Clinical trials: Mitochondrial Disorder
Trisomy 13 Syndrome, Arthrogryposis Congenita Multiplex With Intestinal Atresia
Palliative Care Needs of Children With Rare Diseases and Their Families
The palliative care needs of family caregivers of children with rare diseases and their children are largely unmet, including the need for support to prepare for future medical decision making.
- Conditions
- Trisomy 13 Syndrome, Arthrogryposis Congenita Multiplex With Intestinal Atresia, Asparagine Synthetase Deficiency, CHARGE Syndrome
- Trial name
- FACE-Rare (NCT06938542)
- Testing
- Family Centered pediatric palliative care for family caregivers of children with rare diseases.
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 480 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Children's National Research Institute
Autism Spectrum Disorder, Mitochondrial Pathology
Transgenerational Metabolic-Immune Biomarkers of Neurological and Neurodevelopmental Disorders
The study involves up to 5 visits for a fasting blood draw, behavioral assessments, and/or questionnaires. Other samples may be collected when appropriate. This study is currently recruiting.
- Conditions
- Autism Spectrum Disorder, Mitochondrial Pathology, Epilepsy, Brain Tumor
- Trial name
- NCT04322734
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 500 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Southwest Autism Research & Resource Center
Sepsis, Hyperglycemia
Gluconeogenesis Rates and Its Precursors in Pediatric Sepsis
Critically ill children have abnormal utilization of nutrients such as glucose, lipids and protein. Often sick children have increased glucose concentrations in blood.
- Conditions
- Sepsis, Hyperglycemia, Critical Illness
- Trial name
- NCT01890928
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 19 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The Cleveland Clinic
Primary Mitochondrial Diseases
Collection of Blood and Skin Samples From Patients With Primary Mitochondrial Diseases and Healthy Volunteers
Mitochondrial diseases are a genetically diverse group of disorders, some of which are caused by mutations or deletions in the mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) and which display a wide range of severity and phenotypes.
- Trial name
- NCT06474104
- Where
- Israel
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Minovia Therapeutics Ltd.
Optic Atrophy, Autosomal Dominant
Advanced Characterization of Autosomal Dominant Optic Atrophy
The purpose of this study is to determine the anatomy of the retina and the optic nerve in patients with autosomal dominant optic atrophy (ADOA).
- Trial name
- NCT01522638
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Glostrup University Hospital, Copenhagen
Mitochondrial Disorders, Mitochondrial Disease
Tissue Sample Study for Mitochondrial Disorders
The investigators are studying patients with undefined mitochondrial diseases to identify genetic mutations in nuclear or mitochondrial Deoxyribonucleic Acid (DNA).
- Conditions
- Mitochondrial Disorders, Mitochondrial Disease, Melas, Kearns Sayer
- Trial name
- NCT01803906
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 6,900 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Columbia University
MItochondrial Myopathies
Role of AMPKalpha2 in Myonuclear Accretion in Mitochondrial Myopathies
Mitochondrial cytopathies are a heterogeneous group of rare inherited diseases characterized by primary mitochondrial dysfunction caused by a pathogenic mutation located either in nuclear DNA or mitochondrial DNA.
- Trial name
- MITOMYO (NCT07920562)
- Testing
- Analysis of signaling pathway : AMPK
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 12 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hospices Civils de Lyon
Primary Mitochondrial Disease
Natural History Study of Mitochondrial Myopathy
The goal of this observational study is to develop and validate tools to measure disease course in patients with primary mitochondrial myopathy (PMM).
- Trial name
- NCT05250375
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,300 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Primary Mitochondrial Disease
Neurometabolic Profile of Individuals With Primary Mitochondrial Disease
Primary Mitochondrial Disease (PMD) is a genetic neurometabolic disorder, leading to central nervous system degeneration and increased risk of early mortality.
- Trial name
- NCT06890520
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Mitochondrial Diseases, Developmental Delay Disorder
Reference Values of Intraepidermal Nerve Fiber Density in Children and Small Fiber Neuropathy in Neurodevelopmental Disorders
Background: Small-Fiber-Neuropathy describes the degeneration of mildly or unmyelinated nerve fibers and causes neuropathic pain and autonomic dysfunction.
