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Omega-3 fatty acid supplementation effects on weight and appetite in patients with Alzheimer’s disease: the omega-3 Alzheimer’s disease study
Faxén Irving, Gerd,
Freund-Levi, Yvonne,
Eriksdotter-Jönhagen, Maria,
Basun, Hans,
Brismar, Kerstin,
Hjorth, Erik,
Palmblad, Jan,
Vessby, Bengt,
Vedin, Inger,
Wahlund, Lars-Olof,
Cederholm, Tommy
Objectives: To study the effects of omega (Omega)-3 fatty acid (FA) supplements on weight and appetite in patients with mild to moderate Alzheimer’s disease (AD) in relation to inflammatory biomarkers and apolipoprotein E epsilon4 (APOEepsilon4).; Design: Randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial.; Setting: Specialist memory clinics in the Stockholm catchment area.; Participants: Two hundred four patients (aged […]
Safety, tolerability, and efficacy of PBT2 in Huntington’s disease: A phase 2, randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial
Background: PBT2 is a metal protein-attenuating compound that might reduce metal-induced aggregation of mutant huntingtin and has prolonged survival in a mouse model of Huntington’s disease. We aimed to assess the safety, tolerability, and efficacy of PBT2 in patients with Huntington’s disease. Methods: In this 26-week, randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial, adults (≥ 25 years old) […]
A home-based training program improves caregivers’ skills and dementia patients’ aggressive behaviors: a randomized controlled trial
Huang, Huei-Ling,
Kuo, Li-Min,
Chen, Yu-Shu,
Liang, Jersey,
Huang, Hsiu-Li,
Chiu, Yi-Chen,
Chen, Sien-Tsong,
Sun, Yu,
Hsu, Wen-Chuin,
Shyu, Yea-Ing L.
Objective: To investigate the effects of an individualized, home-based caregiver-training program for caregivers of elderly patients with dementia and behavioral problems.; Methods: Using a randomized clinical trial in the neurologic clinics of two hospitals and a community care management center in northern Taiwan, we tested an individualized home-based caregiver-training program for managing behavioral problems, with […]
Influence of regular exercise on subjective sense of burden and physical symptoms in community-dwelling caregivers of dementia patients: a randomized controlled trial
Hirano, Akemi,
Suzuki, Yusuke,
Kuzuya, Masafumi,
Onishi, Joji,
Ban, Nobutaro,
Umegaki, Hiroyuki
With an aim to improve quality of life in caregivers of dementia patients, we examined the effect of regular exercise on caregivers’ sense of burden and their physical symptoms. Participants were 31 elderly caregivers living with older patients diagnosed with Alzheimer’s-type dementia. They were randomly assigned to either the intervention group, who were prescribed regular […]
Antihypertensive therapy and cerebral hemodynamics in executive mild cognitive impairment: results of a pilot randomized clinical trial
Hajjar, Ihab,
Hart, Meaghan,
Chen, Yu-Ling,
Mack, Wendy,
Novak, Vera,
C. Chui, Helena,
Lipsitz, Lewis
Objectives: To compare the effects of three antihypertensive medications on cerebral hemodynamic and cognitive function in hypertensive individuals with executive dysfunction.; Design: Double-blind randomized clinical trial.; Setting: Community.; Participants: Fifty-three individuals aged 60 and older with hypertension and executive dysfunction.; Intervention: Lisinopril, candesartan, or hydrochlorothiazide for 1 year.; Measurements: Cerebral blood flow velocity (BFV; transcranial […]
Doxycycline in Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease: a phase 2, randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial
Haïk, Stéphane,
Marcon, Gabriella,
Mallet, Alain,
Tettamanti, Mauro,
Welaratne, Arlette,
Giaccone, Giorgio,
Azimi, Shohreh,
Pietrini, Vladimiro,
Fabreguettes, Jean-Roch,
Imperiale, Daniele,
Cesaro, Pierre,
Buffa, Carlo,
Aucan, Christophe,
Lucca, Ugo,
Peckeu, Laurène,
Suardi, Silvia,
Tranchant, Christine,
Zerr, Inga,
Houillier, Caroline,
Redaelli, Veronica,
Vespignani, Hervé,
Campanella, Angela,
Sellal, François,
Krasnianski, Anna,
Seilhean, Danielle,
Heinemann, Uta,
Sedel, Frédéric,
Canovi, Mara,
Gobbi, Marco,
Di Fede, Giuseppe,
Laplanche, Jean-Louis,
Pocchiari, Maurizio,
Salmona, Mario,
Forloni, Gianluigi,
Brandel, Jean-Philippe,
Tagliavini, Fabrizio
Background: Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD) is a fatal, untreatable prion encephalopathy. Previous studies showed that doxycycline is effective in in-vitro and in-vivo models of disease, and patients with CJD who received compassionate treatment with doxycycline showed increased survival time compared with historical series. We therefore did a randomised, double-blind study of doxycycline versus placebo in CJD.; […]