Type:
Interventional
Allocation:
Randomized
Intervention Model:
Parallel Assignment
Masking:
Double
Primary Purpose:
Treatment
Study Start Date :
Aug 1, 2002
Study Completion Date :
Jul 1, 2005

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

  1. PD patients with dementia will be screened up to 4 weeks prior to initiating dose administration. Baseline measurement on efficacy measures will be conducted at baseline, after which the first dose of study medication will be administered. []

Eligibility Criteria

Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study:
40 Years and Older
Sexes Eligible for Study:
All

Patients with an established diagnosis of PD and dementia, who fulfill all of the inclusion criteria and none of the exclusion criteria listed below, will be eligible for enrolment into this study.

Best efforts must be made on clinical grounds to exclude patients with DLB and AD. The key inclusion criteria in this respect is the onset of dementia documented to have occurred at least 1 year after the diagnosis of PD.

Contacts and Locations

Locations

Site City State Country Postal Code
1 Allgemeines Krankenhaus Barmbeck Hamburg Hambug Germany
2 Parkinson Klinik Wolfach Wolfach Germany
3 Belfast City Hospital Belfast Ireland
4 Unit 20 Black Poo Technology Centerl Blackpool Ireland

Sponsors and Collaborators

  • Eisai Limited

Investigators

  • Study Director: Jina Schwartz, Eisai Limited

Study Documents (Full-Text)

None provided.

More Information

Publications

None provided.
Responsible Party:
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
NCT00165815
Other Study ID Numbers:
  • E2020-E044-316
First Posted:
Sep 14, 2005
Last Update Posted:
May 10, 2013
Last Verified:
Nov 1, 2005
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Study Results

No Results Posted as of May 10, 2013