Clinical Focus ›› 2022, Vol. 37 ›› Issue (8): 699-703.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.1004-583X.2022.08.004

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Aripiprazole and olanzapine on senile dementia of the alzheimer type: A control study

Li Ping(), Xu Manhua, He Lanying, Wang Lifeng, Zhang Pei, Song Lihua   

  1. Department of Mental Health, the Eighth Hospital of Shijiazhuang, Shijiazhuang 050081, China
  • Received:2022-05-20 Online:2022-08-20 Published:2022-09-26
  • Contact: Li Ping E-mail:lipingyucca@163.com

Abstract:

Objective To assess the effectiveness and safety of aripiprazole and olanzapine on senile dementia of the alzheimer type (SDAT). Methods A total of 86 SDAT patients visited in the Eighth Hospital of Shijiazhuang from November 2020 to November 2021 were enrolled and randomly assigned into the observation group and the control group. The patients were managed by supportive treatment based on etiology of delirium, the observation group was treated with oral or sublingual administration of aripiprazole at dose range 2.50-10.00 mg/d, and the control group with olanzapine at dose range 1.25-10.00 mg/d. The aiming was to compare the clinical efficacy and safety. Results The treatment efficiency of patients with hypoactive SDAT in the observation group was better than that in the control group (P<0.05). The difference was not statistically significant in the treatment efficiency of hyperactive SDAT and mixed SDAT between groups (all P>0.05). There was no interruption of treatment due to serious adverse reactions in both groups during the observation period. Conclusion For SDAT patients, aripiprazole and olanzapine are safe to use. The low-dose aripiprazole is superior to olanzapine for hypoactive SDAT patients. Moreover, both low-dose, short-course of aripiprazole and olanzapine were well tolerated for these patients.

Key words: dementia, delirium, aripiprazole, olanzapine

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