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Last refreshed on: 19 October 2017
Main ID:  NCT00661453
Date of registration: 14/04/2008
Prospective Registration: No
Primary sponsor: University of Utah
Public title: CARNIVAL Type I: Valproic Acid and Carnitine in Infants With Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA) Type I
Scientific title: Phase I/II Trial of Valproic Acid and Carnitine in Infants With Spinal Muscular Atrophy Type I (CARNI-VAL Type I)
Date of first enrolment: April 2008
Target sample size: 40
Recruitment status: Completed
URL:  https://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT00661453
Study type:  Interventional
Study design:   
Phase:  Phase 1/Phase 2
Countries of recruitment
Canada Germany United States
Contacts
Name:     Sandra P Reyna, M.D.
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Affiliation:  Families of Spinal Muscular Atrophy
Name:     Kathryn Swoboda, M.D.
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Affiliation:  University of Utah
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

- Laboratory documentation of SMN mutation/deletion consistent with a genetic diagnosis
of SMA

- Clinical diagnosis of SMA type I

- Age 2 weeks to 12 months

- Written informed consent of parents/guardian

Exclusion Criteria:

- Any clinical or laboratory evidence of hepatic or pancreatic insufficiency.

- Laboratory results drawn within 14 days prior to start of study drug demonstrating:

Liver transaminases (AST, ALT), lipase, amylase: > 1.5 x ULN White Blood Cell Count: < 3
Neutropenia: <1 Platelet: <100K Hematocrit: <30, persisting over a 30-day period

- Serious illness requiring systemic treatment and/or hospitalization within two weeks
prior to study entry.

- Use of medications or supplements within 30 days of study enrollment that interfere
with VPA or carnitine metabolism; that increase the potential risks of VPA or
carnitine; or that are hypothesized to have a beneficial effect in SMA animal models
or human neuromuscular disorders, including riluzole, valproic acid, hydroxyurea, oral
use of albuterol, sodium phenylbutyrate, butyrate derivatives, creatinine, growth
hormone, anabolic steroids, probenecid, oral or parenteral use of corticosteroids at
entry, or agents anticipated to increase or decrease muscle strength or agents with
presumed histone deacetylase (HDAC) inhibition.

- Infants who have participated in a treatment trial for SMA within 30 days of study
entry or who will become enrollees in any other treatment trial during the course of
this study.

- Unwillingness to travel for study assessments.

- Coexisting medical conditions that contradict use of VPA/carnitine or travel to and
from study site.



Age minimum: N/A
Age maximum: 12 Months
Gender: All
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Spinal Muscular Atrophy Type I
Intervention(s)
Drug: Valproic Acid and Levocarnitine
Primary Outcome(s)
Anthropometric Measures of Nutritional Status (Body Mass Index [BMI] Z-scores, Weight for Length Ratios, Lean/Fat Mass Via DEXA, Growth Parameters, and Triceps Skinfold Measures) [Time Frame: -2 weeks, time 0, 3 months, 6 months]
Laboratory Safety Data [Time Frame: -2 weeks, + 2 weeks, 3 months, 6 months]
Secondary Outcome(s)
Time to Death or Ventilator Dependence (Defined as >16 Hours/Day) [Time Frame: monthly]
Maximum Ulnar CMAP Amplitude/Area and MUNE [Time Frame: -2 weeks, time 0, 3 months, 6 months]
Quantitative SMN mRNA and Protein Measures [Time Frame: -2 weeks, time 0 , 3 months, or 6 months]
Functional Motor Assessments: TIMPSI Scores [Time Frame: -2 weeks, time 0, 3 months, 6 months]
Primary Caregiver Functional Rating Scale for SMA Type I Subjects (PCFRS) [Time Frame: time 0, and monthly for 12 months]
Whole Body DEXA Scanning for Lean Body Mass and Total Bone Mineral Density/ Content [Time Frame: -2 weeks or time 0, 3 months, 6 months]
Secondary ID(s)
IND 79276
25409
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Please refer to primary and secondary sponsors
Secondary Sponsor(s)
Families of Spinal Muscular Atrophy
Leadiant Biosciences, Inc.
Ethics review
Results
Results available: Yes
Date Posted: 15/06/2015
Date Completed:
URL: https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/results/NCT00661453
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