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N/A N=13,021

Data Analysis for Drug Repurposing for Effective Alzheimer's Medicines (DREAM) - PDE5

Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension

Enrolled (actual)
13,021
Serious AEs
Results posted
Feb 2024
Primary outcome: Primary: Time to Dementia Onset — 17.9; 18.8; 19.8; 19.9 Incidence rate per 1000 person year

Study Design & Population

Study type
Observational
Phase
N/A
Interventions
PDE5 inhibitor (Drug); Endothelin Receptor Antagonists (Drug)
Age
Older Adult · 65+ yrs
Sex
All
Sponsor
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Primary completion
Sep 2021

Outcome Measures

OutcomeResultp-value
PRIMARY
Time to Dementia Onset
17.9; 18.8; 19.8; 19.9; 15.1; 22.6

Summary

This study aims to evaluate the comparative risk of dementia/Alzheimer's disease onset between patients treated with medications that target specific metabolic pathways and patients treated with alternative medications for the same indication.

Eligibility Criteria

Please see https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/19NwmDi8xwWjzXqhSLPDTg4CKHt5UDQXuwCnZwY8jCS8/edit?usp=sharing or Appendix A for full code and algorithm definitions.

Medicare timeframe: 2008 to 2018 (end of data availability).

Inclusion Criteria

  • 1. Aged > 65 years on the index date
  • 2. No prior use of PDE5 inhibitors (sildenafil, tadalafil) and endothelin receptor antagonists (bosentan, ambrisentan, macitentan) anytime prior to cohort entry date
  • 3. Enrollment in Medicare Part A, B, and D with no HMO coverage for 365 days prior to and including cohort entry date

Exclusion Criteria

  • 1. Prior history of dementia measured anytime prior to cohort entry date
  • 2. No prior history of pulmonary arterial hypertension recorded in the 365 days prior to cohort entry date
  • 3. Prior history of nursing home admission in the 365 days prior to the cohort entry date
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Data sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT05039086). Outcome figures and adverse-event rates are extracted automatically from the registry's posted results and are provided for clinician reference, not as a substitute for the primary publication.

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