Clinical Trial Results:
Pharmaco-EEG for Montelukast. Can we detect neural changes during medication with Montelukast in the EEG?
Summary
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EudraCT number |
2016-003061-25 |
Trial protocol |
AT |
Global end of trial date |
30 Jan 2019
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Results information
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Results version number |
v1(current) |
This version publication date |
02 Jan 2020
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First version publication date |
02 Jan 2020
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Other versions |
Trial Information
Subject Disposition
Baseline Characteristics
End Points
Adverse Events
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Baseline Characteristics
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Trial identification
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Sponsor protocol code |
MPEEG_2
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Additional study identifiers
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ISRCTN number |
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US NCT number |
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WHO universal trial number (UTN) |
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Sponsors
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Sponsor organisation name |
Department of Neurology, Christian Doppler Medical Center, Paracelsus Medical University Salzburg
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Sponsor organisation address |
Ignaz-Harrer-Str. 79, Salzburg, Austria, 5020
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Public contact |
Principal Investigator, Department of Neurology, Christian Doppler Medical Center, Paracelsus Medical University Salzburg, w.staffen@salk.at
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Scientific contact |
Principal Investigator, Department of Neurology, Christian Doppler Medical Center, Paracelsus Medical University Salzburg, w.staffen@salk.at
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Paediatric regulatory details
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Is trial part of an agreed paediatric investigation plan (PIP) |
No
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Does article 45 of REGULATION (EC) No 1901/2006 apply to this trial? |
No
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Does article 46 of REGULATION (EC) No 1901/2006 apply to this trial? |
No
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Results analysis stage
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Analysis stage |
Interim
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Date of interim/final analysis |
11 Dec 2019
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Is this the analysis of the primary completion data? |
Yes
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Primary completion date |
30 Jan 2019
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Global end of trial reached? |
Yes
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Global end of trial date |
30 Jan 2019
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Was the trial ended prematurely? |
No
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General information about the trial
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Main objective of the trial |
We aimed to examine effects of Montelukast on brain activity.
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Protection of trial subjects |
Participants were treated with Montelukast per indication, the trial added only examination with psychological tests and the electroencephalogram. Both of these examinations are free of distress and pain.
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Background therapy |
No background therapy was used. | ||
Evidence for comparator |
No comparators were used. | ||
Actual start date of recruitment |
02 Jan 2017
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Long term follow-up planned |
No
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Independent data monitoring committee (IDMC) involvement? |
No
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Population of trial subjects
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Number of subjects enrolled per country |
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Country: Number of subjects enrolled |
Austria: 13
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Worldwide total number of subjects |
13
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EEA total number of subjects |
13
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Number of subjects enrolled per age group |
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In utero |
0
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Preterm newborn - gestational age < 37 wk |
0
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Newborns (0-27 days) |
0
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Infants and toddlers (28 days-23 months) |
0
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Children (2-11 years) |
0
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Adolescents (12-17 years) |
0
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Adults (18-64 years) |
10
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From 65 to 84 years |
3
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85 years and over |
0
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Recruitment
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Recruitment details |
Patients were recruited from begin of trial until 8 weeks before end of trial by Pulmonologists in Salzburg. | ||||||||||
Pre-assignment
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Screening details |
When a pulmonologist in Salzburg prescribed Montelukast to the patient, he informed the patient in written and oral form about the trial. If the patient was interested, he/she could choose whether he would give the doctor the informed consent to forward his contact information to the study team or whether he would like to contact the study team. | ||||||||||
Period 1
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Period 1 title |
overall trial - baseline
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Is this the baseline period? |
Yes | ||||||||||
Allocation method |
Not applicable
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Blinding used |
Not blinded | ||||||||||
Blinding implementation details |
No blinding was implemented. Patients received treatment according to indication.
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Arms
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Arm title
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All participants | ||||||||||
Arm description |
There was only one arm in the study. | ||||||||||
Arm type |
Observation | ||||||||||
Investigational medicinal product name |
Singulair
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Investigational medicinal product code |
PR1
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Other name |
Montelukast
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Pharmaceutical forms |
Coated tablet
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Routes of administration |
Oral use
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Dosage and administration details |
Treatment is not specified by the protocol; the medical doctor decides on the treatment. The trial observed cognitive/brain changes during this treatment over 8 weeks. Treatment is likely to be continued after participation of the patient in this trial.
