Alzheimer's Disease and Aging: Therapeutic Potential of Estrogen

This study has been completed.

Sponsor:

Information provided by:

Department of Veterans Affairs

ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:

NCT00018343

First received: July 3, 2001

Last updated: January 20, 2009

Last verified: December 2004

History of Changes

Purpose

This study is designed to evaluate the potential beneficial effects of estrogen on cognitive function of women with Alzheimer's Disease.

Condition	Intervention	Phase
Alzheimer's Disease	Drug: estrogen	Phase 2


Study Type:	Interventional
Study Design:	Allocation: Randomized Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment Masking: Double-Blind Primary Purpose: Treatment
Official Title:	Alzheimer's Disease and Aging: Therapeutic Potential of Estrogen

Resource links provided by NLM:

Genetics Home Reference related topics: Alzheimer disease

MedlinePlus related topics: Alzheimer's Disease

Genetic and Rare Diseases Information Center resources: Alzheimer Disease Familial

U.S. FDA Resources

Further study details as provided by Department of Veterans Affairs:


Study Start Date:	April 1998
Estimated Study Completion Date:	March 2001

Eligibility


Ages Eligible for Study:	50 Years to 90 Years
Genders Eligible for Study:	Female
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:	No

Criteria

Post menopausal women with alzheimer's disease
free of any major medical or neurological disease,
medically safe to be treated with estrogen.

Contacts and Locations

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Locations


United States, Washington
VA Puget Sound Health Care System
Lakewood, Washington, United States, 98493-5000

Sponsors and Collaborators

Department of Veterans Affairs

Investigators


Investigator:	Suzanne Craft, Ph.D
Investigator:	Laura Baker, Ph.D
Investigator:	Murray Raskind, M.D.

More Information

No publications provided


ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00018343 History of Changes
Other Study ID Numbers:	AGCG-007-97F
Study First Received:	July 3, 2001
Last Updated:	January 20, 2009
Health Authority:	United States: Federal Government

Additional relevant MeSH terms:


Alzheimer Disease Brain Diseases Central Nervous System Diseases Delirium, Dementia, Amnestic, Cognitive Disorders Dementia Mental Disorders Nervous System Diseases	Neurodegenerative Diseases Tauopathies Estrogens Hormones Hormones, Hormone Substitutes, and Hormone Antagonists Pharmacologic Actions Physiological Effects of Drugs

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