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Evaluation the Effect of Acetyl-L-carnitine in Patients With Mild Cognitive Impairment Accompanied With Chronic Cerebrovascular Disease

Phase 4
Conditions
Mild Cognitive Impairment
Interventions
Registration Number
NCT04346862
Lead Sponsor
Hanmi Pharmaceutical Company Limited
Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the efficacy of Acetyl-L-carnitine in patient with Mild Cognitive Impairment associated with chronic cerebrovascular disease.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
UNKNOWN
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
636
Inclusion Criteria
  • Age between 55 and 85 years old
  • Patients with chronic cerebrovascular disease, who have modified Fazekas scale grade 2 ~ 3
  • Patients wtih a diagnosis of MCI
  • MOCA-K of 23 or less
  • Patients who provided a signed written informed consent form
Exclusion Criteria
  • Patiens who are uneducated or illiterate
  • Patiens previously treated with dementia
  • Patients who received a nootropic agent or thyroid hormone within 4 weeks of visit 1
  • Patients with cognitive impairment due to diseases other than cerebrovascular disease
  • Patients with severe depression, schizophrenia, alcoholism, and drug dependence

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Acetyl-L-carnitine hydrochlorideAcetyl-L-carnitine hydrochloride 500mg-
PlaceboPlacebo-
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Montreal Cognitive Assessment Korean(MOCA-K)24 week

MOCA-K included cognitive domains; attention and concentration, executive functions, memory, language, visuoconstructional skills, conceptual thinking, calculations, and orientation. MOCA-K scored from 0 to 30. The higher the score, the better.

Interference score using K-CWST(Korean-Color Word Stroop Test)24 week

interference score is defined as 'the time required to test stage 2(Color-Word)' minus ''the time required to test stage 1(Word)

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Korean Trail Making Test Elderly(K-TMT-e)24 week

The K-TMT-e was composed of 2 parts: part A calls for the test-taker to connect randomly distributed numbers (1-25) on a test paper in ascending order (1-\>2-\>3...), whereas part B requires the test-taker to alternate numbers and letters (1-\>A-\>2-\>B...).

Clinical Global Impression -Improvement (CGI-I)24 week

CGI-I scored from 1 (very much improved) to 7 (very much worse).

EQ-5D24 week

EQ-5D included 5 dimensions; mobility, self-care, usual activities, pain/discomfort, and anxiety/depression.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Catholic Kwandong University International St. Mary'S Hospital

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Incheon, Korea, Republic of

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