Dementia Antipsychotics And Antidepressants Discontinuation Study

Summary

The aim of this study is to discontinue antipsychotics and antidepressants, and to study its effect on Behavioural- and Psychological Symptoms in Dementia (BPSD).

Conditions

• Dementia

Interventions

DRUG

Risperidone

Discontinuation

DRUG

Escitalopram

Discontinuation

DRUG

Citalopram

Discontinuation

DRUG

Sertraline

Discontinuation

DRUG

Paroxetine

Discontinuation

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Ullevaal University Hospital

  collaborator OTHER

• Eikertun Nursing Home

  collaborator OTHER

• University of Bergen

  collaborator OTHER

• Innlandet Hospital Trust, Sanderud

  collaborator UNKNOWN

• Innlandet Hospital Trust, Reinsvoll

  collaborator UNKNOWN

• Diakonhjemmet Hospital

  collaborator OTHER

• Sykehuset Telemark

  collaborator OTHER_GOV

• The Nordmøre and Romsdal Hospital Trust

  collaborator UNKNOWN

• Songdalstunet Nursing Home

  collaborator OTHER

• Sykehuset Buskerud HF

  collaborator OTHER

• Kroken Nursing Home, Tromsø

  collaborator OTHER

• Kløveråsen, Bodø

  collaborator UNKNOWN

• Bjørgene Omsorgssenter, Haugesund

  collaborator UNKNOWN

• Alesund Hospital

  collaborator OTHER

• Sykehuset Innlandet HF

  lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

• Knut Engedal, Ph D · The Norwegian Centre for Dementia Research (NCDR), Norway

• Sverre Bergh, MD · Innlandet Hospital Trust, Sanderud

Study Design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

TRIPLE

Model

PARALLEL

Eligibility

Sex

ALL

Healthy Volunteers

No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start

2008-08-31

Primary Completion

2010-12-31

Completion

2010-12-31

Countries

• Norway

Study Locations