Status:

UNKNOWN

Feru-guard for Behavioral Symptoms in Dementia

Lead Sponsor:

Glovia Co., Ltd.

Collaborating Sponsors:

Oregon Health and Science University

Conditions:

Behavioral and Psychiatric Symptoms of Dementia

Eligibility:

All Genders

55+ years

Phase:

PHASE2

Brief Summary

This is designed as a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial with a 12 week intervention period. Seventy participants with a diagnosis of AD, vascular, and mixed dementia with at ...

Detailed Description

The participants will be assessed for eligibility using the NPI-Q and must have at least 3 symptoms present, and a score of 25 or lower on the Mini Mental State Exam (MMSE). Participants will also be ...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • 55 years old or older.
  • Diagnosis of AD, vascular, and mixed dementia
  • Neuropsychiatric Inventory Questionnaire (NPI-Q) at least 3 items out of 12 items are rated as "present."
  • Use of cholinesterase inhibitors, antidepressants and or antipsychotics medications is allowed, if on stable dosage for at least 2 months.
  • Use of memantine and/or serotonin reuptake inhibitors is also allowed, if on stable dose for at least 2 months.
  • Have a committed caregiver who is able and willing to assist them with medications, provide study participant information, and attend all study visits.
  • Sufficient English language skills to complete all testing.
  • MMSE score of 25 or lower.

Exclusion

  • Participants who started using antipsychotics or anticholinergics within the previous 2 months.
  • Participants on blood thinners such as warfarin (Coumadin, jantoven), rivaroxaban (xarelto), fondaparinux (arixtra), dibigatran (pradaxa), apixaban (eliquis) dalteparin (fragmin), enoxaparin (lovenox). Aspirin use is allowed.
  • Participants without an identified caregiver.
  • Participants with delirium caused by medicinal poisoning or drug intoxication.
  • Participants who have had the following diseases before the onset of cognitive impairment:
  • Alcoholism
  • Manic depression or bipolar disorder
  • Schizophrenia
  • Participants with malignancy or an acute inflammatory disease.
  • Participants with critical circulatory, respiratory, kidney, or liver disease or diabetes.
  • BMI of \>30.
  • Participants who have taken Feru-guard, ferulic acid, or Angelica archangelica supplementation within the last year.
  • Enrollment in another clinical trial or treatment study within the previous 6 months.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

September 1 2018

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

December 1 2019

Estimated Enrollment :

70 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT03451760

Start Date

September 1 2018

End Date

December 1 2019

Last Update

August 3 2018

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