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NILVAD protocol: a European multicentre double-blind placebo-controlled trial of nilvadipine in mild-to-moderate Alzheimer's disease.

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INTRODUCTION:This study is a European multicentre, randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial investigating the efficacy and safety of nilvadipine as a disease course modifying treatment for mild-to-moderate Alzheimer's disease (AD) in a phase III study that will run for a period of 82 weeks with a treatment period of 78 weeks. METHODS AND ANALYSIS:Adult patients, males and females over 50 years with mild-to-moderate AD as defined by the National Institute of Neurological and Communicative Disorders and Stroke/Alzheimer's disease and Related Disorders Association (NINCDS-ADRDA) criteria, will be included in the study. It aims to recruit a total of 500 patients with AD; 250 in the nilvadipine group and 250 in the placebo group. Participants will be randomised to receive nilvadipine, an 8 mg overencapsulated, sustained release capsule, or a matching overencapsulated placebo (sugar pill) for a period of 78 weeks of treatment. The primary efficacy outcome measure in this study is the change in cognitive function as assessed by the Alzheimer's disease Assessment Scale (ADAS-Cog 12) from baseline to the end of treatment duration (78 weeks). There are two key secondary outcome measures, the Clinical Dementia Rating Scale Sum of Boxes (CDR-sb) and the Disability Assessment for Dementia (DAD). If a statistically significant effect is seen in the primary outcome, CDR-sb will be considered to be a coprimary end point and only the DAD will contribute to the secondary outcome analysis. ETHICS AND DISSEMINATION:The study and all subsequent amendments have received ethical approval within each participating country according to national regulations. Each participant will provide written consent to participate in the study. All participants will remain anonymised throughout and the results of the study will be published in an international peer-reviewed journal. TRIAL REGISTRATION NUMBER:EUDRACT Reference Number: 2012-002764-27.

journal_name

BMJ Open

journal_title

BMJ open

authors

Lawlor B,Kennelly S,O'Dwyer S,Cregg F,Walsh C,Coen R,Kenny RA,Howard R,Murphy C,Adams J,Daly L,Segurado R,Gaynor S,Crawford F,Mullan M,Lucca U,Banzi R,Pasquier F,Breuilh L,Riepe M,Kalman J,Wallin A,Borjesson A

doi

10.1136/bmjopen-2014-006364

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2014-10-09 00:00:00

pages

e006364

issue

10

issn

2044-6055

pii

bmjopen-2014-006364

journal_volume

4

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