CALM-AD

NCT ID: NCT00142324

Last Updated: 2005-12-14

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

UNKNOWN

Clinical Phase

PHASE4

Total Enrollment

190 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2003-11-30

Study Completion Date

2005-12-31

Brief Summary

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Primary Aim

To determine whether;

* Donepezil is significantly better than placebo in the management of agitation in Alzheimer's Disease that has not responded to, or is inappropriate for a standardised brief psychosocial treatment

Secondary Aims

To determine whether;

* Donepezil has a significant positive or negative impact upon quality of life compared with placebo
* whether there is a significant difference between Donepezil and placebo with respect to cognitive performance
* the cost effectiveness of the pharmacological treatment for agitation

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Alzheimer's Disease

Keywords

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Dementia

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

SINGLE_GROUP

Primary Study Purpose

PREVENTION

Blinding Strategy

DOUBLE

Interventions

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Donepezil

Intervention Type DRUG

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

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Exclusion Criteria

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Minimum Eligible Age

40 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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Medical Research Council

OTHER_GOV

Sponsor Role collaborator

Alzheimer's Society

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Institute of Psychiatry, London

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Principal Investigators

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Robert Howard

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Institute of Psychiatry, London

Peter Bentham

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Queen Elizabeth Psychiatric Hospital, Birmingham

Richard Brown

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Institute of Psychiatry, London

Roger Bullock

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Kingshill Research Centre, Victoria Hospital, Swindon

Alistair Burns

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Wythenshawe Hospital, Manchester

Clive Holmes

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Moorgreen Hospital, Southampton

Robin Jacoby

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Warneford Hospital, Oxford

James Lindesay

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Leicester General Hospital, Leicester

John O'Brien

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Newcastle General Hospital, Newcastle

Locations

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Queen Elizabeth Psychiatric Hospital

Birmingham, , United Kingdom

Site Status

Department of Psychiatry for the Elderly, Leicester General Hospital

Leicester, , United Kingdom

Site Status

Institute of Psychiatry, King's College, London

London, , United Kingdom

Site Status

Old Age Psychiatry, Wythenshawe Hospital, Manchester

Manchester, , United Kingdom

Site Status

Institute for Ageing and Health, Newcastle General Hospital, Newcastle

Newcastle upon Tyne, , United Kingdom

Site Status

Department of Psychiatry, Warneford Hospital, Oxford

Oxford, , United Kingdom

Site Status

MARC, Moorgreen Hospital, Southamptom

Southampton, , United Kingdom

Site Status

Department of Old Age Psychiatry, Victoria Hospital, Swindon

Swindon, , United Kingdom

Site Status

Countries

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United Kingdom

References

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Howard RJ, Juszczak E, Ballard CG, Bentham P, Brown RG, Bullock R, Burns AS, Holmes C, Jacoby R, Johnson T, Knapp M, Lindesay J, O'Brien JT, Wilcock G, Katona C, Jones RW, DeCesare J, Rodger M; CALM-AD Trial Group. Donepezil for the treatment of agitation in Alzheimer's disease. N Engl J Med. 2007 Oct 4;357(14):1382-92. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa066583.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 17914039 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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ISRCTN62185868

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id