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Alzheimer's Disease and Aging: Therapeutic Potential of Estrogen

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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00018343
Recruitment Status : Completed
First Posted : July 5, 2001
Last Update Posted : January 21, 2009
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VA Office of Research and Development

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

Condition or disease Intervention/treatment Phase
Alzheimer's Disease Drug: estrogen Phase 2

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Study Type : Interventional  (Clinical Trial)
Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Double
Primary Purpose: Treatment
Official Title: Alzheimer's Disease and Aging: Therapeutic Potential of Estrogen
Study Start Date : April 1998
Study Completion Date : March 2001

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Ages Eligible for Study:   50 Years to 90 Years   (Adult, Senior)
Sexes 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.
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Locations
United States, Washington
VA Puget Sound Health Care System
Lakewood, Washington, United States, 98493-5000
Sponsors and Collaborators
VA Office of Research and Development
Investigators
OverallOfficial: Suzanne Craft, Ph.D
OverallOfficial: Laura Baker, Ph.D
OverallOfficial: Murray Raskind, M.D.
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00018343     History of Changes
Other Study ID Numbers: AGCG-007-97F
First Posted: July 5, 2001    Key Record Dates
Last Update Posted: January 21, 2009
Last Verified: December 2004

Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Alzheimer Disease
Dementia
Brain Diseases
Central Nervous System Diseases
Nervous System Diseases
Tauopathies
Neurodegenerative Diseases
 Neurocognitive Disorders
Mental Disorders
Estrogens
Hormones
Hormones, Hormone Substitutes, and Hormone Antagonists
Physiological Effects of Drugs