Background: Subantimicrobial doses of doxycycline may improve outcomes in rosacea when combined with topical metronidazole and used as maintenance monotherapy. Objective: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the ...Background: Subantimicrobial doses of doxycycline may improve outcomes in rosacea when combined with topical metronidazole and used as maintenance monotherapy. Objective: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the safety and efficacy of doxycycline hyclate 20 mg (subantimicrob- ial dose doxycycline) administered twice daily as an adjunct to metronidazole 0.75% topical lotion in the treatment of rosacea. Methods: Patients received subantimicrobial doses of doxycycline twice daily plus metronidazole (n=20) or placebo plus metronidazole (n=20) for 12 weeks. Subantimicrobial- dose doxycycline or placebo monotherapy continued for 4 weeks. The primary efficacy measure was change from baseline in total inflammatory lesions at weeks 2 and 16. Results: Total inflammatory lesions were reduced significantly (P =.048) by week 4 and by all subsequent visits in the subantimicrobial- dose doxycycline/metronidazole group compared with placebo/metronidazole. Changes from baseline increased over time and were maintained during subantimicrobial- dose doxycycline monotherapy. Conclusion: Adjunctive use of subantimicrobial dose doxycycline significantly reduced the clinical signs of rosacea compared with metronidazole alone and may be useful maintenance monotherapy.展开更多
BACKGROUND: Cholinergic deficits are prominent in patients who have dementia associated with Parkinson s disease. We investigated the effects of the dual c holinesterase inhibitor rivastigmine in such patients. METH...BACKGROUND: Cholinergic deficits are prominent in patients who have dementia associated with Parkinson s disease. We investigated the effects of the dual c holinesterase inhibitor rivastigmine in such patients. METHODS: Patients in whom mild to moderate dementia developed at least 2 years after they received a clinical diagnosis of Parkinson s disease were randomly assigned to receive pl acebo or 3 to 12 mg of rivastigmine per day for 24 weeks. Primary efficacy varia bles were the scores for the cognitive subscale of the Alzheimer s Disease Ass essment Scale (ADAS cog) and Alzheimer s Disease Cooperative Study Clinici an s Global Impression of Change (ADCS CGIC). Secondary clinical outcomes we re the scores for the Alzheimer s Disease Cooperative Study Activities of Da ily Living, the 10 item Neuropsychiatric Inventory, the Mini Mental State Ex amination, Cognitive Drug Research power of attention tests, the Verbal Fluency test, and the Ten Point Clock Drawing test. RESULTS: A total of 541 patients w ere enrolled, and 410 completed the study. The outcomes were better among patien ts treated with rivastigmine than among those who received placebo; however, the differences between these two groups were moderate and similar to those reporte d in trials of rivastigmine for Alzheimer s disease. Rivastig mine treated patients had a mean improvement of 2.1 points in the score for the 70 point A DAS cog, from a baseline score of 23.8, as compared with a 0.7 point worseni ng in the placebo group, from a baseline score of 24.3 (P < 0.001). Clinically m eaningful improvements in the scores for the ADCS CGIC were observed in 19.8 p ercent of patients in the rivastigmine group and 14.5 percent of those in the pl acebo group, and clinically meaningful worsening was observed in 13.0 percent an d 23.1 percent, respectively (mean score at 24 weeks, 3.8 and 4.3, respectively; P=0.007). Significantly better outcomes were seen with rivastigmine with respec t to all secondary efficacy variables. The most frequent adverse events were nau sea (affecting 29.0 percent of patients in the rivastigmine group and 11.2 perce nt of those in the placebo group, P < 0.001), vomiting (16.6 and 1.7 percent, P < 0.001), and tremor (10.2 and 3.9 percent, P=0.01). CONCLUSIONS: In this placebo con trolled study, rivastigmine was associated with moderate improvements in dementi a associated with Parkinson s disease but also with higher rates of nausea, vo miting, and tremor.展开更多
