Please select the eligibility criteria that correspond to the clinical trial below.
Title: Does Zolpidem CR Treatment Change Clinical Outcomes in Elderly Hospitalized Patients With Dementia- A Pilot Study
Brief Summary: The purpose of this research study is to compare the effectiveness of Zolpidem CR to that of placebo in improving sleep efficiency in people with dementia admitted to the hospital because of their symptoms. You can participate in this study if you have dementia of the Alzheimer's type or vascular dementia. This study involves placebo; a placebo is a tablet that looks exactly like Zolpidem CR, the study drug, but contains no active study drug. We will use placebos to see if the study results are due to the study drug or due to other reasons. Zolpidem CR is also called Ambien CR and is widely available by prescription. Zolpidem CR is approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the short-term treatment of insomnia (trouble falling or staying asleep).


Options:
A: Inclusion Criteria:

* Patient and study partner to sign informed consent before initiation of any study-related procedures.
* Clinical diagnosis of Alzheimers (AD) or mild cognitive impairment (MCI) disease.
* Single caregiver for at least 6 months prior to Screening, capable of accompanying the patient on clinic visits as needed. The caregiver must either be living with or visiting the patient at least 10 hours per week, split over multiple (at least 2) days, for the duration of the study.
* Single study partner, for at least several months prior to Screening, capable of accompanying the patient on clinic visits as needed. The study partner must either be living with or visiting the patient at least 3 days per week for the duration of the study.
* A body mass index (BMI=weight/height2) of 18 kg/m2 to 32 kg/m2.

Exclusion Criteria:

* Significant neurological disease or dementia other than AD or MCI.
* Current episode or symptoms of major depressive disorder or other major psychiatric disorder.
* History of self-reported sleep duration of less than 4 hours per night or less than 4 hours average total sleep time per night during Baseline PSG assessment.
* History or present symptoms of a sleeping disorder such as sleep apnea.
* History of cancer in the last 5 years.
* Use of anti-AD drugs (including off-label drugs and herbal medications) with the exception of donepezil, memantine, and/or rivastigmine transdermal system, as monotherapy or in combination in the following conditions: treatment with donepezil (5 mg to 10 mg daily), memantine, and/or rivastigmine transdermal system or combination regimens for at least 3 months and a stable dose(s) for the last 2 months prior to randomization is allowed.
B: Inclusion Criteria:

* Age between 60-99 years
* Clinical diagnosis of Dementia of the Alzheimer's type or Vascular Dementia
* Only subjects with Mini Mental Status Examination scores of greater or equal to 10 will be enrolled.

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Subjects who are too agitated to be able to wear the activity monitors;
2. Subjects who are actively suicidal or homicidal or for whom the clinical treatment team considers participation in the study to be unsuitable;
3. Subjects with untreated primary sleep disorders;
4. Subjects who receive hypnotic medications during their participation in the study; Subjects who received hypnotic medications prior to enrollment may participate in the study if they agree to stop receiving hypnotic medications (with their attending physician's approval);
5. Subjects who are receiving over the counter sleep aids;
6. Subjects who can not commit to abstaining from alcohol use while in the study;
7. Subjects with known anaphylactic reaction or angioedema with Zolpidem CR.
C: Inclusion Criteria:

* Diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease based on the probability criteria of the Alzheimer's Disease and Related Disorders Association
* Rated 1 and 2 (mild to moderate level) on the Brazilian version of the Clinical Dementia Rating

Exclusion Criteria:

* Other causes of dementia
* Other severe medical or psychiatric disease
* Clinical indication of psychoactive drugs other than experimental drug
D: Inclusion Criteria:

Fifty-five years of age or older; Diagnosis of probable Alzheimer's disease by National Institute of Neurological and Communicative Disorders and Stroke/the Alzheimer's Disease and Related Disorders Association criteria; Hachinski Ischemia Scale score less than 5 Mini-Mental State Examination score of O to 26 Actigraph evidence of a mean time immobile of less than 7 hours per night based on at least 7 nights of complete actigraph data collected over a single week; For-week history of sleep disorder behaviors, occurring at least once weekly, as reported by the caregiver using the Neuropsychiatric Inventory (NPI) Nighttime Behavior scale; Sleep disturbance observed was not present before the diagnosis of AD; Other co-morbidities, especially delirium, depression, chronic pain and medication use may be present, but do not cooperate in the primary symptoms; Computed tomography or magnetic resonance imaging since the onset of memory problems showing no more than 1 lacunar infarct in a nonstrategic area and no clinical events suggestive of stroke or other intracranial disease or normal; Stable medications for 4 weeks prior to the screening visit; Having a mobile upper extremity to which to attach an actigraph; Residing with a responsible spouse, family member, or professional caregiver who is present during the night and would agree to assume the role of the principal caregiver for the 3-week protocol; Ability to ingest oral medication and participate in all scheduled evaluations

Exclusion Criteria:

Sleep disturbance associated with an acute illness, delirium or psychiatric disease; Clinically significant movement disorder, such as akinesia, that would affect actigraphic differentiation of sleep and wakefulness Severe agitation; Unstable medical condition; Discontinuation of psychotropic or sleep medications within 2 weeks of the screening visit; Patient unwilling to maintain caffeine abstinence after 2:00 PM for the duration of the protocol; Patient unwilling to comply with the maximum limit of 2 alcoholic drinks per day, and only 1 alcoholic drink after 6:00 PM for the duration of the protocol; Prior use of mirtazapine for the treatment of sleep disturbances; Caregiver deemed too unreliable to supervise the wearing of the actigraph, to administer trazodone the proper time, to maintain tbe sleep diary, or to bring the patient to the scheduled visits;

Answer: B