This database contains 211 studies, archived under the term: "Anti-Alzheimer medications, e.g.: donezepil, galantamine, rivastigmine, memantime"
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Anti-dementia drugs and changes in gait: a pre-post quasi-experimental pilot study
Beauchet, Olivier,
Launay, Cyrille P.,
Allali, Gazan,
Watfa, Gilles,
Gallouj, Karim,
Herrmann, François R.,
Annweiler, Cedric
Background: Anti-dementia drugs may improve gait performance. No comparison between acetylcholinesterase inhibitors (CEIs) and memantine-related changes in gait variability has been reported. The objectives of this study were to 1) quantify and compare the mean values and coefficients of variation (CoV) of stride time in demented patients with Alzheimer’s disease and related disorders (ADRD) before […]
Randomized, double-blind, parallel-group, 48-week study for efficacy and safety of a higher-dose rivastigmine patch (15 vs. 10 cm²) in Alzheimer’s disease
Cummings, Jeffrey,
Froelich, Lutz,
Black, Sandra E.,
Bakchine, Serge,
Bellelli, Giuseppe,
Molinuevo, José L.,
Kressig, Reto W.,
Downs, Pamela,
Caputo, Angelika,
Strohmaier, Christine
Aim: Determine whether patients with Alzheimer’s disease demonstrating functional and cognitive decline, following 24-48 weeks of open-label treatment with 9.5 mg/24 h (10 cm(2)) rivastigmine patch, benefit from a dose increase in a double-blind (DB) comparative trial of two patch doses.; Methods: Patients meeting prespecified decline criteria were randomized to receive 9.5 or 13.3 mg/24 […]
Donepezil and memantine for moderate-to-severe Alzheimer’s disease
Howard, Robert,
McShane, Rupert,
Lindesay, James,
Ritchie, Craig,
Baldwin, Ashley,
Barber, Robert,
Burns, Alistair,
Dening, Tom,
Findlay, David,
Holmes, Clive,
Hughes, Alan,
Jacoby, Robin,
Jones, Rob,
Jones, Roy,
McKeith, Ian,
Macharouthu, Ajay,
O'Brien, John,
Passmore, Peter,
Sheehan, Bart,
Juszczak, Edmund,
Katona, Cornelius,
Hills, Robert,
Knapp, Martin,
Ballard, Clive,
Brown, Richard,
Banerjee, Sube,
Onions, Caroline,
Griffin, Mary,
Adams, Jessica,
Gray, Richard,
Johnson, Tony,
Bentham, Peter,
Phillips, Patrick
Background: Clinical trials have shown the benefits of cholinesterase inhibitors for the treatment of mild-to-moderate Alzheimer’s disease. It is not known whether treatment benefits continue after the progression to moderate-to-severe disease.; Methods: We assigned 295 community-dwelling patients who had been treated with donepezil for at least 3 months and who had moderate or severe Alzheimer’s […]
Memantine for dementia in adults older than 40 years with Down’s syndrome (MEADOWS): a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial
Hanney, Marisa,
Prasher, Vee,
Williams, Nicola,
Jones, Emma L.,
Aarsland, Dag,
Corbett, Anne,
Lawrence, Dale,
Yu, Ly-Mee,
Tyrer, Stephen,
Francis, Paul T.,
Johnson, Tony,
Bullock, Roger,
Ballard, Clive
Background: Prevalence of Alzheimer’s disease in people with Down’s syndrome is very high, and many such individuals who are older than 40 years have pathological changes characteristic of Alzheimer’s disease. Evidence to support treatment with Alzheimer’s drugs is inadequate, although memantine is beneficial in transgenic mice. We aimed to assess safety and efficacy of memantine […]
Efficacy of memantine for agitation in Alzheimer’s dementia: a randomised double-blind placebo controlled trial
Fox, Chris,
Crugel, Monica,
Maidment, Ian,
Auestad, Bjorn Henrik,
Coulton, Simon,
Treloar, Adrian,
Ballard, Clive,
Boustani, Malaz,
Katona, Cornelius,
Livingston, Gill
Background: Agitation in Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is common and associated with poor patient life-quality and carer distress. The best evidence-based pharmacological treatments are antipsychotics which have limited benefits with increased morbidity and mortality. There are no memantine trials in clinically significant agitation but post-hoc analyses in other populations found reduced agitation. We tested the primary […]
Memantine and brain atrophy in Alzheimer’s disease: a 1-year randomized controlled trial
Wilkinson, David,
Fox, Nick C.,
Barkhof, Frederik,
Phul, Ravinder,
Lemming, Ole,
Scheltens, Philip
The primary objective of this study was to evaluate the rate of total brain atrophy (TBA) with serial magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), using the Brain Boundary Shift Integral (BBSI), in patients with probable Alzheimer’s disease (AD) over the course of 52 weeks of treatment with memantine or placebo. This was a multi-national, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, […]
Donepezil in Parkinson’s disease dementia: a randomized, double-blind efficacy and safety study
Dubois, Bruno,
Tolosa, Eduardo,
Katzenschlager, Regina,
Emre, Murat,
Lees, Andrew J.,
Schumann, Günther,
Pourcher, Emmanuelle,
Gray, Julian,
Thomas, Gail,
Swartz, Jina,
Hsu, Timothy,
Moline, Margaret L.
Parkinson’s disease dementia (PDD) is associated with cholinergic deficits. This report presents an efficacy and safety study of the acetylcholinesterase inhibitor donepezil hydrochloride in PDD. PDD patients (n = 550) were randomized to donepezil (5 or 10 mg) or placebo for 24 weeks. Coprimary end points were the Alzheimer’s Disease Assessment Scale-cognitive subscale (ADAS-cog) and […]
Cognitive Improvement during Treatment for Mild Alzheimer’s Disease with a Chinese Herbal Formula: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Zhang, Y.,
Lin, C.,
Zhang, L.,
Cui, Y.,
Gu, Y.,
Guo, J.,
Wu, D.,
Li, Q.,
Song, W.
OBJECTIVES: To explore the efficacy of Chinese herbal formula compared with donepezil 5 mg/day in patients with mild Alzheimer’s disease (AD). METHODS: Patients with mild AD meeting the criteria were randomized into Chinese herbal formula Yishen Huazhuo decoction (YHD) group and donepezil hydrochloride (DH) group during the 24-week trial. The outcomes were measured by ADAS-cog, […]
The effect of stimulation therapy and donepezil on cognitive function in Alzheimer’s disease. A community based RCT with a two-by-two factorial design
Andersen, Fred,
Viitanen, Matti,
Halvorsen, Dag S.,
Straume, Bjørn,
Wilsgaard, Tom,
Engstad, Torgeir A.
Background: Progressive neurodegeneration in Alzheimer’s disease (AD) induces cognitive deterioration, and there is controversy regarding the optimal treatment strategy in early AD. Stimulation therapy, including physical exercise and cholinesterase inhibitors are both reported to postpone cognitive deterioration in separate studies. We aimed to study the effect of stimulation therapy and the additional effect of donepezil […]