drugset / Trial / NCT00548145
The Clinical Study of Pitavastatin Treatment for Group of Mild to Moderate Alzheimer's Disease
RandomizedParallel-groupOpen-labelTreatment
Summary
Some studies suggest that statin medications may be effective against Alzheimer's disease. However, this has not been proven. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the efficacy of pitavastatin in patients with mild to moderate Alzheimer's disease and hypercholesterolemia.
Timeline
- Start
- 2007-11
- Primary completion
- 2011-10
- Completion
- 2012-03
Drugs
| Evaluation | Drug | Modality | Dose | Route |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Comparator | COLESTILAN CHLORIDE | Other / unclassified | — | — |
| Comparator | Ezetimibe | Unknown | — | — |
| Subject | Pitavastatin | Small molecule | 2 mg | Oral |