Status:

COMPLETED

Effects of Memantine on Magnetic Resonance (MR) Spectroscopy in Subjects at Risk for Alzheimer's Disease

Lead Sponsor:

NYU Langone Health

Collaborating Sponsors:

Forest Laboratories

Conditions:

Alzheimer's Disease

Eligibility:

All Genders

55-90 years

Phase:

PHASE4

Brief Summary

Recent data show that marked cell damage precedes the clinical manifestation of Alzheimer's disease (AD). Hence, targeting populations at risk with pharmacological interventions is a possible strategy...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • presence of subjective memory complaints without objective evidence of impaired cognition
  • family history of Alzheimer's disease

Exclusion

  • major depression
  • Parkinson's disease
  • stroke
  • seizures
  • uncontrolled diabetes or hypertension
  • current benzodiazepine use
  • substance abuse
  • contraindication for MRI
  • contraindications for memantine

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

July 1 2009

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

September 1 2011

Estimated Enrollment :

17 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00933608

Start Date

July 1 2009

End Date

September 1 2011

Last Update

October 21 2014

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NYU School of Medicine, Dept. of Psychiatry, Center for Brain Health

New York, New York, United States, 10016