Clinical Trial: Safety and Efficacy Study of Magnetic Fields to Treat Alzheimer's Disease

Study Status: Withdrawn
Recruit Status: Unknown status
Study Type: Interventional

Official Title: A Randomized, Single-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Pilot Study to Evaluate the Safety and Efficacy of the Application of Magnetic Fields Using the Resonator for the Treatment of Alzheimer's Disease in Add

Brief Summary: The purpose of this study is to determine if low level magnetic fields can help to improve memory in patients diagnosed with Alzheimer's dementia.

Detailed Summary: The purpose of this pilot study is to determine whether application of magnetic fields generated by the Resonator result in statistically significant improvements in cognitive functioning and memory in patients with a diagnosis of Alzheimer's dementia.
Sponsor: pico-tesla Magnetic Therapies, LLC

Current Primary Outcome: Alzheimer's Disease Assessment Scale-Cog (ADAS-cog) [ Time Frame: end of treatment at 12 weeks ]

Original Primary Outcome: Same as current

Current Secondary Outcome:

Original Secondary Outcome: Mini-Mental Status Exam (MMSE), Neuropsychiatric Inventory Questionnaire (NPI-Q), Clinical Dementia Rating Scale (CDR), Modified Activities of Daily Living (ADL) Inventory [ Time Frame: end of treatment at 12 weeks ]

Information By: pico-tesla Magnetic Therapies, LLC

Dates:
Date Received: September 1, 2010
Date Started: December 2010
Date Completion: October 2011
Last Updated: July 7, 2011
Last Verified: June 2011