Cognition, Memory
Conditions
Brief summary
The primary purpose of the trial is to show that tolterodine ER has no effect on memory and other cognitive abilities in an elderly population
Interventions
Sponsors
Study design
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
* Male or female subjects with age of 65 - 75 years * Having a score of greater than or equal to 26 on the Mini-Mental State Exam (MMSE)
Exclusion criteria
* Current or history of bladder outlet obstruction. Previous history of acute urinary retention requiring catheterization, or severe voiding difficulties in the judgment of the investigator, prior to randomization * Significant hepatic or renal disease, defined as twice the upper limit of the reference ranges regarding serum concentrations of AST, ALT, ALP, urea nitrogen, or creatinine
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Delayed Recall on the Name-Face Association Test at Week 3 (tolterodine ER vs. placebo) - Number of correct responses to the test | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| test 2. Cognitive effects of tolterodine ER vs. oxybutynin ER and oxybutynin ER vs. placebo at Weeks 1, 2, and 3 on Delayed Recall on the Name-Face | — |
| Association Test - Number of correct responses to the test 3. Other cognitive effects in the following three paired comparisons: tolterodine ER vs. placebo; | — |
| tolterodine ER vs. oxybutynin ER; and oxybutynin ER vs. placebo on: 3a) Delayed Recall Domain (Verbal and Visual) at Weeks 1, 2, and 3: 3a_i) Delayed Recall on | — |
| the First-Last Name Association Test - Number of correct responses to the test 3a_ii) Misplaced Objects Test - Number of correct recalls at the first attempt 3b) | — |
| Immediate Recall Domain at Weeks 1, 2, and 3: 3b_i) Immediate Recall on the Name-Face Association Test - Number of correct responses to the test in the first | — |
| 1. Cognitive effects of tolterodine ER vs. placebo at Weeks 1 and 2 on Delayed Recall on the Name-Face Association Test - Number of correct responses to the | — |
| correct responses to the test in the first acquisition - Number of correct responses to the test in the second acquisition 3b_iii) Facial Recognition Test - Number of | — |
| correct responses before first miss - Total correct responses 3c) Visual Attention and Memory Domain at Weeks 1, 2, and 3: 3c_i) Matching-to-Sample Test - | — |
| Throughput (number of correct responses / minute) 3c_ii) Visual Sequence Comparison Test - Throughput (number of correct responses / minute) 3d) | — |
| Psychomotor/Reaction-Time Domain at Weeks 1, 2, and 3: 3d_i) Divided Attention Test (response speed to visual monitoring task alone) - Median response time for | — |
| correct responses (seconds) | — |
| acquisition - Number of correct responses to the test in the second acquisition 3b_ii) Immediate Recall on the First-Last Name Association Test - Number of | — |
Countries
United States