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Efficacy and Safety Study of Nimodipine to Prevent Mild Cognitive Impairment After Acute Ischemic Strokes

Nimodipine Preventing Cognitive Impairment in Ischemic Cerebrovascular Events: A Randomized, Placebo-Controlled, Double-Blind Trial (NICE)

Status
UNKNOWN
Phases
Phase 4
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT01220622
Acronym
NICE
Enrollment
656
Registered
2010-10-14
Start date
2010-10-31
Completion date
2012-07-31
Last updated
2010-10-14

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

Conditions

Mild Cognitive Impairment, Stroke

Keywords

Stroke, Mild cognitive impairment, Nimodipine

Brief summary

The trial was designed to test the hypothesis that early treatment with nimodipine has a positive effect on cognition impairment after acute ischemic stroke.

Detailed description

656 patients diagnosed with acute cerebral ischemia disease (onset≤7d) based on ICD-10 and CT/MRI criteria, who have cognitive impairment meeting all of the inclusion criteria and none of the exclusion criteria, will be included and randomized into nimodipine treatment group and the controlled group.Evaluations of cognitive function will be taken at baseline, 1 month, 3 months, and 6 months.

Interventions

DRUGNimodipine

Administration of nimodipine 30mg tid for 6 months

DRUGPlacebo

Administration of placebo 30mg tid for 6 months

Sponsors

Ministry of Science and Technology of the People´s Republic of China
Lead SponsorOTHER_GOV

Study design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
QUADRUPLE (Subject, Caregiver, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
30 Years to 80 Years
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

* 1\. Subjects between 30 and 80 years. * 2\. ICD-10 and CT/MRI criteria for acute cerebral infarction. * 3\. Stroke within 7 days after onset. * 4.based on years of education correction.MMSE\>17(illiteracy),MMSE\>20(primary school),MMSE\>24(others) * 5\. MoCA≤26 at baseline. * 6.Hachinski ischemic score ≥7 at baseline. * 7.Expected good compliance to study. * 8.Informed consent signed.

Exclusion criteria

* 1.Diagnosis of schizophrenia, major anxiety syndrome, major depression. * 2.Alzheimer disease, Parkinson disease, Huntington disease, and fronto-temporal dementia. * 3.Dementia caused by (e.g., central nervous system trauma, tumor, infections, metabolic disorders, normal pressure hydrocephalus, lack of folic acid or vitamin B12, or thyroid hormone deficiency). * 4.Contraindications to dihydropyridine derivatives. * 5.Aphasia or other diseases that affect cognitive evaluation. * 6.Serious arrhythmias, bradycardia (\<50 bpm) or tachycardia (\>120 bpm); myocardial infarction within the past 6 months; blood pressure \<90/60mmHg; severe renal or hepatic insufficiency; severe anemia, Hb\<100g/L; severe gastrointestinal disorders; tumor. * 7.History of epilepsy, use of the antiepileptic drugs. * 8.CT/MRI showed neurodegenerative changes or other lesions except cerebral ischemia.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Assess the effect of nimodipine on the cognitive function after acute cerebral ischemia with ADAS-cog and MMSE at 6 months in the ITT population6 months

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
The prevalence of possible vascular dementia diagnosed by NINDS-AIREN criteria at 6 months6 months
Assess the effect of nimodipine on the cognitive function after acute cerebral ischemia with ADAS-cog and MMSE at 3 months in the ITT population3 months
Assess the effect of nimodipine on the cognitive function after acute cerebral ischemia with MoCA and FAB at 6 months in the ITT population6 months
The prevalence of possible vascular dementia diagnosed by NINDS-AIREN criteria at 1 month1 month
The prevalence of possible vascular dementia diagnosed by NINDS-AIREN criteria at 3 months3 months
Assess the effect of nimodipine on the cognitive function after acute cerebral ischemia with MoCA and FAB at 3 months in the ITT population3 months

Countries

China

Contacts

Primary ContactFeng tao, M.D.
happyft@sina.com00861067098343
Backup ContactWang xuemei, M.D.
minnie_wxm@hotmail.com

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Mar 4, 2026