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Memory Improvement Through Nicotine Dosing (MIND) Study
Sponsor: University of Southern California
Summary
The purpose of the study is to see if daily transdermal nicotine is able to produce a significant cognitive, clinical and functional improvement in participants with MCI. Neuronal nicotinic receptors have long been known to play a critical role in memory function in preclinical studies, with nicotine improving attention, learning, and memory function. The study will enroll 380 participants for a 2 year period. Participants will be randomized (50:50) to either the transdermal nicotine, beginning at 7mg/day, and increasing to 21mg/day, or placebo skin patch.
Official title: Long-Term Nicotine Treatment of Mild Cognitive Impairment
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
55 Years - 90 Years
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
348
Start Date
2017-02-22
Completion Date
2025-09-16
Last Updated
2026-09-17
Healthy Volunteers
No
Conditions
Interventions
Nicotine Transdermal Patch
21mg Nicotine transdermal patches worn during waking hours. Active dose will titrate up from 3.5mg to 21mg in the first 5 weeks of treatment, remain at 21mg up to month 24, and then taper down for three weeks.
Placebo Patch
Matching placebo patches worn during waking hours.
Locations (36)
Perseverance Research Center
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States
Central Arkansas Veterans Healthcare System
North Little Rock, Arkansas, United States
USC Rancho Los Amigos
Downey, California, United States
Sharp Neurocognitive Research Center
San Diego, California, United States
Syrentis Clinical Research
Santa Ana, California, United States
Nuvance Health Medical Practice Ct, Inc.; Associated Neurologists, PC
Danbury, Connecticut, United States
Georgetown University
Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States
JEM Research Institute
Atlantis, Florida, United States
Brain Matters Research
Delray Beach, Florida, United States
Miami Jewish Health Systems
Miami, Florida, United States
Brain Matters Research
Stuart, Florida, United States
Augusta University Movement and Memory Disorders
Augusta, Georgia, United States
Velocity Clinical Research - Boise
Meridian, Idaho, United States
Northwestern University
Chicago, Illinois, United States
University of Iowa
Iowa City, Iowa, United States
Headlands Eastern MA LLC
Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
University at Buffalo (UBMD)
Buffalo, New York, United States
Velocity Clinical Research - Syracuse
East Syracuse, New York, United States
New York University Medical Center
New York, New York, United States
Mount Sinai School of Medicine
New York, New York, United States
Integrative Clinical Trials
New York, New York, United States
SUNY Upstate Medical University
Syracuse, New York, United States
Wake Forest University Health Sciences
Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States
Ohio State University
Columbus, Ohio, United States
Central States Research (formerly Tulsa Clinical Research)
Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States
Providence Brain and Spine Institute
Portland, Oregon, United States
LeHigh Valley Hospital
Allentown, Pennsylvania, United States
Penn State Hershey Medical Center
Hershey, Pennsylvania, United States
Ralph H. Johnson VA Health Care System
Charleston, South Carolina, United States
Neurology Clinic, P.C.
Cordova, Tennessee, United States
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Nashville, Tennessee, United States
Houston Methodist Neurological Institute
Houston, Texas, United States
Glenn Biggs Institute at the University of Texas Health
San Antonio, Texas, United States
University of Washington Memory and Brain Wellness Center
Seattle, Washington, United States
Kingfisher Cooperative, LLC
Spokane, Washington, United States
University of Wisconsin
Madison, Wisconsin, United States