Overview

A Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of Galantamine in Patients With Mild Cognitive Impairment

Status:
Completed
Trial end date:
2003-11-01
Target enrollment:
0
Participant gender:
All
Summary
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the efficacy and safety of galantamine treatment in patients with mild cognitive impairment.
Phase:
Phase 3
Accepts Healthy Volunteers?
No
Details
Lead Sponsor:
Johnson & Johnson Pharmaceutical Research & Development, L.L.C.
Treatments:
Galantamine
Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:

- Clinical decline of cognitive ability consistent with mild cognitive impairment

- Delayed recall score less than or equal to 10 on New York University paragraph recall
test

- Sufficient visual, hearing and communication capabilities and willingness to complete
serial standard tests of cognitive function

- Have a consistent informant to accompany them on scheduled visits

- Be able to read, write and fully understand the language of the cognitive scales used
in the study

Exclusion Criteria:

- Contraindications for magnetic resonance imaging, for example, presence of pacemaker
or presence of metal in high risk areas

- Neurodegenerative disorders such as Parkinson's disease

- Cognitive impairment resulting from acute cerebral trauma, hypoxic cerebral damage,
vitamin deficiency states, infections such as meningitis or AIDS, or primary of
metastatic cerebral neoplasia

- Significant endocrine or metabolic disease

- Mental retardation

- Women who are pregnant, nursing, or lacking adequate contraception