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Traumatic Brain InjuryNCT00800514

Amantadine and Temporal Discrimination in Patients With Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)

A study testing amantadine in people with Traumatic Brain Injury, run by Wake Forest University Health Sciences at 1 site in United States.

Withdrawn

Withdrawn. The study stopped before anyone enrolled.

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Trial summary

The study will explore the neurocognitive effect of four weeks of treatment with amantadine versus placebo in patients with traumatic brain injury using the Interval Bisection Timing Task. Approximately 16 individuals with traumatic brain injury are expected to participate in this study. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 to 55 years
Conditions the study is for
Traumatic Brain Injury
What is being tested?
amantadine
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
0 participants
Where
1 siteUnited States
Study dates
Jan 2009to Nov 2010
Phase
Interventional
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 18 to 55 years
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult

Who may be able to join

  • Age 18 to 55 inclusive. History of post-MVA close head TBI. Female subjects must use an acceptable method of contraception during entire study. Acceptable methods of contraception are: history of surgical sterility, postmenopausal status, hormonal contraceptives, or accepted barrier devices (i.e., male/female condom, diaphragm, cervical cap, intrauterine device).

Who cannot join

  • Current or past history of major psychiatric disorder (schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, major depressive disorder)
  • Substance use disorder
  • Current or past history of serious chronic medical condition (pulmonary (lung), cardiovascular (heart), hepato-renal (liver-kidney) disease, diabetes)
  • Seizures
  • Smoking one or more packs of cigarettes per day
  • If you are pregnant or breastfeeding, or plan to become pregnant during the study

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

United States1 site
  • CHS-Behavioral Health Research

    Charlotte, North Carolina, 28211

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About this study

Official title: Amantadine and Temporal Discrimination in Patients With Traumatic Brain Injury

The study will explore the neurocognitive effect of four weeks of treatment with amantadine versus placebo in patients with traumatic brain injury using the Interval Bisection Timing Task. Approximately 16 individuals with traumatic brain injury are expected to participate in this study. Subject participation is expected to last up to 8 weeks with 16 study visits.

Being tested
amantadine
Keywords
perception of time, traumatic brain injury, amantadine
Medical subject headings
Brain Injuries, Traumatic

What participants receive

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

  • amantadineDrug

    amantadine twice daily

  • amantadineDrug

    amantadine 100 mg twice daily

Study groups in NCT00800514
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
activeExperimentalNot described
Receives: Drug: amantadine

What is being measured

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

  1. The primary outcome measure is the Interval Bisection Timing Task.

    Measured: 12 -16 months

Secondary outcomes (1)
  1. The secondary efficacy measure is the Barrett Impulsiveness Scale (BIS-11).

    Measured: 12-16 moths

Timeline

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

  1. First posted2 Dec 2008 (estimated)
  2. Study startJan 2009
  3. Primary completionNov 2010
  4. Study completionNov 2010

Why it stopped: Principal investigator took a position at another institution. No subjects enrolled.

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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 N/A
Primary purpose
Basic science
Allocation
Not applicable
Intervention model
Crossover
Masking
Single blind
Who is masked
Participant
Enrolment
0 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT00800514
Sponsor's protocol ID
08-01
Status last verified
Feb 2022
First submitted
1 Dec 2008
Last updated
27 Apr 2022
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
Yes

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A study testing amantadine in people with Traumatic Brain Injury, run by Wake Forest University Health Sciences at 1 site in United States.

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 1 inclusion and 6 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: withdrawn, as of the sponsor's last update on 27 Apr 2022. 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 United States. 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. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

Are results available for this study?

The study was withdrawn before enrolling participants, so there are no results.

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?

The primary outcome measure is the Interval Bisection Timing Task. (time frame: 12 -16 months). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?
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 27 Apr 2022.

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