Eligibility Module
The Eligibility Module contains detailed information about who can participate in the clinical trial. This includes eligibility criteria, age restrictions, gender requirements, healthy volunteer status, and study population descriptions, helping researchers understand who is eligible to participate in the study.
Eligibility Module path is as follows:
Study -> Protocol Section -> Eligibility Module
Eligibility Module
Ignite Creation Date:
2025-12-24 @ 5:42 PM
Ignite Modification Date:
2025-12-24 @ 5:42 PM
NCT ID:
NCT00091468
Eligibility Criteria:
Specific Inclusion Criteria:
* Age 55+.
* Memory complaints and memory difficulties which are verified by an informant.
* Abnormal memory function documented by scoring below the education adjusted cutoff on the Logical Memory II subscale (Delayed Paragraph Recall) from the Wechsler Memory Scale - Revised (the maximum score is 25):
1. less than or equal to 8 for 16 or more years of education,
2. less than or equal to 4 for 8 - 15 years of education,
3. less than or equal to 2 for 0 - 7 years of education.
* Mini-Mental Status Exam score between 24 and 30 (inclusive).
* Clinical Dementia Rating of 0.5 with a memory box score of 0.5 or 1.0.
* General cognition and functional performance sufficiently preserved such that a diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease cannot be made by the site physician at the time of the screening visit.
* No significant cerebrovascular disease: Modified Hachinski score of less than or equal to 4.
* Stable medications for at least 1 month prior to screening.
* Hamilton Depression rating scale score of less than or equal to 12 on the 17-item scale.
* Informant is available who has frequent contact with the participant (e.g. an average of 10 hours per week or more).
* Adequate visual and auditory acuity to allow neuropsychological testing.
* Good general health with no additional diseases expected to interfere with the study.
* Any conditions that subject may have must be stable for 3 months prior to screening.
* Participant is not pregnant, lactating, or of childbearing potential (i.e. women must be two years post-menopausal or surgically sterile).
* Participants will be taking no drugs with pro- or anti-cholinergic properties.
Exclusion Criteria:
* Any significant neurologic disease such as Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, multi-infarct dementia, Huntington's disease, normal pressure hydrocephalus, brain tumor, progressive supranuclear palsy, seizure disorder, subdural hematoma, multiple sclerosis, or history of significant head trauma followed by persistent neurologic deficits or known structural brain abnormalities.
* Major depression or another major psychiatric disorder as described in DSM-IV within the past 2 years.
* History of alcohol or substance abuse or dependence within the past 2 years (DSM IV criteria).
* Any significant, unstable medical condition.
* Use of any investigational drugs within 30 days or 5 half-lives, whichever is longer, prior to screening.
* Any tobacco use within the past year.
Exceptions to these specific Inclusion and Exclusion Criteria (e.g., WMS-R cutoffs) may be made on a case by case basis by the Principal Investigator.
Healthy Volunteers:
False
Sex:
ALL
Minimum Age:
55 Years
Maximum Age:
90 Years
Study:
NCT00091468
Study Brief:
Protocol Section:
NCT00091468