New drug calms brain injury rage in early trial
NCT ID NCT03095066
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested an experimental drug called AVP-786 in 168 people with traumatic brain injury who had symptoms like aggression, agitation, and irritability. The goal was to see if the drug could safely reduce these difficult behaviors. Participants received either the drug or a placebo, and researchers measured changes in their symptoms over time.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 2
Tests whether the treatment actually works, and watches for side effects, in a larger group.
- Participants
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168 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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May 2017
- Finished
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Aug 2022
- Lead sponsor
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A company
The lead sponsor is a pharmaceutical, biotech, or medical-device company.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 to 75 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Participants with TBI * Participants with neurobehavioral disinhibition symptoms that are present after trauma or after recovery of consciousness * Score of ≥4 on the mCGI-S scale and the Agitation/Aggression or Irritability/Lability subscales of the Neuropsychiatric Inventory (NPI) scale at screening and baseline * Participants with a reliable caregiver Exclusion Criteria: * Participants with significant symptoms of a major depressive disorder * Participants with a history of or current clinical symptoms of schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder, bipolar disorder, antisocial personality disorder, or borderline personality disorder
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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ATP Clinical Research Site#150
Costa Mesa, California, 92626, United States
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Absolute Clinical Research Site#207
Phoenix, Arizona, 85051, United States
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Allied Biomedical Research Institute, Inc. Site#151
Miami, Florida, 33155, United States
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Alphab Global Research Site#163
Jupiter, Florida, 33458, United States
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Asclepes Research Centers - Panorama City Site #208
Panorama City, California, 91402, United States
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Atrium Health - Carolinas Rehabilitation - Charlotte Site #166
Charlotte, North Carolina, 28203, United States
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Baptist Health
Richmond, Kentucky, 40475, United States
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Bradenton Research Center, Inc
Bradenton, Florida, 34205, United States
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Carolina Headache Institute
Durham, North Carolina, 27713, United States
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Cedar Clinical Research #221
Draper, Utah, 84020, United States
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Cincinnati VA Medical Center
Cincinnati, Ohio, 45220, United States
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Clinical Research Professionals
St Louis, Missouri, 63141, United States
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Connecticut Clinical Research
Cromwell, Connecticut, 06416, United States
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Design Neuroscience Center, PL
Doral, Florida, 33172, United States
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Hawaii Pacific Neuroscience Site#184
Honolulu, Hawaii, 96817, United States
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Health Synergy Clinical Research
Okeechobee, Florida, 34972, United States
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Healthcare Innovative Institute, LLC Site# 173
Coral Springs, Florida, 33067, United States
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IPS Research Site#196
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, 73106, United States
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JFK Johnson Rehabilitation Institute
Edison, New Jersey, 08820, United States
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Kaizen Brain Center #224
La Jolla, California, 92037, United States
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Medical Center of the Rockies
Loveland, Colorado, 80538, United States
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Meridien Research
Maitland, Florida, 32751, United States
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Meridien Research Site# 108
Tampa, Florida, 33634, United States
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Millennium Psychiatric Associates, LLC
Creve Coeur, Missouri, 63141, United States
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Mountain Mind
Colorado Springs, Colorado, 80903, United States
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Mountain View Clinical Research, Inc. Site# 202
Denver, Colorado, 80209, United States
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Neurobehavioral Medicine Group #222
Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, 48302, United States
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New Hope Clinical Research Site#194
Charlotte, North Carolina, 28211, United States
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New York University School of Medicine Site #122
New York, New York, 10016, United States
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North Star Medical Research, LLC Site#154
Middleburg Heights, Ohio, 44130, United States
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Perseverance Research Center Site#152
Scottsdale, Arizona, 85254, United States
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Polytrauma Rehabilitation Center S. Texas VA Health Care System Site# 146
San Antonio, Texas, 78229, United States
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Premier Clinical Research Institute, Inc.
Miami, Florida, 33122, United States
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Project 4 Research
Miami, Florida, 33125, United States
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Roskamp Institute Clinic, Inc.
Sarasota, Florida, 34243, United States
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Salem Research Institute Site# 138
Salem, Virginia, 24153, United States
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Salisbury VAMC
Salisbury, North Carolina, 28144, United States
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Science Connections, LLC Site#161
Doral, Florida, 33166, United States
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Sharlin Health and Neurology
Ozark, Missouri, 65721, United States
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Sisu BHR Site#200
Springfield, Massachusetts, 01103, United States
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Sunwise Clinical Research, LLC Site#216
Lafayette, California, 94543, United States
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The NeuroCognitive Insititute
Mount Arlington, New Jersey, 07856, United States
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The Neurology Group
Pomona, California, 91767, United States
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The University of Kentucky research foundation
Lexington, Kentucky, 40536, United States
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Tibor Rubin VA Medical Center, SCIRE Biomedical Research Institute
Long Beach, California, 90822, United States
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Torrance Clinical Research Institute Site#157
Lomita, California, 90717, United States
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Tuscaloosa Veterans Affairs Medical Center
Tuscaloosa, Alabama, 35404, United States
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USF Dept of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurosciences Site# 214
Tampa, Florida, 33613, United States
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University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15213, United States
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University of Texas Southwestern Medical Site#140
Dallas, Texas, 75390, United States
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Valley Medical Research
Centerville, Ohio, 45459, United States
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Virginia Commonwealth University #172
Richmond, Virginia, 23298, United States
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Virginia Commonwealth University Site#172
Richmond, Virginia, 23298, United States
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WJB Dorn VA-Wm. Jennings Bryan Dorn VA Medical Center
Columbia, South Carolina, 29205, United States
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