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Head InjuryPhase 1/2NCT00990028

Effect of Rosuvastatin on Cytokines After Traumatic Brain Injury

A Phase 1/2 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 could alter the immunological response after head injury by modulating TNF-alpha,IL6,IL-1. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 16 to 60 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
40 participants
Where
1 siteMexico
Study dates
Aug 2009to Aug 2011
Phase
Phase 1/2
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 60 years
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Child, Adult

Who may be able to join

  • Man or woman > 16 and < 60 years old with HI less 24 hours in progression and Glasgow between < 13
  • Acceptance of family to participate (first grade)

Who cannot join

  • Previous head injury with severe disability
  • History of neurological or psychiatric disease with severe disability
  • Administration 24 hrs previous of: fibrates, niacin, ciclosporin, azoles, macrolides, inhibitors of protease, nefazodone, verapamil, diltiazem,amiodarone
  • Very poor possibilities for survival
  • Use of Administration of THAM, mannitol, barbiturates, corticosteroids, scavengers of free radicals, inhibitors of lipidic peroxidation, indometacin, calcium antagonist, antagonists of neurotransmitters before randomization
  • isolated lesions in brain stem
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  • 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, 78420

Other trials in Mexico

About this study

Official title: Effect of Rosuvastatin on Immunological Markers After Traumatic Brain Injury: Clinical Randomized Double Blind Study Phase 2

The purpose of this study is to determine whether rosuvastatin could alter the immunological response after head injury by modulating TNF-alpha,IL6,IL-1.

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. All these changes are associated to a immunological response. Up to now some drugs are directed to modulate the immunological system, although many of them have been ineffective.

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. Many studies have suggested an important immunomodulator effect after statins administration, The investigators have previously demonstrated the possible effect of statin on amnesia and disorientation improvement with patients who suffered a moderated head injury (Glasgow 9-13). The aim of this new study is to analyze the possible immunomodulator role of statins on head injury.

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, for 10 days

  • PlaceboDrug

    20 mg vehicle

Study groups in NCT00990028
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
RosuvastatinExperimental20 mg oral during 10 days
Receives: Drug: Rosuvastatin
PlaceboPlacebo comparatorNot described
Receives: Drug: Placebo

What is being measured

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

  1. Plasmatic levels of cytokines (IL-1B, IL-6, TNF-alfa) (pg/dL)

    Measured: Day 3

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

    Measured: after 3 months

  2. change of lesions on CT scan

    Measured: 72 hours

  3. Determination of CK, AST, ALT

    Measured: 3rd and 7th day

  4. Amnesia time using GOAT Score

    Measured: in-patient follow-up, after 3 months

Timeline

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

  1. First posted6 Oct 2009 (estimated)
  2. Study startAug 2009
  3. Primary completionJul 2011
  4. Study completionAug 2011

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 1/2
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomised
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
Triple blind
Who is masked
Participant, Care provider, Investigator
Enrolment
40 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT00990028
Sponsor's protocol ID
28-09ROHI
Status last verified
Oct 2009
First submitted
5 Oct 2009
Last updated
6 Oct 2011
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 H, Sanchez-Aguilar M, Torres-Corzo JG, Rodriguez-Leyva I, Gonzalez-Aguirre D, Gordillo-Moscoso A, Chalita-Williams C. Use of statins for the treatment of spontaneous intracerebral hemorrhage: results of a pilot study. Cent Eur Neurosurg. 2009 Feb;70(1):15-20. doi: 10.1055/s-0028-1082064. Epub 2009 Feb 5.

    PubMed 19197830
  • 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
  • Sanchez-Aguilar M, Tapia-Perez JH, Sanchez-Rodriguez JJ, Vinas-Rios JM, Martinez-Perez P, de la Cruz-Mendoza E, Sanchez-Reyna M, Torres-Corzo JG, Gordillo-Moscoso A. Effect of rosuvastatin on cytokines after traumatic head injury. J Neurosurg. 2013 Mar;118(3):669-75. doi: 10.3171/2012.12.JNS121084. Epub 2013 Jan 4.

    PubMed 23289819

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 1/2 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 2 inclusion and 10 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 6 Oct 2011. 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 combined phase mean?

Phase 1 studies test a treatment in a small group of people for the first time or in a new way, mainly to check safety and find the right dose.

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?

Plasmatic levels of cytokines (IL-1B, IL-6, TNF-alfa) (pg/dL) (time frame: Day 3). 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 NCT00990028, which also lists 5 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 6 Oct 2011.

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