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Completed Phase 4 Interventional Results available

Effects of Rivastigmine Patch on Activities of Daily Living and Cognition in Patients With Severe Dementia of the Alzheimer's Type (ACTION) (Study Protocol CENA713DUS44, NCT00948766) and a 24 Week Open-label Extension to Study CENA713DUS44

ClinicalTrials.gov ID: NCT00948766

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Official title

A 24 Week, Prospective, Randomized, Parallel-group, Double-blind, Multi-center Study (ENA713DUS44) Comparing the Effects of Rivastigmine Patch 15 cm^2 vs. Rivastigmine Patch 5 cm^2 on ACTivities of Daily Living and CognitION in Patients With Severe Dementia of the Alzheimer's Type (ACTION) and a 24-week Open-label Extension to Study ENA713DUS44

Study identification

NCT ID
NCT00948766
Recruitment status
Completed
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase 4
Lead sponsor
Novartis
Industry
Enrollment
716 participants

Conditions and interventions

Interventions

  • Placebo Drug
  • Rivastigmine 13.3 mg/24 h (15 cm^2) Drug
  • Rivastigmine 4.6 mg/24 h (5 cm^2) Drug
  • Rivastigmine 9.5 mg/24 h (10 cm^2) Drug

Drug

Eligibility (public fields only)

Age range
50 Years and older
Sex
All
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted

This page does not interpret eligibility. Detailed inclusion and exclusion criteria are on the official ClinicalTrials.gov record.

Study timeline

Start date
Jun 30, 2009
Primary completion
Dec 31, 2011
Completion
May 31, 2012
Last update posted
Aug 27, 2013

