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https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT00469456
Registration number
NCT00469456
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Date submitted
2/05/2007
Date registered
4/05/2007
Date last updated
24/12/2009
Titles & IDs
Public title
Effect of Memantine on Functional Communication in Patients With Alzheimer's Disease
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Scientific title
A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Evaluation of the Efficacy of Memantine on Functional Communication in Patients With Alzheimer's Disease (AD)
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MEM-MD-71
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Health condition
Health condition(s) or problem(s) studied:
Alzheimer's Disease
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Alzheimer's disease
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Intervention/exposure
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Interventional
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Description of intervention(s) / exposure
Treatment: Drugs - Memantine
Treatment: Drugs - placebo
Active comparator: 1 - Memantine 20mg (10mg twice daily) oral administration for 12 weeks
Placebo comparator: 2 - Placebo oral administration twice daily for 12 weeks
Treatment: Drugs: Memantine
Memantine 20mg (10mg twice daily) oral administration for 12 weeks
Treatment: Drugs: placebo
Placebo oral administration twice daily for 12 weeks
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Treatment: Drugs
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Primary outcome [1]
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Change From Baseline in Functional Linguistic Communication Inventory (FLCI) at Week 12
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FLCI is a standardized \& validated instrument for evaluating functional communication in pts with moderate-to-severe Alzheimer's that can be used to obtain Baseline information \& to track patients' capabilities thereafter. The FLCI evaluates 10 areas: greeting and naming, answering questions, writing, sign comprehension, object-to-picture matching, word reading and comprehension, following commands, pantomime, gesture, and conversation. The FLCI total score ranges from 0 to 87, a higher score denotes better functional communication, and takes approximately 30 minutes to complete.
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Baseline to Week 12
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Change From Baseline in American Speech-Language-Hearing Association Functional Assessment of Communication Skills for Adults (ASHA FACS) [Total Score of Social Communication and Communication of Basic Needs Subscores] at Week 12
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The ASHA FACS assesses \& measures functional communication skills of adults with speech, language, \& cognitive communication disorders. The measure, which comprises 43 items and takes approximately 20 minutes to complete, assesses functional communication in four areas: social communication; communication of basic needs; reading, writing, and number concepts; and daily planning. Total score of subdomains \[Social Communication and Communication of Basic Needs\] ranges from 0-196. A higher score denotes better communication.
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Eligibility
Key inclusion criteria
* Male and female outpatients, 50 years or older, native English speakers, meeting National Institute of Neurological and Communicative Disorders and Stroke--Alzheimer's Disease and Related Disorders Association (NINCDS-ADRDA) criteria for probable AD with a Mini Mental State Examination (MMSE) score of 10 to 19 at Screening and Baseline
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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
* Current Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders--Fourth Edition (DSM-IV) Axis I disorder other than AD
* Previous imaging results not consistent with the diagnosis of AD
* Modified Hachinski Ischemia Score greater than 4
* Evidence of other neurologic disorders
* Clinically significant systemic disease
* A known or suspected history of alcohol or drug abuse in the past 5 years
* Taking excluded medication
* Previous treatment with commercial memantine
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Purpose of the study
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Randomised controlled trial
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Blinded (masking used)
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Parallel
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Phase 4
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Recruitment
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Completed
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1/04/2007
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1/11/2008
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265
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NSW,QLD,SA,VIC,WA
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Forest Investigative Site - East Gosford
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2250 - East Gosford
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2077 - Hornsby
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2217 - Kogarah
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2031 - Randwick
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4032 - Chermside
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4350 - Toowoomba
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5000 - Adelaide
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5011 - Woodville
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3182 - Box Hill
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3199 - Frankston
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3081 - Heidelberg West
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3101 - Kew
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Christchurch
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Forest Laboratories
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Summary
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The objective of this study is to evaluate the effect of memantine versus placebo on functional communication in patients with Alzheimer's Disease
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Trial website
https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT00469456
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F C Potocnik
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Results are available at
https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT00469456
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