ISRCTN ISRCTN38764966
DOI https://doi.org/10.1186/ISRCTN38764966
Protocol serial number 02/212
Sponsor Addenbrookes NHS Trust Hospital + Cambridge University (UK)
Funders Addenbrookes Hospital (UK) - Division of Anaesthesia, Medical Research Council (MRC) (UK) - Partially funded by MRC Grant No G9439390 ID 65883
Submission date
08/09/2005
Registration date
13/09/2005
Last edited
18/07/2016
Recruitment status
No longer recruiting
Overall study status
Completed
Condition category
Injury, Occupational Diseases, Poisoning
Prospectively registered
Protocol
Statistical analysis plan
Results
Individual participant data
Record updated in last year

Plain English summary of protocol

Not provided at time of registration

Contact information

Prof David Menon
Scientific

Divison of Anaesthesia
University of Cambridge
Addenbrookes Hospital
Cambridge
CB2 2QQ
United Kingdom

Study information

Primary study designInterventional
Study designRandomised placebo controlled trial
Secondary study designRandomised controlled trial
Study type Participant information sheet
Scientific titleEffects of physostigimine and modafinil post brain injury
Study objectivesInvestigation of the effects of physostigmine and modafinil on cognitive function post brain injury
Ethics approval(s)Cambridge Local Research Ethics Committee , 07/11/2002
Health condition(s) or problem(s) studiedSevere head trauma, subarachnoid haemorrhage
InterventionPatients are randomised to receive modafinil, physostigmine or placebo.
Intervention typeOther
Primary outcome measure(s)

Cognitive changes noted on neuropsychology testing

Key secondary outcome measure(s)

Benefits noted on chronic therapy

Completion date31/12/2010

Eligibility

Participant type(s)Patient
Age groupAdult
SexAll
Target sample size at registration60
Key inclusion criteriaPatients who have suffered brain injury
Key exclusion criteriaPast history of psychiatric illness
Date of first enrolment02/01/2004
Date of final enrolment31/12/2010

Locations

Countries of recruitment

  • United Kingdom
  • England

Study participating centre

Divison of Anaesthesia
Cambridge
CB2 2QQ
United Kingdom

Results and Publications

Individual participant data (IPD) Intention to shareNo
IPD sharing plan summaryNot provided at time of registration
IPD sharing plan

Study outputs

Output type Details Date created Date added Peer reviewed? Patient-facing?
Participant information sheet Participant information sheet 11/11/2025 11/11/2025 No Yes

Editorial Notes

18/07/2016: No publications found, verifying study status with principal investigator.
23/03/2010: This trial has been extended from 30/12/2007 to 31/12/2010