A Multi-site Double-blind Placebo-controlled Trial of Memantine Versus Placebo in Children With Autism (MEM)
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Official title
A Multi-site Double-blind Placebo-controlled Trial of Memantine Versus Placebo in Children With Autism Targeting Memory and Motor Planning
Brief summary
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This study will attempt to study the effect of memantine, on memory, and motor praxis/expressive language skills in children with autism. The investigators will recruit children ages 6-12 years who are verbal and meet criteria for Autism Spectrum Disorder. The children will be assessed for memory function, expressive language output and motor skills/praxis. They will then be randomized to memantine or placebo for 6 months. The effects of this medication and its safety in this population will be studied over the 6 month period.
Study identification
- NCT ID
- NCT01372449
- Recruitment status
- Completed
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Phase 2
- Enrollment
- 23 participants
Conditions and interventions
Conditions
Eligibility (public fields only)
- Age range
- 6 Years to 12 Years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Healthy volunteers not accepted
This page does not interpret eligibility. Detailed inclusion and exclusion criteria are on the official ClinicalTrials.gov record.
Study timeline
- Start date
- Nov 30, 2011
- Primary completion
- Sep 30, 2015
- Completion
- Sep 30, 2015
- Last update posted
- Mar 19, 2017
2011 – 2015
United States locations
- U.S. sites
- 2
- U.S. states
- 2
- U.S. cities
- 2
| Facility | City | State | ZIP | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rush University Medical Center | Chicago | Illinois | 60612 | — |
| Mount Sinai School of Medicine | New York | New York | 10029 | — |
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