Clinical trials: MELAS Syndrome
MELAS Syndrome
Clinical Long Term Evaluation of Glutamine Supplement in MELAS Syndrome
The purpose of this study is to assesses the clinical efficacy of oral supplementation with glutamine over 3 years.
- Trial name
- NCT05255328
- Testing
- Glutamine oral supplement
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 9 people
- Sponsor
- Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre
MELAS Syndrome, Ketogenic Dieting
Effectiveness of Ketogenic Diet in MELAS Syndrome
The goal of this clinical trial is to evaluate the effectiveness of ketogenic diet in patients with MELAS syndrome. The main questions it aims to answer are: Clarify the curative effects of ketogenic diet in the treatment of…
- Trial name
- NCT06013397
- Testing
- Ketogenic diet
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University, School of Medicine
Mitochondrial Diseases, Mitochondrial Myopathies
Nicotinamide Riboside and Mitochondrial Biogenesis
Mitochondria are important parts of the cell that are responsible for producing energy. The amount of energy they produce depends on how much energy the body needs to function and this energy production can be severely impaired…
- Conditions
- Mitochondrial Diseases, Mitochondrial Myopathies, Progressive External Ophthalmoplegia, Progressive Ophthalmoplegia
- Trial name
- NCT03432871
- Testing
- Nicotinamide Riboside
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 13 people
- Sponsor
- Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Mitochondrial Diseases, Mitochondrial Myopathies
The KHENERGYZE Study
Mitochondrial diseases, estimated prevalence 1 in 4,300 adults, is caused by pathogenic mutations in genes finally encoding for mitochondrial proteins of the various enzyme complexes of the OXPHOS.
- Conditions
- Mitochondrial Diseases, Mitochondrial Myopathies, Mitochondrial Encephalomyopathies, MELAS Syndrome
- Trial name
- NCT04165239
- Testing
- KH176
- Where
- 4 sites in Denmark, Germany and 2 more
- Volunteers
- 27 people
- Sponsor
- Khondrion BV
MELAS Syndrome
Glutamine Supplement in MELAS (Mitochondrial Encephalopathy, Lactic Acidosis, and Stroke-like Episodes) Syndrome
The purpose of this study is to assesses the efficacy of oral supplementation with glutamine over three months on several amino acids and lactate concentration measured in cerebrospinal fluid and cerebral lactate measured by…
- Trial name
- NCT04948138
- Testing
- Glutamine oral supplementation
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 9 people
- Sponsor
- Jesús González de la Aleja Tejera
Mitochondrial Diseases, Mitochondrial Respiratory Chain Deficiencies
A Phase Ia/Ib, SAD and MAD Study of of KL1333 in Healthy Subjects and Patients With Primary Mitochondrial Disease
This will be a double blind, randomised, placebo controlled, single and multiple oral dose study conducted in 3 parts: Part A, Part B and Part C.
- Conditions
- Mitochondrial Diseases, Mitochondrial Respiratory Chain Deficiencies, MELAS Syndrome, Mitochondrial Myopathies
- Trial name
- NCT03888716
- Testing
- KL1333
- Where
- 2 sites in United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 72 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Abliva AB
MELAS, LHON
A Dose-escalating Clinical Trial With KH176
Mitochondrial Diseases are rare progressive, multi-system, often early fatal disorders affecting both children and adults. KH176 is a novel chemical entity currently under development for the treatment of inherited mitochondrial…
- Conditions
- MELAS, LHON, Leigh Syndrome, Mitochondrial Disease
- Trial name
- NCT02544217
- Testing
- KH176
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 32 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Khondrion BV
MELAS Syndrome, Mitochondrial Respiratory Chain Deficiencies
Safety, Tolerability and Pharmacokinetic Study of KL1333 in Healthy Male Volunteers
The purpose of this First In Human study is to investigate the safety and tolerability of KL1333 after a single oral dose and to investigate the pharmacokinetic characteristics of KL1333 after a single oral dose.
- Trial name
- NCT03056209
- Testing
- KL1333 25 mg, KL1333 50 mg, KL1333 100 mg
- Where
- South Korea
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Yungjin Pharm. Co., Ltd.
Mitochondrial Diseases, Mitochondrial Myopathies
The KHENERGY Study
Mitochondrial Diseases are rare, progressive, multi-system, often-early fatal disorders affecting both children and adults. KH176 is a novel chemical entity currently under development for the treatment of inherited mitochondrial…
- Conditions
- Mitochondrial Diseases, Mitochondrial Myopathies, Mitochondrial Encephalomyopathies, MELAS
- Trial name
- KHENERGY (NCT02909400)
- Testing
- KH176
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- Khondrion BV
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
MELAS Syndrome
Study of Idebenone in the Treatment of Mitochondrial Encephalopathy Lactic Acidosis & Stroke-like Episodes
The purpose of this study is to compare the efficacy of two (2) different doses of idebenone with that of a placebo over a one month period on cerebral lactate concentration as measured by magnetic resonance spectroscopy.
- Trial name
- MELAS (NCT00887562)
- Testing
- Idebenone
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 27 people
- Sponsor
- Michio Hirano
MELAS Syndrome
Nitric Oxide Production in MELAS Syndrome
Introduction Baylor College of Medicine and Texas Children's Hospital are recruiting individuals with MELAS syndrome for a clinical study.
- Trial name
- NCT01339494
- Testing
- Arginine and citrulline supplementations
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Baylor College of Medicine
MELAS Syndrome, Noninsulin-dependent Diabetes Mellitus With Deafness
Mitochondrial nt3243 A>G Mutation in Taiwan
Mitochondrial diseases are multisystem disorders that present with a wide range of clinical manifestations. Mitochondrial DNA nt3243A>G mutation is one of the most common mutations seen in mitochondrial diseases.
- Trial name
- NCT02114554
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- National Taiwan University Hospital
MELAS Syndrome
L-arginine Therapy on Endothelium-dependent Vasodilation & Mitochondrial Metabolism in MELAS Syndrome
MELAS patients suffer from exercise intolerance, weakness, poor vision or blindness, poor growth, developmental delay, and deafness.
- Trial name
- NCT01603446
- Testing
- L-Arginine
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 7 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The Hospital for Sick Children
MELAS Syndrome, Mitochondrial Diseases
Ketones & Mitochondrial Heteroplasmy
The current study is a prospective evaluation of the ability of ketosis to shift mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) heteroplasmy in subjects harboring a known mutation in their mtDNA at position 3243 (A>G).
- Trial name
- NCT01252979
- Testing
- Medium-Chain Triglycerides
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 13 people
- Sponsor
- The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston
Mitochondrial Myopathy, MELAS Syndrome
Study of the Metabolism of Pyruvate and Related Problems in Patients With Lactic Acidemia
OBJECTIVES: I. Study the metabolism of pyruvate and related problems in patients with lactic acidemia. II. Define the nature of the metabolic defect.
- Conditions
- Mitochondrial Myopathy, MELAS Syndrome, Lactic Acidosis
- Trial name
- NCT00004353
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 35 people
- Sponsor
- National Center for Research Resources (NCRR)
MELAS Syndrome
Evaluating the Effectiveness of a Dichloroacetate in MELAS Syndrome
Patients with the MELAS syndrome experience devastating mental impairment. This study will evaluate the effectiveness of the drug dichloroacetate (DCA) to reduce the symptoms of MELAS.
- Trial name
- NCT00068913
- Testing
- Dichloroacetate
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 35 people
- Sponsor
- Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)