A Study Versus E2020 10mg Followed by an Open-label Extension Phase to Explore the Safety of E2020 SR 23 mg in Japanese Subjects With Severe Alzheimer's Type Dementia
- Registration Number
- NCT01276353
- Lead Sponsor
- Eisai Inc.
- Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to compare 23 mg donepezil sustained release (SR) to the currently marketed formulation of 10 mg donepezil immediate release (IR) in patients with severe Alzheimer's disease.
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 45
Inclusion Criteria
Not provided
Exclusion Criteria
Not provided
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- PARALLEL
- Arm && Interventions
Group Intervention Description 1 E2020 - 2 E2020 -
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Maximum Observed Plasma Concentration (Cmax) of E2020 on Visits 2 and 3 Visit 2 [Day1] and Visit 3 [Day 15]
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Cmax of E2020 on Visits 2 and 3 According to Cytochrome P450 2D6 (CYP2D6) Phenotype Status Visit 2 [Day1] and Visit 3 [Day 15] All subjects were identified as Extensive Metabolizer \[EM\] or Intermediate Metabolizer \[IM\] predicted from their CYP2D6 phenotypes. Ultra-rapid Metabolizer (UM) and Poor Metabolizer (PM) were not identified in any subject. Since the analysis population i