Donepezil and Brain Activity Patterns in Those at Risk For Alzheimer's Disease
NCT ID: NCT00408525
Last Updated: 2018-02-05
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Basic Information
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COMPLETED
PHASE1
41 participants
INTERVENTIONAL
2006-12-31
2012-08-24
Brief Summary
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Once the genetic testing is completed subjects may continue to the second phase of the study. During this time they will be asked to take the medication donepezil (which is approved by the FDA for the treatment of Alzheimer's disease).
Donepezil is not FDA approved for healthy volunteers and is therefore considered investigational in this study.
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Detailed Description
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1. Cognitively intact individuals with normal brain morphology at genetic risk for developing Alzheimer's' Disease (AD) show alterations in brain activation patterns during tasks that require memory compared to similar individuals with lower risk for developing AD.
2. Donepezil, a cholinesterase inhibitor, can normalize such brain activation patterns in subjects at risk for AD.
SPECIFIC AIMS
1. To replicate a recent study1, and compare brain activation in subjects genetically at risk for AD (carriers of the є4 allele of the apolipoprotein E gene (APOE)) with subjects at lower risk for AD (lacking the є4 allele) during tasks that require memory, via functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI).
2. To determine if administration of a drug currently indicated in the treatment of AD, donepezil, can reverse fMRI brain activation patterns of at risk subjects to patterns similar to those of subjects at lower genetic risk for AD.
Conditions
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Study Design
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NA
SINGLE_GROUP
HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
NONE
Study Groups
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1
Donepezil
donepezil
donepezil 5 mg tablets, total dose per day 10 mg for 6 week duration of study. Taken once per day.
Interventions
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donepezil
donepezil 5 mg tablets, total dose per day 10 mg for 6 week duration of study. Taken once per day.
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
* Neuropsychological test battery in the normal range
* Ages 40-85
Exclusion Criteria
* Left-handedness
* Current medication that could influence cognition
* Medical, psychiatric, and neurologic conditions, including cerebrovascular disease or uncontrolled hypertension
* Claustrophobia
* Surgical clips or implants
* Pacemakers or other implanted electronic devices
* History of sheet metal work
40 Years
85 Years
ALL
Yes
Sponsors
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Vanderbilt University
OTHER
Responsible Party
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Principal Investigators
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Harry E Gwirtsman, M.D.
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Locations
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Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Nashville, Tennessee, United States
Countries
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References
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Bookheimer SY, Strojwas MH, Cohen MS, Saunders AM, Pericak-Vance MA, Mazziotta JC, Small GW. Patterns of brain activation in people at risk for Alzheimer's disease. N Engl J Med. 2000 Aug 17;343(7):450-6. doi: 10.1056/NEJM200008173430701.
Morris JC. Is Alzheimer's disease inevitable with age?: Lessons from clinicopathologic studies of healthy aging and very mild alzheimer's disease. J Clin Invest. 1999 Nov;104(9):1171-3. doi: 10.1172/JCI8560. No abstract available.
Small GW, Mazziotta JC, Collins MT, Baxter LR, Phelps ME, Mandelkern MA, Kaplan A, La Rue A, Adamson CF, Chang L, et al. Apolipoprotein E type 4 allele and cerebral glucose metabolism in relatives at risk for familial Alzheimer disease. JAMA. 1995 Mar 22-29;273(12):942-7.
Reiman EM, Caselli RJ, Yun LS, Chen K, Bandy D, Minoshima S, Thibodeau SN, Osborne D. Preclinical evidence of Alzheimer's disease in persons homozygous for the epsilon 4 allele for apolipoprotein E. N Engl J Med. 1996 Mar 21;334(12):752-8. doi: 10.1056/NEJM199603213341202.
Small GW, Ercoli LM, Silverman DH, Huang SC, Komo S, Bookheimer SY, Lavretsky H, Miller K, Siddarth P, Rasgon NL, Mazziotta JC, Saxena S, Wu HM, Mega MS, Cummings JL, Saunders AM, Pericak-Vance MA, Roses AD, Barrio JR, Phelps ME. Cerebral metabolic and cognitive decline in persons at genetic risk for Alzheimer's disease. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2000 May 23;97(11):6037-42. doi: 10.1073/pnas.090106797.
Burggren AC, Small GW, Sabb FW, Bookheimer SY. Specificity of brain activation patterns in people at genetic risk for Alzheimer disease. Am J Geriatr Psychiatry. 2002 Jan-Feb;10(1):44-51.
Smith CD, Andersen AH, Kryscio RJ, Schmitt FA, Kindy MS, Blonder LX, Avison MJ. Women at risk for AD show increased parietal activation during a fluency task. Neurology. 2002 Apr 23;58(8):1197-202. doi: 10.1212/wnl.58.8.1197.
Padovani A, Pastorino L, Borroni B, Colciaghi F, Rozzini L, Monastero R, Perez J, Pettenati C, Mussi M, Parrinello G, Cottini E, Lenzi GL, Trabucchi M, Cattabeni F, Di Luca M. Amyloid precursor protein in platelets: a peripheral marker for the diagnosis of sporadic AD. Neurology. 2001 Dec 26;57(12):2243-8. doi: 10.1212/wnl.57.12.2243.
Borroni B, Colciaghi F, Pastorino L, Pettenati C, Cottini E, Rozzini L, Monastero R, Lenzi GL, Cattabeni F, Di Luca M, Padovani A. Amyloid precursor protein in platelets of patients with Alzheimer disease: effect of acetylcholinesterase inhibitor treatment. Arch Neurol. 2001 Mar;58(3):442-6. doi: 10.1001/archneur.58.3.442.
Other Identifiers
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040686
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id
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