NCT01467258

Brief Summary

Amantadine appears to be a specific substrate for acetylation by spermidine/spermine N1-acetyltransferase (SSAT). SSAT activity in cancer cells is higher by several-fold compared to normal cells. Amantadine can be used to determine SSAT cellular activity, and may indicate the presence of cancer. This study will provide additional information in conjunction with data from a previous study which include cancer patients and normal health age matched controls to determine whether urinary excretion of acetylamantadine is predictive for the presence of cancer, and if so whether excretion of this metabolite is associated with any particular site of the tumor. Based on the results of the first study additional data in normal healthy volunteers is required. The data from both studies will be analyzed to account for subject gender, stage of disease at time of testing, concurrent diseases, alcohol and tobacco use and occupational characteristics. This is an important first step in validating a cancer detection method that can be implemented economically for screening of large numbers of people at sites remote from limited and expensive diagnostic instrumentation. Thus there is a possibility that this design can be prognosis biomarker as well as a positive/negative indicator.

Trial Health

87
On Track

Trial Health Score

Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach

Enrollment
20

participants targeted

Target at below P25 for not_applicable

Timeline
Completed

Started Nov 2011

Shorter than P25 for not_applicable

Geographic Reach
1 country

1 active site

Status
completed

Health score is calculated from publicly available data and should be used for screening purposes only.

Trial Relationships

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

October 31, 2011

Completed
1 day until next milestone

Study Start

First participant enrolled

November 1, 2011

Completed
7 days until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

November 8, 2011

Completed
5 months until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

April 1, 2012

Completed
Same day until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

April 1, 2012

Completed
Last Updated

July 29, 2013

Status Verified

July 1, 2013

Enrollment Period

5 months

First QC Date

October 31, 2011

Last Update Submit

July 26, 2013

Conditions

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

  • Amount of N-acetylamantadine excreted in a 12 hour urine sample collected after a signle oral dose of amatadine hydrochloride ingested 2 hours before breakfast

    12 hours after dosing

Study Arms (1)

Amantadine

EXPERIMENTAL

Single dose

Drug: Amantadine

Interventions

Single dose

Amantadine

Eligibility Criteria

Age18 Years - 69 Years
Sexall
Healthy VolunteersYes
Age GroupsAdult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

  • Normal Healthy Volunteers (20 female and 20 male)
  • Ages 18-69

You may not qualify if:

  • Previous adverse reaction of amantadine
  • Pregnant or lactating females

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (1)

St. Boniface General Hospital

Winnipeg, Manitoba, R2H 2A6, Canada

Location

MeSH Terms

Interventions

Amantadine

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

AdamantaneBridged-Ring CompoundsHydrocarbons, CyclicHydrocarbonsOrganic Chemicals

Study Officials

  • Bram Ramjiawan, Ph.D.

    St. Boniface Hospital

    PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

Study Type
interventional
Phase
not applicable
Allocation
NA
Masking
NONE
Purpose
DIAGNOSTIC
Intervention Model
SINGLE GROUP
Sponsor Type
OTHER
Responsible Party
SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

October 31, 2011

First Posted

November 8, 2011

Study Start

November 1, 2011

Primary Completion

April 1, 2012

Study Completion

April 1, 2012

Last Updated

July 29, 2013

Record last verified: 2013-07

Locations