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Last refreshed on: 12 December 2020
Main ID:  NCT03235037
Date of registration: 28/07/2017
Prospective Registration: No
Primary sponsor: Bennett Lavenstein
Public title: Clinical Trial of Levodopa/Carbidopa ( Sinemet) Therapy in Angel Man Syndrome
Scientific title: Clinical Trial of Levodopa/Carbidopa ( Sinemet) Therapy in Angel Man Syndrome
Date of first enrolment: November 26, 2013
Target sample size: 10
Recruitment status: Completed
URL:  https://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT03235037
Study type:  Interventional
Study design:  Allocation: N/A. Intervention model: Single Group Assignment. Primary purpose: Treatment. Masking: None (Open Label).  
Phase:  N/A
Countries of recruitment
Contacts
Name:     Bennett Lavenstein, MD
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Affiliation:  Children's National Health System, Department of Neurology
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

- Diagnosis of Angelman syndrome confirmed by molecular genetic testing.

- Age between 18 months and 16 years of age

- Absence of any contraindication to the use of Sinemet as determined by the PI

Exclusion Criteria:

- Intractable epilepsy not responsive to anticonvulsive therapy in the patient with this
syndrome.

- History of prior drug intolerances/drug hypersensitivity to any agent that may be
similar to L Dopa .

- Progressively deteriorating EEG pattern.



Age minimum: 18 Months
Age maximum: 16 Years
Gender: All
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Angelman Syndrome
Intervention(s)
Drug: Levodopa
Primary Outcome(s)
Improvement in motor control determined through composite measure- SARA score [Time Frame: 2 years]
Improvement in motor control determined through composite measure- Tremor [Time Frame: 2 years]
Improvement in motor control determined through composite measure-Ataxia [Time Frame: 2 years]
Secondary Outcome(s)
Improvement in development determined through composite measure-Psychoeducational Testing [Time Frame: 2 years]
Secondary ID(s)
IRB PRO00004116
Source(s) of Monetary Support
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Secondary Sponsor(s)
Ethics review
Results
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