Context: There is no established pharmacological treatment for the core sympto ms of chronic fatigue syndrome CORE JOURNALS IN CLINICAL NEUROLOGY CORE VIEW (CF S). Galantamine hydrobromide, an acetyl cholesterone inhi...Context: There is no established pharmacological treatment for the core sympto ms of chronic fatigue syndrome CORE JOURNALS IN CLINICAL NEUROLOGY CORE VIEW (CF S). Galantamine hydrobromide, an acetyl cholesterone inhibitor, has pharmacologi cal properties that might benefit patients with CFS. Objective: To compare the e fficacy and tolerability of galantamine hydrobromide in patients with CFS. Desig n, Setting, and Patients: Randomized, double blind trial conducted June 1997 th rough July 1999 at 35 outpatient centers in the United Kingdom(n=17), United Sta tes (n=14), the Netherlands (n=2), Sweden (n=1), and Belgium (n=1) involving 434 patients with a clinical diagnosis of CFS (modified US Centers for Disease Cont rol and Prevention criteria). Interventions: A total of 89 patients were randoml y assigned to receive 2.5 mg of galantamine hydrobromide; 86 patients, 5.0 mg; 9 1 patients, 7.5 mg; and,86 patients, 10 mg (these patients received medicine in the tablet form 3 times per day); a total of 82 patients received matching place bo tablets 3 times per day. Main Outcome Measures: The primary efficacy variable was the global change on the Clinician Global Impression Scale after 4, 8, 12, and 16 weeks of treatment. Secondary outcomes were changes in core symptoms of CFS on the Chalder Fatigue Rating Scale, the Fibromyalgia Impact Q uestionnaire, and the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index; changes in quality of life on the Nottingham Health Profile; and assessment of plasma free cortisol level s and cognitive performance on a computer based battery of tests. Results: Afte r 16 weeks, there were no statistically significant differences between any of t he galantamine or placebo groups in clinical condition on the Clinician Global I mpression Scale, or for any of the secondary end points. Exploratory regression analysis failed to detect any consistent prognostic factor that might have influ enced the primary or any secondary outcome measures. Conclusion: This trial did not demonstrate any benefit of galantamine over placebo in the treatment of pati ents with CFS.展开更多
文摘Background: Subantimicrobial doses of doxycycline may improve outcomes in rosacea when combined with topical metronidazole and used as maintenance monotherapy. Objective: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the safety and efficacy of doxycycline hyclate 20 mg (subantimicrob- ial dose doxycycline) administered twice daily as an adjunct to metronidazole 0.75% topical lotion in the treatment of rosacea. Methods: Patients received subantimicrobial doses of doxycycline twice daily plus metronidazole (n=20) or placebo plus metronidazole (n=20) for 12 weeks. Subantimicrobial- dose doxycycline or placebo monotherapy continued for 4 weeks. The primary efficacy measure was change from baseline in total inflammatory lesions at weeks 2 and 16. Results: Total inflammatory lesions were reduced significantly (P =.048) by week 4 and by all subsequent visits in the subantimicrobial- dose doxycycline/metronidazole group compared with placebo/metronidazole. Changes from baseline increased over time and were maintained during subantimicrobial- dose doxycycline monotherapy. Conclusion: Adjunctive use of subantimicrobial dose doxycycline significantly reduced the clinical signs of rosacea compared with metronidazole alone and may be useful maintenance monotherapy.
