The Effect of Memantine on Brain Structure and Chemistry in Alzheimer's Disease Patients

Completed · Phase 3 · Has a placebo group

Conditions studied: Alzheimer Disease

In brief

The aim of the proposed study is to determine if the NMDA receptor antagonist memantine has a neuroprotective effect on magnetic resonance spectroscopic imaging (MRS) measures of brain NAA and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) volumetric measures of hippocampal volume. In secondary analyses, we will determine if measures of clinical stabilization produced by memantine in the treatment of Alzheimer's disease (AD) parallels stabilization of MRS measures of brain NAA and MRI volumetric measures of hippocampal volume.

Key facts

Study ID
NCT00255086
Run by
Stanford University
People needed
17
Starts
2005-05-01
Expected to finish
2010-02-01
Last updated by the study team
2017-04-07

Who can join

Age: 50 and older, up to 95. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

Where it is running

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