Clinical trials for neuropsychiatric syndromes in major and mild neurocognitive disorders: A CONSORT-based approach

Abstract Neuropsychiatric syndromes (NPS) such as agitation, psychosis, apathy, and irritability are among the most disabling features of major and mild neurocognitive disorders including Alzheimer’s disease, other neurodegenerative disorders (NDD), and vascular cognitive impairment. Clinical trial methodologies for the treatment of these syndromes are evolving and the first agents to reduce NPS severity has been approved. Biomarkers are rapidly becoming available to guide clinical trial decision-making. Biomarkers can confirm the diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease and are playing a larger role