Monitoring Patients With Repetitive Head Impact With Gamma-glutamylcysteine Supplementation

Summary

The goal of this clinical trial is to test whether the gamma - glutamylcystiene (GGC) oral supplement can reach the brain and subsequently increase antioxidant glutathione (GSH) level in people with repetitive head impact (RHI). This will reduce the oxidative stress related injury in people with RHI.This unique study's main objective is to test the: 1. Change in GSH in brain and blood levels through GGC supplementation. 2. Change in the cognitive function in RHI patients due to GGC supplementation.

Timeline

Start

2026-05-01

Primary completion

2027-11-01

Completion

2027-12-27

Publications

• Background Mandal PK, Dwivedi D, Joon S, Goel A, Ahasan Z, Maroon JC, Singh P, Saxena R, Roy RG. Quantitation of Brain and Blood Glutathione and Iron in Healthy Age Groups Using Biophysical and In Vivo MR Spectroscopy: Potential Clinical Application. ACS Chem Neurosci. 2023 Jun 21;14(12):2375-2384. doi: 10.1021/acschemneuro.3c00168. Epub 2023 May 31.
• Background Mandal PK, Saharan S, Tripathi M, Murari G. Brain glutathione levels--a novel biomarker for mild cognitive impairment and Alzheimer's disease. Biol Psychiatry. 2015 Nov 15;78(10):702-10. doi: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2015.04.005. Epub 2015 Apr 14.

Drugs

Indications

No indication recorded.