Efficacy Study for Treatment of Dementia in Progressive Supranuclear Palsy

NCT00522015 · Status: UNKNOWN · Phase: PHASE2 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 20

Last updated 2008-02-18

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

to show that

1. patients improve and stabilize after 12 -24 week treatment with rivastigmine in memory function
2. use of rivastigmine has a positive effect on apathy in PSP patients
3. therapy with rivastigmine has a no positive benefit on speech and overall results of the MMST
4. changes in motor activity are associated with changes in language and overall results of the in MMST

Conditions

Interventions

DRUG

rivastigmine

rivastigmine 6 mg up to 12 mg daily; Taken in two doses from 3 mg to 6 mg Rivastigmine twice a day

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University Hospital Tuebingen

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Daniela Berg, Doctor · University Hospital Tuebingen

Study Design

Allocation
NA
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
50 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2008-02-29
Primary Completion
2009-12-31
Completion
2010-02-28

Countries

  • Germany

Study Locations

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