drugset / Trial / NCT00255086

The Effect of Memantine on Brain Structure and Chemistry in Alzheimer's Disease Patients

NCT00255086

RandomizedParallel-groupQuadruple-blindTreatment

Summary

The aim of the proposed study is to determine if the NMDA receptor antagonist memantine has a neuroprotective effect on magnetic resonance spectroscopic imaging (MRS) measures of brain NAA and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) volumetric measures of hippocampal volume. In secondary analyses, we will determine if measures of clinical stabilization produced by memantine in the treatment of Alzheimer's disease (AD) parallels stabilization of MRS measures of brain NAA and MRI volumetric measures of hippocampal volume.

Timeline

Start
2005-05
Primary completion
2009-06
Completion
2010-02

Drugs

EvaluationDrugModalityDoseRoute
Subject Memantine Unknown 10 mg

Indications