Trial Designs and Outcomes in Dementia Therapeutic Research is written to take stock of what is now usefully known, and to speculate on directions for the future.

Contents

• The History of Therapeutic Trials in Dementia
• Therapeutic Strategies
• Treatment Hypotheses
• Clinical Trial Designs & Selection of Primary vs.Secondary Endpoints
• Qualitative Analyses of Disease Treatment Effects
• Inclusion and Exclusion Criteria
• Global Outcomes
• Cognitive Outcomes
• Functional Outcomes
• Behavioral Outcomes In Trials Of Cognitive Agents
• Quality of Life Outcomes
• Caregiver Burden Outcomes
• Neuroimaging Outcomes
• Additional Lessons From Trials in Vascular Dementia
• Additional Lessons From Trials In Dementia With Lewy Bodies
• Lessons From Trials To Prevent Dementia
• Herbal Treatments for Dementia
• Lessons from Trials of Psychoactive Compounds in Alzheimer's Disease
• Lessons from Non-Pharmacologic and Psychosocial Interventions for Patients with Dementia
• Lessons from Psychosocial Interventions Aimed at Caregivers of People with Dementia
• Lessons from Trials in Mild Cognitive Impairment
• Pharmacoeconomic Outcomes
• Executive Dysfunction in Dementia
• Ethical Issues

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