Dementia Clinical Trial
Official title:
Use of Alternative Medicine Among Patients With Dementia and Mild Cognitive Dysfunction
So far, no drugs have shown to stop or delay the pathological processes of dementia. Available pharmacological treatment includes a small number of drugs; cholinesterase inhibitors like donepezil, galantamine and rivastigmine, and the NMDA receptor antagonist memantine, all of which only affect the symptoms of the disease. At the same time, alternative medicines like herbal products and dietary supplements are often intensively marketed with the assertion of curative or alleviating effects on dementia. The documentation of clinical effects, side effects and the potential for interaction with prescribed drugs are, however, generally scarce. The aims of this study are to make a survey of the use of alternative medicine in patients with dementia and mild cognitive dysfunction attending the investigators out-patient dementia clinic, and to assess the interaction potential with the patient's other medications.
Status | Completed |
Enrollment | 151 |
Est. completion date | October 2014 |
Est. primary completion date | October 2014 |
Accepts healthy volunteers | No |
Gender | Both |
Age group | N/A and older |
Eligibility |
Inclusion Criteria: - diagnosed with dementia |
Observational Model: Cohort, Time Perspective: Prospective
Country | Name | City | State |
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Norway | Kløveråsen | Bodø |
Lead Sponsor | Collaborator |
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University Hospital of North Norway | Kløveråsen Center for dementia, Bodø |
Norway,
Type | Measure | Description | Time frame | Safety issue |
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Primary | Number of patients taking alternative medicines | The patient's use of alternative medicine(s) on a given point of time (the consultation date) as reported by the patient or by the next of kin who is the patient's companion during the consultation. The results will be presented as the number of patients taking alternative medicines | Up to 2 years | No |
Secondary | Numbers of potential and clinical relevant interactions | Assessment of the potential of interactions between the patient's alternative medicines and prescribed or over-the-counter drugs in use at the date of the consultation. The assessment will be based on data from litterature reports. Results will be presented as numbers of potential and clinical relevant interactions. | Up to 2 years | No |
Secondary | The patient's subjective experiences with alternative medicines | In the interview the patients will be asked to tell if they have experienced positive, negative, or no effects related to their use of alternative medicines. Results will be presented as number of patients. | up to 2 years | No |
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