Prospective Analysis of the Use of N-Acetylcysteine and Vitamins in the Treatment of TBI in Geriatric Patients

Completed · Phase 2

Conditions studied: Traumatic Brain Injury

In brief

This study will evaluate the administration of N-Acetyl-cysteine in combination with multi-vitamins/minerals in geriatric population (\>60 years of age) who have experienced a traumatic brain injury.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT04291066

Run by

HonorHealth Research Institute

People needed

92

Starts

2019-09-01

Expected to finish

2021-08-01

Last updated by the study team

2026-05-01

Who can join

Age: 60 and older, up to 100. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• 60 years or older
• present to emergency department within 3 hours of documented TBI

You may not qualify if…

• patients without TBI
• patients with a history of TBI greater than 3 hours prior to presentation
• patients under the age of 60
• currently enrolled in an ongoing research study
• patients who at baseline prior to the TBI, cannot participate in cognitive function testing (aphasia, severe dementia, non verbal; prior to TBI)
• Patients who are unable to tolerate PO medications within 3 hours of sustaining TBI.

Where it is running

• HonorHealth John C. Lincoln Medical Center — Phoenix, Arizona, United States
• HonorHealth Deer Valley Medical Center — Phoenix, Arizona, United States

Full record on ClinicalTrials.gov

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