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The effect of fluoxetine on cognitive functions and the levels of serum BDNF and VEGF in patients with vascular cognitive impairment (VCIND and VaD)

The effect of fluoxetine on cognitive functions and the levels of serum BDNF and VEGF in patients with vascular cognitive impairment (VCIND and VaD)

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Phase 4
Study type
Interventional
Source
ChiCTR
Registry ID
ChiCTR-TRC-12002247
Enrollment
Unknown
Registered
2012-02-15
Start date
2012-06-10
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2017-04-18

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Vascular Cognitive Impairment(Vascular Cognitive Impairment no dementia and Vascular Dementia)

Interventions

Fluoxetine +VaD:Fluoxetine 20mg q.d. po+secondary p-revention of stroke for 12 weeks
Control+VaD:Secondary prevention of stroke for 12 weeks
Fluoxetine+VCIND:Fluoxetine 20mg q.d. po+secondary p-revention of stroke for 12 weeks
Control +VCIND:Secondary prevention of stroke for 12 weeks

Sponsors

Zhongnan Hospital, Wuhan University
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
45 Years to 80 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: The VCIND criteria includes six conditions 1. age 45–80 years; 2. the subjects have the histor-y of stroke and/or the neuroimaging (CT or MRI) showes evidence of cerebrovascular diseas-e; 3. the subjects’ cognitive impairment does not meet the DSM-IV criteria for dementia; 4. cognitive impairment is judged to have a vascular cause and Hachinski Ischemic Score is greater than 7; 5. the requirement for a cognitive de?cit to cause functional decits is de?ned operationally as follows: global functional impairment is deyned as having difficulty in any two of the following domains: performing household chores,managing money, feeding self, dressing, and incontinence; 6. written informed consent was obtained from each participant. The VD criteria includes four conditions: (1) age 45–80 years; (2) the subjects have the history of stroke and/or the neuroimaging (CT or MRI) showes evidence of cerebrovascular disease; (3) the subjects' cognitive impairment meet the DSM-IV criteria for dementia; (4) cognitive impair-ment is judged to have a vascular cause and Hachinski Ischemic Score (HIS) is greater than 7; (5) written informed consent was obtained from each participant.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. if they meet DSM-IV diagnostic criteria for depressive disorder; 2. if they have any of the following conditions: heart failure, respiratory failure, other or-gan failure,pregnancy and tumor; 3. if they have history of degenerative diseases, including Pa-rkinson's disease,Alzheimer's disease, Multiple System Atrophy and Huntington's disease; 4. if they are unable to attend neuropsychological tests due to severe aphasia; 5. if they have hist-ory of alcohol and other drugs abuse, or have used anticholinesterase, anticoagulants or other drugs that can improve cognition within one year prior to enrollment.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Brain-derived neurotrophic factor;Vascular endothelial growth factor;Mini-Mental State Examination;ADAS-cog;FAB (frontal assessment battery);Stroop Test;CDT;Verbal Fluency Test;Trail Making Test Form A;Trail Making Test Form B;Digit span;

Countries

China

Contacts

Public ContactZhang Junjian
wdsjkx@163.com+86 027 67812885

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ChiCTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026