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A Study of EGb 761® (Tanakan®) in Dementia of Alzheimer Type Onset in Patients Suffering From Memory Complaints

Phase 4
Completed
Conditions
Memory Disorders, Age-Related
Retention Disorders, Cognitive
Interventions
Drug: EGb 761® (Tanakan®)
Other: Placebo
Registration Number
NCT00276510
Lead Sponsor
Ipsen
Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine whether Tanakan® is effective at slowing the progression from memory complaint to dementia of Alzheimer's type.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
2878
Inclusion Criteria
  • Spontaneously reporting a memory complaint
  • Short anxiety battery test < 6, (only if patient screened at GP site)
  • Geriatric depression scale < 15
  • Mini-mental state (MMS) > 25 in GP's office (in hospital site MMS is done as complementary scale)
Exclusion Criteria
  • Objective memory impairment
  • Clinician rated dementia staging system > 0.5
  • Mini-mental state < 25
  • Dementia, past history of seizures, Parkinson disease

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
1EGb 761® (Tanakan®)-
2Placebo-
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
EGb 761® efficacy on conversion rate of memory complaint to dementia of Alzheimer type by a survival analysisBaseline, month 12, 24, 36, 48 and 60
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Clinical safetyBaseline, month 12, 24, 36, 48 and 60
Concomitant treatments' reportsBaseline, month 12, 24, 36, 48 and 60
Efficacy on rate of cognitive abilities declineBaseline, month 12, 24, 36, 48 and 60
Effect on concomitant diseasesBaseline, month 12, 24, 36, 48 and 60
Global evaluation of memory complaint by the patientBaseline, month 12, 24, 36, 48 and 60

Trial Locations

Locations (695)

1 rue de l'Orient

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Agde, France

3 Avenue de Marlioz

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Aix les Bains, France

3 rue Auguste Delaune

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Ales, France

17 rue du Cardinal Georges d'Amboise

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Amboise, France

17 rue Manuel

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Amboise, France

83 rue Nicolas et Paul Paquet

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Ancerville, France

10 bd De La Republique

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Andernos Les Bains, France

107 bd De La Republique

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Andernos Les Bains, France

19 rue Jean Saccheti

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Andernos, France

128 Rue Bressigny

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Angers, France

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1 rue de l'Orient
🇫🇷Agde, France

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