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Register: ClinicalTrials.gov
Last refreshed on: 17 October 2012
Main ID:  NCT00580931
Date of registration: 24/12/2007
Primary sponsor: University of California, Irvine
Public title: Safety Study of Nicotinamide to Treat Alzheimer's Disease
Scientific title: Efficacy of Nicotinamide for the Treatment of Alzheimer's Disease
Date of first enrolment: January 2008
Target sample size: 50
Recruitment status: Active, not recruiting
URL:  http://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT00580931
Study type:  Interventional
Study design:  Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Safety/Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Double Blind (Subject, Caregiver, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor), Primary Purpose: Treatment  
Countries of recruitment
United States
Contacts
Name:   Steven S Schreiber, MD
Address: 
Telephone:
Email:
Affiliation:  Regents of the University of California
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

- Diagnosis of probable AD according to DSM-IV criteria

- Mild to moderate dementia based on Mini-Mental State Examination [MMSE] score between
13-25

- Minimum age 50 years

- Brain imaging (computed tomographic scan or magnetic resonance image) within 12
months consistent with a diagnosis of probable AD

- Hachinski Ischemic Score of <4.

- Stable doses of concomitant medications, including cholinesterase inhibitors (ChEIs)
and/or memantine.

Exclusion Criteria:

- Dementia due to another cause

- Other neurological or psychiatric diseases

- Pseudodementia

- Unstable medical condition

- Initial treatment within 30 days of screening with a ChEI, memantine or any
investigational drug

- History of alcoholism, drug abuse, liver disease, peptic ulcer disease

- Pregnancy, or the potential to become pregnant.



Age minimum: 50 Years
Age maximum: 95 Years
Gender: Both
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Alzheimer's Disease
Intervention(s)
Drug: Enduramide placebo
Drug: Nicotinamide
Primary Outcome(s)
Alzheimer's Disease Assessment Scale-Cognitive Subscale [Time Frame: Baseline, 6 wk, 12 wk, 18 wk, 24 wk]
Secondary Outcome(s)
Secondary ID(s)
IIRG-07-61197
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Please refer to primary and secondary sponsors
Secondary Sponsor(s)
Alzheimer's Association
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