Amantadine in Treating Cognitive & Motor Impairments in Adolescents and Adults With Cerebral Palsy

Use of Amantadine in Treating Cognitive and Motor Impairments in Adolescents and Adults With Cerebral Palsy

Cerebral palsy (CP) is a common childhood-onset disability associated with motor and cognitive impairments, however most research is focused on motor outcomes. The aim of this study is to determine the effects of Amantadine, a dopaminergic agonist, on cognitive function in adolescents and adults with CP.

Study Overview

• Status: Terminated
• Conditions: Cerebral Palsy
• Intervention / Treatment: Drug: Amantadine Hydrochloride

Detailed Description

CP is a heterogeneous condition due to injury to the developing brain. It is a condition that is often marked by both cognitive and motor disorders as well as increased prevalence of depression and anxiety. While most studies have focused on improving motor dysfunction, fewer have investigated cognitive impairments associated with CP. Dedicating a study to research the pharmacotherapeutic effect of Amantadine on cognitive function in adolescents and adults with cerebral palsy fills an important gap in development of a potential innovative treatment for cognitive deficits. The investigators hope to determine the effects of Amantadine on cognitive function in adolescents and adults with CP. The investigators will also evaluate secondary goals of improving gross and fine motor skills and mood.

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Actual): 11
• Phase: Phase 4

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• United States
  • New York
    • New York, New York, United States, 10032
      • Columbia University Irving Medical Center

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 12 years to 65 years (Child, Adult, Older Adult)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No
• Genders Eligible for Study: All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• Diagnosed with Cerebral Palsy

Exclusion Criteria:

• Currently pregnant
• Unstable seizure condition
• Currently taking methadone
• Currently taking other dopamine agonists
• Currently taking anti-psychotic medication
• Previously taken amantadine
• Diagnosed with Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD)

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Primary Purpose: Treatment
• Allocation: N/A
• Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
• Masking: None (Open Label)

Number of Arms

1

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Amantadine; Daily regimen of amantadine hydrochloride tablets for 6 weeks: dosing of 5mg/kg divided by two daily doses (max daily dose of 300 mg)	Drug: Amantadine Hydrochloride; 6-week long daily regimen of amantadine, twice a day, while documenting perceived effects in a diary.; Other Names: Symadine; Symmetrel; Osmolex ER; Gocovri

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Mean Brief-A Score	The BRIEF-A is a standardized measure that captures views of an adult's executive functions or self-regulation in his or her everyday environment. Both a self-report and an informant report are used. The BRIEF-A includes 75 items within nine non-overlapping theoretically and empirically derived clinical scales: Inhibit, Self-Monitor, Plan/Organize, Shift, Initiate, Task Monitor, Emotional Control, Working Memory, and Organization of Materials. All 75 items are rated in terms of frequency on a 3-point scale: 1 (never), 2 (sometimes), 3 (often). Raw scores for each scale are summed and T scores (M = 50, SD = 10) are used to interpret the individual's level of executive functioning. Composite scores are calculated and are scored from a range of 75 (better outcome) to 225.	Baseline
Mean Brief-A Score	The BRIEF-A is a standardized measure that captures views of an adult's executive functions or self-regulation in his or her everyday environment. Both a self-report and an informant report are used. The BRIEF-A includes 75 items within nine non-overlapping theoretically and empirically derived clinical scales: Inhibit, Self-Monitor, Plan/Organize, Shift, Initiate, Task Monitor, Emotional Control, Working Memory, and Organization of Materials. All 75 items are rated in terms of frequency on a 3-point scale: 1 (never), 2 (sometimes), 3 (often). Raw scores for each scale are summed and T scores (M = 50, SD = 10) are used to interpret the individual's level of executive functioning. Composite scores are calculated and are scored from a range of 75 (better outcome) to 225.	3 weeks
Mean Brief-A Score	The BRIEF-A is a standardized measure that captures views of an adult's executive functions or self-regulation in his or her everyday environment. Both a self-report and an informant report are used. The BRIEF-A includes 75 items within nine non-overlapping theoretically and empirically derived clinical scales: Inhibit, Self-Monitor, Plan/Organize, Shift, Initiate, Task Monitor, Emotional Control, Working Memory, and Organization of Materials. All 75 items are rated in terms of frequency on a 3-point scale: 1 (never), 2 (sometimes), 3 (often). Raw scores for each scale are summed and T scores (M = 50, SD = 10) are used to interpret the individual's level of executive functioning. Composite scores are calculated and are scored from a range of 75 (better outcome) to 225.	6 weeks

