Clinical trials: Amino Acid
Urea Cycle Disorders, Inborn
Comparative Efficacy of Phenylbutyrate (PBA) vs. Benzoate in Urea Cycle Disorders
The investigators will study and compare how effectively sodium phenylbutyrate, sodium benzoate, and a combination of the two, help excrete nitrogen in healthy volunteers.
- Trial name
- BPA/Benzoate (NCT02111200)
- Testing
- Sodium Benzoate, Sodium Phenylbutyrate
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 7 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Baylor College of Medicine
Urea Cycle Disorder
Observational Study That Will Collect Information on Patients With Urea Cycle Disorders (UCDs)
THRIVE is an observational study that will collect information on patients with UCDs. THRIVE will follow enrolled participants for up to 10 years.
- Trial name
- THRIVE (NCT01948427)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 203 people
- Sponsor
- Amgen
Urea Cycle Disorders
Dose-Escalation Safety Study of HPN-100 to Treat Urea Cycle Disorders
The purpose of this study is to determine whether HPN-100 is safe and tolerable in subjects with Urea Cycle Disorders.
- Trial name
- NCT00551200
- Testing
- HPN-100, BUPHENYL®
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 14 people
- Sponsor
- Amgen
Type I Diabetes Mellitus
Glutamine and Insulin Sensitivity in Type I Diabetes
Insulin is crucial to help the body metabolize ('burn') sugar (glucose). Even though juvenile (type 1) diabetes (T1D) is primarily due to the lack of insulin, patients with T1D tend to become less sensitive to insulin…
- Trial name
- NCT01467063
- Testing
- Glutamine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 13 people
- Sponsor
- Nemours Children's Clinic
Urea Cycle Disorder
Study of Glycerol Phenylbutyrate & Sodium Phenylbutyrate in Phenylbutyrate Naïve Patients With Urea Cycle Disorders (UCDs)
This is a randomized, controlled, open-label parallel arm study to assess the safety, tolerability, pharmacokinetics and ammonia control, of RAVICTI® as compared to Sodium phenylbutyrate (NaPBA) in urea cycle disorder subjects…
- Trial name
- NCT03335488
- Testing
- RAVICTI, NaPBA
- Where
- 11 sites in United States, Italy and 2 more
- Volunteers
- 16 people
- Sponsor
- Amgen
Phenylketonuria
A Phase 3 Substudy to Evaluate Executive Function in Adults With PKU Who Are Participating in the Phase 3 Study, 165-302
A Phase 3 substudy to evaluate executive function in adults with phenylketonuria who are participating in the phase 3 Study, 165-302. Approximately 100 subjects, aged ≥ 18 to ≤ 70 years old, with PKU will be enrolled.
- Trial name
- PRISM303 (NCT02468570)
- Testing
- Administration of CANTAB and Subject Global Assessment
- Where
- 4 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 9 people
- Sponsor
- BioMarin Pharmaceutical
Hermansky-Pudlak Syndrome (HPS), Pulmonary Fibrosis
Pilot Study of a Multi-Drug Regimen for Severe Pulmonary Fibrosis in Hermansky-Pudlak Syndrome
This study will examine whether five drugs (pravastatin, Losartan, Zileuton, N-acetylcysteine and erythromycin) used together can slow the course of pulmonary fibrosis (scarring of the lung tissue) in patients with…
- Conditions
- Hermansky-Pudlak Syndrome (HPS), Pulmonary Fibrosis, Oculocutaneous Albinism, Platelet Storage Pool Deficiency
- Trial name
- NCT00467831
- Testing
- Losartan, Zileuton, N-Acetylcysteine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 3 people
- Sponsor
- National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI)
Cardiovascular Diseases, Cardiovascular Abnormalities
The Effects of the Dietary Supplement CardioFlex Q10 on Reducing Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors in Adults
Cardiovascular diseases (CVD), primarily heart disease and stroke, are the leading causes of death and prescription drug use in Canada.
- Conditions
- Cardiovascular Diseases, Cardiovascular Abnormalities, Heart Attack, Stroke
- Trial name
- NCT03826914
- Testing
- CardioFlex Q10
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 69 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Manitoba
Age-related Macular Degeneration, Stargardt Disease
Efficacy of Acupuncture in Macular Diseases
This is a single-arm study designed to assess the efficacy of acupuncture (Traditional Chinese Medicine) for chronic macular diseases of several types.
- Conditions
- Age-related Macular Degeneration, Stargardt Disease, Macular Dystrophy
- Trial name
- AMAD (NCT02255981)
- Testing
- Acupuncture and massage
- Where
- 2 sites in Colombia
- Volunteers
- 33 people
- Sponsor
- Escuela Neijing
Argininosuccinic Aciduria, Amino Acid Metabolism, Inborn Errors
Arginine and Buphenyl in Patients With Argininosuccinic Aciduria (ASA), a Urea Cycle Disorder
Urea cycle disorders are inherited illnesses in which the body does not produce enough of the chemicals that remove ammonia, a byproduct of protein metabolism, from the blood stream.
