Clinical trials: Mitochondrial Metabolism
Pulmonary Artery Hypertension
Skeletal Muscle Mitochondrial Abnormalities and the Metabolic Syndrome in PAH
Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is characterized by the progressive increase in pulmonary vascular resistance ultimately leading to right ventricular (RV) failure.
- Trial name
- NCT03979482
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Laval University
Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma
Study of Cytolytic Viral Activation Therapy (CVAT) for Recurrent/Metastatic Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma
Nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) is an Epstein-Barr virus(EBV) related malignancy and is an endemic disease in Southeast Asian countries.
- Trial name
- NCT02761291
- Testing
- Gemcitabine, Valproic acid, Valganciclovir
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 18 people
- Sponsor
- Chang Gung Memorial Hospital
Cystinosis, Native Kidney
Cystinosis and Mitochondrial Metabolism
Cystinosis is a monogenic autosomal recessive lysosomal storage disease with complete penetrance, caused by a biallelic mutation in the CTNS gene (17p13.2) encoding cystinosin, a ubiquitous membrane protein whose role is to clear…
- Trial name
- CYSTI-MITO (NCT07319091)
- Testing
- Mitochondrial metabolism
- Where
- 9 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 25 people
- Sponsor
- Hospices Civils de Lyon
Leber's Hereditary Optic Neuropathy
Expanded Access Program for Idebenone in Patients With Leber's Hereditary Optic Neuropathy Who Completed the LEROS Study
Expanded Access Program for Idebenone in Patients with Leber's Hereditary Optic Neuropathy who completed the LEROS Study
- Trial name
- US EAP LHON (NCT04381091)
- Testing
- Idebenone 150 MG Oral Tablet
- Sponsor
- Santhera Pharmaceuticals
Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia, Familial Hyperinsulinemic Hypoglycemia 1
Baby Detect : Genomic Newborn Screening
Newborn screening (NBS) is a global initiative of systematic testing at birth to identify babies with pre-defined severe but treatable conditions.
- Conditions
- Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia, Familial Hyperinsulinemic Hypoglycemia 1, Phosphoglucomutase 1 Deficiency, Maturity Onset Diabetes of the Young
- Trial name
- BabyDetect (NCT05687474)
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 6,824 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Liege
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2, Insulin Resistance
Carnitine and Liver Mitochondria Fatty Acid Processing
This double-blind, placebo-controlled randomized trial will assess whether 14 days of oral carnitine supplementation modifies mitochondrial fatty acid processing in healthy young adults.
- Conditions
- Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2, Insulin Resistance, Obesity
- Trial name
- NCT03193125
- Testing
- L-Carnitine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 24 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Pennington Biomedical Research Center
Diabetes Type 2, Frail Elderly Syndrome
Involvement of Muscle Mitochondrial Dysfunction in Frailty in Older Adults. Role of Exercise
This study aims to investigate the role of skeletal muscle mitochondrial dysfunction in the development of frailty in older adults and to evaluate whether a short-term, supervised resistance training intervention can improve…
- Conditions
- Diabetes Type 2, Frail Elderly Syndrome, Mitochondrial Function, Bioenergetics, Functionality
- Trial name
- MITOSTRENGTH (NCT07828847)
- Testing
- Short-duration resistance training
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Fundación para la Investigación del Hospital Clínico de Valencia
Mitochondrial Myopathy
Safety, Tolerability, and Efficacy of MTP-131 for the Treatment of Mitochondrial Myopathy
Phase 1/2, multi-center, randomized, double-blind, multiple ascending dose, placebo-controlled study that enrolled 36 subjects with mitochondrial myopathy associated with genetically confirmed mitochondrial disease to evaluate…
- Trial name
- MMPOWER (NCT02367014)
- Testing
- elamipretide (low dose), elamipretide (intermediate dose), elamipretide (high dose)
- Where
- 4 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 36 people
- Sponsor
- Stealth BioTherapeutics Inc.
Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
Involvement of Reticulum Endoplasmic Stress in the Physiopathology of Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
The main objective of the present project is to evaluate the relevance of reticulum stress in the pathogenesis of polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), focusing particularly on the underlying mechanisms of insulin resistance, which…
- Trial name
- PI12/1984 (NCT02302326)
- Testing
- Metformin, Myo-inositol + folic acid
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Fundación para el Fomento de la Investigación Sanitaria y Biomédica de la Comunitat Valenciana
Obesity
Effect of Oral Calcium Butyrate Supplementation in Obesity
Obesity is characterized by gut microbiota dysbiosis, in which beneficial metabolites such as butyrate are reduced. Butyrate is a short-chain fatty acid produced by microbial fermentation that plays a key role in maintaining…
- Trial name
- Pacayeliztli (NCT07583017)
- Testing
- Calcium butyrate
- Where
- Mexico
- Volunteers
- 42 people
- Sponsor
- Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Medicas y Nutricion Salvador Zubiran
Critical Illness
Cytomegalovirus Control in Critical Care
The purpose of this study is to determine whether reactivation of latent cytomegalovirus infection in critically ill patients looked after in the intensive care unit can be successfully and safely prevented using antiviral…
- Trial name
- CCCC (NCT01503918)
- Testing
- Valaciclovir/Aciclovir, Valganciclovir/Ganciclovir
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 124 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust
Heart Failure, Ischemia Reperfusion Injury
Functional and Metabolic Effects of Ketone Bodies on Human Atrial Tissue in Patients With and Without Heart Failure
This proof of concept study aims to evaluate the effects of applying ketone bodies to human atrial tissue biopsies using an atrial strips model and high resolution respirometry.