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Period 2
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Period 2 title |
overall trial - 8 weeks follow-up
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Is this the baseline period? |
No | ||||||||||
Allocation method |
Not applicable
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Blinding used |
Not blinded | ||||||||||
Blinding implementation details |
No blinding was done.
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Arms
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Arm title
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All participants | ||||||||||
Arm description |
There was only one arm in the study. | ||||||||||
Arm type |
Observation | ||||||||||
Investigational medicinal product name |
Singulair
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Investigational medicinal product code |
PR1
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Other name |
Montelukast
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Pharmaceutical forms |
Coated tablet
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Routes of administration |
Oral use
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Dosage and administration details |
Treatment is not specified by the protocol; the medical doctor decides on the treatment. The trial observed cognitive/brain changes during this treatment over 8 weeks. Treatment is likely to be continued after participation of the patient in this trial.
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Baseline characteristics reporting groups
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Reporting group title |
overall trial - baseline
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Reporting group description |
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End points reporting groups
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Reporting group title |
All participants
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Reporting group description |
There was only one arm in the study. | ||
Reporting group title |
All participants
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Reporting group description |
There was only one arm in the study. |
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End point title |
EEG-characteristics - brainrate | ||||||||||||
End point description |
Differences in EEG characteristics (brainrate) between baseline (before treatment) and follow up (after 8 weeks of treatment).
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End point type |
Primary
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End point timeframe |
from baseline to after 8 weeks of treatment
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Statistical analysis title |
EEG brainrate comparison | ||||||||||||
Comparison groups |
All participants v All participants
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Number of subjects included in analysis |
14
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Analysis specification |
Pre-specified
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Analysis type |
other [1] | ||||||||||||
P-value |
= 0.0313 [2] | ||||||||||||
Method |
Wilcoxon (Mann-Whitney) | ||||||||||||
Parameter type |
Mean difference (final values) | ||||||||||||
Point estimate |
-0.3138
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Confidence interval |
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level |
90% | ||||||||||||
sides |
2-sided
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lower limit |
-0.73 | ||||||||||||
upper limit |
0.1 | ||||||||||||
Variability estimate |
Standard deviation
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Dispersion value |
0.25
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Notes [1] - pre- to post treatment comparison [2] - signed rank=1 |
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End point title |
EEG characteristics - Hjorth activity | ||||||||||||
End point description |
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End point type |
Primary
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End point timeframe |
baseline to after 8 weeks of treatment
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Statistical analysis title |
EEG Hjorth activity comparison | ||||||||||||
Comparison groups |
All participants v All participants
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Number of subjects included in analysis |
14
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Analysis specification |
Pre-specified
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Analysis type |
other [3] | ||||||||||||
P-value |
= 0.375 [4] | ||||||||||||
Method |
Wilcoxon (Mann-Whitney) | ||||||||||||
Parameter type |
Mean difference (final values) | ||||||||||||
Point estimate |
1.7458
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Confidence interval |
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level |
90% | ||||||||||||
sides |
2-sided
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lower limit |
-219.07 | ||||||||||||
upper limit |
222.57 | ||||||||||||
Variability estimate |
Standard deviation
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Dispersion value |
134.24
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Notes [3] - pre- to post treatment comparison [4] - signed rank=20 |
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End point title |
EEG characteristics - Hjorth mobility | ||||||||||||
End point description |
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End point type |
Primary
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End point timeframe |
baseline to after 8 weeks of treatment
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Statistical analysis title |
EEG Hjorth mobility comparison | ||||||||||||
Comparison groups |
All participants v All participants
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Number of subjects included in analysis |
14
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Analysis specification |
Pre-specified
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Analysis type |
other [5] | ||||||||||||
P-value |
= 0.4688 [6] | ||||||||||||
Method |
Wilcoxon (Mann-Whitney) | ||||||||||||
Parameter type |
Mean difference (final values) | ||||||||||||
Point estimate |
-0.0252
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Confidence interval |
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level |
90% | ||||||||||||
