Alzheimer's Disease Anti-Inflammatory Prevention Trial (ADAPT)

Summary

The purpose of this trial is to test the ability of the non-steroidal anti-inflammatory medications naproxen and celecoxib to delay or prevent the onset of AD and age-related cognitive decline.

Timeline

Start

2001-01

Primary completion

2007-05

Completion

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Publications

• Background Anthony JC, Breitner JC, Zandi PP, Meyer MR, Jurasova I, Norton MC, Stone SV. Reduced prevalence of AD in users of NSAIDs and H2 receptor antagonists: the Cache County study. Neurology. 2000 Jun 13;54(11):2066-71. doi: 10.1212/wnl.54.11.2066.
• Background Breitner JC. The role of anti-inflammatory drugs in the prevention and treatment of Alzheimer's disease. Annu Rev Med. 1996;47:401-11. doi: 10.1146/annurev.med.47.1.401.
• Background McGeer PL, Schulzer M, McGeer EG. Arthritis and anti-inflammatory agents as possible protective factors for Alzheimer's disease: a review of 17 epidemiologic studies. Neurology. 1996 Aug;47(2):425-32. doi: 10.1212/wnl.47.2.425.
• Results ADAPT Research Group; Lyketsos CG, Breitner JC, Green RC, Martin BK, Meinert C, Piantadosi S, Sabbagh M. Naproxen and celecoxib do not prevent AD in early results from a randomized controlled trial. Neurology. 2007 May 22;68(21):1800-8. doi: 10.1212/01.wnl.0000260269.93245.d2. Epub 2007 Apr 25.
• Results ADAPT Research Group. Cardiovascular and cerebrovascular events in the randomized, controlled Alzheimer's Disease Anti-Inflammatory Prevention Trial (ADAPT). PLoS Clin Trials. 2006 Nov 17;1(7):e33. doi: 10.1371/journal.pctr.0010033.
• Drye LT, Casper AS, Sternberg AL, Holbrook JT, Jenkins G, Meinert CL. The transitioning from trials to extended follow-up studies. Clin Trials. 2014 Dec;11(6):635-47. doi: 10.1177/1740774514547396. Epub 2014 Aug 12.
• ADAPT-FS Research Group. Follow-up evaluation of cognitive function in the randomized Alzheimer's Disease Anti-inflammatory Prevention Trial and its Follow-up Study. Alzheimers Dement. 2015 Feb;11(2):216-25.e1. doi: 10.1016/j.jalz.2014.03.009. Epub 2014 Jul 9.
• ADAPT Research Group; Martin BK, Szekely C, Brandt J, Piantadosi S, Breitner JC, Craft S, Evans D, Green R, Mullan M. Cognitive function over time in the Alzheimer's Disease Anti-inflammatory Prevention Trial (ADAPT): results of a randomized, controlled trial of naproxen and celecoxib. Arch Neurol. 2008 Jul;65(7):896-905. doi: 10.1001/archneur.2008.65.7.nct70006. Epub 2008 May 12.
• Solomon SD, Wittes J, Finn PV, Fowler R, Viner J, Bertagnolli MM, Arber N, Levin B, Meinert CL, Martin B, Pater JL, Goss PE, Lance P, Obara S, Chew EY, Kim J, Arndt G, Hawk E; Cross Trial Safety Assessment Group. Cardiovascular risk of celecoxib in 6 randomized placebo-controlled trials: the cross trial safety analysis. Circulation. 2008 Apr 22;117(16):2104-13. doi: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.108.764530. Epub 2008 Mar 31.

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