Seroquel- Agitation Associated With Dementia

March 24, 2009 updated by: AstraZeneca

A Multicenter, Double-Blind, Randomized, Comparison of the Efficacy and Safety of Quetiapine Fumarate (SEROQUEL) and Placebo in the Treatment of Agitation Associated With Dementia.

The purpose of this study is to determine how safe and effective Seroquel (quetiapine fumarate) is compared to placebo (a non-drug tablet) for a period of up to 10 weeks in the treatment of agitation symptoms in nursing home or assisted care residents.

PLEASE NOTE: Seroquel SR and Seroquel XR refer to the same formulation. The SR designation was changed to XR after consultation with FDA.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

333

Phase

  • Phase 3

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

55 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Subjects must have a diagnosis of dementia compatible with probable or possible Alzheimer's disease (AD)
  • Subjects exhibit inappropriate verbal, vocal, or motor activity that requires treatment with an antipsychotic medication in addition to or beyond behavioural modification therapy
  • Subject must have a score of at least 14 on the PANSS

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Current or past symptoms for schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder, or bipolar disorder
  • Symptoms of agitation that are caused by another general medical condition or direct physiological effects of a substance
  • Failure to respond on 2 occasions to an adequate regimen of atypical antipsychotic medications for the treatment of agitation and/or aggression

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Treatment
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Factorial Assignment
  • Masking: Triple

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: 1
1st fixed dose
Drug: Quetiapine Fumarate
Other Names:
  • Seroquel
Experimental: 2
2nd fixed dose
Drug: Quetiapine Fumarate
Other Names:
  • Seroquel
Sham Comparator: 3
Placebo
Drug: Placebo

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
To assess the efficacy of 2 fixed doses of quetiapine compared with placebo
Time Frame: Twice weekly
Twice weekly

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
To assess the efficacy of quetiapine compared with placebo
Time Frame: Twice weekly
Twice weekly

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

AstraZeneca

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start

September 1, 2002

Primary Completion (Actual)

November 1, 2003

Study Completion (Actual)

November 1, 2003

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

February 6, 2008

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

February 11, 2008

First Posted (Estimate)

February 22, 2008

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

March 25, 2009

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

March 24, 2009

Last Verified

March 1, 2009

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • 5077US/0046
  • D1446L00002

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