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Niemann-Pick Disease, Type C1Early Phase 1NCT03201627

Study of Lithium Carbonate to Treat Niemann-Pick Type C1 Disease

A Early Phase 1 study testing Lithium Carbonate in people with Niemann-Pick Disease, Type C1, run by Xinhua Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine at 1 site in China.

Unknown status

Status not confirmed. The sponsor has not verified this record for over two years, so it may be out of date.

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Trial summary

This study is planned to study whether lithium carbonate has protective effect on the brain of Niemann-Pick disease type C1. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 7 to 40 years
Conditions the study is for
Niemann-Pick Disease, Type C1
What is being tested?
Lithium Carbonate
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
18 participants
Where
1 siteChina
Study dates
5 Jul 2017to 30 Jun 2021
Phase
Early Phase 1
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 7 to 40 years
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Child, Adult

Who may be able to join

  • aged from 7 years to 40 years
  • onset of neurological symptoms prior to 15 years of age
  • confirmed diagnosis of NPC1 determined by either two NPC1 mutations or one NPC1 mutation with elevated plasma 7-ketocholesterol
  • ability to walk either independently or with assistance
  • Subject or parent/guardian able to communicate with investigator, understand and abide the rules of this clinical trial.
  • parent/guardian able to accompany the subjects to participate in the clinical trial
  • Subject or parent/guardian must provide written informed consent

Who cannot join

  • One NPC clinical severity scale score reached 5
  • Female in pregnancy or breastfeeding
  • The predicted life span less than 1 year
  • Severe liver insufficiency (defined as hepatic laboratory parameters, AST and/or ALT greater than three-times the upper limit of normal
  • Renal insufficiency, with the serum creatine greater than 1.5 times the upper limit of normal
  • Free with neurological symptoms
  • Take antidiuretic hormone

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

China1 site
  • Xin Hua Hospital

    Shanghai, Shanghai Municipality, 200092

Other trials in China

About this study

Official title: a Single-center, Prospective, Open, and Non-randomized Case-control Study of Lithium Carbonate Effect on Niemann Disease C1 Type

This study is planned to study whether lithium carbonate has protective effect on the brain of Niemann-Pick disease type C1.

Being tested
Lithium Carbonate
Medical subject headings
Niemann-Pick Disease, Type C

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • Lithium CarbonateDrug

    To observe whether lithium carbonate has protective role on the brain of Niemann-Pick disease C1

Study groups in NCT03201627
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
treatmentExperimentalNot described
Receives: Drug: Lithium Carbonate

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. NPC clinical severity score

    Measured: 52 weeks

Secondary outcomes (1)
  1. 7-ketocholesterol

    Measured: 52 weeks

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted28 Jun 2017
  2. Study start5 Jul 2017
  3. Primary completion30 Sep 2020 (estimated)
  4. Study completion30 Jun 2021 (estimated)

Resources

More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Early Phase 1
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Non-randomised
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
18 participants (estimated)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT03201627
Sponsor's protocol ID
XH-17-010
Status last verified
Sep 2019
First submitted
26 Jun 2017
Last updated
24 Sep 2019
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
Individual data sharing
No

Publications

  • Han S, Zhang H, Yi M, Liu X, Maegawa GHB, Zou Y, Wang Q, Wu D, Ye Z. Potential Disease-Modifying Effects of Lithium Carbonate in Niemann-Pick Disease, Type C1. Front Pharmacol. 2021 Jun 9;12:667361. doi: 10.3389/fphar.2021.667361. eCollection 2021.

    PubMed 34177581

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Early Phase 1 study testing Lithium Carbonate in people with Niemann-Pick Disease, Type C1, run by Xinhua Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine at 1 site in China.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 7 inclusion and 7 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: status not confirmed, as of the sponsor's last update on 24 Sep 2019. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in China. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

What does this phase mean?

Early Phase 1 (sometimes called Phase 0) studies give a very small amount of a treatment to a few people, mainly to see how the body handles it.

Not every study follows the same path, and some studies (observational studies, device studies) have no phase.

Are results available for this study?

Results are not available in the source record.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

NPC clinical severity score (time frame: 52 weeks). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?

On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT03201627, which also lists 1 linked publication.

Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 24 Sep 2019.

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