drugset / Trial / NCT00208819
A Comparison of Two Standard Therapies in the Management of Dementia With Agitation
RandomizedParallel-groupOpen-labelTreatment
Summary
The purpose of this study is to determine whether an antipsychotic medication alone or an antipsychotic medication in combination with divalproex is the most effective and safest way to treat agitation in elderly patients with dementia.
Timeline
- Start
- 2003-09
- Primary completion
- —
- Completion
- 2007-07
Publications
- Background Tune L. Management of Noncognitive Symptoms of Dementia. Essentials of Clinical Psychopharmacology, 2nd ed. 2001: 935-948.
Drugs
| Evaluation | Drug | Modality | Dose | Route |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Divalproex Sodium | Small molecule | — | — |
| Subject | Olanzapine | Small molecule | — | — |
| Subject | Quetiapine | Small molecule | — | — |
| Subject | Risperidone | Other / unclassified | — | — |