A Prospective, 16 Week, Phase IV Study to Evaluate Safety, Tolerability and Effectiveness in Patients With Severe Dementia of the Alzheimer's Type Exposed to Rivastigmine (Exelon)15cm2 Transdermal Patch
Overview
- Phase
- Phase 4
- Intervention
- Rivastigmine
- Conditions
- Alzheimer's Disease
- Sponsor
- Novartis Pharmaceuticals
- Enrollment
- 100
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- Number of Participants With Treatment Emergent Adverse Events (AEs) and Serious Adverse Events (SAEs)
- Status
- Completed
- Last Updated
- last year
Overview
Brief Summary
This was a multicenter, prospective, phase IV study evaluating safety, tolerability and effectiveness of rivastigmine 27 mg -15 cm^2 transdermal patch prescribed in patients with severe dementia of the Alzheimer's type as per discretion of treating physician.
Detailed Description
This was a multicenter, prospective, single-arm, open-label, phase IV study to evaluate safety, tolerability and effectiveness of Rivastigmine 27 mg -15 cm\^2 transdermal patch prescribed in patients with severe dementia of the Alzheimer's type as per discretion of treating physician. Male and female patients who were treated according to local routine clinical practice were enrolled in the study upon signing informed consent. The prescription decision was independent of the decision for inclusion in the study.
Investigators
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- •Patients willing to participate in the study by providing written informed consent.
- •Patients diagnosed with severe dementia secondary to Alzheimer's disease (AD) 3 .Patient's prescribed with rivastigmine 27mg -15 cm\^2 transdermal patch as per discretion of treating physician
Exclusion Criteria
- •Contraindication as per PI
- •Patients simultaneously participating in other studies
- •Use of other investigational drugs within 5 half-lives of enrollment, or within 30 days (for small molecules) /until the expected PD effect has returned to baseline (for biologics)\], whichever is longer.
- •History of hypersensitivity to any of the study drugs or to drugs of similar chemical classes
Arms & Interventions
Rivastigmine patch
15 cm\^2 patch sizes loaded with 27 mg of rivastigmine - one patch per day
Intervention: Rivastigmine
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Number of Participants With Treatment Emergent Adverse Events (AEs) and Serious Adverse Events (SAEs)
Time Frame: Adverse events were reported from first dose of study treatment until end of study treatment, plus 30 days post treatment, up to a maximum duration of approximately 142 days.
Number of participants with treatment emergent AEs (any AE regardless of seriousness), AEs related to study treatment, AEs led to study treatment discontinuation, and SAEs.
Secondary Outcomes
- Number of Participants With a Skin Irritation(Week 16)
- Change From Baseline in Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE)(Baseline, 16 weeks)
- Change From Baseline in Alzheimer's Disease Cooperative Study - Activities of Daily Living Inventory - Severe Impairment Version (ADCS-ADL SIV) Score(Baseline, 16 weeks)
- Compliance by Caregiver Medication Questionnaire (CMQ) Score(Week 16)
- Number of Participants With a Urinary Tract Infection (UTI)(16 weeks)
- Patch Adhesion to the Skin(Week 16)