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Trial details imported from ClinicalTrials.gov
For full trial details, please see the original record at
https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT00467766
Registration number
NCT00467766
Ethics application status
Date submitted
27/04/2007
Date registered
1/05/2007
Date last updated
7/05/2007
Titles & IDs
Public title
Combining a Caregiver Intervention With Aricept Treatment for Mild to Moderate Alzheimer's Disease
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Scientific title
Combining a Caregiver Intervention With Aricept Treatment for Mild to Moderate Alzheimer's Disease
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Health condition
Health condition(s) or problem(s) studied:
Alzheimer Disease
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Alzheimer's disease
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Dementias
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Intervention/exposure
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Interventional
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Outcomes
Primary outcome [1]
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Caregiver: Changes in depression, measured with the Beck Depression Inventory
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every 3 months for the first year, and every 6 months for the second year
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Caregiver: Changes in social support satisfaction, measured with the Stokes Social Network Scale
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every 3 months for the first year, and every 6 months for the second year
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Patient: Changes in cognition measured by ADAS-cog
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every 3 months for the first year, and every 6 months for the second year
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Patient: Changes in abilities with activities of daily living measured by ADCS-ADL
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every 3 months for the first year, and every 6 months for the second year
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Secondary outcome [1]
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Caregiver: Changes in reactions to patient behavior, physical health, family conflict and sense of mastery
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every 3 months for the first year, and every 6 months for the second year
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Secondary outcome [2]
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Patient: Time to nursing home placement
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Eligibility
Key inclusion criteria
* Individuals diagnosed with mild to moderate stage Alzheimer's disease and their spouse caregivers
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Minimum age
21
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Maximum age
No limit
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Sex
Both males and females
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Can healthy volunteers participate?
No
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Key exclusion criteria
* Severe psychological or physical illness
* Unwillingness by either spouse to participate in all aspects of the study
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Study design
Purpose of the study
Treatment
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Randomised controlled trial
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Single group
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Recruitment
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Completed
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Date of first participant enrolment
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1/07/1999
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1/06/2003
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Sample size
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Final
300
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Recruitment in Australia
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NSW
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Prince of Wales Hospital - Randwick
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2031 - Randwick
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United States of America
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New York
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Manchester
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Pfizer
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Summary
Brief summary
A unique multinational study was conducted simultaneously in the USA, England and Australia. The goals of the study were to answer two questions: Does psychosocial support for the family enhance the effectiveness of drug treatment for Alzheimer's disease? Is the added value of psychosocial support the same in all 3 countries?
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Trial website
https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT00467766
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Trial related presentations / publications
Mittelman MS, Haley WE, Clay OJ, Roth DL. Improving caregiver well-being delays nursing home placement of patients with Alzheimer disease. Neurology. 2006 Nov 14;67(9):1592-9. doi: 10.1212/01.wnl.0000242727.81172.91. Mittelman MS, Roth DL, Coon DW, Haley WE. Sustained benefit of supportive intervention for depressive symptoms in caregivers of patients with Alzheimer's disease. Am J Psychiatry. 2004 May;161(5):850-6. doi: 10.1176/appi.ajp.161.5.850. Jang Y, Clay OJ, Roth DL, Haley WE, Mittelman MS. Neuroticism and longitudinal change in caregiver depression: impact of a spouse-caregiver intervention program. Gerontologist. 2004 Jun;44(3):311-7. doi: 10.1093/geront/44.3.311. Roth DL, Mittelman MS, Clay OJ, Madan A, Haley WE. Changes in social support as mediators of the impact of a psychosocial intervention for spouse caregivers of persons with Alzheimer's disease. Psychol Aging. 2005 Dec;20(4):634-44. doi: 10.1037/0882-7974.20.4.634.
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Contacts
Principal investigator
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Mary S. Mittelman, DrPH
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NYU School of Medicine
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