{"id":11951,"date":"2021-06-03T10:45:22","date_gmt":"2021-06-03T08:45:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/udic.es\/?p=11951"},"modified":"2021-06-03T10:45:22","modified_gmt":"2021-06-03T08:45:22","slug":"we-tested-a-drug-to-treat-agitation-in-alzheimers-patients","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/udic.es\/en\/we-tested-a-drug-to-treat-agitation-in-alzheimers-patients\/","title":{"rendered":"We tested a drug to treat agitation in Alzheimer&#8217;s patients"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The General University Hospital of Catalonia is the first recognized center in Europe to evaluate a drug to treat agitation in Alzheimer&#8217;s patients.<\/p>\n<p>As reported by the hospital in a statement, the health center participates in the clinical trial 20AVP-786-307, which evaluates the tolerability of AVP786 to treat agitation in patients with Alzheimer&#8217;s.<\/p>\n<p>This is a phase 3, multicenter, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study to evaluate the efficacy, safety, and tolerability of AVP-786 (deudxtromethorphan hydrobromide [D6-DM] \/ quinidine sulfate [Q]). .<\/p>\n<p>The study consists of 12 weeks of treatment, administration is orally, twice a day, until day 85.<\/p>\n<p>Participants to be included in this study must have a diagnosis of Alzheimer&#8217;s disease and present clinically significant, moderate, or severe secondary agitation.<\/p>\n<p>At the General Hospital of Catalonia, which belongs to the Quir\u00f3nSalud group, research in neurological diseases such as Alzheimer&#8217;s or Parkinson&#8217;s is carried out through the Clinical Research Unit, UDIC, led by neurologist and researcher Ernest Balaguer.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The General University Hospital of Catalonia is the first recognized center in Europe to evaluate a drug to treat agitation in Alzheimer&#8217;s patients. 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