Effects of Methylene Blue in Healthy Aging, Mild Cognitive Impairment and Alzheimer's Disease

NCT02380573 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE2 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 117

Last updated 2024-09-19

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Summary

A double-blind, placebo-controlled study that aims to investigate the effect of 2-week and 12-week administration of USP methylene blue (MB) on cerebral blood flow, functional connectivity, memory and attention cognitive abilities using fMRI and behavioral measures in healthy aging, mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and mild Alzheimer's disease (AD) subjects.

Conditions

Interventions

DRUG

Methylene Blue

DRUG

FD&C Blue # 2

DRUG

Phenazopyridine hydrochloride

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Texas Alzheimer's Research and Care Consortium

    collaborator OTHER
  • The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
QUADRUPLE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
45 Years
Max Age
89 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2015-07-31
Primary Completion
2022-04-21
Completion
2023-07-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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