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Mean PHQ-9 Score	The Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9) is a self-administered, nine-item depression scale of the patient health questionnaire. The nine items of the PHQ-9 are based directly on the nine diagnostic criteria for major depressive disorder in the DSM-IV. The PHQ-9 is the depression module, which scores each of the 9 DSM-IV criteria as "0" (not at all) to "3" (nearly every day). Total scores can range from 0 to 27. A total score of 0-4 indicates minimal depression severity, 5-9 indicates mild depression severity, 10-14 indicates moderate depression severity, 15-19 indicates moderately severe, 20-27 indicates severe depression severity. Therefore, a high score indicates a worse outcome. Outcome measures will be assessing a change in scores pre- and post- prescription of Amantadine.	Baseline
Mean PHQ-9 Score	The Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9) is a self-administered, nine-item depression scale of the patient health questionnaire. The nine items of the PHQ-9 are based directly on the nine diagnostic criteria for major depressive disorder in the DSM-IV. The PHQ-9 is the depression module, which scores each of the 9 DSM-IV criteria as "0" (not at all) to "3" (nearly every day). Total scores can range from 0 to 27. A total score of 0-4 indicates minimal depression severity, 5-9 indicates mild depression severity, 10-14 indicates moderate depression severity, 15-19 indicates moderately severe, 20-27 indicates severe depression severity. Therefore, a high score indicates a worse outcome. Outcome measures will be assessing a change in scores pre- and post- prescription of Amantadine.	3 weeks
Mean PHQ-9 Score	The Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9) is a self-administered, nine-item depression scale of the patient health questionnaire. The nine items of the PHQ-9 are based directly on the nine diagnostic criteria for major depressive disorder in the DSM-IV. The PHQ-9 is the depression module, which scores each of the 9 DSM-IV criteria as "0" (not at all) to "3" (nearly every day). Total scores can range from 0 to 27. A total score of 0-4 indicates minimal depression severity, 5-9 indicates mild depression severity, 10-14 indicates moderate depression severity, 15-19 indicates moderately severe, 20-27 indicates severe depression severity. Therefore, a high score indicates a worse outcome. Outcome measures will be assessing a change in scores pre- and post- prescription of Amantadine.	6 weeks

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Columbia University
• Investigators: Principal Investigator: Heakyung Kim, MD, Columbia Irving Medical Center

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): February 28, 2020
• Primary Completion (Actual): February 22, 2022
• Study Completion (Actual): February 22, 2022

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: February 14, 2020
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: February 14, 2020
• First Posted (Actual): February 18, 2020

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): May 31, 2022
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: May 27, 2022
• Last Verified: May 1, 2022

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Keywords: cognitive function; cerebral palsy; mood; amantadine; fine motor skills; gross motor skills
• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Brain Diseases; Central Nervous System Diseases; Nervous System Diseases; Neurologic Manifestations; Brain Damage, Chronic; Cerebral Palsy; Paralysis; Physiological Effects of Drugs; Neurotransmitter Agents; Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action; Anti-Infective Agents; Peripheral Nervous System Agents; Antiviral Agents; Analgesics; Sensory System Agents; Analgesics, Non-Narcotic; Dopamine Agents; Antiparkinson Agents; Anti-Dyskinesia Agents; Amantadine
• Other Study ID Numbers: AAAS1907

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

• Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?: Undecided

Drug and device information, study documents

• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product: Yes
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product: No
• product manufactured in and exported from the U.S.: No