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Terminated No phase listed Observational

Ammonia Levels and Cognitive Impairment

ClinicalTrials.gov ID: NCT02059356

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Official title

Prevalence of High Ammonia Levels in Patients With Cognitive Impairment. Does Treatment Help?

Brief summary

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The purpose and objective of this study is to determine the prevalence of elevated ammonia levels in subjects with cognitive impairment, and to observe if treating the cause of the elevated ammonia level improves mental status. This study does not include any imaging, treatment,or interventions, other than the blood draws. The blood draws will be taken to assess blood ammonia level and liver function. If the the ammonia level is not elevated, no further lab draws will occur. If the ammonia level is elevated, liver function is normal, and a cause for the high ammonia level is revealed with a plan for clinical treatment by the subjects' physician, then two more blood draws will occur; one prior to treatment, and one 3 months after treatment. The main risk to subjects is related to the blood draw (i.e. momentary discomfort, bruising, infection, bleeding, clotting or fainting), and there is a potential loss of confidentiality. A paired student t test will be done with the two later blood to compare objective data.

Study identification

NCT ID
NCT02059356
Recruitment status
Terminated
Study type
Observational
Phase
Not listed
Lead sponsor
Duke University
Other
Enrollment
17 participants

Conditions and interventions

Eligibility (public fields only)

Age range
Not listed
Sex
All
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted

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Study timeline

Start date
Dec 31, 2013
Primary completion
Feb 28, 2015
Completion
Not listed
Last update posted
Mar 16, 2015

Started 2014

United States locations

U.S. sites
1
U.S. states
1
U.S. cities
1
Facility City State ZIP Site status
Duke University Hospital Durham North Carolina 27710

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