Overview
The objective of this randomized, triple-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial is to compare NANO-PSO therapy against placebo in improving cognitive abilities in older adults with mild to moderate non-vascular cognitive impairment over six months of treatment. The primary questions it aims to answer are:
• Does NANO-PSO therapy improve cognitive abilities in older adults with mild to moderate non-vascular cognitive impairment over six months of treatment compared to placebo?
The researchers will compare NANO-PSO therapy against placebo to see if it benefits the cognitive abilities of geriatric patients.
Participants will be required to:
- Consume two capsules of NANO-PSO or placebo daily in the morning for six months.
- Be evaluated monthly by phone to identify potential risks and ensure adherence to the treatment.
- Be evaluated in person at 90 and 180 days of treatment.
- The patient or primary caregiver must maintain a log to confirm daily dose consumption and will have a direct communication line with the attending physicians in case of questions about ingestion or possible adverse reactions.
- At the end of the final patient evaluation, a quality questionnaire will be administered.
Eligibility
Inclusion Criteria:
- Patients attended at the Hospital Español.
- Patients of any gender who are 60 years or older.
- Patients presenting with mild to moderate cognitive impairment.
- Meet the diagnostic criteria for "probable dementia" of the National Institute on Aging and the Alzheimer's Association (NIA-AA) (2011).
- Meet the criteria for the typical variant of Alzheimer's disease, specifically a specific clinical phenotype.
- Progressive and gradual change in memory functions reported by the patient or the informant for at least 6 months.
- Objective evidence of a hippocampal-type amnesic syndrome, based on significant impairment in the performance of episodic memory tests with established specificity for AD.
- Subjects are primary and secondary school graduates and have the ability to complete cognitive capacity tests and other specified tests in the program.
- Total score on the Hachinski Ischemic Scale (HIS) ≤ 4.
- Patients who sign the informed consent.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Patients with known allergy to any component of the NANO-PSO capsule (e.g., fish).
- Patients with short bowel syndrome, bariatric surgery, or gluten reaction that may affect intestinal absorption.
- Patients in palliative care with a life expectancy of less than 6 months according to the NECPAL scale.
- Patients with terminality criteria established in the comprehensive palliative care management guide of Mexico.