sides |
2-sided
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lower limit |
-0.1558 | ||||||||||||
upper limit |
0.1055 | ||||||||||||
Variability estimate |
Standard deviation
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Dispersion value |
0.0794
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Notes [5] - pre- to post treatment comparison [6] - signed rank=9 |
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End point title |
EEG characteristics: alpha power | ||||||||||||
End point description |
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End point type |
Primary
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End point timeframe |
baseline to after 8 weeks of treatment
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Statistical analysis title |
EEG alpha power comparison | ||||||||||||
Comparison groups |
All participants v All participants
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Number of subjects included in analysis |
14
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Analysis specification |
Pre-specified
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Analysis type |
other [7] | ||||||||||||
P-value |
= 0.9375 [8] | ||||||||||||
Method |
Wilcoxon (Mann-Whitney) | ||||||||||||
Parameter type |
Mean difference (final values) | ||||||||||||
Point estimate |
-21.97
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Confidence interval |
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level |
90% | ||||||||||||
sides |
2-sided
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lower limit |
-174.54 | ||||||||||||
upper limit |
130.61 | ||||||||||||
Variability estimate |
Standard deviation
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Dispersion value |
92.75
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Notes [7] - pre- to post treatment comparison [8] - signed rank=15 |
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End point title |
Psychological tests - Epitrack | ||||||||||||
End point description |
Epitrack is a cognitive test battery, the score indicates perfomance in memory and attention.
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End point type |
Secondary
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End point timeframe |
after 8 weeks of treatment
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Statistical analysis title |
Epitrack cognitive changes | ||||||||||||
Statistical analysis description |
Analyze change on Epitrack test
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Comparison groups |
All participants v All participants
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Number of subjects included in analysis |
25
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Analysis specification |
Pre-specified
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Analysis type |
other [9] | ||||||||||||
P-value |
= 0.1816 [10] | ||||||||||||
Method |
Wilcoxon (Mann-Whitney) | ||||||||||||
Parameter type |
Mean difference (final values) | ||||||||||||
Point estimate |
-1.25
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Confidence interval |
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level |
90% | ||||||||||||
sides |
2-sided
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lower limit |
-6.0138 | ||||||||||||
upper limit |
3.5138 | ||||||||||||
Variability estimate |
Standard deviation
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Dispersion value |
2.8959
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Notes [9] - pre- to post treatment comparison [10] - signed rank=13.5 |
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End point title |
Psychological tests - VLMT-learning | ||||||||||||
End point description |
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End point type |
Secondary
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End point timeframe |
before and after 8 weeks of treatment
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Statistical analysis title |
VLMT-learning comparison pre- to post-treatment | ||||||||||||
Comparison groups |
All participants v All participants
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Number of subjects included in analysis |
19
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Analysis specification |
Pre-specified
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Analysis type |
other [11] | ||||||||||||
P-value |
= 0.25 [12] | ||||||||||||
Method |
Wilcoxon (Mann-Whitney) | ||||||||||||
Parameter type |
Mean difference (final values) | ||||||||||||
Point estimate |
-3.25
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Confidence interval |
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level |
90% | ||||||||||||
sides |
2-sided
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lower limit |
-12.42 | ||||||||||||
upper limit |
5.92 | ||||||||||||
Variability estimate |
Standard deviation
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Dispersion value |
5.57
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Notes [11] - pre- to post-treatment comparison [12] - signed rand=6.5 |
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End point title |
Psychological tests - VLMT-consolidation | ||||||||||||
End point description |
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End point type |
Secondary
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End point timeframe |
baseline to 8 weeks after treatment
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Statistical analysis title |
VLMT-consolidation comparison | ||||||||||||
Comparison groups |
All participants v All participants
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Number of subjects included in analysis |
17
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Analysis specification |
Pre-specified
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Analysis type |
other [13] | ||||||||||||
P-value |
= 1 [14] | ||||||||||||
Method |
Wilcoxon (Mann-Whitney) | ||||||||||||
Parameter type |
Mean difference (final values) | ||||||||||||
Point estimate |
-0.25
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Confidence interval |
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level |
90% | ||||||||||||
sides |
2-sided
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lower limit |
-16.5998 | ||||||||||||
upper limit |
16.0998 | ||||||||||||
Variability estimate |
Standard deviation
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Dispersion value |
9.94
