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An Open-label Extension to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of the Rivastigmine Transdermal Patch in Patients With Probable Alzheimer´s Disease

EVALUATION OF 24 WEEKS, MULTICETRICS, RANDOMIZED, DOUBLE-BLIND, WITH PLACEBO CONTROL AND ACTIVE, IN PARALLEL GROUPS, OF THE EFFECTIVENESS, SAFETY AND TOLERABILITY OF THE FORMULA OF EXELON TRANSDERMIC PATCHES ONCE IN PATIENTS WITH PROBABLE ALZHEIMER´S DISEASE (MMSE 10-20)

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
REPEC
Registry ID
PER-058-03
Enrollment
36
Registered
2003-12-15
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2023-09-04

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Conditions

None listed

Interventions

Exelon patches of 10 cm2 Type of group
Exelon patch of 10 cm2 will be placed. Group name:placebo Type of group
Placebos will be administered in patches and capsules similar to the study object.

Sponsors

NOVARTIS BIOSCIENSES PERU S.A.,
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Los pacientes que cumplieron con los criterios de inclusion y exclusion que figuran en el estudio CENA713D2320 y completaron la fase de tratamiento doble ciego en la medicacion del estudio sin violaciones significativas del protocolo. Ambos sexos, mayores de 50 años.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. advanced, severe, progressive, or unstable disease of any kind that may interfere with efficacy and safety assessments or pose a special risk to the patient. 2. any medical or neurological condition, outside the AD, that may explain the dementia of the patient. 3. current diagnosis of probable or possible vascular dementia, according to the criteria of the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Brain Vascular Injuries.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Outcome name:Throughout the treatment of the study, the occurrence of adverse clinical reactions in patients will be monitored. Blood and urine laboratory tests will be performed before randomization. Tolerability assessments will be conducted to accurately assess the potential irritation caused by the patch. Likewise, evaluations of the adherence of the patch will be carried out. Measure:Safety and tolerability measured by adverse events, vital signs and skin irritation for up to 28 weeks of treatment. Timepoints:30 days

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Outcome name:Secondary measures of effectiveness are the Neuropsychiatric Inventory (NPI), including the NPI - Caregiver Scale of Care (NPI-D), the Mini Mental State Examination (MMSE), the Cooperative Study of Alzheimer Disease - Activities. daily life (ADCS-ADL), the Ten-Point Clock Test, the Trail Making Test Part A (TMT), and the Alzheimer Disease Patient Carers Preference Questionnaire (ADCPQ). Measure:Change in cognition from baseline (week 24 of the double blind phase) at week 52 Clinical global impression of change from baseline at week 52 Change in activities of daily living from baseline at week 52 Change in behavioral symptoms from baseline at week 52 Change in executive function from baseline at week 52 Timepoints:30 days

Countries

Argentina, Chile, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, Guatemala, Israel, Italy, Korea North, Mexico, Norway, Peru, Poland, Portugal, Russian Federation, Slovakia, Sweden, Taiwan, United States, Uruguay, Venezuela

Outcome results

None listed

Source: REPEC (via WHO ICTRP)