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A Double‐Blind Placebo Controlled Evaluation of the Safety and Efficacy of Vinpocetine in the Treatment of Patients with Chronic Vascular Senile Cerebral Dysfunction
Author(s) -
Balestreri Roberto,
Fontana Luigi,
Astengo Federico
Publication year - 1987
Publication title -
journal of the american geriatrics society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.992
H-Index - 232
eISSN - 1532-5415
pISSN - 0002-8614
DOI - 10.1111/j.1532-5415.1987.tb04664.x
Subject(s) - vinpocetine , medicine , placebo , clinical global impression , clinical trial , double blind , anesthesia , surgery , pharmacology , alternative medicine , pathology
In a double‐blind clinical trial, vinpocetine, a synthetic ethyl ester of apovincamine, was shown to effect significant improvement in elderly patients with chronic cerebral dysfunction. Forty‐two patients received 10 mg vinpocetine three times a day (tid) for 30 days, then 5 mg lid for 60 days. Matching placebo tablets were given to another 42 patients for the 90 day trial period. Patients on vinpocetine scored consistently better in all evaluations of the effectiveness of treatment including measurements on the Clinical Global Impression (CGI) scale, the Sandoz Clinical Assessment‐Geriatric (SCAG) scale, and the Mini‐Mental Status Questionnaire (MMSQ). There were no serious side effects related to the treatment drug.