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Data Analysis for Drug Repurposing for Effective Alzheimer's Medicines - (DREAM) Probenecid vs Allopurinol

NCT04746989 · Status: COMPLETED · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 294878

Last updated 2026-02-27

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Summary

This study aims to evaluate the comparative risk of dementia/Alzheimer's disease onset between patients treated with medications that target specific metabolic pathways and patients treated with alternative medications for the same indication.

Conditions

Interventions

DRUG

Probenecid

Probenecid claim is used as the exposure group.

DRUG

Allopurinol

Allopurinol claim is used as the reference group.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • National Institute on Aging (NIA)

    collaborator NIH

  • Rutgers University

    collaborator OTHER

  • Johns Hopkins University

    collaborator OTHER

  • Brigham and Women's Hospital

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Madhav Thambisetty, MD, PhD · National Institute on Aging (NIA)

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2021-02-01
Primary Completion
2023-07-17
Completion
2023-12-31
FDA Drug
Yes

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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

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