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Mayo Acute Stroke Trial for Enhancing Recovery

NCT00805792 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE2 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 33

Last updated 2021-07-30

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Summary

This study involves treating patients that have suffered an acute ischemic stroke with the medication donepezil (Aricept ®). The hypothesis is that taking donepezil (FDA-approved for the treatment of Alzheimer's Disease) for the first 90 days following a stroke enhances recovery.

Conditions

Interventions

DRUG

Donepezil

Study participants will be treated with donepezil orally at an initial dose of 5 mg daily for the first 4 weeks, then increased at their 30-day visit by 5 mg to a maximum dose of 10 mg daily, if tolerated. If the participant does not tolerate the 10 mg dose, they will remain on 5 mg through the course of the study.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Principal Investigators

  • James F. Meschia, M.D. · Mayo Clinic

Study Design

Allocation
NA
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2008-11-30
Primary Completion
2010-09-30
Completion
2010-09-30

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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Read the full study record

This page highlights key information. For complete eligibility criteria, study locations, investigator contacts, and the full protocol, visit the original record on ClinicalTrials.gov.

View NCT00805792 on ClinicalTrials.gov