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Register: IRCT
Last refreshed on: 22 February 2018
Main ID:  IRCT2014042017360N1
Date of registration: 2014-10-03
Prospective Registration: No
Primary sponsor: Ahvaz jundishapour university of medical science
Public title: The effect of levodopa on stroke
Scientific title: The comparision between levodopa effect and placebo on the improvement of motor function in the patients with stroke in MCA(Middle cerebral artery),randomized.double blind study.
Date of first enrolment: 2013-04-04
Target sample size: 114
Recruitment status: Complete
URL:  http://en.irct.ir/trial/15980
Study type:  interventional
Study design:  Randomization: Randomized, Blinding: Double blinded, Placebo: Used, Assignment: Parallel, Purpose: Treatment.  
Phase:  2
Countries of recruitment
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Contacts
Name: Dr. Ali Nakhostin Mortazavi   
Address:  Neurolology Department, Golestan Hospital, Golestan, Ahvaz 6135733118 Ahvaz Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Telephone: +98 61 1374 3012
Email: anmortazavi@yahoo.com
Affiliation:  Ahvaz Jondishapour University of Medical Sciences
Name: Dr. Alireza Hasanzade   
Address:  Neurolology Department, Golestan Hospital, Golestan, Ahvaz 6135733118 Ahvaz Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Telephone: +98 61 1374 3012
Email: hassanzadehar@gmail.com
Affiliation:  Ahvaz Jondishapour University of Medical Sciences
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria: the patients with ischemic strroke in the MCA territory.

Exclusion criteria: 1.major depression, 2.cardiovascular disease 3.tricyclic therapy
4.SSRI therapy 5.dementia.

Exclusion criteria:

Age minimum: no limit
Age maximum: no limit
Gender: Both
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Ischemic stroke.
Middle cerebral artery syndrome (I66.0+)
Middle cerebral artery syndrome (I66.0+)
Intervention(s)
Intervention group: levodopa-c tablet 1oo/25 mg daily for 21 days in the patients with ischemic stroke in MCA territory.
Intervention 1: Intervention group: levodopa-c tablet 1oo/25 mg daily for 21 days in the patients with ischemic stroke in MCA territory. Intervention 2: Control group: placebo tablet 125mr daily for 21 days,in the patients with ischemic stroke in MCA territory.
Control group: placebo tablet 125mr daily for 21 days,in the patients with ischemic stroke in MCA territory.
Placebo
Treatment - Drugs
Primary Outcome(s)
Language recovery. Timepoint: 4 weeks after treatment. Method of measurement: NIHSSS?.
Comparision between motor recovery of upper and lower limbs. Timepoint: 3 weeks after treatment. Method of measurement: Rivermead mobility index and Barthel index.
Motor function. Timepoint: three weeks after treatment. Method of measurement: Rivermead mobility index and Barthel index.
Secondary Outcome(s)
Spastisity. Timepoint: 3 months after treatment. Method of measurement: Ashworth modified scale.
Secondary ID(s)
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Ahvaz jundishapour university of medical science
Secondary Sponsor(s)
Ethics review
Status: Approved
Approval date:
Contact:
Ahvaz jundishapour university of medical science
Results
Results available:
Date Posted:
Date Completed:
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