Status:

RECRUITING

Effect of CAFfeine on Cognition in Alzheimer's Disease

Lead Sponsor:

University Hospital, Lille

Collaborating Sponsors:

Groupement Interrégional de Recherche Clinique et d'Innovation

Laboratory of excellence DISTALZ

Conditions:

Alzheimer Disease

Eligibility:

All Genders

50+ years

Phase:

PHASE3

Brief Summary

Sporadic Alzheimer's disease is a multifactorial illness arising a major medico-economic stakes for our aging societies. There is currently no curative treatment available. Coffee is a complex bevera...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Age ≥ 50 at screening
  • Probable Alzheimer dementia according to the criteria of the National Institute on Aging-Alzheimer's Association; diagnosis must be supported by brain imaging (CT or MRI) and blood test (including ionogram, kidney and liver function, calcemia, CRP, TSH, B12 vitamins and folates) performed in routine care
  • MMSE score ≥16
  • Presence of an informant and caregiver, living with the patient
  • IAChE and/or Memantine treatment non-compulsory ; If implemented it must be effective and stable for 2 months before the selection visit and must remain stable for the duration of the study

Exclusion

  • Patients who refuse to adopt a low caffeine diet (eviction of tea, caffeinated sodas, chocolate in large quantities)
  • Current major depressive episode according to DSM-5 criteria
  • Another chronic pathology of the central nervous system
  • Major anxiety according to the clinician (consistent with the corresponding nPI-R items that must indicate a severity \>2 and an impact \>3)
  • Sleep disorders defined by severity and an impact on NPI-R; a patient fitted for OSA may be included if the device has been in use for 3 months and well tolerated (stable)
  • Decompensated heart disease or severe rhythm disorder (excluding slow, treated and stable chronic atrial fibrillation)
  • Active smoking
  • For childbearing women : pregnancy in progress or planned (A pregnancy test will be performed)
  • Patients who take forbidden treatment :
  • Psychotropic treatments introduced or modified \< 2 months before inclusion
  • Chronic use of CYP1A2 inducing or inhibiting drugs
  • All caffeine-containing specialties
  • Drugs that influence caffeine metabolism
  • Drugs that may interact with caffeine

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

March 1 2021

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

November 1 2026

Estimated Enrollment :

248 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT04570085

Start Date

March 1 2021

End Date

November 1 2026

Last Update

April 11 2025

Active Locations (17)

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CHU Amiens

Amiens, France

2

CH Arras

Arras, France

3

CH Beauvais

Beauvais, France

4

CH Béthune

Béthune, France