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NCT02720445
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Memory Improvement Through Nicotine Dosing (MIND) Study

Sponsor: University of Southern California

View on ClinicalTrials.gov

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

Interventions

DRUG

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.

DRUG

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