文摘BACKGROUND: Cholinergic deficits are prominent in patients who have dementia associated with Parkinson s disease. We investigated the effects of the dual c holinesterase inhibitor rivastigmine in such patients. METHODS: Patients in whom mild to moderate dementia developed at least 2 years after they received a clinical diagnosis of Parkinson s disease were randomly assigned to receive pl acebo or 3 to 12 mg of rivastigmine per day for 24 weeks. Primary efficacy varia bles were the scores for the cognitive subscale of the Alzheimer s Disease Ass essment Scale (ADAS cog) and Alzheimer s Disease Cooperative Study Clinici an s Global Impression of Change (ADCS CGIC). Secondary clinical outcomes we re the scores for the Alzheimer s Disease Cooperative Study Activities of Da ily Living, the 10 item Neuropsychiatric Inventory, the Mini Mental State Ex amination, Cognitive Drug Research power of attention tests, the Verbal Fluency test, and the Ten Point Clock Drawing test. RESULTS: A total of 541 patients w ere enrolled, and 410 completed the study. The outcomes were better among patien ts treated with rivastigmine than among those who received placebo; however, the differences between these two groups were moderate and similar to those reporte d in trials of rivastigmine for Alzheimer s disease. Rivastig mine treated patients had a mean improvement of 2.1 points in the score for the 70 point A DAS cog, from a baseline score of 23.8, as compared with a 0.7 point worseni ng in the placebo group, from a baseline score of 24.3 (P < 0.001). Clinically m eaningful improvements in the scores for the ADCS CGIC were observed in 19.8 p ercent of patients in the rivastigmine group and 14.5 percent of those in the pl acebo group, and clinically meaningful worsening was observed in 13.0 percent an d 23.1 percent, respectively (mean score at 24 weeks, 3.8 and 4.3, respectively; P=0.007). Significantly better outcomes were seen with rivastigmine with respec t to all secondary efficacy variables. The most frequent adverse events were nau sea (affecting 29.0 percent of patients in the rivastigmine group and 11.2 perce nt of those in the placebo group, P < 0.001), vomiting (16.6 and 1.7 percent, P < 0.001), and tremor (10.2 and 3.9 percent, P=0.01). CONCLUSIONS: In this placebo con trolled study, rivastigmine was associated with moderate improvements in dementi a associated with Parkinson s disease but also with higher rates of nausea, vo miting, and tremor.
文摘Context: There is no established pharmacological treatment for the core sympto ms of chronic fatigue syndrome CORE JOURNALS IN CLINICAL NEUROLOGY CORE VIEW (CF S). Galantamine hydrobromide, an acetyl cholesterone inhibitor, has pharmacologi cal properties that might benefit patients with CFS. Objective: To compare the e fficacy and tolerability of galantamine hydrobromide in patients with CFS. Desig n, Setting, and Patients: Randomized, double blind trial conducted June 1997 th rough July 1999 at 35 outpatient centers in the United Kingdom(n=17), United Sta tes (n=14), the Netherlands (n=2), Sweden (n=1), and Belgium (n=1) involving 434 patients with a clinical diagnosis of CFS (modified US Centers for Disease Cont rol and Prevention criteria). Interventions: A total of 89 patients were randoml y assigned to receive 2.5 mg of galantamine hydrobromide; 86 patients, 5.0 mg; 9 1 patients, 7.5 mg; and,86 patients, 10 mg (these patients received medicine in the tablet form 3 times per day); a total of 82 patients received matching place bo tablets 3 times per day. Main Outcome Measures: The primary efficacy variable was the global change on the Clinician Global Impression Scale after 4, 8, 12, and 16 weeks of treatment. Secondary outcomes were changes in core symptoms of CFS on the Chalder Fatigue Rating Scale, the Fibromyalgia Impact Q uestionnaire, and the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index; changes in quality of life on the Nottingham Health Profile; and assessment of plasma free cortisol level s and cognitive performance on a computer based battery of tests. Results: Afte r 16 weeks, there were no statistically significant differences between any of t he galantamine or placebo groups in clinical condition on the Clinician Global I mpression Scale, or for any of the secondary end points. Exploratory regression analysis failed to detect any consistent prognostic factor that might have influ enced the primary or any secondary outcome measures. Conclusion: This trial did not demonstrate any benefit of galantamine over placebo in the treatment of pati ents with CFS.