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Notes [13] - coparison pre- to post-treatment [14] - signed rank=10 |
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End point title |
Psychological tests - VLMT- recognition | ||||||||||||
End point description |
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End point type |
Secondary
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End point timeframe |
baseline to after 8 weeks of treatment
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Statistical analysis title |
VLMT-recognition comparison | ||||||||||||
Comparison groups |
All participants v All participants
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Number of subjects included in analysis |
16
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Analysis specification |
Pre-specified
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Analysis type |
other [15] | ||||||||||||
P-value |
= 1 [16] | ||||||||||||
Method |
Wilcoxon (Mann-Whitney) | ||||||||||||
Parameter type |
Mean difference (final values) | ||||||||||||
Point estimate |
0.5
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Confidence interval |
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level |
90% | ||||||||||||
sides |
2-sided
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lower limit |
-12.39 | ||||||||||||
upper limit |
13.39 | ||||||||||||
Variability estimate |
Standard deviation
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Dispersion value |
7.84
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Notes [15] - pre- to post treatment comparison [16] - signed rank=14 |
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End point title |
EEG-paradigm - Wordpair learning | ||||||||||||
End point description |
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End point type |
Secondary
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End point timeframe |
baseline to 8 weeks post treatment
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Statistical analysis title |
Wordpair learning comparison | ||||||||||||
Comparison groups |
All participants v All participants
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Number of subjects included in analysis |
20
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Analysis specification |
Pre-specified
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Analysis type |
other [17] | ||||||||||||
P-value |
= 0.9698 [18] | ||||||||||||
Method |
Wilcoxon (Mann-Whitney) | ||||||||||||
Parameter type |
Mean difference (final values) | ||||||||||||
Point estimate |
1.1
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Confidence interval |
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level |
90% | ||||||||||||
sides |
2-sided
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lower limit |
0.2246 | ||||||||||||
upper limit |
1.9754 | ||||||||||||
Variability estimate |
Standard deviation
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Dispersion value |
5.3219
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Notes [17] - pre- to post treatment comparison [18] - ranksum: 104, z-value -0.0378 |
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End point title |
EEG-paradigm - virtual reality task | ||||||||||||
End point description |
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End point type |
Secondary
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End point timeframe |
baseline to after 8 weeks of treatment
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Statistical analysis title |
Virtual reality task comparison | ||||||||||||
Comparison groups |
All participants v All participants
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Number of subjects included in analysis |
25
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Analysis specification |
Pre-specified
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Analysis type |
other [19] | ||||||||||||
P-value |
= 0.5801 [20] | ||||||||||||
Method |
Wilcoxon (Mann-Whitney) | ||||||||||||
Parameter type |
Mean difference (final values) | ||||||||||||
Point estimate |
1.25
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Confidence interval |
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level |
90% | ||||||||||||
sides |
2-sided
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lower limit |
-11.8 | ||||||||||||
upper limit |
14.3 | ||||||||||||
Variability estimate |
Standard deviation
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Dispersion value |
7.93
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Notes [19] - pre- to post treatment comparison [20] - signed rank 46.5 |
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End point title |
Psychological tests - TAP phasic alertness | ||||||||||||
End point description |
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End point type |
Secondary
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End point timeframe |
baseline to after 8 weeks of treatment
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Statistical analysis title |
TAP comparison | ||||||||||||
Comparison groups |
All participants v All participants
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Number of subjects included in analysis |
25
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Analysis specification |
Pre-specified
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Analysis type |
other [21] | ||||||||||||
P-value |
= 0.9531 [22] | ||||||||||||
Method |
Wilcoxon (Mann-Whitney) | ||||||||||||
Parameter type |
Mean difference (final values) | ||||||||||||
Point estimate |
-0.17
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Confidence interval |
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level |
90% | ||||||||||||
sides |
2-sided
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lower limit |
-14.42 | ||||||||||||
upper limit |
14.09 | ||||||||||||
Variability estimate |
Standard deviation
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Dispersion value |
8.67
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Notes [21] - comparison of baseline to after 8 weeks of treatment [22] - signed rank=38 |
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End point title |
Psychological tests - FPZ | ||||||||||||
End point description |
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End point type |
Secondary
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End point timeframe |
Baseline to after 8 weeks of treatment.
