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NCT number NCT02234752
Other study ID # SPHS IRB # 604148-4
Secondary ID
Status Terminated
Phase Phase 2
First received September 4, 2014
Last updated November 6, 2017
Start date September 2014
Est. completion date July 2016

Study information

Verified date October 2016
Source Sheppard Pratt Health System
Contact n/a
Is FDA regulated No
Health authority
Study type Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

Aim: To examine the efficacy of the combination of galantamine and memantine for the treatment of cognitive deficits in outpatients with schizophrenia.

Hypothesis: A combination of galantamine and memantine will improve cognitive impairments in patients with schizophrenia.

This is an open-label study to evaluate whether a six week course of galantamine ER and memantine XR is effective in improving the cognitive performance of patients with schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder. The primary outcome measure will be the change in level of cognition as measured by the MATRICS Consensus Cognitive Battery (MCCB). The results of the MATRICS collaborative project recommended the need for standardized cognitive tests that better distinguish the different facets of cognitive dysfunction in schizophrenia. The MCCB will assess the following seven domains: attention/vigilance, reasoning and problem solving, processing speed, social cognition, verbal learning and memory, visual learning and memory, and working memory. The MCCB will be administered at baseline and at the end of the study. We will report total score and each domain score in the MCCB at baseline and six weeks.


Recruitment information / eligibility

Status Terminated
Enrollment 3
Est. completion date July 2016
Est. primary completion date July 2016
Accepts healthy volunteers No
Gender All
Age group 18 Years to 55 Years
Eligibility Inclusion Criteria:

- Be male or female aged 18 to 55 years (inclusive).

- Have a DSM-5 diagnosis of schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder confirmed by medical records. Duration of illness must be = 1year.

- Be clinically stable for at least two months (i.e., has no more than a "moderately severe" severity rating on the following BPRS items: hallucination, unusual thought content and conceptual disorganization.

- Have not had a psychiatric hospitalization in the two months prior to screening.

- Be taking any 1st generation antipsychotic prescribed in the absence of a concomitant anticholinergic or 2nd generation antipsychotic and minimal extrapyramidal symptoms

- Have a Simpson-Angus Score (SAS) < 6

- Be on current medication regimen for at least six weeks before screening at stable dose and frequency for at least 30 days before screening.

- Be in good general health and expected to complete the clinical study as designed.

- Subjects of childbearing potential must agree to use two forms of non-hormonal contraception (dual contraception) consistently during the screening and treatment periods of the trial, and for 30 days after the final dose of the study medications.

- Females of child-bearing potential must have a negative urine pregnancy test at baseline. This may also be done at subsequent visits if subject reports possibility of pregnancy.

- Have a negative urine drug screen at screening. This may be repeated at the discretion of the primary investigator.

- Have adequate hearing, vision, and language skills to perform the procedures specified in the protocol.

- Be capable of providing informed consent and have voluntarily provided informed consent.

Exclusion Criteria:

- Have an active, clinically significant unstable medical condition with 30 days prior to screening.

- Have dementia.

- Are pregnant, breastfeeding, or planning to become pregnant

- Are taking or thinking about taking oral contraceptives or an injectable contraceptive.

- Are taking benztropine at a dose greater than 2 mg daily.

- Have a history of Pervasive Development Disorder.

- Have a history of significant head injury/trauma (defined by one of more of the following: loss of consciousness for more than one hour; recurring seizures resulting from the head injury; and/or clear cognitive sequelae of the injury requiring cognitive rehabilitation.)

- Have an allergy to anticholinesterase medications (galantamine, rivastigimine, donepezil) and memantine

- Have a DSM-5 diagnosis of alcohol and/or substance use disorder (other than caffeine and tobacco) within the last 6 months.

- Are taking a restricted medication: Amitriptyline, Doxepin, Imipramine, Flexeril, Clozapine, and/or cortisol (any oral, injectable, or topical steroid medication)

- Have a history of seizures excluding a childhood febrile seizure

- Have received ECT within the last three months prior to screening.

- Have participated in a clinical trial of any other psychotropic medication within last two months prior to screening.

- Have a "severe" or "extremely severe" severity rating on the BPRS items: hallucination or unusual thought content.

- Have more than a "moderate" severity rating on the BPRS item conceptual disorganization .

- Are currently taking 3 or more antipsychotic medications.

Study Design


Intervention

Drug:
Galantamine ER

Memantine XR


Locations

Country Name City State
United States Sheppard Pratt Health System Baltimore Maryland

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor Collaborator
Sheppard Pratt Health System

Country where clinical trial is conducted

United States, 

References & Publications (3)

Koola MM, Buchanan RW, Pillai A, Aitchison KJ, Weinberger DR, Aaronson ST, Dickerson FB. Potential role of the combination of galantamine and memantine to improve cognition in schizophrenia. Schizophr Res. 2014 Aug;157(1-3):84-9. doi: 10.1016/j.schres.2014.04.037. Epub 2014 May 28. Review. — View Citation

Koola MM, Sklar J, Davis W, Nikiforuk A, Meissen JK, Sawant-Basak A, Aaronson ST, Kozak R. Kynurenine pathway in schizophrenia: Galantamine-memantine combination for cognitive impairments. Schizophr Res. 2017 Jul 10. pii: S0920-9964(17)30406-1. doi: 10.10 — View Citation

Koola MM. Kynurenine pathway and cognitive impairments in schizophrenia: Pharmacogenetics of galantamine and memantine. Schizophr Res Cogn. 2016 Jun;4:4-9. — View Citation

Outcome

Type Measure Description Time frame Safety issue
Primary Change in Level of Cognition The primary outcome measure will be the change in level of cognition as measured by the MATRICS Consensus Cognitive Battery (MCCB). In schizophrenia, usual composite scores are 20-39. In healthy controls, usual composite scores are normalized to 40-60. Higher values of composite scores mean better cognition. Test scores are normalized to healthy controls, therefore no min-max range is available. Final scores calculated by MATRICS Consensus Cognitive Battery software. Exact minimum/maximum are not known to provider. Overall composite scores are reported. Baseline and 6-Weeks
Secondary Free Tryptophan (TRP) The secondary outcome measure will be change in metabolite values. Values were collected in triplicate. Baseline and 6-Weeks
Secondary Kynurenic Acid (KYNA) The secondary outcome measure will be change in metabolite values. Values were collected in triplicate. MS* AUC is mass spectrometry times area under the curve. Baseline and 6-Weeks
Secondary Kynurenine (KYN) The secondary outcome measure will be change in metabolite values. Values were collected in triplicate. Baseline and 6-Weeks
Secondary Picolinic Acid (PIC) The secondary outcome measure will be change in metabolite values. Values were collected in triplicate. MS* AUC is mass spectrometry times area under the curve. Baseline and 6-Weeks
Secondary KYN/TRP The secondary outcome measure will be change in metabolite values. Values were collected in triplicate. AUC ratio reported. Baseline and 6-Weeks
Secondary KYNA/KYN The secondary outcome measure will be change in metabolite values. Values were collected in triplicate. AUC ratio reported. Baseline and 6-Weeks
Secondary PIC/KYN The secondary outcome measure will be change in metabolite values. Values were collected in triplicate. AUC ratio reported. Baseline and 6-Weeks
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