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Context: Previous studies of Ginkgo biloba extract (GbE) in patients with various forms of cognitive impairment or dementia have shown promising results. Objective: To determine the clinical efficacy of GbE in mild to moderate dementia of the Alzheimer type. Design: Randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blind, parallel-group, multicenter trial. Setting: Outpatient clinics of universities and private research centers specialized in dementia. Patients: 513 outpatients with uncomplicated dementia of the Alzheimers type scoring 10 to 24 on the Mini-Mental State Examination and less than 4 on the modified Hachinski Ischemic Score, free of other serious illnesses and not requiring continuous treatment with any psychoactive drug. Intervention: 26-week treatment with GbE at daily doses of 120 mg or 240 mg or placebo. Main Outcomes: Cognitive subscale of the Alzheimers Disease Assessment Scale (ADAS-cog), Alzheimers Disease Cooperative Study Clinical Global Impression of Change (ADCS-CGIC). Results: There were no significant between-group differences for the whole sample. There was little cognitive and functional decline of the placebo-treated patients, however. For a subgroup of patients with neuropsychiatric symptoms there was a greater decline of placebo-treated patients and significantly better cognitive performance and global assessment scores for the patients on GbE. Conclusion: The trial did not show efficacy of GbE, however, the lack of decline of the placebo patients may have compromised the sensitivity of the trial to detect a treatment effect. Thus, the study remains inconclusive with respect to the efficacy of GbE.
Keywords: Ginkgo biloba, dementia, Alzheimer's disease, treatment, randomized controlled trial
Current Alzheimer Research
Title: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Trial of Two Doses of Ginkgo Biloba Extract in Dementia of the Alzheimers Type
Volume: 2 Issue: 5
Author(s): Lon S. Schneider, Steven T. DeKosky, Martin R. Farlow, Pierre N. Tariot, Robert Hoerr and Meinhard Kieser
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Keywords: Ginkgo biloba, dementia, Alzheimer's disease, treatment, randomized controlled trial
Abstract: Context: Previous studies of Ginkgo biloba extract (GbE) in patients with various forms of cognitive impairment or dementia have shown promising results. Objective: To determine the clinical efficacy of GbE in mild to moderate dementia of the Alzheimer type. Design: Randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blind, parallel-group, multicenter trial. Setting: Outpatient clinics of universities and private research centers specialized in dementia. Patients: 513 outpatients with uncomplicated dementia of the Alzheimers type scoring 10 to 24 on the Mini-Mental State Examination and less than 4 on the modified Hachinski Ischemic Score, free of other serious illnesses and not requiring continuous treatment with any psychoactive drug. Intervention: 26-week treatment with GbE at daily doses of 120 mg or 240 mg or placebo. Main Outcomes: Cognitive subscale of the Alzheimers Disease Assessment Scale (ADAS-cog), Alzheimers Disease Cooperative Study Clinical Global Impression of Change (ADCS-CGIC). Results: There were no significant between-group differences for the whole sample. There was little cognitive and functional decline of the placebo-treated patients, however. For a subgroup of patients with neuropsychiatric symptoms there was a greater decline of placebo-treated patients and significantly better cognitive performance and global assessment scores for the patients on GbE. Conclusion: The trial did not show efficacy of GbE, however, the lack of decline of the placebo patients may have compromised the sensitivity of the trial to detect a treatment effect. Thus, the study remains inconclusive with respect to the efficacy of GbE.
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Schneider S. Lon, DeKosky T. Steven, Farlow R. Martin, Tariot N. Pierre, Hoerr Robert and Kieser Meinhard, A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Trial of Two Doses of Ginkgo Biloba Extract in Dementia of the Alzheimers Type, Current Alzheimer Research 2005; 2 (5) . https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/156720505774932287
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