Treatment for Aggression and Agitation in Patients With Alzheimer's Disease

Completed · Phase 2 · Has a placebo group

Conditions studied: Alzheimer's Disease

In brief

The purpose of this study is to determine whether this drug can help symptoms of aggression and agitation in participants with Alzheimer's disease.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00843518

Run by

Eli Lilly and Company

People needed

132

Starts

2009-02-01

Expected to finish

2011-06-01

Last updated by the study team

2017-11-29

Who can join

Age: 60 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Community-dwelling participants with a diagnosis of probable Alzheimer's disease (AD) based on disease criteria from the National Institute of Neurological and Communicative Disorders and Stroke (NINCDS) and the Alzheimer's Association. Mini Mental State Examination (MMSE) score from 6 to 26 inclusive; Neuropsychiatric Inventory-10 (NPI-10) total score greater than or equal to 10.
• Are men or women at least 60 years old.
• Weight greater than or equal to 45 kilograms (kg).
• Have clinically significant and persistent verbal or physical agitation and/or verbal or physical aggression behaviors that are disruptive to daily functioning or potentially harmful and occurred at least 3 days per week over the past 4 weeks prior to study entry.
• Understand English.
• Have a reliable and actively involved caregiver who must be able to communicate in English and be willing to comply with protocol requirements.

You may not qualify if…

• Meet DSM-IV-TR or Delirium Rating Scale-Revised-98 criteria for delirium.
• Does not score ≤4 on the Modified Hachinski Ischemia Scale for vascular dementia.
• Have a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) or computer tomography (CT) scan on file since the onset of symptoms of AD and performed within the past 24 months that is inconsistent with a diagnosis of AD.
• Have a current, required use, or expected use of psychoactive drugs or other medications not allowed in this trial.
• Have currently active significant medical, neurological, or psychiatric problems that are not allowed in this trial or other brain disorders.
• Have received acetylcholinesterase inhibitor (AChEIs) or memantine for less than 4 months, or have less than 2 months of stable therapy on these treatments by Visit 2.

Where it is running

• For additional information regarding investigative sites for this trial, contact 1-877-CTLILLY (1-877-285-4559, 1-317-615-4559) Mon - Fri from 9 AM to 5 PM Eastern Time (UTC/GMT - 5 hours, EST), or speak with your personal physician. — Phoenix, Arizona, United States
• For additional information regarding investigative sites for this trial, contact 1-877-CTLILLY (1-877-285-4559, 1-317-615-4559) Mon - Fri from 9 AM to 5 PM Eastern Time (UTC/GMT - 5 hours, EST), or speak with your personal physician. — Costa Mesa, California, United States
• For additional information regarding investigative sites for this trial, contact 1-877-CTLILLY (1-877-285-4559, 1-317-615-4559) Mon - Fri from 9 AM to 5 PM Eastern Time (UTC/GMT - 5 hours, EST), or speak with your personal physician. — Hamden, Connecticut, United States
• For additional information regarding investigative sites for this trial, contact 1-877-CTLILLY (1-877-285-4559, 1-317-615-4559) Mon - Fri from 9 AM to 5 PM Eastern Time (UTC/GMT - 5 hours, EST), or speak with your personal physician. — Orlando, Florida, United States
• For additional information regarding investigative sites for this trial, contact 1-877-CTLILLY (1-877-285-4559, 1-317-615-4559) Mon - Fri from 9 AM to 5 PM Eastern Time (UTC/GMT - 5 hours, EST), or speak with your personal physician. — Tampa, Florida, United States
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• For additional information regarding investigative sites for this trial, contact 1-877-CTLILLY (1-877-285-4559, 1-317-615-4559) Mon - Fri from 9 AM to 5 PM Eastern Time (UTC/GMT - 5 hours, EST), or speak with your personal physician. — Bennington, Vermont, United States
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