- Conditions
- Argininosuccinic Aciduria, Amino Acid Metabolism, Inborn Errors, Urea Cycle Disorders
- Trial name
- NCT00345605
- Testing
- Sodium Phenylbutyrate, Arginine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 12 people
- Sponsor
- Brendan Lee
Propionic Acidemia, Type I and/or Type II, Methylmalonic Acidemia
Short-Term Outcome of N-Carbamylglutamate in the Treatment of Acute Hyperammonemia
The overall objective of this drug trial is to determine whether the treatment of acute hyperammonemia with N-carbamyl-L-glutamate (NCG, Carglumic acid) in propionic acidemia (PA), methylmalonic acidemia (MMA), late-onset CPS1…
- Conditions
- Propionic Acidemia, Type I and/or Type II, Methylmalonic Acidemia, Carbamoyl-Phosphate Synthase I Deficiency Disease, Ornithine Carbamoyltransferase Deficiency
- Trial name
- STO (NCT01599286)
- Testing
- Carbaglu
- Where
- 9 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 35 people
- Sponsor
- Mendel Tuchman
Sarcopenia, Diabetes Mellitus
Identifying Therapeutic Targets of Accelerated Sarcopenia
The proposed research is designed to identify the mechanisms that can accelerate loss of muscle size, strength and physical function in type 2 diabetes and with hospitalization in older persons.
- Conditions
- Sarcopenia, Diabetes Mellitus, Aging
- Trial name
- NCT03118050
- Testing
- Resistance exercise training, Bed rest, Intensive physical therapy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 95 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston
Chronic Traumatic Brain Injury
Association of Amino Acid Prevalence and Chronic Brain Injury
Years after a suffering a brain injury, individuals remain in a physically and cognitively impaired state. The investigators believe that the concentrations of amino acids in the blood are chronically altered and yield negative…
- Trial name
- NCT02113124
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 43 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Brent Masel
Parathyroid Disease
Anti-3-[18F]FACBC Imaging of Parathyroid Adenomas
Hyperparathyroidism (excessive production of parathyroid hormone (PTH) usually caused by a small growth called an adenoma in the parathyroid glands) is an increasingly significant medical and public health condition.
- Trial name
- NCT01574287
- Testing
- FACBC
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 4 people
- Sponsor
- David M. Schuster, MD
Alkaptonuria
Nitisinone (NTBC) In Different Age Groups Of Patients With Alkaptonuria
Nitisinone is a potent inhibitor of the enzyme that catalyzes the formation of homogentisic acid, and should be an even more logical treatment for alkaptonuria than for tyrosinemia, for which it has been approved by the FDA.The…
- Trial name
- NCT01390077
- Testing
- Nitisinone
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 8 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Diego
Albinism
Trial of L-DOPA as a Treatment to Improve Vision in Albinism
This project will evaluate the effect of two doses of levodopa (L-DOPA) in a randomized, placebo-controlled, double-masked clinical trial to see if vision can be improved in individuals with albinism.
- Trial name
- NCT01176435
- Testing
- Levodopa
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 45 people
- Sponsor
- University of Minnesota
Schizophrenia
Pharmacologically-augmented Cognitive Therapies (PACTs) for Schizophrenia.
This application seeks renewed support for MH59803, "Dopaminergic substrates of startle gating across species," to extend a clear path of "bench-to-bedside" progress towards a critical paradigm shift in therapeutic models for…
- Trial name
- NCT02634684
- Testing
- Dextroamphetamine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 82 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Diego
Tetrahydrobiopterin Deficiencies, Hyperphenylalaninemia, Non-Phenylketonuric
Safety and Efficacy Study of Phenoptin in Subjects With Hyperphenylalaninemia Due to BH4 Deficiency
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the ability of Phenoptin to control blood phenylalanine levels in subjects who have hyperphenylalaninemia due to a primary BH4 deficiency and to evaluate the safety of Phenoptin in this…
- Trial name
- NCT00355264
- Testing
- Phenoptin
- Where
- 10 sites in United States, Germany
- Volunteers
- 12 people
- Sponsor
- BioMarin Pharmaceutical
Albinism, Oculocutaneous Albinism
Vision Response to Dopamine Replacement
The purpose of the study is to evaluate and document physiologic and functional changes in visual performance and retinal function of patients diagnosed with albinism (a dopamine deficiency state) following a trial of oral…
- Trial name
- NCT01663935
- Testing
- Levodopa/carbidopa
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- University of Wisconsin, Madison
Traumatic Brain Injury
SmART-TBI: Supplementation With Amino Acid Rehabilitative Therapy in TBI
The most persistent and disabling postconcussive symptoms following mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) are sleep disturbances and cognitive dysfunction, with few tractable interventions currently available.
- Trial name
- SmART-TBI (NCT04603443)
- Testing
- Branched Chain Amino Acids, Protein Control
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 175 people
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development