NCT00428090 · Phase 3 · COMPLETED

Rosiglitazone (Extended Release Tablets) As Monotherapy In Subjects With Mild To Moderate Alzheimer's Disease

This Phase 3 trial tested rosiglitazone XR, a diabetes drug already approved for type 2 diabetes, as a standalone treatment for mild to moderate Alzheimer's disease. The idea was that if brain cells struggle to use glucose in AD, a drug that improves glucose processing might help. Phase 3 means this was a large, late-stage test of whether it actually works — not yet approved for this use.

You may qualify if

  • Clinical diagnosis of probable Alzheimer's Disease (AD).
  • MMSE score 10 to 23
  • Has not taken an approved AD therapy in last 30 days.
  • No previous hypersensitivity/intolerance to AChEIs
  • Have a regular caregiver.

You're excluded if

  • Diagnosis of vascular dementia.
  • Type I or secondary diabetes mellitus.
  • Type II diabetes mellitus treated with insulin, sulfonylurea or glipizide.
  • History or evidence of congestive heart failure, clinically significant peripheral edema or anemia.
  • History of significant psychiatric illness, major depressive disorder or current depression needing initiation of treatment.

The sponsor's own eligibility wording, lightly reformatted. The study team makes the final eligibility decision — worth discussing with your doctor.

Eligibility criteria as of 2017-05-19

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