Mayo Acute Stroke Trial for Enhancing Recovery

Summary

This study involves treating patients that have suffered an acute ischemic stroke with the medication donepezil (Aricept ®). The hypothesis is that taking donepezil (FDA-approved for the treatment of Alzheimer's Disease) for the first 90 days following a stroke enhances recovery.

Timeline

Start

2008-11

Primary completion

2010-09

Completion

2010-09

Publications

• Background Meschia JF, McNeil RB, Barrett KM, Brott TG, Graff-Radford NR, Brown RD Jr. Mayo Acute Stroke Trial for Enhancing Recovery (MASTER) protocol. J Stroke Cerebrovasc Dis. 2010 Jul-Aug;19(4):299-310. doi: 10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2009.05.005.
• Background National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke rt-PA Stroke Study Group. Tissue plasminogen activator for acute ischemic stroke. N Engl J Med. 1995 Dec 14;333(24):1581-7. doi: 10.1056/NEJM199512143332401.
• Results Barrett KM, Brott TG, Brown RD Jr, Carter RE, Geske JR, Graff-Radford NR, McNeil RB, Meschia JF; Mayo Acute Stroke Trial for Enhancing Recovery (MASTER) Study Group. Enhancing recovery after acute ischemic stroke with donepezil as an adjuvant therapy to standard medical care: results of a phase IIA clinical trial. J Stroke Cerebrovasc Dis. 2011 May-Jun;20(3):177-82. doi: 10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2010.12.009. Epub 2011 Feb 3.

Drugs

Indications