Newcastle Clinical Trials Unit

COBALT

COBALT

COmBining memantine And cholinesterase inhibitors in Lewy body dementia treatment Trial

  • Study stage: Set-up
  • Sponsor: Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust
  • Funder: NIHR HTA
  • Therapeutic area: Neurological
  • Type of study: CTIMP

Aim:

1) To determine the effectiveness of augmenting AChEI with memantine in patients with DLB.

2) To determine the effectiveness of augmenting AChEI with memantine in patients with PDD.

Primary Outcome:

For each trial, intention to treat analysis will evaluate the effect of AChEI plus memantine versus AChEI alone on ADCS-CGIC score at 26 weeks, adjusting for baseline disease severity (defined by level of cognitive impairment) and country. 

  • Population: Adult
  • Phase: III
  • Design: Basket
  • Setting: Secondary care
  • Planned Sample Size: 372