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From: "Hans van der Genugten" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Monday, September 09, 2002 7:15 PM
Subject: Ginkgo for Memory Enhancement


> Source:    JAMA. 2002;288:835-840
> Date:        August 21, 2002
>
> Full text available at
> http://jama.ama-assn.org/issues/v288n7/rfull/joc11334.html
>
> Ginkgo for Memory Enhancement
>
> A Randomized Controlled Trial
>
> Paul R. Solomon, PhD; Felicity Adams, BA; Amanda Silver, BA;
> Jill Zimmer, BA; Richard DeVeaux, PhD
>
> Context
> Several over-the-counter treatments are marketed as having the ability to
> improve memory, attention, and related cognitive functions in as little as
4
> weeks. These claims, however, are generally not supported by
well-controlled
> clinical studies.
>
> Objective
> To evaluate whether ginkgo, an over-the-counter agent marketed as
enhancing
> memory, improves memory in elderly adults as measured by objective
> neuropsychological tests and subjective ratings.
>
> Design
> Six-week randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, parallel-group
trial.
>
> Setting and Participants
> Community-dwelling volunteer men (n = 98) and women (n = 132) older than
60
> years with Mini-Mental State Examination scores greater than 26 and in
> generally good health were recruited by a US academic center via newspaper
> advertisements and enrolled over a 26-month period from July 1996 to
> September 1998.
>
> Intervention
> Participants were randomly assigned to receive ginkgo, 40 mg 3 times per
day
> (n = 115), or matching placebo (n = 115).
>
> Main Outcome Measures
> Standardized neuropsychological tests of verbal and nonverbal learning and
> memory, attention and concentration, naming and expressive language,
> participant self-report on a memory questionnaire, and caregiver clinical
> global impression of change as completed by a companion.
>
> Results
> Two hundred three participants (88%) completed the protocol. Analysis of
the
> modified intent-to-treat population (all 219 participants returning for
> evaluation) indicated that there were no significant differences between
> treatment groups on any outcome measure. Analysis of the fully evaluable
> population (the 203 who complied with treatment and returned for
evaluation)
> also indicated no significant differences for any outcome measure.
>
> Conclusions
> The results of this 6-week study indicate that ginkgo did not facilitate
> performance on standard neuropsychological tests of learning, memory,
> attention, and concentration or naming and verbal fluency in elderly
adults
> without cognitive impairment. The ginkgo group also did not differ from
the
> control group in terms of self-reported memory function or global rating
by
> spouses, friends, and relatives. These data suggest that when taken
> following the manufacturer's instructions, ginkgo provides no measurable
> benefit in memory or related cognitive function to adults with healthy
> cognitive function.
>
> JAMA. 2002;288:835-840
>
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