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A 24-week, randomized, double-blind study of donepezil in moderate to severe Alzheimer's disease.
Neurology. 2001 Aug 28; 57(4):613-20.Neur

Abstract

OBJECTIVE

To investigate the efficacy and safety of donepezil in patients with moderate to severe AD (standardized Mini-Mental State Examination [sMMSE] scores of 5 to 17; Functional Assessment Staging score < or =6 at baseline).

METHODS

Two-hundred ninety patients were randomized to treatment in this 24-week, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial. Patients received either donepezil 5 mg/day for the first 28 days and 10 mg/day thereafter as per the clinician's judgment (n = 144) or placebo (n = 146). The primary outcome measure was the Clinician's Interview-Based Impression of Change with caregiver input (CIBIC+).

RESULTS

Patients' mean age was 73.6 years (range 48 to 92 years). Baseline demographics were similar between the treatment groups. Least squares (LS) mean +/- SE sMMSE scores at baseline were 11.7 +/- 0.35 for the donepezil group and 12.0 +/- 0.34 for the placebo group. Patients receiving donepezil showed benefits on the CIBIC+, compared with placebo, at all visits up to week 24 (p < 0.001) and at week 24 last observation carried forward (LOCF) (p < 0.0001). All other secondary measures (including sMMSE, Severe Impairment Battery, Disability Assessment for Dementia, Functional Rating Scale, and Neuropsychiatric Inventory) showed significant differences between the groups in favor of donepezil at week 24 LOCF. Eighty-four percent of donepezil- and 86% of placebo-treated patients completed the trial. Adverse events (AE) were experienced by 83% of donepezil- and 80% of placebo-treated patients, the majority of which were rated mild in severity; 8% of donepezil- and 6% of placebo-treated patients discontinued because of AE. Laboratory and vital sign abnormalities were similar between the treatment groups.

CONCLUSION

These data suggest that donepezil's benefits extend into more advanced stages of AD than those previously investigated, with very good tolerability.

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Feldman H
Division of Neurology, UBC Hospital, Clinic for Alzheimer's Disease and Related Disorders, Vancouver, BC, Canada. hfeldman@interchange.ubc.ca
Gauthier S
No affiliation info available
Hecker J
No affiliation info available
Vellas B
No affiliation info available
Subbiah P
No affiliation info available
Whalen E
No affiliation info available
Donepezil MSAD Study Investigators Group
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MeSH

Activities of Daily LivingAgedAged, 80 and overAlzheimer DiseaseAnalysis of VarianceCholinesterase InhibitorsCognitionDonepezilDouble-Blind MethodFemaleHumansIndansLeast-Squares AnalysisMaleMiddle AgedNeuropsychological TestsPiperidinesSeverity of Illness IndexTreatment Outcome

Pub Type(s)

Clinical Trial
Journal Article
Multicenter Study
Randomized Controlled Trial
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

Language

eng

PubMed ID

11524468

Citation

Feldman, H, et al. "A 24-week, Randomized, Double-blind Study of Donepezil in Moderate to Severe Alzheimer's Disease." Neurology, vol. 57, no. 4, 2001, pp. 613-20.
Feldman H, Gauthier S, Hecker J, et al. A 24-week, randomized, double-blind study of donepezil in moderate to severe Alzheimer's disease. Neurology. 2001;57(4):613-20.
Feldman, H., Gauthier, S., Hecker, J., Vellas, B., Subbiah, P., & Whalen, E. (2001). A 24-week, randomized, double-blind study of donepezil in moderate to severe Alzheimer's disease. Neurology, 57(4), 613-20.
Feldman H, et al. A 24-week, Randomized, Double-blind Study of Donepezil in Moderate to Severe Alzheimer's Disease. Neurology. 2001 Aug 28;57(4):613-20. PubMed PMID: 11524468.
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