Alzheimer's With Agitation
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If you or a loved one is struggling with Alzheimer's with agitation, please consider participating in our clinical trail. Please give us a call, our team is ready to answer any questions that you may have.
Paid compensation for time and travel. This clinical trial is being developed by Osaka Pharmaceuticals.
Inclusion Criteria:
Paid compensation for time and travel. This clinical trial is being developed by Osaka Pharmaceuticals.
Inclusion Criteria:
- For ages 55-90; may be institutionalized or non-institutionalized.
- Must have a caregiver who is able to observe them for at least 2 hours a day, 4 days a week, and willing to give information.
- Diagnosis of Probable Alzheimer’s Disease according to NINCDS-ADRDA criteria.
- MMSE score must be 5-22.
- Must meet the criteria for the provisional International Psychogeriatric Association (IPA) consensus definition of agitation in patients with cognitive disorders; requires:
(a) evidence of emotional distress;
(b) one of 3 observable types of behaviors: excessive motor activity, verbal aggression, or physical aggression;
(c) that the behavior causes excess disability; and
(d) that the behaviors cannot be solely attributable to a suboptimal care environment or other disorder such as a psychiatric illness, a medical illness, or effects of a substance