Simvastatin for mTBI

NCT01952288 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE4 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 5

Last updated 2021-12-15

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Summary

Study of simvastatin in Iraq/Afghanistan Veterans with multiple blast exposure and mTBI. The study will measure substances in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) that are related to dementing disorders.

Conditions

  • TBI-Traumatic Brain Injury

Interventions

DRUG

simvastatin

simvastatin 40 mg/day for 12 months

DRUG

Placebo Oral Tablet

placebo comparator

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • VA Office of Research and Development

    lead FED

Principal Investigators

  • Elaine R Peskind, MD · VA Puget Sound Health Care System Seattle Division, Seattle, WA

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
QUADRUPLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
21 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2013-09-16
Primary Completion
2017-06-20
Completion
2017-06-20
FDA Drug
Yes

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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