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Effects of CB1 Antagonist/Reverse Agonist Rimonabant on Walking Abilities in Incomplete Spinal Cord Injury

Phase 2
Not yet recruiting
Conditions
Spinal Cord Injuries
Interventions
Registration Number
NCT05622994
Lead Sponsor
Hospital Nacional de Parapléjicos de Toledo
Brief Summary

This is a placebo controlled study comparing Rimonabant 5 mg per day for 90 days with placebo for the same period. Objective is to improve walking abilities of spinal cord injury individuals (incomplete lesions) and demonstrate that it is a safe treatment in spinal cord injury population.

Detailed Description

This is a placebo controlled study comparing Rimonabant 5 mg per day for 90 days with placebo for the same period.

Main goal are to test safety and efficacy (impairment of walking abilities teste with the 6 min walking test) of Rimonabant in a specific population (incomplete spinal cord injury).

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
NOT_YET_RECRUITING
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
80
Inclusion Criteria
  • Age >18 yo and <75yo
  • Non progressive spinal cord injury
  • Incomplete lesion (AIS C or D)
  • Neurological level between C4 and L1
  • Chronic stage (>1 year since injury)
  • Preserved walking ability for at least 5 m (aid allowed)
  • Capability to provide informed consent
  • For fertile women, possibility to use anti conceptive methods
Exclusion Criteria
  • Age <18 yo or >75
  • AIS A, B or E
  • Neurological level above C4 or below L1
  • Subacute stage (<1 year since injury)
  • Preserved walking ability for less than 5 m (aid allowed)
  • Pregnancy or breast feeding
  • For fertile women, impossibility to use anti conceptive methods
  • anticoagulant treatment
  • Hypothyroidism
  • Severe bone, kidney or liver disfunction
  • Impossibility to reach the hospital
  • Impossibility to rovide informed consent

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
RimonabantRimonabantRimonabant 5mg
PlaceboRimonabantPlacebo
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Questionnaire of falls (safety)120 days

Number of falls

ECG (safety)120 days

Number of participants with clinically significant abnormal ECG readings

Biochemical and urine analysis (safety)120 days

Number of participants with clinically significant abnormal laboratory tests results

Modified Ashworth Scale (safety)90 days

Range 0-4 (higher values more severe)

Penn Scale (safety)90 days

Range 0-4 (higher values more severe)

Adverse Events (Safety)120 days

Number of AE

Pain numeric rating scale (safety)90 days

Range 0-10 (higher values more severe)

Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HAD) (safety120 days

Range 0-21(higher values more severe)

6 min walking test (efficacy)90 days

6 min walking test (meters and number of stops are reported)

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
10 m test (efficacy)90 days

Time to walk 10 m (no stops are allowed)

Patient global impression of changes (PGIC) (efficacy)90 days

PGIG score. Range 1-7 (higher values indicate worsening)

Health state visual analogically scale (efficacy)90 days

Range 0-100 mm (higher values indicate higher health state )

Fatigue Severity Scale (FSS) (Efficacy)90 days

FSS puntuación. Range 0-7 (higher values more severe)

Borg Scale (efficacy)90 days

Borg Scale punctuation after 6 min waking test. Range 0-10.

Motor Score (efficacy)90 days

Motor Score (ISNCSCI). Range 0-20 (higher values less severe)

European Quality of Life -5 Dimensions (EQ-5D) (efficacy)90 days

EQ-5D questionnaires have 5 dimensions: "Mobility", "Human Autonomy," "Current Activities", "Pain / Discomfort", "Anxiety / Depression" and all dimensions are described by 3 problem levels corresponding to patient response choices (higher values worst). A quality-of-life score is obtained according to the answers to the questionnaires (algorithm to calculate the score in euroqol.org). The maximum score is 1 that indicates excellent quality of life (range for Spanish version 0.5-1).

Spinal Cord Independence Measures, SCIM (efficacy)90 days

Range 0-100 (higher values indicate higher independence )

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Hospital Nacional de Paraplejicos

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Toledo, Spain

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