Status:

UNKNOWN

Augmentation of Cognitive Training in Children With TBI With D-Cyloserine

Lead Sponsor:

University of California, Los Angeles

Conditions:

Traumatic Brain Injury

Eligibility:

All Genders

11-18 years

Phase:

EARLY_PHASE1

Brief Summary

Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) is the most common cause of death and long-term disability in children. Much of the long-term disability stems from neurocognitive impairments that are not greatly helped ...

Detailed Description

Study Design/Procedure: The proposed study uses a double blind, parallel, placebo control design to test the hypotheses that augmentation of suppressed NMDA receptor function following pediatric msTBI...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • non-penetrating msTBI (intake or post-resuscitation GCS score between 3 and 12)
  • 11 to 18 years of age
  • between 12 and 24 months post-injury
  • working memory index (WMI) standard score below 90 or evidence of at least a 10 point discrepancy between estimated IQ and WMI
  • normal visual acuity or vision corrected with contact lenses/eyeglasses
  • English skills sufficient to understand instructions and be familiar with common words (the neuropsychological tests used in this study presume competence in English).

Exclusion

  • tumor or severe seizures
  • motor deficits that prevent the subject from being examined in an MR scanner (e.g. spasms)
  • history of psychosis,
  • ADHD
  • Tourette's Disorder
  • learning disability
  • mental retardation, autism or substance abuse. The latter conditions are associated with cognitive impairments that might overlap with those caused by TBI.
  • participants with any metal implants that prevent them from safely undergoing an MRI scan are excluded.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

December 1 2012

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

December 1 2016

Estimated Enrollment :

30 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT02312635

Start Date

December 1 2012

End Date

December 1 2016

Last Update

December 9 2014

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University of California, Los Angeles

Los Angeles, California, United States, 90025