Rivastigmine Patch in Veterans With Cognitive Impairment Following TBI
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Brief summary
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Difficulties with intellectual functioning, particularly memory functions, are common and source of long-term disability after Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI). However, there is very little information about pharmacologic (i.e., medication) treatments targeting these deficits. There are growing data showing brain abnormalities in acetylcholine, the chemical system that manages memory, in TBI. These findings provide the rationale for the use of cholinesterase inhibitors, medications that modulate this system, in TBI patients. As the prevalence of TBI among Veterans of recent military conflicts increases, becoming a "signature injury" of the Iraq and Afghanistan conflicts, it is of utmost importance to the Veterans Health Administration to collect scientific data on the efficacy of pharmacological treatments for intellectual difficulties in TBI patients. This study will evaluate the effects of the cholinesterase inhibitor rivastigmine transdermal patch in Veterans with TBI and posttraumatic memory problems. Results will provide much needed data that will help treat Veterans with TBI.
Study identification
- NCT ID
- NCT01670526
- Recruitment status
- Completed
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Phase 3
- Enrollment
- 94 participants
Conditions and interventions
Conditions
Eligibility (public fields only)
- Age range
- 19 Years to 65 Years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Accepts healthy volunteers
This page does not interpret eligibility. Detailed inclusion and exclusion criteria are on the official ClinicalTrials.gov record.
Study timeline
- Start date
- Nov 30, 2012
- Primary completion
- May 31, 2016
- Completion
- Aug 31, 2017
- Last update posted
- Feb 26, 2018
2012 – 2017
United States locations
- U.S. sites
- 8
- U.S. states
- 7
- U.S. cities
- 8
| Facility | City | State | ZIP | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| VA San Diego Healthcare System, San Diego, CA | San Diego | California | 92161 | — |
| Miami VA Healthcare System, Miami, FL | Miami | Florida | 33125 | — |
| James A. Haley Veterans' Hospital, Tampa, FL | Tampa | Florida | 33612 | — |
| Edward Hines Jr. VA Hospital, Hines, IL | Hines | Illinois | 60141-5000 | — |
| Lincoln Community-Based Outpatient Clinic, Lincoln, NE | Lincoln | Nebraska | 68510 | — |
| Ralph H. Johnson VA Medical Center, Charleston, SC | Charleston | South Carolina | 29401-5799 | — |
| Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center, Houston, TX | Houston | Texas | 77030 | — |
| VA Salt Lake City Health Care System, Salt Lake City, UT | Salt Lake City | Utah | 84148 | — |
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- Last update posted Feb 26, 2018 · Synced Sep 6, 2026
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