Active clinical trials for "Alzheimer Disease"

The present study will evaluate the safety and efficacy of the Chinese herb huperzine A in the treatment of Alzheimer's disease (AD) in a randomized controlled trial of its effect on cognitive function.

The purpose of this study is to examine the safety and tolerability of curcumin, and to determine its effect on patients with mild to moderate Alzheimer's Disease (AD).

A 10-week safety and tolerability study of a potential treatment for mild to moderate Alzheimer's disease.

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of donepezil (Aricept) for the treatment of mild cognitive impairment (MCI) in elderly adults. This study will also determine whether adding ginkgo biloba extract (GBE) enhances the effects of donepezil.

The purpose of this study is to determine if Dimebon is safe and effective in patients with mild to moderate Alzheimer's disease on Donepezil.

The purpose of this study is to investigate the safety, tolerability, pharmacokinetics (PK) and pharmacodynamics (PD) of multiple dosing Solanezumab in subjects with mild-to-moderate AD in Japanese population.

To compare the clinical efficacy of donepezil between the naive group and the switching group.

The trials investigates the changes of cerebral spinal fluid (CSF) soluble alpha-secretase cleaved APP (APPsα) levels under oral therapy with acitretin 30mg daily in patients with mild to moderate Alzheimer's disease (AD).The present study aims to demonstrate an enhancement of the α-secretase activity by acitretin as measured by increased CSF APPSα levels in human AD. Second, the safety and tolerability of acitretin in AD patients should be proven.

The primary purpose of the study is to determine the safety and tolerability of AZD1446 vs Placebo given as an add-on treatment to Donepezil for 4 weeks in patients with mild to moderate Alzheimer's disease.

Apathy in dementia prevents successful application of non-pharmacological treatments, accelerates cognitive and functional decline and increases disease-related costs by earlier need for full-time care. Apathy is a distinct entity and occurs independently of other neuropsychiatric syndromes, like depression. Today, there is no high-level evidence for any effective treatment of apathy in AD. In contrast to other neuropsychiatric syndromes in AD, like psychosis and depression, and despite its high prevalence and clinical relevance, apathy has never been the primary outcome in a clinical trial. Basic and clinical research has provided a distinct model of the pathophysiology of apathy with dopamine and norepinephrine as the key neurotransmitter systems involved. The antidepressant Bupropion is a dopamine and norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor. There is evidence from case-series, that Bupropion reduces apathy in patients with organic brain disorders. This study will test the efficacy and safety of Bupropion in the treatment of apathy in AD in a 12-week multicenter doubleblind placebo controlled trial. Secondary endpoints will be quality of life of patients, caregivers' distress, ability of patients to perform activities of daily living,utilization of healthcare resources by patients and by caregivers, and cognitive functions.