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Alzheimer's Disease Prevention Trial

Phase 3
Completed
Conditions
Alzheimer Disease
Memory Disorders
Registration Number
NCT00000176
Lead Sponsor
National Institute on Aging (NIA)
Brief Summary

This is a three-year study to determine if estrogens can prevent memory loss and Alzheimer's disease in women with a family history of Alzheimer's disease.

Detailed Description

PREventing Postmenopausal memory loss and Alzheimer's with Replacement Estrogens (PREPARE) is a double-blind-placebo controlled trial to determine whether estrogen (or estrogen and progesterone) can delay the onset of memory loss or Alzheimer's Disease in elderly women with a family history of the disease.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
Female
Target Recruitment
Not specified
Inclusion Criteria
  • Healthy women 65 or older with a family history of memory problems not currently on estrogen.
Exclusion Criteria
  • Significant neurological impairment
  • Current estrogen use
  • History of breast cancer

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod

Trial Locations

Locations (22)

New England Center for Headache

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Stamford, Connecticut, United States

Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center

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Baltimore, Maryland, United States

Neurology Group of Bergen County

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Ridgewood, New Jersey, United States

University of Alabama

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Birmingham, Alabama, United States

Duke University Medical Center

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Durham, North Carolina, United States

Howard University

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Washington, District of Columbia, United States

Lee Memorial Health System

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Fort Myers, Florida, United States

Mayo Clinic Jacksonville

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Jacksonville, Florida, United States

University of California, Irvine

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Irvine, California, United States

North Broward Medical Center

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Pompano Beach, Florida, United States

Columbia University

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New York, New York, United States

Tallahassee Memorial Health Center

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Tallahassee, Florida, United States

Wein Center

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Miami Beach, Florida, United States

West Florida Regional Medical Center

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Pensacola, Florida, United States

Cornell Medical Center, New York Presbyterian Medical Center

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New York, New York, United States

Medical University of South Carolina

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North Charleston, South Carolina, United States

Butler Hospital, Rhode Island Hospital

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Providence, Rhode Island, United States

New York United Hospital Medical Center

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Port Chester, New York, United States

St. Mary's Medical Center

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West Palm Beach, Florida, United States

Clinical Pharmaceutical Trials

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Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States

Burke Medical Research Institute

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White Plains, New York, United States

Eastern Virginia Medical School

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Norfolk, Virginia, United States

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