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Head InjuryPhase 2NCT00329758

Effect of Rosuvastatin on Amnesia and Orientation Through Galveston Outcome Amnesia Test in Moderate Head Injury

A Phase 2 study testing rosuvastatin in people with Head Injury, run by Universidad Autonoma de San Luis Potosí at 1 site in Mexico.

Completed

Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

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Trial summary

The purpose of this study is to determine whether rosuvastatin is effective in the management of moderate head injury by improving amnesia and orientation. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 16 to 50 years
Conditions the study is for
Head Injury
What is being tested?
rosuvastatin
Type of treatment
Pill or oral medicine
Could I receive a placebo?
Yes, some participants may receive a placebo
How many people
20 participants
Where
1 siteMexico
Study dates
Jul 2006to Oct 2007
Phase
Phase 2
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 16 to 50 years
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Child, Adult

Who may be able to join

  • Man or woman >16 and <50 years with HI less 24 hours in progression and Glasgow between 9 y 12.
  • Man or woman >16 and <50 years with HI and Glasgow l3, with lesions in TC scan.
  • Acceptance of family to participate (first grade).

Who cannot join

  • History of HI with disability
  • History of neurological or psychiatric disease with disability.
  • Administration 24 hrs previous of: fibrates, niacin, ciclosporin, azoles, macrolides, inhibitors of protease, nefazodone, verapamil, diltiazem,amiodarone.
  • Existence of systemic injury with life in compromise (massive bleeding, exposition of bone in fracture, hepatic or splenic laceration or in great vessels and shock).
  • Administration of THAM, mannitol, barbiturates, corticosteroids, scavengers of free radicals, inhibitors of lipidic peroxidation, indometacin, calcium antagonist, antagonists of neurotransmitters
  • Existence of intracranial lesion which needs surgery.
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  • Lesions not classifiable or in brainstem.
  • Allergy to the drug.
  • Hepatopathy or myopathy (or) history of this, or clinical data of hepatic disease.
  • Management previous in other Hospital.
  • Pregnancy

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

Mexico1 site
  • Hospital Central "Dr. Ignacio Morones Prieto"

    San Luis Potosí City, San Luis Potosí, 78240

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About this study

Official title: Phase II Study of Rosuvastatin´s Effect on Amnesia and Orientation Through Galveston Outcome Amnesia Test in Humans With Moderate Head Injury

The purpose of this study is to determine whether rosuvastatin is effective in the management of moderate head injury by improving amnesia and orientation.

Read the detailed description

The head injury is a frequent problem of health, which produces high morbid-mortality. Today is the main cause of death and disability between 18 and 40 years. In addition it originates expensive expenses in health care systems.

Head injury produces damage by primary mechanisms related to impact, then by biochemical ways which are activated and they carry to secondary damage. Many studies have been conducted for explaining secondary injury, the majority conclude there is a kind of ischemic lesion related maybe with changes in cerebral flow and metabolism. The management today is trying to avoid progression in secondary damage without good outcome. Many drugs and measures has been ineffective.

In the last years has been demonstrated in head injury microvascular damage like stroke. Statins o inhibitors of HMG CoA reductase are drugs used in dyslipidemia, frequently for reduction in LDL. Experimental and clinical studies in stroke have shown improvement in outcome. The toxicity related to statin is myopathy and hepatopathy, both with low incidence without fatal cases. Rosuvastatin has been postulated be the most powerful with longest life and toxicity similar to another statins.

We have designed this study for demonstrate if the administration of rosuvastatin in the first 24 hours and by 10 days has improvement in amnesia and orientation, furthermore outcome.

Conditions
Head Injury
Being tested
rosuvastatin, Placebo
Keywords
moderate head injury, rosuvastatin, statin, amnesia, orientation
Medical subject headings
Craniocerebral Trauma, Amnesia, Orientation, Spatial

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • rosuvastatinDrug

    Also called Crestor

    20 mg oral, during 10 days

  • PlaceboDrug

Study groups in NCT00329758
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
1Active comparatorNot described
Receives: Drug: rosuvastatin
2Placebo comparatorNot described
Receives: Drug: Placebo

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Galveston Orientation and Amnesia Test

    Measured: Days in be positive

Secondary outcomes (4)
  1. Functional outcome by Disability Rating Scale

    Measured: at 0 (release) and 3 months

  2. Cytosines (Il-1B, IL-6, TNF-alfa)

    Measured: Basal and day 3

  3. acute renal Insuficience

    Measured: Periode of medication (10 days)

  4. Lesion on CT scan

    Measured: 72 hours

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted25 May 2006 (estimated)
  2. Study startJul 2006
  3. Primary completionOct 2007
  4. Study completionOct 2007

Resources

More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase 2
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomised
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
Quadruple blind
Who is masked
Participant, Care provider, Investigator, Outcomes assessor
Enrolment
20 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT00329758
Sponsor's protocol ID
26-06ROHI
Status last verified
Mar 2009
First submitted
23 May 2006
Last updated
24 Jun 2010
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
Yes

Publications

  • Tapia-Perez H, Sanchez-Aguilar M, Torres-Corzo J, Rodriguez-Leyva I, Herrera-Gonzalez LB. [Statins and brain protection mechanisms]. Rev Neurol. 2007 Sep 16-30;45(6):359-64. Spanish.

    PubMed 17899518
  • Tapia-Perez J, Sanchez-Aguilar M, Torres-Corzo JG, Gordillo-Moscoso A, Martinez-Perez P, Madeville P, de la Cruz-Mendoza E, Chalita-Williams J. Effect of rosuvastatin on amnesia and disorientation after traumatic brain injury (NCT003229758). J Neurotrauma. 2008 Aug;25(8):1011-7. doi: 10.1089/neu.2008.0554.

    PubMed 18690806
  • Tapia-Perez JH, Sanchez-Aguilar M, Schneider T. The role of statins in neurosurgery. Neurosurg Rev. 2010 Jul;33(3):259-70; discussion 270. doi: 10.1007/s10143-010-0259-4. Epub 2010 Apr 29.

    PubMed 20429022

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 2 study testing rosuvastatin in people with Head Injury, run by Universidad Autonoma de San Luis Potosí at 1 site in Mexico.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 3 inclusion and 11 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 24 Jun 2010. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in Mexico. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. Some participants in this study may receive a placebo. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

What does this phase mean?

Phase 2 studies give the treatment to a larger group to see whether it has the intended effect and to keep checking safety.

Not every study follows the same path, and some studies (observational studies, device studies) have no phase.

Are results available for this study?

The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Galveston Orientation and Amnesia Test (time frame: Days in be positive). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?

On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT00329758, which also lists 3 linked publications.

Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 24 Jun 2010.

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