Clinical trials: Mitochondrial Pathology
HIV, Aging
Angiotensin Receptors and Age Related Mitochondrial Decline in HIV Patients
This study is designed to evaluate specific factors in mitochondria that may precipitate premature aging and physical weakness in HIV patients. Angiotensin receptors 1 and 2 (AT1R and AT2R) are found in virtually every cell type.
- Conditions
- HIV, Aging, Sarcopenia, Angiotensin Receptor Antagonists
- Trial name
- RAS-HIV (NCT02606279)
- Testing
- valsartan
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1 people
- Sponsor
- Wake Forest University Health Sciences
Aging, Insulin Sensitivity
Antecedent Metabolic Health and Metformin Aging Study
Aging is the number one risk factor for the majority of chronic diseases. There are no pharmaceutical treatments to slow aging and prolong healthspan.
- Conditions
- Aging, Insulin Sensitivity, Chronic Disease, Mitochondria
- Trial name
- ANTHEM (NCT04264897)
- Testing
- Metformin
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 166 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation
Obesity, Insulin Resistance
Effects of Exercise Training Intensity on Fitness and Insulin Sensitivity in African Americans
African Americans are at a substantially greater type 2 diabetes risk compared to Caucasians; however, very little data are available on the effects of exercise training on type 2 diabetes risk factors in at risk African…
- Conditions
- Obesity, Insulin Resistance, Sedentary Lifestyle
- Trial name
- HI-PACE (NCT02892331)
- Testing
- Moderate intensity exercise training (MOD-INT), High Intensity exercise training (HI-INT)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 52 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- East Carolina University
Fibromyalgia, Mitochondrial Diseases
Heart Rate Variability in Response to Metformin Challenge
Diseases caused by brain energy supply defects can be innate (fibromyalgia secondary to familial mitochondrial disorders) or acquired (tardive dyskinesia or weight gain associated with prolonged antipsychotic use).
- Conditions
- Fibromyalgia, Mitochondrial Diseases, Movement Disorders, Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2
- Trial name
- NCT02500628
- Testing
- Metformin
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 61 people
- Sponsor
- Woodinville Psychiatric Associates
Primary Mitochondrial Myopathy
A Study to Evaluate ASP0367 in Participants With Primary Mitochondrial Myopathy
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the dose response of Bocidelpar on functional improvement relative to placebo, safety, and tolerability in participants with Primary Mitochondrial Myopathy.
- Trial name
- MOUNTAINSIDE (NCT04641962)
- Testing
- Bocidelpar
- Where
- 11 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 34 people
- Sponsor
- Astellas Pharma Inc
Metabolic Syndrome, Obese
Exercise, Statins, and the Metabolic Syndrome
Here we tested if statins or exercise plus statins had a greater capacity to lower metabolic syndrome risk factors in sedentary individuals with at least 2 metabolic syndrome risk factors.
- Conditions
- Metabolic Syndrome, Obese, Sedentary
- Trial name
- NCT01700530
- Testing
- Statin, Exercise only, Statins + Exercise
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 121 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Kansas Medical Center
Progressive Supranuclear Palsy
Alpha-lipoic Acid/L-acetyl Carnitine for Progressive Supranuclear Palsy
Studies have shown that alpha-lipoic acid and L-acetyl carnitine may have some neuroprotective activities and it is hoped that they could be helpful for people with neurodegenerative illnesses such as progressive supranuclear…
- Trial name
- NCT01537549
- Testing
- alpha-lipoic acid and L-acetyl carnitine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 11 people
- Sponsor
- Weill Medical College of Cornell University
Leber Congenital Amaurosis 10, Blindness
Extension Study to Study PQ-110-001 (NCT03140969)
Subjects completing participation in study PQ-110-001 (EudraCT 2017-000813-22 / NCT03140969) will be given the opportunity to enroll into the extension study for continued dosing if available data support current and/or future…
- Conditions
- Leber Congenital Amaurosis 10, Blindness, Leber Congenital Amaurosis, Vision Disorders
- Trial name
- INSIGHT (NCT03913130)
- Testing
- QR-110
- Where
- 3 sites in United States, Belgium
- Volunteers
- 9 people
- Sponsor
- Laboratoires Thea
Multiple Sclerosis, Fatigue
MitoQ for Fatigue in Multiple Sclerosis (MS)
The purpose of this study is to determine whether MS patients who receive Oral mitoquinone (MitoQ) have less fatigue than those receiving a placebo.
- Trial name
- MitoQ (NCT04267926)
- Testing
- 20 mg MitoQ, 40mg of MitoQ
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 45 people
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Cardiac Surgery
Risk of Oxygen During Cardiac Surgery Trial
The investigators will recruit and randomize 200 elective cardiac surgery patients to receive physiologic oxygenation (normoxia) or hyper-oxygenation (hyperoxia) during surgery to test the hypothesis that intraoperative…
- Trial name
- ROCS (NCT02361944)
- Testing
- Oxygen - normoxia, Oxygen - hyperoxia
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 213 people
- Sponsor
- Vanderbilt University
Mitochondrial Diseases, Drug Resistant Epilepsy
A Study to Evaluate Efficacy and Safety of Vatiquinone for Treating Mitochondrial Disease in Participants With Refractory Epilepsy
This is a parallel-arm, double-blind, placebo-controlled study with a screening phase that includes a 28-day run-in phase to establish baseline seizure frequency, followed by a 24-week, randomized, placebo-controlled phase.
- Conditions
- Mitochondrial Diseases, Drug Resistant Epilepsy, Leigh Disease, Leigh Syndrome
- Trial name
- MIT-E (NCT04378075)
- Testing
- Vatiquinone
- Where
- 27 sites in United States, Canada and 7 more
- Volunteers
- 68 people
- Sponsor
- PTC Therapeutics
Statin Intolerance
Effects of Epicatechin on Statins for Mitochondrial Dysfunction and Impaired Exercise Capacity
The purpose of this study is to gain insight into the side-effects of statin consumption, and assess the ability of epicatechin (a compound in dark chocolate) to counteract or reverse these changes.
- Trial name
- NCT02490527
- Testing
- Pure epicatechin capsules (50mg), Simvastatin (40mg)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 19 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Diego
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
Cardiovascular Disease, Sarcopenia
Trial of Oral Glutamine on Mitochondrial Function in CKD
The primary goal of proposed investigation is to study the impact of oral glutamine supplementation on muscle mitochondrial and endothelial cell function measured mitochondrial energetics and vascular function using 31P magnetic…
- Conditions
- Cardiovascular Disease, Sarcopenia, Endothelial Dysfunction, Muscle Mitochondrial Function
- Trial name
- NCT02838979
- Testing
- First Intervention (14 days), Washout (3 weeks), Second Intervention (14 days)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 11 people
- Sponsor
- University of Washington
Obese, Growth Hormone Secretion Abnormality
Growth Hormone Treatment on Phosphocreatine Recovery in Obesity
Obesity is associated with reduced growth hormone (GH) secretion. Reduced GH secretion in obesity is associated with increased cardiovascular disease risk.
- Trial name
- NCT01421589
- Testing
- Growth hormone treatment
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 15 people
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital