A Study to Show That the Change of Attention Measure is Correlated With the Changes of Caregiver's Burden After Treatment With Galantamine in Patients With Alzheimer's Disease

August 2, 2013 updated by: Janssen Korea, Ltd., Korea

An Observational, Multi-Center Study to Demonstrate That the Change of Attention Measure is Correlated With the Changes of Caregiver's Burden After Treatment With Galantamine in Patients With Alzheimer's Disease

The purpose of this study is to demonstrate that the change of attention measure is correlated with the changes of caregiver's burden after treatment with galantamine.

Study Overview

Status

Status

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Completed

Conditions

Conditions

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Intervention / Treatment

Intervention / Treatment

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Detailed Description

This is an open-label (all people know the identity of the intervention), prospective (in which the participants are first identified and then followed forward as time passes), observational (study in which the investigators/ physicians observe the patients and measure their outcomes), multi-center (study conducted at multiple sites) study. The study mainly consists of 2 phases including, the screening phase (14 days before administration of study medication) and treatment phase (16 weeks). In the treatment phase, patients will receive galantamine 8 mg/day for the first 4 weeks and later on the dose will be increased up to 24mg (if tolerable). Safety evaluations will include assessment of adverse events. The total duration of the study will be 18 weeks.

Study Type

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Observational

Enrollment (Actual)

Enrollment

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1882

Participation Criteria

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Eligibility Criteria

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Ages Eligible for Study

50 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Sampling Method

Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Patients with Alzheimer's disease

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Alzheimer's disease according to the criteria of Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition (DSM-IV), National Institute of Neurological and Communicative Diseases and Stroke-Alzheimer's Disease and Related Disorders Association (NINCDS-ADRDA)
  • Measuring standard: K-MMSE is 10 to 24
  • Patient with reliable Guardian

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Patients with brain tumor, nerve syphilis, meningitis, encephalitis, epilepsy
  • Major psychiatric patients such as major depression and schizophrenia
  • Patients with treatment-resistant gastric and peptic ulcer
  • Patients with clinically serious hepatic, renal, lung, endocrinal or metabolic disease (thyroid, parathyroid, pituitary, renal failure, diabetes mellitus)

Study Plan

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How is the study designed?

Design Details

Cohorts and Interventions

Group / Cohort

Group / Cohort

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Intervention / Treatment

Intervention / Treatment

A process or action that is the focus of a clinical study. Interventions include drugs, medical devices, procedures, vaccines, and other products that are either investigational or already available. Interventions can also include noninvasive approaches, such as education or modifying diet and exercise.
Galantamine
Patients will receive galantamine 8 mg/day for the first 4 weeks and the dose of galantamine will be increased up to 24 mg (if tolerable).
Drug: Galantamine
This is an observational study. Galantamine 8 mg/day will be administered for the first 4 weeks and later on the dose will increased up to 24 mg (if tolerable). Galantamine dose will be adjusted according to the investigator's discretion.
Other Names:
  • Razadyne
  • Reminyl

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

In a clinical study's protocol, the planned outcome measure that is the most important for evaluating the effect of an intervention/treatment. Most clinical studies have one primary outcome measure, but some have more than one.
Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Change From Baseline at Week 16 in Attention Questionnaire Scores (AQS)
Time Frame: Baseline (Week 1 [Day 1]), Week 16
AQS evaluates the attention of participants with dementia and is designed for their caregivers to evaluate the participant's attention directly. It has 15 questions devised to be suitable for cultural characteristics of Korea through the standardization study considering education and gender/culture gap. Each question is scored from 0 to 2 (0=never, 1=occasionally, 2=usually). In questions 1 to 8, the lower participant attention ability rated the higher score (AQS1), In questions 9 to 15, the higher participant attention ability rated the higher score (AQS2). The total score is calculated by the formula: 16-AQS1+AQS2 and the range is from 0 to 30. Higher score means better attention ability of participant.
Baseline (Week 1 [Day 1]), Week 16
Change From Baseline at Week 16 in Burden Interview (BI) Scores
Time Frame: Baseline, Week 16
BI is designed to evaluate subjective stress dementia patients' caregivers experience in relation to caregiving. It has total 22 questions with 4 options each and the calculated scores are from 1 to 88 (0-20 = Little or no burden, 21-40 = Mild to moderate burden, 41-60 = Moderate to severe burden, 61-88 = Severe burden). Higher scores indicate worsening.
Baseline, Week 16

Secondary Outcome Measures

Secondary Outcome Measures

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Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Change From Screening at Week 16 in Mini Mental State Exam Scores (MMSE)
Time Frame: Baseline, Week 16
MMSC is a brief 30-point questionnaire test that is used for the assessment of dementia patients' cognitive impairment. Evaluation of points are as: 24-30 = No cognitive impairment, 18-23 = Mild cognitive impairment, 0-17 = Severe cognitive impairment. Lower scores indicate worsening.
Baseline, Week 16

Collaborators and Investigators

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Sponsor

Sponsor

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Janssen Korea, Ltd., Korea

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start

Study Start

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March 1, 2007

Primary Completion (Actual)

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January 1, 2008

Study Completion (Actual)

Study Completion

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January 1, 2008

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

First Submitted

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November 22, 2012

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

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November 22, 2012

First Posted (Estimate)

First Posted

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November 27, 2012

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

Last Update Posted

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August 5, 2013

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

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August 2, 2013

Last Verified

Last Verified

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August 1, 2013

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Other Study ID Numbers

Other Study ID Numbers

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  • CR100958
  • GAL-KOR-024 (Other Identifier: Janssen Korea, Ltd., Korea)
  • GALALZ4045 (Other Identifier: Janssen Korea, Ltd., Korea)

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