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Review

Vitamin E for Alzheimer's dementia and mild cognitive impairment

Nicolas Farina et al. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2017.

Abstract

Background: Vitamin E occurs naturally in the diet. It has several biological activities, including functioning as an antioxidant to scavenge toxic free radicals. Evidence that free radicals may contribute to the pathological processes behind cognitive impairment has led to interest in the use of vitamin E supplements to treat mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and Alzheimer's disease (AD). This is an update of a Cochrane Review first published in 2000, and previously updated in 2006 and 2012.

Objectives: To assess the efficacy of vitamin E in the treatment of MCI and dementia due to AD.

Search methods: We searched the Specialized Register of the Cochrane Dementia and Cognitive Improvement Group (ALOIS), the Cochrane Library, MEDLINE, Embase, PsycINFO, CINAHL, LILACS as well as many trials databases and grey literature sources on 22 April 2016 using the terms: "Vitamin E", vitamin-E, alpha-tocopherol.

Selection criteria: We included all double-blind, randomised trials in which treatment with any dose of vitamin E was compared with placebo in people with AD or MCI.

Data collection and analysis: We used standard methodological procedures according to the Cochrane Handbook for Systematic Reviews of Interventions. We rated the quality of the evidence using the GRADE approach. Where appropriate we attempted to contact authors to obtain missing information.

Main results: Four trials met the inclusion criteria, but we could only extract outcome data in accordance with our protocol from two trials, one in an AD population (n = 304) and one in an MCI population (n = 516). Both trials had an overall low to unclear risk of bias. It was not possible to pool data across studies owing to a lack of comparable outcome measures.In people with AD, we found no evidence of any clinically important effect of vitamin E on cognition, measured with change from baseline in the Alzheimer's Disease Assessment Scale - Cognitive subscale (ADAS-Cog) over six to 48 months (mean difference (MD) -1.81, 95% confidence interval (CI) -3.75 to 0.13, P = 0.07, 1 study, n = 272; moderate quality evidence). There was no evidence of a difference between vitamin E and placebo groups in the risk of experiencing at least one serious adverse event over six to 48 months (risk ratio (RR) 0.86, 95% CI 0.71 to 1.05, P = 0.13, 1 study, n = 304; moderate quality evidence), or in the risk of death (RR 0.84, 95% CI 0.52 to 1.34, P = 0.46, 1 study, n = 304; moderate quality evidence). People with AD receiving vitamin E showed less functional decline on the Alzheimer's Disease Cooperative Study/Activities of Daily Living Inventory than people receiving placebo at six to 48 months (mean difference (MD) 3.15, 95% CI 0.07 to 6.23, P = 0.04, 1 study, n = 280; moderate quality evidence). There was no evidence of any clinically important effect on neuropsychiatric symptoms measured with the Neuropsychiatric Inventory (MD -1.47, 95% CI -4.26 to 1.32, P = 0.30, 1 study, n = 280; moderate quality evidence).We found no evidence that vitamin E affected the probability of progression from MCI to probable dementia due to AD over 36 months (RR 1.03, 95% CI 0.79 to 1.35, P = 0.81, 1 study, n = 516; moderate quality evidence). Five deaths occurred in each of the vitamin E and placebo groups over the 36 months (RR 1.01, 95% CI 0.30 to 3.44, P = 0.99, 1 study, n = 516; moderate quality evidence). We were unable to extract data in accordance with the review protocol for other outcomes. However, the study authors found no evidence that vitamin E differed from placebo in its effect on cognitive function, global severity or activities of daily living . There was also no evidence of a difference between groups in the more commonly reported adverse events.

Authors' conclusions: We found no evidence that the alpha-tocopherol form of vitamin E given to people with MCI prevents progression to dementia, or that it improves cognitive function in people with MCI or dementia due to AD. However, there is moderate quality evidence from a single study that it may slow functional decline in AD. Vitamin E was not associated with an increased risk of serious adverse events or mortality in the trials in this review. These conclusions have changed since the previous update, however they are still based on small numbers of trials and participants and further research is quite likely to affect the results.

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Conflict of interest statement

Nicolas Farina ‐ None known David Llewellyn ‐ None known Mokhtar Gad El Kareem Nasr Isaac‐ None known Naji Tabet ‐ None known

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Study flow diagram for study for the search April 2016.

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Risk of bias summary: review authors' judgements about each risk of bias item for each included study.

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Risk of bias graph: review authors' judgements about each risk of bias item presented as percentages across all included studies.

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1.1. Analysis

Comparison 1 Vitamin E (capsules 2000 IU/day in two divided doses) versus placebo in people with Alzheimer's disease, Outcome 1 Alzheimer's Disease Assessment Scale ‐ Cognitive subscale (ADAS‐Cog) (least square (LS) mean change from baseline at 6 to 48 months): completers.

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1.2. Analysis

Comparison 1 Vitamin E (capsules 2000 IU/day in two divided doses) versus placebo in people with Alzheimer's disease, Outcome 2 Alzheimer's Disease Cooperative Study/Activities of Daily Living (ADCS‐ADL) (LS mean change from baseline at 6 to 48 months): completers.

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1.3. Analysis

Comparison 1 Vitamin E (capsules 2000 IU/day in two divided doses) versus placebo in people with Alzheimer's disease, Outcome 3 Deaths (number of deaths over 48 months).

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1.4. Analysis

Comparison 1 Vitamin E (capsules 2000 IU/day in two divided doses) versus placebo in people with Alzheimer's disease, Outcome 4 Serious adverse events (number of participants reporting ≥ 1 serious adverse event over 48 months).

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1.5. Analysis

Comparison 1 Vitamin E (capsules 2000 IU/day in two divided doses) versus placebo in people with Alzheimer's disease, Outcome 5 Neuropsychiatric Inventory (NPI) (LS mean change from baseline at 6 to 48 months): completers.

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1.6. Analysis

Comparison 1 Vitamin E (capsules 2000 IU/day in two divided doses) versus placebo in people with Alzheimer's disease, Outcome 6 Mini‐Mental State Examination (MMSE) (LS mean change from baseline at 6 to 48 months): completers.

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1.7. Analysis

Comparison 1 Vitamin E (capsules 2000 IU/day in two divided doses) versus placebo in people with Alzheimer's disease, Outcome 7 Adverse events (number of participants reporting ≥ 1 adverse event over 48 months).

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2.1. Analysis

Comparison 2 Vitamin E (capsules 2000 IU/day in two divided doses) versus placebo in people with mild cognitive impairment, Outcome 1 Progression to Alzheimer's disease (AD) (number of people progressing to AD by 36 months).

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2.2. Analysis

Comparison 2 Vitamin E (capsules 2000 IU/day in two divided doses) versus placebo in people with mild cognitive impairment, Outcome 2 Deaths (number of deaths over 36 months).

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