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Last refreshed on: 19 February 2015
Main ID:  NCT01165060
Date of registration: 13/07/2010
Prospective Registration: No
Primary sponsor: Academisch Medisch Centrum - Universiteit van Amsterdam (AMC-UvA)
Public title: The Effect of Bezafibrate on the Level of Very Long Chain Fatty Acids (VLCFA) in X-linked Adrenoleukodystrophy (X-ALD) BEZA
Scientific title: Effect of Bezafibrate on Very Long Chain Fatty Acid Metabolism in Men With X-linked Adrenoleukodystrophy (X-ALD)
Date of first enrolment: July 2010
Target sample size: 10
Recruitment status: Completed
URL:  http://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT01165060
Study type:  Interventional
Study design:  Endpoint Classification: Safety/Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment, Masking: Open Label, Primary Purpose: Treatment  
Phase:  N/A
Countries of recruitment
Netherlands
Contacts
Name:     Bwee Tien Poll - The, MD, PhD
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Affiliation:  Academisch Medisch Centrum - Universiteit van Amsterdam (AMC-UvA)
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

- an age of 18 years or older

- capable of giving informed consent and capable of visiting the hospital for follow-up
visits

- no contra-indications for the use of bezafibrate, e.g. kidney- and/or liver disease.

- confirmed X-ALD, AMN phenotype (confirmed by VLCFA analysis or analysis of the ABCD1
gene)

Exclusion Criteria:

- use of medication that lowers cholesterol and/or triglycerides (e.g. statins)

- liver disease or and increase in serum CK of more than 3 times the baseline level

- treatment with Lorenzo's oil in the 8 weeks preceding the trial



Age minimum: 18 Years
Age maximum: N/A
Gender: Male
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Adrenomyeloneuropathy
X-linked Adrenoleukodystrophy
Intervention(s)
Drug: Bezafibrate
Primary Outcome(s)
Very long chain fatty acids (VLCFA; C22:0, C24:0 and C26:0) in plasma, lymphocytes and erythrocytes. [Time Frame: 24 weeks]
Secondary Outcome(s)
Cholesterol (total-, HDL, and LDL-cholesterol) in plasma. [Time Frame: 24 weeks]
Side effects [Time Frame: At 4, 8, 12, 16, 20 and 24 weeks.]
Secondary ID(s)
MEC 09/278
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Please refer to primary and secondary sponsors
Secondary Sponsor(s)
The Stop ALD Foundation
Ethics review
Results
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