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Study to Assess the Safety of Amantadine Hydrochloride (HCl) Intravenous (IV) Solution (MR-301) in Patients With Severe Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI).

Multicenter, Double-blind, Randomized, Placebo Controlled, Study to Assess the Safety of Amantadine Hydrochloride (HCl) Intravenous (IV) Solution (MR-301), in Patients With Severe Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI).

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT06253923
Enrollment
45
Registered
2024-02-12
Start date
2024-06-01
Completion date
2025-08-31
Last updated
2025-07-15

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Conditions

Traumatic Brain Injury

Brief summary

The main goal of this clinical trial is to check if the treatment is safe and well-tolerated. Researchers will compare the MR-301 active drug group with the placebo group to evaluate the safety and tolerability of the drug. Other measurements include assessing the patient's overall outcome, neurological responses, time spent in the intensive care unit, time in the hospital, and mortality. Participants will receive either MR-301 BID IV dosing or a matching placebo for a total of 3 weeks.

Detailed description

This is a multi-center, randomized, placebo-controlled study of MR-301 administered BID IV in patients with severe TBI. Participant: 45 patients with severe TBI who maintain GCS scores 3-8 both inclusive. Intervention: Mr-301 or placebo will be administered intravenously BID for upto 3 weeks. Primary Outcome: Safety and Tolerability of MR-301 Secondary Outcome: GOS-E, CRS-R, DRS, FOUR score, time to ICU discharge, time to hospital discharge and mortality.

Interventions

MR-301 is an I.V. formulation for the treatment of TBI. The active ingredient is amantadine hydrochloride (HCl).

DRUGPlacebo

The placebo for this study is 0.9% Sodium Chloride IV Solution.

Sponsors

Duke Clinical Research Institute
CollaboratorOTHER
SHINKEI Therapeutics, Inc
Lead SponsorINDUSTRY

Study design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
QUADRUPLE (Subject, Caregiver, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 65 Years
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

1. Age: 18 to 75 years. 2. Patients with TBI confirmed by CT scan or MRI 3. Patient have sustained a trauma between 72 hours to 1 week 4. Patient with Abbreviated Injury Score (AIS) ≤ 2. 5. Patients must be admitted to an acute care setting no less than 2 days prior to randomization. 6. Glasgow Coma Score of 3 to 8, inclusive. 7. Patients must be unable to consistently follow commands or to engage in functional communication, as assessed by the score on the CRS-R. 8. Patients have at least one reactive pupil. 9. Must have a Legally Authorized Representative (LAR) able to provide consent for the trial. 10. Patient must have stable vitals ---Intracranial pressure ICP Value is at discretion of investigator), systolic blood pressure (SBP\>90 mmHg) partial pressure of oxygen (PaO2 \> 60 mmHg)\].

Exclusion criteria

1. Life expectancy of less than 24 hours. 2. Patient has any spinal cord injury. 3. Patient has a penetrating head injury. 4. Patient has bilaterally fixed dilated pupils 5. Patients with history of any medical or psychiatric disorder, or any severe concomitant disease that would, in the opinion of the Investigator, interfere with clinical assessment. 6. Patient has poorly controlled seizure more than one per month. 7. Prior history of status epilepticus 8. Prior treatment with or a sensitivity to amantadine HCl or amantadine. 9. Patient has screening lab measurements outside the normal range 1. Absolute neutrophil count (ANC): ≤ 1.5 x 109/L 2. Hemoglobin ≤ 8 g/dL or active bleeding requiring ongoing transfusions. 3. Platelets ≤ 80 x 109/L or active bleeding requiring ongoing transfusions. 4. Alanine aminotransferase (ALT), aspartate aminotransferase (AST), alkaline phosphatase (ALP) or total bilirubin (unless isolated Gilbert's syndrome) ≥ 2x the upper limit of normal (ULN) 5. Estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) \< 60 ml/min/1.73m2 10. Patient has received treatment with an investigational drug, CNS stimulant or dopamine antagonist/agonist within 4 weeks. 11. Patient has a history of NYHA Class 3 or Class 4 Congestive Heart Failure within the last 5 years. 12. Females who are nursing, pregnant, or planning to become pregnant 13. any other clinically significant medical condition as determined by the Investigator, that may unfavorably alter the risk benefit of study participation. 14. Patient has prolonged QT interval. 15. Treatment with a systemic anticholinergic medication within 1 week prior to screening.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Frequency, severity, and type of adverse events and serious adverse events between active treatment and placebo groupsDay 1 to Day 35Safety and tolerability will be compared between active treatment and placebo groups.

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Change from baseline in Disability Rating Scale (DRS) scaleDay 5, Day 10, Day 15, Day 21
Change from baseline in Coma Recovery Scale - RevisedDay 5, Day 10, Day 15, Day 21
Change from baseline in Full Outline of UnResponsiveness (FOUR) scoreevery day up to Day 21
Change from baseline in Glasgow Outcome Scale-ExtendedDay 21 and Day 35
Time to hospital discharge from randomizationup to day 21
Mortality assessment at end of treatment periodDay 21
Mortality assessment at end of study period (Day 35).Day 35
Time to intensive care unit (ICU) discharge to hospital floorup to day 21

Countries

United States

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026