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Single Photon Emission Computed Tomography (SPECT) Imaging Study of Professional American Football Players

NCT01515839 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 100

Last updated 2012-01-24

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The investigators primary objective is to acquire preliminary data on one-hundred former NFL veterans with at least one full year of professional service using brain SPECT imaging in order to assess the degree to which NFL football puts players at risk for traumatic brain injury (TBI). TBI severity shall be gauged via visual inspection by a clinician trained in neuroanatomy, and also by a statistical comparison of subjects' brains to an in-house proprietary database comprised of the brains of healthy subjects.

The investigators secondary objective is to acquire additional data on these players such that investigators may establish causative factors and risks associated with said TBI.

The investigators tertiary objective is to acquire data on subjects using various mental health metrics in order to determine the effects of TBI.

Conditions

Interventions

DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Multivitamin Supplement intervention

We recommend the following protocol: 1. 2 tablets of a high quality multivitamin BID 2. 2 capsules of omega 3 fish oil BID for a total of 3 grams daily 3. 3 capsules of a brain and memory formula BID which contains Acetyl-L-Carnitine (HCL) 1000 mg, Ginkgo Biloba Extract 120 mg, Alpha-Lipoic Acid (ALA) 300 mg, Huperzine A (Huperzia serrata)150 mcg, N-Acetyl-L-Cysteine (NAC) 600mg, Phosphatidyl Serine (soy) 100 mg, Vinpocetine 15mg 4. Weight loss

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Amen Clinics, Inc.

    lead INDUSTRY

Principal Investigators

  • Daniel G Amen, MD · Amen Clinics, Inc.

Study Design

Allocation
NA
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
MALE
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2009-05-31
Primary Completion
2010-06-30
Completion
2010-06-30

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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