- Conditions
- Mitochondrial Diseases, Developmental Delay Disorder, Small Fiber Neuropathy, Cerebral Palsy
- Trial name
- SFN_children (NCT05645874)
- Testing
- Skin biopsy
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 203 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Heinrich-Heine University, Duesseldorf
Friedreich Ataxia
Friedreich Ataxia Global Clinical Consortium UNIFIED Natural History Study
This project is a global, multicenter, prospective, longitudinal, observational natural history study that can be used to understand the disease progression and support the development of safe and effective drugs and biological…
- Trial name
- UNIFAI (NCT06016946)
- Where
- 34 sites in United States, Australia and 15 more
- Volunteers
- 3,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Friedreich's Ataxia Research Alliance
Friedreich Ataxia
Characterisation of the Cognitive Profile of Patients Suffering From Friedreich's Ataxia
Friedreich's Ataxia (FA) Friedreich's Ataxia is a neurodegenerative disease caused by a homozygous expansion of the GAA triplet repeats of the frataxin gene (FXN). FA usually begins in childhood or adolescence.
- Trial name
- CPCAF (NCT05874388)
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 70 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Institut National de la Santé Et de la Recherche Médicale, France
Mitochondrial Myopathies
Niacin Supplementation in Healthy Controls and Mitochondrial Myopathy Patients
The most frequent form of adult-onset mitochondrial disorders is mitochondrial myopathy, often manifesting with progressive external ophthalmoplegia (PEO), progressive muscle weakness and exercise intolerance.
- Trial name
- NiaMIT (NCT03973203)
- Testing
- Niacin
- Volunteers
- 15 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Helsinki
Mitochondrial Disorders
Mitochondrial Disease-associated ImmunoDeficiencies
The study aims at characterizing the immune dysfunctions in patients with mitochondrial diseases. This has prognostic and diagnostic interest as well as potential for the discovery of new therapeutic strategies to alleviate…
- Trial name
- MitoID (NCT06213103)
- Testing
- Patient cohort, Control cohort
- Where
- 2 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Bordeaux
MELAS Syndrome
Responses to Influenza Vaccine in Patients With Mitochondrial Disorders (MELAS)
This pilot clinical study evaluated the safety and metabolic responses to a licensed inactivated seasonal influenza vaccine (TIV) in mitochondrial encephalopathy, lactic acidosis, and stroke-like episodes syndrome (MELAS)…
- Trial name
- NCT01831934
- Testing
- Fluzone®
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 22 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Stanford University
Friedreich Ataxia
Evaluation of the Effects of Calcitriol's in the Neurological Symptoms of Friedreich's Ataxia Patients
Friedreich's Ataxia (FA) is an autosomal recessive disease the mutation of which leads to a deficiency of a protein called frataxin, which is responsible for the symptoms of the disease.
- Trial name
- CalcitriolFA (NCT04801303)
- Testing
- Calcitriol, Blood analysis for frataxin's level measurement, Blood analysis for hypercalcemia's control
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Berta Alemany
Depression, Bipolar Disorder
Mitochondrial Dysfunction, Inflammation, and White Matter Integrity in Youth With Mood Disorders
This study consists of three separate appointments including a clinical assessment (interview and questionnaires), a blood draw, a social stress test, and a brain MRI.
- Conditions
- Depression, Bipolar Disorder, Bipolar Disorder Not Otherwise Specified, Unspecified Mood Disorder
- Trial name
- NCT02596698
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 54 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Minnesota
Friedreich Ataxia
Digital Outcome Assessment Using AI Active Gaming and Motion Capture in Friedreich Ataxia
Friedreich ataxia (FA) is a rare, inherited condition that progressively affects balance, coordination, and walking. Clinical trials of new FA treatments rely largely on standard clinical rating scales, but these can be tiring…
- Trial name
- STEP-OUT FA (NCT07731971)
- Testing
- Laboratory validation session (VSimulator), Home-based active gaming assessment
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Exeter
Friedreich's Ataxia
Patient Registry of the European Friedreich's Ataxia Consortium for Translational Studies (EFACTS)
This is a multi-centre, multi-national, prospective, observational study of Friedreich's Ataxia (FRDA) with a control group to: obtain natural history data on individuals affected by FRDA relate clinical assessments and results…
- Trial name
- EFACTS (NCT02069509)
- Where
- 16 sites in Austria, Belgium and 8 more
- Volunteers
- 1,200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- European Friedreich's Ataxia Consortium for Translational Studies
Friedreich's Ataxia
Biomarkers in Friedreich's Ataxia
The purpose of this project is to characterize measures of cardiac performance and neuromuscular physiology in FA patients using novel techniques, including echocardiography and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), metabolic…
- Trial name
- NCT02497534
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 203 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Florida