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Register: ClinicalTrials.gov
Last refreshed on: 19 February 2015
Main ID:  NCT00001930
Date of registration: 03/11/1999
Prospective Registration: No
Primary sponsor: National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
Public title: Treatment of Huntington's Chorea With Amantadine
Scientific title: NMDA-Receptor Blockade in Huntington's Chorea
Date of first enrolment: April 1999
Target sample size: 25
Recruitment status: Completed
URL:  http://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT00001930
Study type:  Interventional
Study design:  Endpoint Classification: Safety/Efficacy Study, Primary Purpose: Treatment  
Phase:  Phase 2
Countries of recruitment
United States
Contacts
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

All patients will carry a diagnosis of Huntington's disease confirmed by DNA testing.

Patients will have mild to moderate disease with associated significant chorea.

Ability to comply with study requirements and to report on their condition by telephone.

Males and females between the ages of 18 and 82.

No patients with the presence or history of any medical condition that can reasonably be
expected to subject the patient to unwarranted risk.

No patients with renal impairment (serum creatinine exceeding the upper limit of normal).

No patients with a history of intolerance to previous exposure to amantadine.

No patients with an MMSE of less than 18/30.

No patients receiving other anti-chorea therapies (such as Haldol). Those receiving other
anti-chorea therapies must stop taking these medications for at least 4 weeks prior to the
study to be eligible.

No pregnant women.

Patients must practice effective means of birth control.



Age minimum: N/A
Age maximum: N/A
Gender: Both
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Chorea
Huntington's Disease
Intervention(s)
Drug: Amantadine
Primary Outcome(s)
Secondary Outcome(s)
Secondary ID(s)
990098
99-N-0098
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Please refer to primary and secondary sponsors
Secondary Sponsor(s)
Ethics review
Results
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