PMID- 32418546 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20210727 LR - 20210727 IS - 1601-5215 (Electronic) IS - 0924-2708 (Linking) VI - 32 IP - 6 DP - 2020 Dec TI - Effect of the monoaminergic stabiliser (-)-OSU6162 on mental fatigue following stroke or traumatic brain injury. PG - 303-312 LID - 10.1017/neu.2020.22 [doi] AB - OBJECTIVE: The purpose of the present study was to evaluate the efficacy and safety of (-)-OSU6162 in doses up to 30 mg b.i.d. in patients suffering from mental fatigue following stroke or traumatic brain injury (TBI). METHODS: This 4 + 4 weeks double-blind randomised cross-over study included 30 patients afflicted with mental fatigue following a stroke or head trauma occurring at least 12 months earlier. Efficacy was assessed using the Mental Fatigue Scale (MFS), the Self-rating Scale for Affective Syndromes [Comprehensive Psychopathological Rating Scale (CPRS)], the Frenchay Activity Index (FAI), and a battery of neuropsychological tests. Safety was evaluated by recording spontaneously reported adverse events (AEs). RESULTS: There were significant differences on the patients' total FAI scores (p = 0.0097), the subscale FAI outdoor scores (p = 0.0243), and on the trail making test (TMT-B) (p = 0.0325) in favour of (-)-OSU6162 treatment. Principal component analysis showed a clear overall positive treatment effect in 10 of 28 patients; those who responded best to treatment had their greatest improvements on the MFS. Reported AEs were mild or moderate in severity and did not differ between the (-)-OSU6162 and the placebo period. CONCLUSION: The most obvious beneficial effects of (-)-OSU6162 were on the patients' activity level, illustrated by the improvement on the FAI scale. Moreover, a subgroup of patients showed substantial improvements on the MFS. Based on these observed therapeutic effects, in conjunction with the good tolerability of (-)-OSU6162, this compound may offer promise for treating at least part of the symptomatology in patients suffering from stroke- or TBI-induced mental fatigue. FAU - Nilsson, Marie K L AU - Nilsson MKL AUID- ORCID: 0000-0001-8750-1059 AD - Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, the Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden. FAU - Johansson, Birgitta AU - Johansson B AD - Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, the Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden. FAU - Carlsson, Maria L AU - Carlsson ML AD - Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, the Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden. FAU - Schuit, Robert C AU - Schuit RC AD - Department of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Amsterdam UMC, location VUmc, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. FAU - Ronnback, Lars AU - Ronnback L AD - Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, the Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Randomized Controlled Trial DEP - 20200518 PL - England TA - Acta Neuropsychiatr JT - Acta neuropsychiatrica JID - 9612501 RN - 0 (Dopamine Agonists) RN - 0 (Dopamine Antagonists) RN - 0 (Piperidines) RN - 0 (Placebos) RN - 0 (Receptors, Dopamine) RN - 0D21EQAQQA (OSU 6162) SB - IM MH - Adult MH - Aged MH - Brain Injuries, Traumatic/*complications MH - Case-Control Studies MH - Cross-Over Studies MH - Dopamine Agonists/adverse effects/blood/therapeutic use MH - Dopamine Antagonists/adverse effects/blood/therapeutic use MH - Double-Blind Method MH - Female MH - Humans MH - Male MH - Mental Fatigue/*drug therapy/*etiology MH - Middle Aged MH - Neuropsychological Tests/standards MH - Piperidines/adverse effects/blood/*therapeutic use MH - Placebos/administration & dosage MH - Receptors, Dopamine/*drug effects MH - Safety MH - Stroke/*complications MH - Surveys and Questionnaires MH - Treatment Outcome OTO - NOTNLM OT - brain injuries OT - drug therapy OT - life quality OT - mental fatigue OT - stroke EDAT- 2020/05/19 06:00 MHDA- 2021/07/28 06:00 CRDT- 2020/05/19 06:00 PHST- 2020/05/19 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2021/07/28 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2020/05/19 06:00 [entrez] AID - S0924270820000228 [pii] AID - 10.1017/neu.2020.22 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Acta Neuropsychiatr. 2020 Dec;32(6):303-312. doi: 10.1017/neu.2020.22. Epub 2020 May 18.