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Motor Recovery in Recent Stroke Patients Treated With Amphetamine and Physical Therapy

Primary Purpose

Cerebrovascular Accident, Paralysis

Status
Completed
Phase
Phase 2
Locations
United States
Study Type
Interventional
Intervention
0-15 Water
Sponsored by
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
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About this trial

This is an interventional treatment trial for Cerebrovascular Accident focused on measuring Rehabilitation, Plasticity, Stroke, Amphetamine, Motor, Hemiparetic, Thromboembolic Non-Hemorrhagic Infarction

Eligibility Criteria

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INCLUSION CRITERIA: Hemiparetic patients (right or left) (defined as a score of 55 or lower on Fugl-Meyer Scale) who had a single thromboembolic non-hemorrhagic infarction (documented by CT or MRI) 5 to 30 days before. Patients will be recruited from referrals from the community particularly from Suburban Hospital. EXCLUSION CRITERIA: Large hemorrhagic or brain stem stroke. Multiple cerebral lesions with residual deficits. Less than 5 days after stroke or greater than 30 days after stroke. Age younger than 18 or older than 80 years. History of head injury with loss of consciousness. Terminal illness such as AIDS or cancer. Severe neurological diseases other than stroke. History of severe alcohol or drug abuse. History of psychiatric illness. Unstable cardiac dysrhythmia or unresponsive arterial hypertension (greater than 160/100 mmHg). Untreated hyperthyroidism. Receiving alpha-adrenergic antagonists or agonists. Receiving major/minor tranquilizers, clonidine, prazosin, phenytoin, GABA, benzodiazepines, scopolamine, haloperidol, other neuroleptics, barbituates. Degree of aphasia or cognitive deficit that makes patients unable to give informed consent. Pregnancy. A pregnancy test will be done on admission.

Sites / Locations

  • National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)

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First Posted
November 3, 1999
Last Updated
March 3, 2008
Sponsor
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
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1. Study Identification

Unique Protocol Identification Number
NCT00001783
Brief Title
Motor Recovery in Recent Stroke Patients Treated With Amphetamine and Physical Therapy
Official Title
Neuroanatomical and Neurophysiological Basis of Motor Recovery Associated With Treatment of Recent Stroke Using Amphetamine and Physical Therapy
Study Type
Interventional

2. Study Status

Record Verification Date
June 2004
Overall Recruitment Status
Completed
Study Start Date
April 1998 (undefined)
Primary Completion Date
undefined (undefined)
Study Completion Date
June 2004 (undefined)

3. Sponsor/Collaborators

Name of the Sponsor
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)

4. Oversight

5. Study Description

Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to determine if giving amphetamines along with standard rehabilitation speeds motor recovery after a stroke. In addition, if motor recovery is improved, the study will also identify the areas of the brain involved with the recovery. Researchers will use motor function ratings, PET scans, functional MRI (fMRI), electroencephalographs, and transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) to evaluate patients. Patients participating in the study will be placed in one of two groups; Patients receiving dextroamphetamine and routine Rehabilitation Medicine Patients receiving a placebo "sugar pill" and routine Rehabilitation Medicine Patients that have improved motor recovery will undergo neuroimaging and neurophysiological studies to identify areas of the brain involved.
Detailed Description
The purpose of this study is to determine if administration of dextroamphetamine (amph) linked with customarily used Rehabilitation Medicine accelerates motor recovery after stroke. Additionally, if motor recovery occurs, this study will allow identification of the brain regions activated in association with this recovery. Techniques used will include longitudinal rating of motor function, neuro-imaging with positron emission tomography (PET) and functional magnetic resonance tomography (fMRI), electroencephalography (EEG) and transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS). Patients will be assigned to one of the two groups: amph linked with PT, and placebo linked with PT. Every patient will receive the standard of care PT. Motor recovery will be evaluated in the two groups. If motor recovery is accelerated in any of the groups, then neuroimaging and neurophysiological data will allow identification of areas and networks in the brain associated with this recovery. This is a Phase II study with potential major impact on how stroke patients are treated.

6. Conditions and Keywords

Primary Disease or Condition Being Studied in the Trial, or the Focus of the Study
Cerebrovascular Accident, Paralysis
Keywords
Rehabilitation, Plasticity, Stroke, Amphetamine, Motor, Hemiparetic, Thromboembolic Non-Hemorrhagic Infarction

7. Study Design

Primary Purpose
Treatment
Study Phase
Phase 2
Enrollment
34 (false)

8. Arms, Groups, and Interventions

Intervention Type
Drug
Intervention Name(s)
0-15 Water

10. Eligibility

Sex
All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
No
Eligibility Criteria
INCLUSION CRITERIA: Hemiparetic patients (right or left) (defined as a score of 55 or lower on Fugl-Meyer Scale) who had a single thromboembolic non-hemorrhagic infarction (documented by CT or MRI) 5 to 30 days before. Patients will be recruited from referrals from the community particularly from Suburban Hospital. EXCLUSION CRITERIA: Large hemorrhagic or brain stem stroke. Multiple cerebral lesions with residual deficits. Less than 5 days after stroke or greater than 30 days after stroke. Age younger than 18 or older than 80 years. History of head injury with loss of consciousness. Terminal illness such as AIDS or cancer. Severe neurological diseases other than stroke. History of severe alcohol or drug abuse. History of psychiatric illness. Unstable cardiac dysrhythmia or unresponsive arterial hypertension (greater than 160/100 mmHg). Untreated hyperthyroidism. Receiving alpha-adrenergic antagonists or agonists. Receiving major/minor tranquilizers, clonidine, prazosin, phenytoin, GABA, benzodiazepines, scopolamine, haloperidol, other neuroleptics, barbituates. Degree of aphasia or cognitive deficit that makes patients unable to give informed consent. Pregnancy. A pregnancy test will be done on admission.
Facility Information:
Facility Name
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
City
Bethesda
State/Province
Maryland
ZIP/Postal Code
20892
Country
United States

12. IPD Sharing Statement

Citations:
PubMed Identifier
7100929
Citation
Feeney DM, Gonzalez A, Law WA. Amphetamine, haloperidol, and experience interact to affect rate of recovery after motor cortex injury. Science. 1982 Aug 27;217(4562):855-7. doi: 10.1126/science.7100929.
Results Reference
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PubMed Identifier
3345072
Citation
Crisostomo EA, Duncan PW, Propst M, Dawson DV, Davis JN. Evidence that amphetamine with physical therapy promotes recovery of motor function in stroke patients. Ann Neurol. 1988 Jan;23(1):94-7. doi: 10.1002/ana.410230117.
Results Reference
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PubMed Identifier
7491646
Citation
Walker-Batson D, Smith P, Curtis S, Unwin H, Greenlee R. Amphetamine paired with physical therapy accelerates motor recovery after stroke. Further evidence. Stroke. 1995 Dec;26(12):2254-9. doi: 10.1161/01.str.26.12.2254.
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