Improving Memory in Patients With Multiple Sclerosis | NCT00062972

Studies
Improving Memory in Patients With Multiple Sclerosis

NCT00062972

Sponsor

Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)

Status

Withdrawn

Last Update Posted

Apr 25, 2017Actual

Enrollment

0Actual

Phase

Phase 3

Conditions

Multiple Sclerosis

Interventions

donepezil
glucose

Countries

United States

Protocol Section

Identification Module Status Module Sponsor/Collaborators Module Oversight Module Description Module Conditions Module Design Module Arms/Interventions Module Outcomes Module Eligibility Module Contacts/Locations Module References Module IPD Sharing Statement Module

Results Section

Participant Flow Module Baseline Characteristics Module Outcome Measures Module Adverse Events Module More Info Module

Annotation Section

Annotation Module

Document Section

Large Document Module

Derived Section

Miscellaneous Info Module Condition Browse Module Intervention Browse Module

Protocol Section

Identification Module

NCT ID

Results Section

No data available

No data is available for this block.

Annotation Section

No data available

No data is available for this block.

Document Section

No data available

No data is available for this block.

Derived Section

Miscellaneous Info Module

Version Holder

Status Module

Record Verification Date

May 2011

Overall Recruitment Status or Expanded Access Status

Withdrawn

Last Known Status

Not provided

Delayed Posting

Not provided

Why Stopped

Study terminated/withdrawn

Expanded Access Info

Start Date

Sep 1999

Primary Completion Date

Not provided

Completion Date

Aug 2002

First Submitted Date

Jun 18, 2003

First Submission Date that Met QC Criteria

Jun 18, 2003

First Posted Date

Jun 19, 2003Estimated

Results Waived

Not provided

Results First Submitted Date

Not provided

Results First Submitted that Met QC Criteria

Not provided

Results First Posted Date

Not provided

Certification/Extension (aka Delayed Results) First Submitted Date

Not provided

Certification/Extension First Submitted that Passed QC Review

Not provided

Certification/Extension First Posted Date

Not provided

Last Update Submitted Date

Apr 21, 2017

Last Update Posted Date

Apr 25, 2017Actual

Name	Class
U.S. Department of Education	FED

Description Module

Brief Summary

People with multiple sclerosis (MS) suffer from cognitive and other brain problems. This study will examine the effectiveness of the drug donepezil and of sugar water for enhancing memory in individuals with MS. Donepezil (also known as Aricept) has been FDA approved for improving memory and learning in individuals with Alzheimer's disease.

Detailed Description

Cognitive dysfunction is one of the leading causes of disability in people with MS. Memory involving specific words (verbal memory) is particularly affected in individuals with MS. Attempts to rehabilitate cognitive dysfunction in MS have had only limited success.

This study will determine the efficacy of donepezil therapy and glucose administration for enhancing verbal memory functioning in individuals with MS. The study will also measure secondary outcomes assessing other areas of cognitive dysfunction (i.e., nonverbal memory, conceptual thinking, processing speed) which may improve with intervention.

Forty participants with MS will be randomly assigned to receive either donepezil or placebo for 24 weeks. Participants will complete memory and cognitive tests at the beginning and end of the 24 week period.

Twenty participants with MS will be randomly assigned to drink a beverage sweetened with either glucose or saccharin (placebo). Participants will then complete memory and other cognitive tests. Two weeks later, participants will drink a beverage sweetened with the alternative sweetener and again complete the memory and cognitive tests.

Design Module

Study Type

Interventional

Number of References to an Expanded Access Study

Not provided

Expanded Access Types

Not provided

Patient Registry

Not provided

Target Follow-Up Duration

Not provided

Phases

Phase 3

Interventional Study Design

Allocation

Biospecimen

No data available

No data is available for this block.

Enrollment

0Actual

Eligibility Module

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

MS as defined by the Poser criteria
Expanded Disability Status Scale (EDSS) score of 0 to 6.5
Stable neurologic function for at least 30 days prior to study entry
Agree to continue all current medications for study duration
Rey Auditory Verbal Learning Test score in low normal range or below
Mini-mental status exam score of 26 or higher
Montgomery-Asberg Depression Scale scaled score of 14 or lower
Fluent in English

Exclusion Criteria

Use of anticholinergic or benzodiazepine medication
Change in dosage of medications judged to have the potential to impact cognitive function (e.g., antispasticity medications) within 2 weeks of study entry
Current alcohol or substance abuse
History of neurological or major medical problem that has a known effect on cognitive functioning
History of noncompliance
Visual or upper extremity impairment which precludes ability to participate in cognitive assessment

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Sex

All

Sex/Gender Based

Not provided

Sex/Gender Description

Not provided

Minimum Age

18 Years

Maximum Age

56 Years

Standard Ages

Adult

Study Population

Not provided

Sampling Method

Not provided

Contacts/Locations Module

Central Contacts

Not provided

Overall Officials

Name	Affiliation	Role
Lauren B. Krupp, MD	Department of Neurology, University Hospital Medical Center	Principal Investigator

Locations

Facility	Status	City	State	ZIP	Country	Contacts
University Hospital and Medical Center		Stony Brook	New York	11794-8121	United States

References Module

Citations

PubMed Identifier	Type	Citation	Retractions
8340793	Background	Prosiegel M, Michael C. Neuropsychology and multiple sclerosis: diagnostic and rehabilitative approaches. J Neurol Sci. 1993 Apr;115 Suppl:S51-4. doi: 10.1016/0022-510x(93)90209-h.
8797541	Background	Rudick R, Antel J, Confavreux C, Cutter G, Ellison G, Fischer J, Lublin F, Miller A, Petkau J, Rao S, Reingold S, Syndulko K, Thompson A, Wallenberg J, Weinshenker B, Willoughby E. Clinical outcomes assessment in multiple sclerosis. Ann Neurol. 1996 Sep;40(3):469-79. doi: 10.1002/ana.410400321.

ID	Term
D009103	Multiple Sclerosis
D060825	Cognitive Dysfunction

ID	Term
D020278	Demyelinating Autoimmune Diseases, CNS
D020274	Autoimmune Diseases of the Nervous System
D009422	Nervous System Diseases
D003711	Demyelinating Diseases

ID	Term
D000077265	Donepezil
D005947	Glucose

ID	Term
D007189	Indans
D007192	Indenes
D011084	Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons
D006841	Hydrocarbons, Aromatic

Name	Type	Description	Arm Group Labels	Other Names
donepezil	Drug
glucose	Drug