Shepherd Center - A Catastrophic Care Hospital

If you are interested in participating in a clinical trial, please contact the research coordinator listed for that particular clinical trial or complete the participation form to the right. The participation form will be forwarded to the program coordinator and you will be contacted by the appropriate person.

Zolpidem and Restoration of Consciousness: An Exploration of the Mechanism of Action (497)

Principal Investigators: John Whyte, MD, PhD; Darryl Kaelin, MD

Study Description: The purpose of this research study is to analyze the effectiveness and mechanisms of action for zolpidem (Ambien) in persons who are in a vegetative or minimally conscious state as a result of either traumatic, hypoxic/ischemic, or mixed etiologies.  This double-blind A-B design study will involve participants receiving randomized single doses of zolpidem and placebo on two consecutive days.  There are three phases to this research study.  Shepherd Center will only be participating in Phases I and II of this multi-center research study.

Contact : Email Carlyn Kappy, RD, LD, or call 404-367-1375.