Betaine for syringomyelia when other treatments failed
Part of Brain & nervous system clinical trials.
This trial tests if betaine can help people with syringomyelia who cannot have or did not benefit from standard surgery. You must be able to swallow tablets and have a life expectancy over 12 months.
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Who can take part
- You cannot have or did not get better from surgery to open the covering of the spinal cord (duraplasty) or place a shunt within the past year.
- Your life expectancy is more than 12 months.
- You are able to swallow tablets.
- You or a constant caregiver can understand and sign a consent form.
- You do not have heart disease, severe infection, active tuberculosis, HIV, or other serious medical conditions listed in the exclusion criteria.
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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