The purpose of this trial is to test the ability of the non-steroidal anti-inflammatory medications naproxen and celecoxib to delay or prevent the onset of AD and age-related cognitive decline.

Condition	Treatment or Intervention	Phase
Alzheimer Disease	Drug: Naproxen Sodium (Aleve)  Drug: Celecoxib (Celebrex)	Phase III

Further Study Details: 

Expected Total Enrollment:  2625

Considerable evidence suggests that inflammation may play a role in the neurodegenerative process of Alzheimer's disease (AD), and the use of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs may be associated with reduced occurrence of AD. ADAPT is a randomized trial that will test the ability of the non-steroidal anti-inflammatory medications naproxen and celecoxib to delay or prevent the onset of AD and age-related cognitive decline. This long-term trial will run for 5 to 7 years.

The study is sponsored by the National Institute on Aging and is being conducted at the Roskamp Institute in Tampa, FL; the Veterans Affairs Puget Sound Health Care System with the University of Washington, in Seattle, WA; Boston University School of Medicine, in Boston, MA; the Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, in Baltimore, MD; Sun Health Research Institute, in Phoenix, AZ; and the University of Rochester, in Rochester, NY. At each of these six sites, the goal is the enroll approximately 700 men and women, totalling 2,625 participants. Participants must be 70 years of age or older, have a parent, brother, or sister who has, or had, serious age-related memory loss, senility, dementia, or Alzheimer's disease.

Participants will be asked to take an anti-inflammatory medication or placebo (inactive pill) twice daily. Before enrolling in the trial, participants will be asked to go to a study site for two medical evaluations. Once enrolled, they will need to go to a study site for a medical evaluation every six months and to participate in a telephone interview twice a year for an average of up to seven years of follow-up.

Ages Eligible for Study:  70 Years and above,  Genders Eligible for Study:  Both

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• Aged 70 years or older.
• Family history of parent, brother, or sister who has, or had, serious age-related memory loss, senility, dementia, or Alzheimer's disease.
• Study partner available to provide information on the cognitive status of the participant and to assist with monitoring of trial medications, if needed.
• Sufficient fluency in written and spoken English to participate in study visits and neuropsychological testing.
• Willingness to limit use of the following for the duration of the study: vitamin E (at doses greater than 400 IU per day), non-aspirin NSAIDs, histamine H2 receptor antagonists (Tagamet, for example), corticosteroids, anti-inflammatory or analgesic doses of aspirin (greater than 81 mg per day), Ginkgo biloba extracts
• Ability and intention to participate in regular study visits, in the opinion of the study physician.
• Provision of informed consent.

Exclusion Criteria:

• History of peptic ulcer disease with bleeding or obstruction.
• Clinically significant liver or kidney disease.
• History of hypersensitivity to aspirin, ibuprofen, celecoxib, naproxen, or other NSAIDs.
• Use of anti-coagulant medication.
• Cognitive impairment or dementia.
• Current alcohol abuse or dependence

Arizona
      Sun Health Research Institute, Sun City,  Arizona,  85351,  United States
Florida
      Roskamp Institute Memory Clinic, 10770 N. 46th Street, Tampa,  Florida,  33617,  United States
Maryland
      Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore,  Maryland,  21287,  United States
Massachusetts
      Boston University School of Medicine, Boston,  Massachusetts,  02118,  United States
New York
      University of Rochester, Rochester,  New York,  14620,  United States
Washington
      Veterans Affairs Puget Sound Health Care System, University of Washington, Seattle,  Washington,  98108,  United States

Study chairs or principal investigators

John C Breitner, MD, MPH,  Principal Investigator,  Professor and Head, Division of Geriatric Psychiatry, University of Washington School of Medicine; and Director, GRCC, VA Puget Sound Health Care System, Seattle   

Study ID Numbers:  IA0026; U01-AG15477
Record last reviewed:  December 2004
Last Updated:  December 27, 2004
Record first received:  December 14, 2000
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:  NCT00007189
Health Authority: United States: Federal Government
ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on 2005-04-08