Nicergoline in treatment of vascular dementia: a consecutive,multicenter,double-blind clinical trial
- VernacularTitle:尼麦角林治疗血管性痴呆的前瞻性、双盲、多中心研究
- Author:
Jiahong LU
;
Chuanzhen L
;
Zhen HONG
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Dementia,vascular;
Nicergoline;
Prospective studies
- From:
Chinese Journal of Neurology
2001;0(02):-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective To test the efficacy and safety of nicergoline in treatment of vascular dementia patients with mild or moderate cognitive impairment. Methods A multicenter,double blind,randomized,efficient drug controlled clinical trial was carried out All the subjects met the DSM-Ⅲ criteria for vascular dementia We used MMSE and WMS as main assessing items and ADL,CGI as secondary assessing items. Results 103 subjects were assessed MMSE were raised in both groups after the treatment and more obvious in nicergoline group than in anecetan group (1 62?2 33 and 2 88?2 85 respectively) WMS raised in nicergoline group (5 04?10 61),but not in anecetan group (1 98?9 49) ADL and CGI (SI) showed decreased scores in both groups Total efficiency of nicergoline was 80 0% and of anecetan was 56 6%. Conclusions Nicergoline was an effective drug in treatment of vascular dementia and more effective than anecetan Using nicergoline 60 mg per day was safe
