A Clinical Study Exploring Lacosamide and Levetiracetam in Improving Cognitive in Patients With Alzheimer's Disease and Epilepsy

Status: Recruiting
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Intervention Type: Drug
Study Type: Interventional
Study Phase: Phase 4
SUMMARY

Participants will perform Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE), Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA), Clinical Dementia Rating (CDR), Alzheimer's disease assessment scale-cognitive section (ADAS-Cog), Hamilton Anxiety Scale (HAMA) and Hamilton Depression Rating Scale (HAMD) evaluation. The patients will be randomly divided into two groups, treated with lacosamide and levetiracetam respectively, and maintained for 6 months. Researchers will compare the lacosamide group with the levetiracetam group to see if the improvement of cognitive function in the two groups.

Eligibility
Participation Requirements
Sex: All
Minimum Age: 18
Maximum Age: 80
Healthy Volunteers: f
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• Clinically diagnosed as Alzheimer's disease and treated with cholinesterase inhibitors;

• New seizures or subclinical epileptic discharges;

• Mini-Mental State Examination score ≥ 18 points, and/or Clinical Dementia Rating (CDR) score \< 2 points;

• Sign the informed consent form.

Locations
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China
Xiangya Hospital of Central South University
RECRUITING
Changsha
Contact Information
Primary
Li Feng, PhD
fenglihx@163.com
86-13873123853
Time Frame
Start Date: 2023-07-05
Estimated Completion Date: 2025-12-31
Participants
Target number of participants: 140
Treatments
Experimental: Group A: lacosamide
Subjects who were randomly divided into group A took lacosamide for 6 months during treatment (initial dose was 50mg bid, maintained for one week and then increased to 100mg bid and maintained at this dose)
Experimental: Group B: levetiracetam
Subjects randomly divided into group B took levetiracetam for 6 months during treatment (initial dose was 250mg bid, maintained for one week and then increased to 500mg bid and maintained at this dose).
Related Therapeutic Areas
Sponsors
Leads: Xiangya Hospital of Central South University

This content was sourced from clinicaltrials.gov