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TABLE 3 Characteristics of included studies <strong>for</strong> donepezil (cont’d)<br />

© Queen’s Printer <strong>and</strong> Controller of HMSO 2006. All rights reserved.<br />

Health Technology Assessment 2006; Vol. 10: No. 1<br />

Study Methods Participants Outcomes<br />

Seltzer et al.,<br />

2004 55<br />

Winblad et al.,<br />

2001; 47<br />

Wimo et al.,<br />

2003 56<br />

Design: RCT, double-blind,<br />

multicentre<br />

Interventions:<br />

1. donepezil 5 mg/day <strong>for</strong><br />

6 weeks <strong>and</strong> then 10 mg/day<br />

2. placebo<br />

Number of centres: 17<br />

Duration of treatment: 24 weeks<br />

Sponsor: Pfizer <strong>and</strong> Eisai<br />

Design: RCT, double-blind,<br />

multicentre<br />

Interventions:<br />

1. donepezil 5 mg/day <strong>for</strong> 28 days<br />

<strong>and</strong> then 10 mg/day<br />

2. placebo<br />

Number of centres: 28<br />

Duration of treatment: 52 weeks<br />

Sponsor: Pfizer Pharmaceuticals<br />

Group, Pfizer<br />

TABLE 4 Quality assessment table <strong>for</strong> donepezil<br />

Study<br />

R<strong>and</strong>omisation<br />

Concealment of<br />

allocation<br />

Inclusion criteria: 50–90 years;<br />

[Commercial/academic<br />

confidential in<strong>for</strong>mation<br />

removed]; MMSE 21–26<br />

Numbers: 153 patients r<strong>and</strong>omised<br />

1. 96 to donepezil 10 mg/day<br />

2. 57 to placebo<br />

Mean age ± SD (range):<br />

[Commercial/academic<br />

confidential in<strong>for</strong>mation<br />

removed]<br />

Inclusion criteria: possible or probable<br />

AD on DSM-IV <strong>and</strong> NINCDS-<br />

ADRDA; MMSE 10–26<br />

Numbers: 286 patients r<strong>and</strong>omised<br />

1. 142 to donepezil 5 mg/day<br />

2. 144 to placebo<br />

Mean age ± SE (range):<br />

1. 72.1 ± 8.6 (49–86)<br />

2. 72.9 ± 8.0 (51–88)<br />

Baseline<br />

characteristics<br />

Primary outcomes:<br />

● Modified ADAS-cog.<br />

Secondary outcomes:<br />

● CDR-SB<br />

● MMSE<br />

● Computerised Memory<br />

Battery<br />

● [Commercial/academic<br />

confidential in<strong>for</strong>mation<br />

removed]<br />

● Apathy Scale<br />

● PGA<br />

● Compliance<br />

● Adverse events<br />

Primary outcomes:<br />

● Gottfries-Bråne–Steen<br />

(GBS) scale.<br />

Secondary outcomes:<br />

● MMSE<br />

● PDS<br />

● NPI<br />

● GDS<br />

Wimo et al.: 56 IADL scale;<br />

Physical Self-maintenance<br />

Scale (PSMS)<br />

AD200043 Ad Un Rep Ad Par Ad Ad In In Ad<br />

Burns et al., 1999 50 Un Un Rep Ad Par Par Par Ad In Ad<br />

Gauthier et al., 2002 41 Un Un Rep Par Un Un Un In In Par<br />

Greenberg et al., 2000 54 Ad Ad Rep Ad Ad Ad Ad Ad In Ad<br />

Holmes et al., 2004 49 Ad Ad Rep Ad Un Ad Ad Ad In Ad<br />

Homma et al., 2000 44 Un Un Rep Ad Un Par Par Ad In Par<br />

Krishnan et al., 2003 45 Ad Un Rep Ad Un Ad Ad In In Par<br />

Mohs et al., 2001 46 Un Un Rep Ad Ad Par Par Par In Ad<br />

Nunez et al., 2003 48 Un Un Rep Ad Un Par Par In In Un<br />

Rogers et al., 1998 51 Ad Un Rep Ad Par Par Par Ad In Par<br />

Rogers et al., 1998 52 Un Un Rep Ad Ad Par Par Ad In Ad<br />

Rogers et al., 1996 53 Un Un Rep Ad Un Par Par Par In Ad<br />

[Commercial/academic confidential in<strong>for</strong>mation relating to Seltzer et al. 55 removed]<br />

Winblad et al., 2001 47,56 Ad Un Rep Ad Un Par Par Ad In Ad<br />

Ad, adequate; In, inadequate; Par, partial; Rep, reported; Un, unknown.<br />

Eligibility<br />

Blinding of assessors<br />

Care provider<br />

blinding<br />

Patient blinding<br />

Reporting outcomes<br />

ITT analysis<br />

Withdrawals<br />

explained<br />

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