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Dietary Supplement

Magnesium for Traumatic Brain Injury

N/A
Waitlist Available
Led By Chris Trigger, DO
Research Sponsored by Spectrum Health - Lakeland
Eligibility Criteria Checklist
Specific guidelines that determine who can or cannot participate in a clinical trial
Must have
age 12 to 18 years;
presenting chief complaint of headache, head injury, or concussion within the first 48 hours of injury;
Timeline
Screening 3 weeks
Treatment Varies
Follow Up 48, 72 hours
Awards & highlights

Study Summary

This study is evaluating whether a combination of medications is more effective than a single medication in treating mild traumatic brain injury.

Eligible Conditions
  • Traumatic Brain Injury

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

You may be eligible if you check “Yes” for the criteria below

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~48, 72 hours
This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and 48, 72 hours for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.
Primary outcome measures
Post-Concussion Symptom Severity Score
Secondary outcome measures
adverse effect related to medication administration
return to baseline

Side effects data

From 2013 Phase 3 trial • 38 Patients • NCT01273883
8%
Loose Stool
8%
Diarrhea
3%
Headache
3%
Emergency Room Visit
3%
Intermittent Ankle Swelling
100%
80%
60%
40%
20%
0%
Study treatment Arm
Magnesium
Placebo

Trial Design

2Treatment groups
Experimental Treatment
Placebo Group
Group I: InterventionExperimental Treatment1 Intervention
Magnesium 500mg twice daily for 3 days ondansetron 4mg twice daily for 3 days acetaminophen 500mg twice daily for 3 days
Group II: ControlPlacebo Group2 Interventions
placebo pill twice daily for 3 days ondansetron 4mg twice daily for 3 days acetaminophen 500mg twice daily for 3 days
Treatment
First Studied
Drug Approval Stage
How many patients have taken this drug
Magnesium
2010
Completed Phase 4
~2980

Find a Location

Who is running the clinical trial?

Spectrum Health - LakelandLead Sponsor
12 Previous Clinical Trials
1,799 Total Patients Enrolled
Chris Trigger, DOPrincipal InvestigatorSpectrum Health - Lakeland

Frequently Asked Questions

These questions and answers are submitted by anonymous patients, and have not been verified by our internal team.

Who else is applying?

What state do they live in?
Indiana
How old are they?
18 - 65
What site did they apply to?
Spectrum Health Lakeland
What portion of applicants met pre-screening criteria?
Did not meet criteria
Recent research and studies
clinicaltrials.govStudy
Mag Con: Efficacy of Oral Mag. in Acute Concussion in Adolescents
2021. "Mag Con: Efficacy of Oral Mag. in Acute Concussion in Adolescents". ClinicalTrials.gov. https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT05065528.
~0 spots leftby Apr 2025
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