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                                 Groups similar at baseline: No; significantly more females randomized to DON
















                                        donepezil   72.8   68.2   98.9      14.8  Secondary Outcome Measures: MMSE; ADAS-Cog 11; NPI; SCGB    BADLS scores showed no significant difference between treatment groups in mean change from  Changes from baseline in NPI similar for both treatments  At endpoint, a higher percentage of GAL than DON patients reported maintenance or  improvement of objective and subjective caregiver burden (SCGB); 67.1% and 68.3% respectively  for GAL, and 51.3% and 49.4% respectively for DON; significance NR  GAL patients showed no significant improvement in MMSE scores (P > 0.05), whereas DON  patient




                                    Alzheimer classification: Mild-moderate-severe












                                                                                      Health Outcome Measures:                     DON


                                        galantamine   74.1   56.4   100      15.1  Primary Outcome Measures: BADLS   Timing of assessments: Baseline and weeks 13, 26 and 52   baseline to week 52   Intermediate Outcome Measures:   between group differences in MMSE not significant














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             Final Report Update 1     Authors: Wilcock et al.   Year: 2003   POPULATION  CHARACTERISTICS:       Mean age (years):   Sex (% female):   Ethnicity (% white):  Other germane population qualities:  Mean screening MMSE   •     OUTCOME ASSESSMENT:          RESULTS:     Alzheimer's Drugs
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