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BCAA Supplementation for Concussion

ClinicalTrials.gov ID: NCT01860404

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Official title

Head Injury Treatment With Healthy and Advanced Dietary Supplements (HIT HEADS): A Randomized, Placebo-controlled, Double-blinded, Therapeutic Exploratory Clinical Trial of Branched Chain Amino Acids (BCAA's) in the Treatment of Concussion

Brief summary

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This study is a randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blinded, therapeutic exploratory clinical trial of branched chain amino acids (BCAA's) in the treatment of concussion. The aim of the study is to determine whether, compared to placebo treatment, administration of BCAA's, at one or more doses, after a concussion improves neurocognitive recovery at one or more time-periods post concussion.

Study identification

NCT ID
NCT01860404
Recruitment status
Completed
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase 2
Enrollment
42 participants

Conditions and interventions

Eligibility (public fields only)

Age range
11 Years to 34 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
Dec 31, 2013
Primary completion
Dec 31, 2022
Completion
Dec 31, 2022
Last update posted
May 13, 2024

2014 – 2023

United States locations

U.S. sites
1
U.S. states
1
U.S. cities
1
Facility City State ZIP Site status
The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Philadelphia Pennsylvania 19104

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