Clinical trials: Brain Diseases, Metabolic, Inborn
Classic Galactosemia
Safety and Pharmacokinetics of AT-007 in Healthy Subjects and in Adult Subjects With Classic Galactosemia
This study is a first-in-human, randomized, placebo-controlled, 4-Part, single ascending dose (SAD) and multiple ascending dose (MAD) study in healthy adult subjects and adult subjects with Classic Galactosemia.
- Trial name
- NCT04117711
- Testing
- AT-007
- Where
- 4 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 114 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Applied Therapeutics, Inc.
Urea Cycle Disorder
Manipulating the Gut Microbiome Study
The objective is to determine if acetohydroxamic acid (AHA) can prevent hydrolysis of urea by inhibiting the bacterial urease of gut flora of both healthy control adults as well as adults with urea cycle disorders
- Trial name
- NCT03181828
- Testing
- Acetohydroxamic Acid Oral Tablet, No treatment
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 4 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Nicholas Ah Mew
Phenylketonuria (PKU)
A Pilot Study on Diurnal Variation
This self-controlled, prospective, pilot study is designed to gather information regarding the diurnal variation (changes that occur each day) in the levels of plasma phenylalanine (Phe) and tyrosine in patients with…
- Trial name
- NCT01806051
- Testing
- Kuvan
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 6 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Dr. Linda Randolph
Urea Cycle Disorders
PCORI Urea Cycle Disorder Study
Urea cycle disorders (UCD) are genetic disorders caused by the liver's inability to break down ammonia from proteins; ammonia then accumulates and is toxic to the brain.
- Trial name
- NCT02740153
- Testing
- No Intervention Given
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 187 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Children's National Research Institute
Sphingomyelin Lipidosis
Efficacy, Safety, Pharmacodynamic, and Pharmacokinetics Study of Olipudase Alfa in Patients With Acid Sphingomyelinase Deficiency
Primary Objective: The primary objective of this phase 2/3 study was to evaluate the efficacy of olipudase alfa (recombinant human acid sphingomyelinase) administered intravenously once every 2 weeks for 52 weeks in adult…
- Trial name
- ASCEND (NCT02004691)
- Testing
- Olipudase alfa
- Where
- 24 sites in United States, Argentina and 15 more
- Volunteers
- 36 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Genzyme, a Sanofi Company
Ornithine Transcarbamylase Deficiency
Investigation of Brain Nitrogen in Partial Ornithine Transcarbamylase Deficiency (OTCD) Using 1 H MRS, DTI, and fMRI
The purpose of this study is to use various types of MRI and cognitive testing to evaluate changes in the brain and cognitive function that occur in subjects with ornithine transcarbamylase deficiency (OTCD) relative to healthy…
- Trial name
- NCT01569568
- Testing
- MRI scanning, Cognitive testing
- Volunteers
- 49 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Andrea Gropman
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
Phenylketonuria
Phenylketonuria, Oxidative Stress, and BH4
The purpose of this study is to see how tetrahydrobiopterin therapy (BH4; also known as sapropterin dihydrochloride or Kuvan) affects measures of oxidative stress and endothelial function in patients with Phenylketonuria (PKU).
- Trial name
- NCT01395394
- Testing
- Kuvan, Meal Challenge
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 12 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Emory University
Wilson Disease
Pharmacokinetic Study of Oral ALXN1840 in Japanese and Non-Japanese Adult Healthy Participants
The main purpose of the study is to confirm how long ALXN1840 stays in the body of Japanese and non-Japanese healthy participants (that is, pharmacokinetic [PK] profile).
- Trial name
- NCT05641311
- Testing
- ALXN1840
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 24 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Tay-Sachs Disease, Sandhoff Disease
A Multinational, Randomized, Double-blind, Placebo-controlled Study to Assess the Efficacy, Pharmacodynamics, Pharmacokinetics, and Safety of Venglustat in Late-onset GM2
Primary Objectives: Primary population (adult participants with late-onset GM2 gangliosidosis): To assess the efficacy and pharmacodynamics (PD) of daily oral dosing of venglustat when administered over a 104-week period…
- Trial name
- AMETHIST (NCT04221451)
- Testing
- venglustat GZ402671
- Where
- 23 sites in United States, Argentina and 11 more
- Volunteers
- 75 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Genzyme, a Sanofi Company
Hereditary Tyrosinemia, Type I
Bioequivalence Study of Two Oral Nitisinone Formulations to Treat Hereditary Tyrosinemia (HT-1)
The purpose of this study is to determine whether Nitisinone 10 mg Tablets (Test Product 1) and Nitisinone 10 mg Tablets 'Baked' for 6 months @ 40°C/75% RH (Test Product 2) are bioequivalent to the reference product Orfadin 10 mg…
- Trial name
- NCT02750345
- Testing
- Nitisinone, Nitisinone Baked Tablet, Orfadin
- Where
- South Africa
- Volunteers
- 24 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Cycle Pharmaceuticals Ltd.
