Status:

COMPLETED

The Predictive Factors of Good Clinical Response to Cholinesterase Inhibitors in Alzheimer Disease and Mixed Dementia

Lead Sponsor:

Federal University of Minas Gerais

Conditions:

Alzheimer Disease, Late Onset

Eligibility:

All Genders

59-92 years

Brief Summary

Background and objectives: The aims of this naturalistic study were: to analyze factors which could be predictive of good response to cholinesterase inhibitors (ChEI), such as: age, sex, schooling, mi...

Detailed Description

Genomic DNA for genotyping was extracted from total blood samples collected in ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (EDTA) (Wizard Genomic DNA Purification Kit: Promega®, USA) and kept frozen at seventy de...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • \- AD diagnosis or AD with CVD according the criteria of National Institute on Aging and the Alzheimer's Association workgroup and the National Institute of Neurological and Communicative Disorders and Stroke and the Alzheimer's Disease and Related Disorders Association (NINCDS-ADRDA)

Exclusion

  • Patients with mild cognitive impairment;
  • Other types of dementia, such as pure vascular dementia, frontotemporal dementia, dementia with Lewy bodies, corticobasal degeneration;
  • Severe dementia (CDR 3)
  • Those who were already taking ChEI,
  • If there have not been agreement between the first researcher and the treating physician.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

June 1 2009

Trial Type :

OBSERVATIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

March 1 2013

Estimated Enrollment :

129 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT02187276

Start Date

June 1 2009

End Date

March 1 2013

Last Update

September 12 2014

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