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Clinical Trials/ISRCTN62185868
ISRCTN62185868CompletedNot Applicable

A Randomised Placebo Controlled Trial of a Cholinesterase Inhibitor in the Management of Agitation in Dementia that is Unresponsive to a Psychological Interventio

King's College London (UK)0 sites285 target enrollmentStarted: September 21, 2000Last updated:
Conditions

Trial Snapshot

Phase
Not Applicable
Status
Completed
Sponsor
Enrollment
285

Study Overview

Brief Summary

No summary available.

Study Design

Study Type
Interventional

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • 1. Probable or possible Alzheimer's disease (AD)
  • 2. Clinically significant agitation
  • 3. Age >39 years
  • 4. Resident in care facility or community resident with carer
  • 5. Not receiving treatment with neuroleptics or chlornesterase inhibitors
  • 6. Carer with capacity to consent.

Exclusion Criteria

  • 1. Known sensitivity to donepezil or resperidone
  • 2. Severe, unstable or uncontrolled medical conditions apparent from history, physical examination or investigations
  • 3. Current evidence of delirium
  • 4. Patient meets criteria for Probable Dementia with Lewy Bodies (McKeith et al, 1996)
  • 5. Low probability of treatment compliance

Investigators

Sponsor
King's College London (UK)

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