drugset / Trial / NCT00229333
Study of Escitalopram Versus Placebo in the Treatment of Depressive Syndrome in Alzheimer's Disease, Vascular Dementia, and Mixed Vascular and Alzheimer's Dementia
RandomizedParallel-groupDouble-blindTreatment
Summary
The goal of the present study is to compare the effectiveness of the active (S)-enantiomer of citalopram, escitalopram with placebo in the treatment of patients with depressive syndrome complicating Alzheimer's dementia (AD), vascular dementia (VD) or mixed dementia (MD), for 8 weeks of double-blind treatment.
Timeline
- Start
- 2004-12
- Primary completion
- —
- Completion
- —
Drugs
| Evaluation | Drug | Modality | Dose | Route |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Escitalopram | Small molecule | — | — |