Phenytoin for Memory Impairment Secondary to Megestrol

NCT02595723 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE4 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 21

Last updated 2019-09-09

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Summary

This study is designed to test if megestrol acetate induces changes in declarative memory in healthy controls and if pre-administration of phenytoin can ameliorate any induced cognitive impairments.

Conditions

Interventions

DRUG

Phenytoin 200 mg capsule

Phenytoin oral capsule was initiated on Day 1 and administered at 200 mg twice/day for four consecutive days (Days 1 - 4).

DRUG

Megestrol 800 mg liquid

Liquid megestrol 800 mg/was initiated on Day 2 and administered at 09:00 for three consecutive days (Days 2 - 4).

DRUG

Phenytoin-matched Placebo capsule

Phenytoin-matched oral Placebo capsule was initiated on Day 1 and administered for four consecutive days (Days 1 - 4).

DRUG

Megestrol-matched liquid Placebo

Megestrol-matched liquid placebo was initiated on Day 2 and administered at 09:00 for three consecutive days (Days 2 - 4).

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • The Rogosin Institute

    collaborator OTHER
  • University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • E. Sherwood Brown, MD, PhD · UT Southwestern Medical Center

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
OTHER
Masking
QUADRUPLE
Model
CROSSOVER

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
50 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2015-07-31
Primary Completion
2016-11-30
Completion
2016-12-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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