Memantine in Adult Autism Spectrum Disorder

June 27, 2017 updated by: Johns Hopkins University
The purpose of this study is to see if memantine is helpful in managing problematic symptoms in adults with autism, Asperger's disorder, or Pervasive Developmental Disorder not otherwise specified (NOS).

Study Overview

Status

Terminated

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

4

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • United States
    • Maryland
      • Baltimore, Maryland, United States, 21287
        • Johns Hopkins Bayview

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

18 years to 85 years (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion criteria

  • Participant is currently in treatment in the Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center (JHBMC)

  • Participant has a diagnosis of:

    • Autistic Disorder
    • Asperger's Disorder
    • Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD) NOS

  • Participant meets one of the following criteria:

    • CGI-S >= 4 (CGI-S: ________)

    • Participant has the following problematic behaviors (at least one) that might be expected to benefit from memantine:

      1. _____________________________________________
      2. _____________________________________________
      3. _____________________________________________

Exclusion criteria

The patient meets none of the following criteria (mark if absent):

  • Active seizures (Patients with a history of seizures, who have been seizure-free on an antiepileptic regimen for six months or more would be eligible).
  • Rett's Syndrome or Childhood Disintegrative Disorder
  • Active treatment with an acetylcholinesterase inhibitor
  • Prior or current treatment with memantine
  • Current treatment with lamotrigine
  • Genetic, metabolic or degenerative disorder (excepting Fragile X).
  • Brain malformation or known severe brain trauma
  • Pregnancy or breastfeeding
  • Glomerular Filtration Rate (GFR) < 30 mL/min

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Treatment
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: Quadruple

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Placebo Comparator: Placebo
Treatment as usual plus placebo
Drug: Placebo
Look-alike placebo
Active Comparator: memantine
Treatment as usual plus memantine
Drug: memantine
memantine 5-20 mg daily

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Clinical Global Impression-Scale(CGI-S)
Time Frame: 12 weeks
12 weeks

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Johns Hopkins University

Collaborators

Forest Laboratories

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Eric Samstad, MD, Johns Hopkins University

Publications and helpful links

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General Publications

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

February 1, 2010

Primary Completion (Actual)

July 1, 2010

Study Completion (Actual)

July 1, 2010

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

March 1, 2010

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

March 1, 2010

First Posted (Estimate)

March 2, 2010

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

July 26, 2017

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

June 27, 2017

Last Verified

June 1, 2017

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • NA_00015760

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