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Last refreshed on: 19 October 2017
Main ID:  NCT00348933
Date of registration: 03/07/2006
Prospective Registration: No
Primary sponsor: University of California, San Diego
Public title: Dietary Supplements for the Treatment of Angelman Syndrome
Scientific title: Efficacy of a Therapeutic Treatment Trial in Angelman Syndrome
Date of first enrolment: July 2006
Target sample size: 90
Recruitment status: Completed
URL:  https://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT00348933
Study type:  Interventional
Study design:   
Phase:  N/A
Countries of recruitment
United States
Contacts
Name:     Wen-Hann Tan, BMBS
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Affiliation:  Harvard Medical School, Children's Hospital Boston
Name:     Steven A. Skinner, MD
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Affiliation:  Greenwood Genetic Center
Name:     Arthur L. Beaudet, MD
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Affiliation:  Department of Molecular and Human Genetics, Baylor College of Medicine
Name:     Carlos A. Bacino, MD
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Affiliation:  Department of Molecular and Human Genetics, Baylor College of Medicine
Name:     Lynne M. Bird, MD
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Affiliation:  Division of Dysmorphology/Genetics, Children's Hospital San Diego, Department of Pediatrics, University of California, San Diego
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

- Diagnosis of AS

- In stable condition with relatively good control of seizures

- Willing to comply with treatment, study visit schedule, and study assessments

- Willing to take oral or G-tube medication

- Willing to be contacted monthly during the course of the study

- Parent or guardian willing to provide informed consent

Exclusion Criteria:

- History of liver or kidney disease

- Currently being treated for a serious acute illness

- Known hypersensitivity to any of the study drugs

- Received high-dose folate drug treatment in the 12 months prior to study entry

- Other significant medical problems, including those involving the liver, kidney, or
heart

- Other comorbidities, genetic disorders, or extreme prematurity; children with autism
are not excluded



Age minimum: N/A
Age maximum: 5 Years
Gender: All
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Nervous System Diseases
Angelman Syndrome
Intervention(s)
Drug: Metafolin
Drug: Betaine
Drug: Creatine
Drug: Vitamin B12
Primary Outcome(s)
Average Change in Functioning in Specific Areas of Development, Including Speech and Communications Skills, Cognitive Abilities and Daily Living Skills [Time Frame: Baseline, 1 year]
Secondary Outcome(s)
Change in Levels of Betaine, Creatine, Dimethylglycine, Guanidinoacetate, Homocysteine, and Methionine. [Time Frame: Baseline, 1 year]
Change in RBC Folate [Time Frame: Baseline, 1 year]
Secondary ID(s)
RDCRN 5204
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Please refer to primary and secondary sponsors
Secondary Sponsor(s)
Rare Diseases Clinical Research Network
Greenwood Genetic Center
Baylor College of Medicine
Boston Children’s Hospital
Rady Children's Hospital, San Diego
Ethics review
Results
Results available: Yes
Date Posted: 24/09/2012
Date Completed:
URL: https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/results/NCT00348933
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