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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
1986-3-5
pubmed:abstractText
We performed double-blind crossover trials to assess the effects of thyrotropin-releasing hormone (TRH) on amyotrophic lateral sclerosis patients. For acute intravenous trials, 500 mg TRH or placebo with norepinephrine was given at 1-week intervals (16 patients). CSF TRH concentration increased, and clinical side effects appeared with TRH. For chronic studies, 25 mg TRH and a saline placebo were given subcutaneously every day for 3 months (25 patients). CSF TRH level increased 29-fold after a single TRH injection, and mild transient side effects occurred. Vital signs, respiratory function, semiquantitative and quantitative neurologic function, muscle strength by manual and dynamometer testing, and EMG were studied. With daily TRH, 10 patients noted subjective improvement without objective evidence, and 10 patients complained of worsening of the disease with objective decline after TRH was stopped. Statistical analysis, however, showed no beneficial effects from either acute or chronic TRH trials.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Feb
pubmed:issn
0028-3878
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
36
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
152-9
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:3080695-Adult, pubmed-meshheading:3080695-Aged, pubmed-meshheading:3080695-Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, pubmed-meshheading:3080695-Clinical Trials as Topic, pubmed-meshheading:3080695-Double-Blind Method, pubmed-meshheading:3080695-Electromyography, pubmed-meshheading:3080695-Female, pubmed-meshheading:3080695-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:3080695-Infusions, Parenteral, pubmed-meshheading:3080695-Injections, Intravenous, pubmed-meshheading:3080695-Injections, Subcutaneous, pubmed-meshheading:3080695-Isometric Contraction, pubmed-meshheading:3080695-Male, pubmed-meshheading:3080695-Middle Aged, pubmed-meshheading:3080695-Muscles, pubmed-meshheading:3080695-Pulse, pubmed-meshheading:3080695-Random Allocation, pubmed-meshheading:3080695-Thyrotropin-Releasing Hormone, pubmed-meshheading:3080695-Time Factors
pubmed:year
1986
pubmed:articleTitle
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: effects of acute intravenous and chronic subcutaneous administration of thyrotropin-releasing hormone in controlled trials.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Clinical Trial, Comparative Study, Randomized Controlled Trial, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't