Influence of G-CSF and EPO on Associative Learning and Motor Skills

This study is currently recruiting participants.

Verified by University Hospital Muenster, April 2007

Sponsored by:	University Hospital Muenster
Information provided by:	University Hospital Muenster
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00298597

Purpose

In the study we want to prove whether the subcutaneous application of granulocyte-stimulating factor (G-CSF) and erythropoetin (EPO) influence associative learning and/or motor skills of patients, who suffer from chronic stroke or amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. The study hypothesis is that G-CSF and EPO improve associative learning and/or motor skills.

Condition	Intervention	Phase
Chronic Stroke Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis	Drug: granulocyte - colony stimulating factor (G-CSF) Drug: erythropoetin (EPO)	Phase II

Genetics Home Reference related topics: amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

MedlinePlus related topics: Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis

Drug Information available for: Epoetin alfa Erythropoietin Sargramostim Granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor Granulocyte colony-stimulating factor

U.S. FDA Resources

Study Type:	Interventional
Study Design:	Treatment, Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo Control, Parallel Assignment
Official Title:	Influence of G-CSF and EPO on Associative Learning and Motor Skills

Further study details as provided by University Hospital Muenster:

Primary Outcome Measures:

Learning success in a word learning model
Response time in motor function tests

Secondary Outcome Measures:

Response time in a word learning model
Total time and number of keystrokes in motor function tests

Estimated Enrollment:	180
Study Start Date:	March 2006

Eligibility

Ages Eligible for Study:	18 Years and older
Genders Eligible for Study:	Both
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:	No

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

Diagnosis of chronic stroke or amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

Exclusion Criteria:

leucocytes > 10000/µl
hematocrit > 48%
thrombocytes < 150000/µl
severe rheumatoid arthritis
severe infection
severe liver or renal failure
severe arterial hypertension
recurrent thromboembolic events
severe coronary heart disease
myocardial infarction
malignant tumor
leukemia
peripheral arterial occlusion disease

Contacts and Locations

Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00298597

Contacts

Contact: Wolf Rüdiger Schäbitz, MD

0049-251-8345235

schabitz@uni-muenster.de

Locations

Germany, Nordrhein-Westfalen
Department of neurology, University Hospital of Muenster	Recruiting
Muenster, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany, D-48149
Contact: Tobias Warnecke, MD 0049-251-8348016 Tobias.Warnecke@ukmuenster.de
Sub-Investigator: Tobias Warnecke, MD

Sponsors and Collaborators

University Hospital Muenster

Investigators

Principal Investigator:

Wolf Rüdiger Schäbitz, MD

Department of Neurology, University Hospital of Muenster, Germany

More Information

Publications:

Knecht S, Breitenstein C, Bushuven S, Wailke S, Kamping S, Floel A, Zwitserlood P, Ringelstein EB. Levodopa: faster and better word learning in normal humans. Ann Neurol. 2004 Jul;56(1):20-6.

Schneider A, Kuhn HG, Schabitz WR. A role for G-CSF (granulocyte-colony stimulating factor) in the central nervous system. Cell Cycle. 2005 Dec;4(12):1753-7. Epub 2005 Dec 27.

Schneider A, Kruger C, Steigleder T, Weber D, Pitzer C, Laage R, Aronowski J, Maurer MH, Gassler N, Mier W, Hasselblatt M, Kollmar R, Schwab S, Sommer C, Bach A, Kuhn HG, Schabitz WR. The hematopoietic factor G-CSF is a neuronal ligand that counteracts programmed cell death and drives neurogenesis. J Clin Invest. 2005 Aug 1;115(8):2083-2098. Epub 2005 Jul 7.

Study ID Numbers:	GCSFEPO_01, EudraCT Number 2005-001113-18
Study First Received:	March 1, 2006
Last Updated:	June 24, 2008
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00298597
Health Authority:	Germany: Federal Institute for Drugs and Medical Devices

Study placed in the following topic categories:

Epoetin Alfa
Cerebral Infarction
Spinal Cord Diseases
Stroke
Central Nervous System Diseases
Sclerosis
Degenerative motor system disease

Neurodegenerative Diseases
Motor neuron disease
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
Neuromuscular Diseases
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
Lou Gehrig's disease
Motor Neuron Disease

Additional relevant MeSH terms:

Pathologic Processes
Nervous System Diseases

ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on January 16, 2009