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Last refreshed on: 19 February 2015
Main ID:  NCT00296621
Date of registration: 23/02/2006
Prospective Registration: No
Primary sponsor: Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris
Public title: Effect of Oral Glutamine on Muscle Mass and Function in Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy MDB-GLN
Scientific title: Efficacy Study of Oral Glutamine Supplementation in Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy
Date of first enrolment: February 2006
Target sample size: 30
Recruitment status: Completed
URL:  http://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT00296621
Study type:  Interventional
Study design:  Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Crossover Assignment, Masking: Double Blind (Subject, Caregiver, Investigator), Primary Purpose: Treatment  
Phase:  Phase 2
Countries of recruitment
France
Contacts
Name:     Régis Hankard, MD, PhD
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Affiliation:  Centre Hospitalier Universitaire (CHU) de Poitiers
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

- Clinical diagnosis of Duchenne muscular dystrophy

- Able to walk >170 m

- Absence of hepatic insufficiency

- Absence of renal insufficiency

Exclusion Criteria:

- Dependent upon wheelchair

- Body weight >60kg

- Liver failure

- Kidney failure

- Surgery scheduled during the year following the first visit



Age minimum: N/A
Age maximum: N/A
Gender: Male
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Muscular Dystrophy, Duchenne
Intervention(s)
Drug: L-Glutamine
Drug: placebo
Primary Outcome(s)
walking speed at 0,2,4,5,7,9 months [Time Frame: at 0,2,4,5,7,9 months]
Secondary Outcome(s)
indices of protein degradation (CPK and 3-methyl histidine excretion) at 0,2,4,5,7,9 months [Time Frame: at 0,2,4,5,7,9 months]
2-minute walk test at 0,2,4,5,7,9 months [Time Frame: at 0,2,4,5,7,9 months]
muscle mass (24-h urinary creatinine excretion) at 0,2,4,5,7,9 months [Time Frame: at 0,2,4,5,7,9 months]
biochemical parameters (electrolytes, fasting glucose, transaminases, insulin, IgfI, Igf-BP3) at 0,2,4,5,7,9 months [Time Frame: at 0,2,4,5,7,9 months]
body composition (bioelectrical impedance analysis) at 0,2,4,5,7,9 months [Time Frame: at 0,2,4,5,7,9 months]
body composition (BIPHOTONIC absorptiometry) at 4,9 months [Time Frame: at 4,9 months]
work (kcal) at 0,2,4,5,7,9 months [Time Frame: at 0,2,4,5,7,9 months]
power (kcal/s) at 0,2,4,5,7,9 months [Time Frame: at 0,2,4,5,7,9 months]
Secondary ID(s)
P030420
AOM 03 121
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Please refer to primary and secondary sponsors
Secondary Sponsor(s)
Ethics review
Results
Results available:
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Date Completed:
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