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ODESA

CompletedPhase 3

Optimal Dose Escalation Strategy to Successful Achievement of High Dose Donepezil 23mg

A Multicenter, Randomized, Open-label, Prospective Trial to Evaluate the Safety and Tolerability of Donepezil 23 mg With or Without Intermediate Dose Titration in Patients With Alzheimer's Disease Taking Donepezil Hydrochloride 10 mg

Asset

Donepezil

Listed sites

1

Recruiting sites

-

Enrollment

176

actual

Study population

Alzheimer’s disease

Key I/E criteria

Alzheimer's diseaseMMSE 20Study partner/caregiver requiredAD symptomatic therapy: stable ≥3 months

Primary endpoint

Treatment-emergent adverse events

Footprint

Where this trial recruits

Site locations as reported to ClinicalTrials.gov. Site count is not enrollment count; per-site enrollment is not available from source.

Identifiers

Registered as

Org study IDJHongLee
NCT IDNCT02550665

Timeline

Milestones

Study start2014-12actual (month precision)
Study first posted2015-09-15estimated
Primary completion2016-08actual (month precision)
Study completion2016-10actual (month precision)
Last update posted2018-08-07actual

Assets

Drug assets

Study populations

Who this study enrolls

Alzheimer’s disease

Eligibility

Who can enroll

Minimum age45 Years
Maximum age90 Years
SexAll
Healthy volunteersNot accepted

Inclusion criteria

dementia according to Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM)-IV criteria
probable Alzheimer's disease dementia according to National Institute on Aging-Alzheimer's Association (NIAAA) criteria
Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) score of 20 or less
General Deterioration Scale (GDS) score of 4 or more / Clinical Dementia Rating (CDR) score of 2 or more
stable dose of 10mg donepezil at least 3 months before screening
caregiver who can come together at every visit and give informations about side effects profiles should exist
patients and caregivers accepted the study

Exclusion criteria

patients receiving other concomitant acetylcholinesterase inhibitor
uncontrolled psychiatric disorders
drug overuse or alcohol abuse history within 5 years
significant uncontrolled or active medical conditions
uncontrolled epilepsy
patients who cannot come at scheduled visits

Endpoints (10)

What's being measured

Protocol endpoints and posted registry outcome measures, grouped into outcome categories. Composite endpoints show their component event types. Standard codes (LOINC, SNOMED CT) are shown where available.

Coverage by outcome category

Other (unclassified)
9
Safety / tolerability / PK
1

Safety / tolerability / PK

1 endpoint
Primary/protocol endpoint

Incidence of treatment-emergent adverse events (safety and tolerability)

Time frame:Change from baseline at 4 week

event count, event

Other (unclassified)

9 endpoints
Secondary/protocol endpoint/low confidence

blood WBC

Time frame:12 week

descriptive

Secondary/protocol endpoint/low confidence

blood BUN

Time frame:12 week

descriptive

Secondary/protocol endpoint/low confidence

blood Creatinine

Time frame:12 week

descriptive

Secondary/protocol endpoint/low confidence

blood sodium

Time frame:12 week

descriptive

Secondary/protocol endpoint/low confidence

blood potassium

Time frame:12 week

descriptive

Secondary/protocol endpoint/low confidence

blood AST/ALT

Time frame:12 week

descriptive

Secondary/protocol endpoint/low confidence

weight loss

Time frame:4 week, 8 week, 12 week

descriptive

Secondary/protocol endpoint/low confidence

drug compliance (counting of residual drug)

Time frame:4 week, 8 week, 12 week

event count, event

Secondary/protocol endpoint/low confidence

heart rate on Electrocardiography (ECG)

Time frame:12 week

descriptive

Publications (2)

Bibliography

Records linked to this trial through ClinicalTrials.gov references, PubMed NCT search, and curated study seeds. 'Canonical' marks design/result papers; others are registry references or candidates.

Provenance

Sources

Trial identity, design, statusClinicalTrials.gov API v2
Snapshot dateJuly 21, 2026
Endpoint classificationDelfa ADRD endpoint taxonomy
Results tableno registry results posted yet

Trial facts come from public ClinicalTrials.gov records. Endpoint categories are Delfa's classification of those records, not a ClinicalTrials.gov field. All figures reflect the July 21, 2026 snapshot.