Data Analysis for Drug Repurposing for Effective Alzheimer's Medicines (DREAM)- Pentoxifylline Versus Cilostazol

NCT05635370 · Status: COMPLETED · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 10398

Last updated 2025-08-11

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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

Pentoxifylline

Pentoxifylline claim is used as the exposure group.

DRUG

Cilostazol

Cilostazol 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
65 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2022-11-01
Primary Completion
2023-07-07
Completion
2023-12-31
FDA Drug
Yes

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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