TNF-Alpha Inhibition for Treatment of Alzheimer's Disease

NCT00203359 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE1 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 15

Last updated 2006-04-24

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

It is widely believed that inflammation contributes to the pathogenesis of AD. TNF has been implicated in both AD and neurological inflammation. Anti-TNF therapy is therefore surmised to be of potential benefit for treating AD.

Conditions

Interventions

DRUG

etanercept given by perispinal administration

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Tobinick, Edward Lewis, M.D.

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Edward L Tobinick, MD · unaffiliated (Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA)

Study Design

Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
0 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2004-09-30
Completion
2006-04-30

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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