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https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT01594346
Registration number
NCT01594346
Ethics application status
Date submitted
2/05/2012
Date registered
9/05/2012
Date last updated
9/05/2012
Titles & IDs
Public title
Multicenter Vitamin E Trial in Aging Persons With Down Syndrome
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R01AG016381
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NCT00056329
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Health condition(s) or problem(s) studied:
Alzheimer's Disease
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Down Syndrome
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Intervention/exposure
Study type
Interventional
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Description of intervention(s) / exposure
Treatment: Drugs - Alpha-Tocopherol
Placebo comparator: Sugar Pill -
Active comparator: Alpha-Tocopherol -
Treatment: Drugs: Alpha-Tocopherol
1,000 International Units, two times a day for 36 months
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Treatment: Drugs
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Primary outcome [1]
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The Brief Praxis Test
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36 months
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The Fuld Object Memory Test
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36 Months
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New Dot Test
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36 Months
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Eligibility
Key inclusion criteria
* presence of clinically determined Down syndrome (karyotypes optional)
* appropriately signed and witnessed consent form
* age of 50 years or older at the start of the protocol
* medically stable
* medications stable more than 1 month
* involvement/cooperation of informant/caregiver
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50
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Maximum age
No limit
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Sex
Both males and females
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Can healthy volunteers participate?
No
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Key exclusion criteria
* medical/neurological condition (other than Alzheimer disease) associated with dementia
* inability to adequately perform the Brief Praxis Test, as demonstrated by a score <20
* in the presence of dementia, modified Hachinski score > 4 at Screening Visit
* major depression within 3 months
* history of coagulopathy (inherited or acquired)
* current use of anticoagulants
* use of experimental medications within 2 months
* regular use of vitamin E greater than 50 units per day during the previous 6 months
* allergy to vitamin E
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Treatment
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Randomised controlled trial
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Parallel
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Phase 3
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Completed
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1/09/2000
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1/04/2010
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Final
349
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Recruitment in Australia
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Government body
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New York State Institute for Basic Research
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Summary
Brief summary
The purpose of this study is to determine the safety and effectiveness of 2,000 international units of Vitamin E (alpha tocopherol)on cognitive function of aging persons with Down syndrome. It is a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial lasting 36 months. It is expected that Vitamin E will slow the deterioration in cognitive functions associated with Alzheimer disease.
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Trial website
https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT01594346
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Public notes
This record is viewable in the ANZCTR as it had previously listed Australia and/or New Zealand as a recruitment site, however these sites have since been removed
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Paul S. Aisen, M.D.
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University of California, San Diego
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