- Conditions
- Heart Failure, Ischemia Reperfusion Injury, Mitochondrial Pathology
- Trial name
- NCT04379934
- Testing
- 3-hydroxybuturate
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- University of Aarhus
Embryo Metabolic Activity
mtDNA and Embryo Metabolism
The present study has the objective to study whether the mitochondrial DNA copy number values that can be generated when human embryos are analyzed for chromosomal content before embryo transfer correlates with the actual number…
- Trial name
- NCT03206697
- Testing
- Mitochondrial DNA content and metabolic parameters
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 171 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Instituto Valenciano de Infertilidad, IVI VALENCIA
Obesity, Visceral, Obesity
Genes Variability in Obesity and Normal Body Weight Patients.
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn about variability of gene SCD and MT-ATP6 in describe participant population and health conditions.
- Trial name
- NCT05789888
- Testing
- MT-ATP6 mtDNA gene variability in obesity and normal body weight patients., SCD gene variability in obesity and normal body weight patients., Finding TOFI and FOTI phenotypes in participants with obesity and normal weight.
- Where
- Poland
- Volunteers
- 116 people
- Sponsor
- Medical University of Bialystok
Ischemic Optic Neuropathy, Branch Retinal Artery Occlusion
New Non-invasive Modalities for Assessing Retinal Structure and Function
This study investigates a new technology to assess the structure and function inside the eye. Retinal imaging of subjects with inner and outer retinal defects to detect areas of abnormal structure and function compared to other…
- Conditions
- Ischemic Optic Neuropathy, Branch Retinal Artery Occlusion, Hemianopia, Leber Hereditary Optic Neuropathy
- Trial name
- NCT03475173
- Testing
- LSFG-NAVI
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 500 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Randy Kardon
Cognition, Multiomics
Probiotic Research: Open-label Functional Intervention and Longitudinal Evaluation in Healthy Adults
This study is a pre-post, open-label cohort study designed to investigate how a food-grade probiotic supplement affects biological measurements and wellbeing in healthy adults.
- Conditions
- Cognition, Multiomics, Microbiome Analysis, Metabolome
- Trial name
- PROFILE (NCT07457242)
- Testing
- Probiotic Supplementation (Lactobacillus plantarum)
- Volunteers
- 180 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- OneCarbon
Heart Failure, Type 2 Diabetes
Effects of Dark Chocolate on Exercise Capacity, and Mitochondrial Structure and Function
The major goal of this study is to characterize the ability of dark chocolate enriched in epicatechin (a component of dark chocolate) to improve the structural and functional features of mitochondria in two groups 1.
- Trial name
- NCT01671514
- Testing
- Epicatechin-enriched dark chocolate, Low-epicatechin dark chocolate
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 21 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Diego
Cytomegalovirus Retinitis, HIV Infections
A Phase I/II Trial to Assess the Safety and Tolerance of Escalating Doses of a Human Anti-Cytomegalovirus Monoclonal Antibody (SDZ MSL-109) in Patients With the Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome and CMV Retinitis
To determine the safety and tolerance of 3 dosage levels of human anti-cytomegalovirus (CMV) monoclonal antibody (SDZ MSL-109) when administered once every 2 weeks for a total of 8 doses during the maintenance phase of…
- Trial name
- NCT00002016
- Testing
- Sevirumab
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Sponsor
- Sandoz
Liver-Stagnation and Spleen-Deficiency, Severe Major Depression Disorder
Effect of XingpiJieyu Formula on Mitochondrial Energy Metabolism in Severe Liver-Stagnation and Spleen-Deficiency Depression.
Study Title: Research on the therapeutic effect and clinical indicators of XingpiJieyu formula in the treatment of severe liver depression and spleen deficiency type depression based on abnormal mitochondrial energy metabolism…
- Trial name
- NCT07590609
- Testing
- XingpiJieyu Formula (XPJYF) + Escitalopram
- Where
- 2 sites in China
- Volunteers
- 150 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Peking University Sixth Hospital
Sporadic Dystonia, Dystonia, Familial
Imaging Neuromelanin and Iron in Dystonia/Parkinsonism
To generate pilot data to investigate the potential to use in vivo iron- and neuromelanin-quantification as imaging tools for the diagnostic evaluation of movement disorders with predominant dystonia / parkinsonism.
- Conditions
- Sporadic Dystonia, Dystonia, Familial, Parkinson Disease, Juvenile, Neurodegeneration With Brain Iron Accumulation 5
- Trial name
- NCT03572114
- Testing
- 3Tesla MRI, Burke-Fahn-Marsden Dystonia Rating scale, MDS-United Parkinsons Disease Rating Scale, Part III
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University College, London