The Safety and Efficacy of Neramexane in Patients With Moderate to Severe Alzheimer's Disease

Last updated: March 1, 2012
Sponsor: Forest Laboratories
Overall Status: Completed

Phase

3

Condition

Alzheimer's Disease

Memory Loss

Dementia

Treatment

N/A

Clinical Study ID

NCT00090116
NER-MD-02
  • Ages > 50
  • All Genders

Study Summary

Memory loss and difficulties with thinking associated with Alzheimer's disease may be due to chronic release of a brain chemical called glutamate. Glutamate helps transmit messages between nerve cells through interaction with a certain type of receptor (N-methyl-D-aspartate, NMDA) on the cell. Neramexane is a new drug that blocks the effects of excessive glutamate at the receptor (NMDA receptor antagonist).

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Clinical diagnosis of moderate to severe Alzheimer's disease;

  • ambulatory patients

Exclusion

Exclusion Criteria:

  • folate deficiency;

  • clinically significant central nervous system disease other than Alzheimer's disease;

  • clinically significant pulmonary, gastrointestinal, renal, hepatic, endocrine orcardiovascular disease

Study Design

Total Participants: 400
Study Start date:
March 01, 2003
Estimated Completion Date:
March 31, 2005

Connect with a study center

  • Pivotal Research Centers

    Peoria, Arizona 85381
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • 21st Century Neurology

    Phoenix, Arizona 85013
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Margolin Brain Institute

    Fresno, California 93720
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Pharmacology Research Institute

    Northridge, California 91324
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • UCI Medical Center

    Orange, California 92868
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Affiliated Research Institute

    San Diego, California 92108
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Pacific Research Network

    San Diego, California 92103
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • University of Colorado Health Sciences Center

    Denver, Colorado 80262
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Yale University School of Medicine

    New Haven, Connecticut 06510
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Baumel-Eisner Neuromedical Institute

    Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33321
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Baumel-Eisner Neuromedical Institute

    Ft. Lauderdale, Florida 33321
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Berma Research Group

    Hialeah, Florida 33016
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Palm Beach Neurological Center

    Palm Beach Gardens, Florida 33410
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Neurology Clinical Research, Inc.

    Plantation, Florida 33324
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • University of South Florida

    Tampa, Florida 33612
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Palm Beach Neurology

    West Palm Beach, Florida 33407
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Indiana Universisty Medical Center

    Indianapolis, Indiana 46202
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Lexington Clinic

    Lexington, Kentucky 40504
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • J. Gary Booker, MD

    Shreveport, Louisiana 71101
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Mood and Memory Clinic of Michigan

    Farmington Hills, Michigan 48334
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Mood and Memory Clinic of Michigan

    Farmington Hills,, Michigan 48334
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • St. Louis University

    St. Louis, Missouri 63104
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Alzheimer's Research Corporation

    Lakehurst, New Jersey 08733
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Joel Ross, MD

    Long Branch, New Jersey 07740
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Ubhc/Umdnj

    Piscataway, New Jersey 08855
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Upstate Clinical Research

    Albany, New York 12205
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Nathan S. Kline Institute for Psychiatric Research

    Orangeburg, New York 10962
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Monroe Community Hospital

    Rochester, New York 14620
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Behavioral Medical Research of Saten Island, PC

    Staten Island, New York 10305
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Piedmont Medical Research

    Winston Salem, North Carolina 27103
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Ohio State University

    Columbus, Ohio 443210
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Neurology and Neuroscience Center of Ohio

    Toledo, Ohio 43623
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Summit Research Network

    Portland, Oregon 97223
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Medical University of South Carolina

    Charleston, South Carolina 29406
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • North Texas Neurology Research

    Wichita, Texas 76301
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Pioneer Pharmaceutical Research

    Midvale, Utah 84047
    United States

    Site Not Available

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