Effects of Exercise and Rivastigmine on Quality of Life of Alzheimer's Disease Patients

Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine whether a exercise program when combined with rivastigmine (Exelon patch) drug treatment compared with rivastigmine drug treatment alone would improve quality of life, ability to perform activities of daily living (ADL) and cognition in patients with Alzheimer's disease. Hypothesis: Ho: Rivastigmine drug treatment combined with exercise is not superior to rivastigmine drug treatment to improve quality of life of Alzheimer's disease patients. H1: Rivastigmine drug treatment combined with exercise is superior to rivastigmine drug treatment to improve quality of life of Alzheimer's disease patients, with an expectative of 15% of improvement in the quality of life scale measurement

Timeline

Start

2010-07

Primary completion

2012-01

Completion

2012-03

Publications

• Aguiar P, Monteiro L, Feres A, Gomes I, Melo A. Rivastigmine transdermal patch and physical exercises for Alzheimer's disease: a randomized clinical trial. Curr Alzheimer Res. 2014;11(6):532-7. doi: 10.2174/1567205011666140618102224.

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