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Effect of Levoxiracetam on memory and cognitive impairment in patients with traumatic brain injury: a randomized, double-blind, positive drug/placebo parallel-controlled, multicenter, Phase III clinical trial

Effect of Levoxiracetam on memory and cognitive impairment in patients with traumatic brain injury: a randomized, double-blind, positive drug/placebo parallel-controlled, multicenter, Phase III clinical trial

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Phase 3
Study type
Interventional
Source
ChiCTR
Registry ID
ChiCTR2300076710
Enrollment
Unknown
Registered
2023-10-17
Start date
2020-07-27
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2023-10-22

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Conditions

Traumatic Brain Injury

Interventions

control group:placebo
Levoxiracetam(4g/d):drug
Levoxiracetam(6g/d):drug

Sponsors

Tianjin Medical University General Hospital
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 75 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1) Age 18-75 years old (including both endpoints), both genders. 2) Traumatic brain injury meeting all of the following conditions: ? Clear evidence of head trauma in the current diagnosis, including closed head injury, or head injury with cerebrospinal fluid leakage and/or ear or nasal discharge and/or intracranial air. ? MRI or CT confirms intracranial hemorrhage above the cerebellar tentorium (including contusions, subarachnoid hemorrhage, epidural hematoma, subdural hematoma, intracerebral hematoma, etc.), with or without transient loss of consciousness. ? Injury severity of mild to moderate (GCS score 10-15). ? Stable condition within 72 hours after traumatic brain injury, receiving conservative treatment, without surgical intervention (except for non-general anesthesia or non-basal anesthesia intracranial pressure monitoring). 3) Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) score below normal, with diagnostic cutoff values determined by different educational levels: illiterate (no education) =19 points, elementary school education =22 points, junior high school and above education =26 points. 4)Informed consent form signed by the guardian and/or the patient agreeing to participate in this clinical trial.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1)Known or suspected allergies to the investigational drug or its components. 2)Use of contraindicated drugs or other medications that improve cognitive function as listed in the protocol after injury. 3)History of severe head trauma, cerebrovascular accidents, or structural intracranial abnormalities. 4)Conditions such as speech/hearing impairments that prevent completing cognitive function assessments. 5)Occurrence of a secondary brain injury following the current head trauma. 6)Individuals requiring craniotomy or external ventricular drainage. 7)Concurrent severe major organ injuries or serious complications that may affect the subject's life. 8)Patients with active seizures within the past year. 9) Patients with severe liver or kidney diseases and abnormal liver/kidney function tests (ALT, AST = 3 times the upper limit of normal, Scr > upper limit of normal). 10)Patients with severe heart, lung, blood and hematopoietic system disorders, gastrointestinal disorders, or other severe or progressive systemic diseases. 11)Past or current history of malignancy (except cured stage IB or lower cervical cancer, non-invasive basal cell or squamous cell skin cancer; complete remission [CR] > 10 years for breast cancer, CR > 10 years for malignant melanoma, CR > 5 years for other malignancies). 12)Patients with neurological or psychiatric disorders who are unable or unwilling to cooperate. 13)Pregnant, lactating women, or those with recent plans for reproduction. 14)Subjects considered unsuitable for participation in the clinical trial by the investigator. 15)Participation in another clinical trial and use of investigational drugs within the past 3 months prior to the trial.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
LOTCA score;

Countries

China

Contacts

Public ContactRongcai Jiang

Tianjin Medical University General Hospital

jiang116216@163.com+86 188 9568 1658

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ChiCTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026