Small Fiber Neuropathy, Fabry Disease
Assessment of Small Fiber Neuropathy in Rare Diseases Using Sudoscan
Sudoscan™ (Impeto Medical, Paris France) uses electrochemical skin conductance as a novel noninvasive method to detect sudomotor dysfunction.
- Conditions
- Small Fiber Neuropathy, Fabry Disease, Ehlers Danlos Syndrome, Mitochondrial Disease
- Trial name
- NCT02985710
- Testing
- Sudoscan, Skin biopsy, QSART
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 102 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
X-linked Adrenoleukodystrophy
Exercise Study of Function and Pathology for Women With X-linked Adrenoleukodystrophy
The purpose is to see how X-linked adrenoleukodystrophy (X-ALD) is associated with strength and sensation using MRI, in women with X-ALD.
- Trial name
- NCT01594853
- Testing
- exercise training
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 31 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hugo W. Moser Research Institute at Kennedy Krieger, Inc.
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
Pompe Disease
Dynamic Respiratory Muscle Function in Late-Onset Pompe Disease
This study intends to evaluate dynamic respiratory motor performance as a valuable measure of pulmonary function in adults with late-onset Pompe disease.
- Trial name
- DRMF (NCT02354664)
- Testing
- Thoracic MRI, Spirometry, Inspiratory Load Compensation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 14 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Florida
Wilson Disease
Study of ALXN1840 on the Metabolism of a CYP2B6 Substrate in Healthy Participants
This is a Phase 1, randomized, 2-period, 2-sequence, cross-over study designed to determine the effect of ALXN1840 on the metabolism of bupropion, a sensitive cytochrome P450 2B6 (CYP2B6) substrate, in healthy male and female…
- Trial name
- NCT04526210
- Testing
- ALXN1840, Bupropion Hydrochloride
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 54 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Fabry Disease
PK/PD Study of 2 Agalsidase Formulations in Single Dose of 1 mg/kg Administered to Healthy Volunteers as IV Infusion
Pharmacokinetic/Pharmacodynamic Study of 2 agalsidase beta Formulations in Single Dose Administered to Healthy Volunteers as intravenous infusion, at a concentration of 1 mg/kg
- Trial name
- NCT05343715
- Testing
- Agalsidase beta from Biosidus 1 mg/kg, Fabrazyme (agalsidase beta) 1 mg/kg
- Where
- Argentina
- Volunteers
- 24 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Bio Sidus SA
Phenylketonuria
Nutritional and Neurotransmitter Changes in PKU Subjects on BH4
HYPOTHESIS: The investigators hypothesize that KuvanTM therapy could influence nutritional and body composition parameters and neurotransmitter concentrations in pediatric and adult PKU subjects.
- Trial name
- BH4&PKU (NCT00688844)
- Testing
- KuvanTM Therapy
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 58 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Emory University
Fabry Disease
Clinical Investigation on the Blood Oxygenation at the Optic Nerve Head in Fabry Patients
This study aimed to evaluate blood oxygenation at the optic nerve head in relation with visual field losses observed in many Fabry patients. Data collected allowed to evaluate if there is a link between these two entities.
- Trial name
- NCT02023086
- Testing
- Contrast sensitivity measurement, Slit Lamp assessment and intra-ocular pressure measurement, Visual field testing
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 8 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Université de Montréal
Wilson Disease
Phase 1 Study of ALXN1840 on the Metabolism of a CYP2C9 Substrate in Healthy Participants.
This was a Phase 1, randomized, 2-period, 2-sequence, cross-over study designed to determine the effect of ALXN1840 on the metabolism of celecoxib, a sensitive cytochrome P450 2C9 (CYP2C9) substrate, in healthy male and female…
- Trial name
- NCT04526197
- Testing
- ALXN1840, Celecoxib
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 36 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.