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Infantile Refsum's DiseaseNCT00004442

Study of Bile Acids in Patients With Peroxisomal Disorders

A study testing chenodeoxycholic acid, cholic acid and ursodiol in people with Infantile Refsum's Disease and Zellweger Syndrome, run by University of Cincinnati.

Terminated

Stopped early. The study ended before it was planned to and will not resume.

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Trial summary

OBJECTIVES: I. Determine the effectiveness of oral bile acid therapy with cholic acid, chenodeoxycholic acid, and ursodeoxycholic acid in patients with peroxisomal disorders involving impaired primary bile acid synthesis. II. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages Up to 5 years
What is being tested?
chenodeoxycholic acid, cholic acid and ursodiol
How many people
25 participants
Where
No sites listed yet
Study dates
Start not givento Apr 1999
Phase
Interventional
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages Up to 5 years
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Child

Biochemically proven peroxisomal disorder, including:

  • Zellweger syndrome
  • Pseudo-Zellweger syndrome
  • Neonatal adrenoleukodystrophy
  • Bifunctional enzyme deficiency
  • Infantile Refsum's disease

About this study

OBJECTIVES: I. Determine the effectiveness of oral bile acid therapy with cholic acid, chenodeoxycholic acid, and ursodeoxycholic acid in patients with peroxisomal disorders involving impaired primary bile acid synthesis.

II. Determine whether suppression of synthesis of atypical bile acids and enrichment of bile acid pool with this regimen is effective in treating this patient population and improving quality of life.

Read the detailed description

PROTOCOL OUTLINE: Patients receive oral cholic acid and oral chenodeoxycholic acid on day 1. On day 4, patients receive oral cholic and ursodeoxycholic acids. Patients are assessed at 3 and 6 months for liver function response, neurologic status, and nutritional status.

Patients receive treatment until disease progression or unacceptable toxic effects are observed.

Completion date provided represents the completion date of the grant per OOPD records

Being tested
chenodeoxycholic acid, cholic acid, ursodiol
Keywords
Zellweger syndrome, adrenoleukodystrophy, bifunctional enzyme deficiency, inborn errors of metabolism, infantile Refsum's disease, peroxisomal disorders, pseudo-Zellweger syndrome, rare disease, sphingolipidoses
Medical subject headings
Refsum Disease, Infantile, Zellweger Syndrome, Pseudo-Zellweger syndrome, Adrenoleukodystrophy, Metabolism, Inborn Errors, Peroxisomal Disorders, Rare Diseases, Sphingolipidoses

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • chenodeoxycholic acidDrug

  • cholic acidDrug

  • ursodiolDrug

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted19 Oct 1999 (estimated)
  2. Study completionApr 1999

Resources

More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase N/A
Primary purpose
Treatment
Enrolment
25 participants (estimated)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT00004442
Sponsor's protocol ID
199/13442
Other IDs
CHMC-C-FDR000995
Status last verified
Nov 2000
First submitted
18 Oct 1999
Last updated
25 Mar 2015
Results posted
No

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A study testing chenodeoxycholic acid, cholic acid and ursodiol in people with Infantile Refsum's Disease and Zellweger Syndrome, run by University of Cincinnati.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: stopped early, as of the sponsor's last update on 25 Mar 2015. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

Are results available for this study?

The study was stopped early. Results are not available in the source record.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 25 Mar 2015.

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