2009 – 2012

United States locations

U.S. sites
93
U.S. states
29
U.S. cities
87
Facility City State ZIP Site status
Clinical Research Advantage Inc./Neurological. Physicians of Arizona, Inc Tempe Arizona 85282
Northwest Neuro Specialist, PLLC Tucson Arizona 86741
IHS Research Center Inc. Conway Arkansas 72034
East Bay Physicians Medical Group Berkeley California 94705
ATP Clinical Research, Inc. Costa Mesa California 92626
Neuro Pain Medical Center Fresno California 90502
Margolin Brain Institute Fresno California 93720
Collaborative Neuroscience Network Inc. Garden Grove California 92845
PCND Neuroscience Research Institute Inc./The Center for Memory and Aging Poway California 92064
Anderson Clinical Research Redlands California 92374
San Francisco Clinical Research Center San Francisco California 94109
Neuropsychiatric Research Center of Orange County Santa Ana California 92701
California Neuroscience Research Medical Group, Inc. Sherman Oaks California 91403
Viking Clinical Research Center Temecula California 92591
Collaborative Neuroscience Network, Inc Torrance California 90502
Senior Care of Colorado Aurora Colorado 80014
Clinical Research Studies Dept. of Clinical Science and Medical Education Boca Raton Florida 33431
Quantum Laboratories Memory Disorder Center Deerfield Beach Florida 33064
Brain Matters Research, Inc. Delray Beach Florida 33445
Neurologic Consultants, PA Fort Lauderdale Florida 33308
White-Wilson Medical Center Fort Walton Beach Florida 32547
MD Clinical Hallandale Florida 33009
Sunrise Clinical Research, Inc Hollywood Florida 33021
Compass Research, LLC Orlando Florida 32806
Integrity Research, LLC Pensacola Florida 32514
Neurostudies, Inc. Port Charlotte Florida 33952
Stedman Clinical Trials, LLC Tampa Florida 33613
Center for Clinical Trials Venice Florida 34285
Premiere Research Institute West Palm Beach Florida 33407
Alexian Brothers Neuroscience Institute Elk Grove Village Illinois 60007
Elkhart Clinic, LLC Elkhart Indiana 46514
Indiana University Medical Center Indianapolis Indiana 46202
University of Kansas Medical Center Kansas City Kansas 66160
MidAmerica Neuroscience Reseach Institute Lenexa Kansas 66214
Precise Clinical Research Solutions Manhattan Kansas 66502
LSU Health Sciences Center/Department of Psychiatry Psychopharmacology Research Clinic Shreveport Louisiana 71103
J. Gary Booker, MD APMC Shreveport Louisiana 71104
Pharmasite Research Baltimore Maryland 21208
The Samuel and Alexia Bratton Memory Clinic, William Hill Inc Easton Maryland 21601
Neuroscience Research of the Berkshires Pittsfield Massachusetts 01201
Michigan Neurology Associates, P.C. Clinton Township Michigan 48035
Wayne State University/Detroit Medical center Detroit Michigan 48201
West Michigan Clinical Research Muskegon Michigan 49442
Orr & Associates Memory and Geriatric Behavioral Health Clinic Saint Paul Minnesota 55114
Neurological Research Clinic, Hattiesburg Clinic Hattiesburg Mississippi 39401
The Neuroscience Center Ocean Springs Mississippi 39564
St. Louis University St Louis Missouri 63104
Sky, LLC. St Louis Missouri 63117
Premier Psychiatric Research Institute, LLC Lincoln Nebraska 68510
University of Nebraska Medical Center Omaha Nebraska 68105
Memory Enhancement Center of America, Inc. Eatontown New Jersey 07724
NeuroCognitive Institute Mount Arlington New Jersey 07856
UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical Center New Brunswick New Jersey 08903
Alzheimer's Research Corporation Paterson New Jersey 08759
UMDNJ-School of Osteopathic Medicine Center Stratford New Jersey 08084
Memory Enhancement Center of NJ Toms River New Jersey 08755
Upstate Clinical Research, LLC Albany New York 12205
Dent Neurological Institute Amherst New York 14226
Neurological Care of Central NY Liverpool New York 13088
Eastside Comprehensive medical Center, LLC New York New York 10021
Nathan S. Kline Institute for Psychiatric Research Orangeburg New York 10962
Behavioral Medical Research of Staten Island Staten Island New York 10305
Richmond Behavioral Associates Staten Island New York 10312
The Burke Rehabilitation Hospital White Plains New York 10605
Alzheimer's Memory Center Charlotte North Carolina 28211
Duke University Medical Center Durham North Carolina 27710
Clinical Trials of America, Inc. Winston-Salem North Carolina 27103
Valley Medical Research Centerville Ohio 45459
University Neurology, Inc. Cincinnati Ohio 45219
Cognitive Assessment Clinic Portland Oregon 97225
Lehigh Center for Clinical Research Allentown Pennsylvania 18104
Paramount Clinical Research Bridgeville Pennsylvania 15017
Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center Coatesville Pennsylvania 19320
Westmoreland Neurology associates, Inc. Greensburg Pennsylvania 15601
Thomas Jefferson University Philadelphia Pennsylvania 19107
Research Protocol Management Specialists Pittsburgh Pennsylvania 15243
Rhode Island Mood & Memory Research Institute East Providence Rhode Island 02914
Psychiatric Consultants, PC Franklin Tennessee 37067
Volunteer Research Group Knoxville Tennessee 37920
Jacinto Medical Group, PA Baytown Texas 77521
Future Search Trials Dallas Texas 75231
University of Texas Medical Branch Galveston Texas 77555
Innovative Clinical Trials San Antonio Texas 78229
Radiant Research Inc. San Antonio Texas 78229
Grayline Clinical Drug Trials Wichita Falls Texas 76309
The Memory Clinic Bennington Vermont 05201
TLC Neurology, P.L.L.C Arlington Virginia 22205
UVA Neurology Charlottesville Virginia 22903
Neurological Associates, Inc. Richmond Virginia 23226
Alliance Research Group, LLC Richmond Virginia 23230
The Center for Excellence in Aging and Geriatric Health Williamsburg Virginia 23185
Internal Medicine Northwest Tacoma Washington 98405
Independent Psychiatric Consultants, SC Waukesha Wisconsin 53188

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Non-U.S. locations

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