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Statistical analysis title |
FPZ pre- to post treatment comparison | ||||||||||||
Comparison groups |
All participants v All participants
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Number of subjects included in analysis |
25
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Analysis specification |
Pre-specified
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Analysis type |
other [23] | ||||||||||||
P-value |
= 0.6904 [24] | ||||||||||||
Method |
Wilcoxon (Mann-Whitney) | ||||||||||||
Parameter type |
Mean difference (final values) | ||||||||||||
Point estimate |
3.8367
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Confidence interval |
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level |
90% | ||||||||||||
sides |
2-sided
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lower limit |
-31.67 | ||||||||||||
upper limit |
39.35 | ||||||||||||
Variability estimate |
Standard deviation
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Dispersion value |
21.586
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Notes [23] - pre- to post treatment comparison [24] - signed rank=44.5 |
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End point title |
Psychological tests - HADS depression | ||||||||||||
End point description |
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End point type |
Secondary
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End point timeframe |
baseline to after 8 weeks of treatment
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Statistical analysis title |
HADS depression comparison | ||||||||||||
Statistical analysis description |
Pre- to post treatment comparison of depression scores
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Comparison groups |
All participants v All participants
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Number of subjects included in analysis |
24
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Analysis specification |
Pre-specified
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Analysis type |
other | ||||||||||||
P-value |
= 0.6563 [25] | ||||||||||||
Method |
Wilcoxon (Mann-Whitney) | ||||||||||||
Parameter type |
Mean difference (final values) | ||||||||||||
Point estimate |
0.2
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Confidence interval |
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level |
90% | ||||||||||||
sides |
2-sided
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lower limit |
-7.67 | ||||||||||||
upper limit |
8.07 | ||||||||||||
Variability estimate |
Standard deviation
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Dispersion value |
4.78
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Notes [25] - signed rank =17 |
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End point title |
Psychological tests - HADS anxiety | ||||||||||||
End point description |
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End point type |
Secondary
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End point timeframe |
baseline to after 8 weeks of treatment
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Statistical analysis title |
HADS anxiety comparison | ||||||||||||
Comparison groups |
All participants v All participants
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Number of subjects included in analysis |
24
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Analysis specification |
Pre-specified
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Analysis type |
other [26] | ||||||||||||
P-value |
= 0.5781 [27] | ||||||||||||
Method |
Wilcoxon (Mann-Whitney) | ||||||||||||
Parameter type |
Mean difference (final values) | ||||||||||||
Point estimate |
1.68
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Confidence interval |
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level |
90% | ||||||||||||
sides |
2-sided
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lower limit |
-12.08 | ||||||||||||
upper limit |
15.45 | ||||||||||||
Variability estimate |
Standard deviation
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Dispersion value |
8.37
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Notes [26] - comparison of baseline to after 8 weeks of treatment [27] - signed rank=22.5 |
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Adverse events information
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Timeframe for reporting adverse events |
Begin of trial until end of trial.
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Adverse event reporting additional description |
Participants were informed upon inclusion to immediately inform the medical doctor or the study team about adverse events.
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Assessment type |
Non-systematic | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dictionary used for adverse event reporting
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Dictionary name |
MedDRA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dictionary version |
20.0
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Reporting groups
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Reporting group title |
All participants
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Reporting group description |
There was only one arm in the study. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Frequency threshold for reporting non-serious adverse events: 5% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Substantial protocol amendments (globally) |
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Were there any global substantial amendments to the protocol? No | |||
Interruptions (globally) |
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Were there any global interruptions to the trial? No | |||
Limitations and caveats |
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Limitations of the trial such as small numbers of subjects analysed or technical problems leading to unreliable data. | |||
Because recruitment was rather difficult, even after extending the trial two years resulted in a low number of subjects (12 instead of the aim of N=24). The analysis is thus likely underpowered. |