Clinical trials: BCAA
Hermansky-Pudlak Syndrome (HPS), Pulmonary Fibrosis
Pilot Study of a Multi-Drug Regimen for Severe Pulmonary Fibrosis in Hermansky-Pudlak Syndrome
This study will examine whether five drugs (pravastatin, Losartan, Zileuton, N-acetylcysteine and erythromycin) used together can slow the course of pulmonary fibrosis (scarring of the lung tissue) in patients with…
- Conditions
- Hermansky-Pudlak Syndrome (HPS), Pulmonary Fibrosis, Oculocutaneous Albinism, Platelet Storage Pool Deficiency
- Trial name
- NCT00467831
- Testing
- Losartan, Zileuton, N-Acetylcysteine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 3 people
- Sponsor
- National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI)
Phenylketonuria (PKU)
Safety and Efficacy of Self Administered Injections of Pegvaliase (>40mg/Day Dose) in Adults With PKU
This is a Phase 3 open-label extension study enrolling adult patients with PKU who were previously treated with pegvaliase in Studies PAL-003 (NCT00924703) or 165-302 (NCT02468570).
- Trial name
- NCT03694353
- Testing
- Pegvaliase
- Where
- 17 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 37 people
- Sponsor
- BioMarin Pharmaceutical
Urea Cycle Disorder
Study of Glycerol Phenylbutyrate & Sodium Phenylbutyrate in Phenylbutyrate Naïve Patients With Urea Cycle Disorders (UCDs)
This is a randomized, controlled, open-label parallel arm study to assess the safety, tolerability, pharmacokinetics and ammonia control, of RAVICTI® as compared to Sodium phenylbutyrate (NaPBA) in urea cycle disorder subjects…
- Trial name
- NCT03335488
- Testing
- RAVICTI, NaPBA
- Where
- 11 sites in United States, Italy and 2 more
- Volunteers
- 16 people
- Sponsor
- Amgen
Traumatic Brain Injury
SmART-TBI: Supplementation With Amino Acid Rehabilitative Therapy in TBI
The most persistent and disabling postconcussive symptoms following mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) are sleep disturbances and cognitive dysfunction, with few tractable interventions currently available.
- Trial name
- SmART-TBI (NCT04603443)
- Testing
- Branched Chain Amino Acids, Protein Control
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 159 people
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Urea Cycle Disorder
A Study of the Safety, Efficacy and Pharmacokinetics of Glycerol Phenylbutyrate in Pediatric Subjects Under 2 Years of Age With Urea Cycle Disorders
This is an open-label study consisting of a transition period to RAVICTI, followed by a safety extension period for at least 6 months and up to 24 months of treatment with RAVICTI, depending on age at enrollment.
- Trial name
- NCT02246218
- Testing
- RAVICTI
- Where
- 17 sites in United States, Canada
- Volunteers
- 27 people
- Sponsor
- Amgen
Phenylketonuria
Efficacy and Safety of SYNB1934 in Patients With PKU (SYNPHENY-3)
SYNB1934-CP-003 was designed as a 3-part, adaptive study consisting of a dose-escalating, open-label period (DEP; Part 1) of up to 15 weeks, followed by a 4-week, double-blind, placebo-controlled, randomized withdrawal period…
- Trial name
- SYNPHENY-3 (NCT05764239)
- Testing
- SYNB1934v1
- Where
- 21 sites in United States, Canada and 2 more
- Volunteers
- 35 people
- Sponsor
- Synlogic
Chronic Traumatic Brain Injury
Association of Amino Acid Prevalence and Chronic Brain Injury
Years after a suffering a brain injury, individuals remain in a physically and cognitively impaired state. The investigators believe that the concentrations of amino acids in the blood are chronically altered and yield negative…
- Trial name
- NCT02113124
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 43 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Brent Masel
Urea Cycle Disorders, Inborn
Comparative Efficacy of Phenylbutyrate (PBA) vs. Benzoate in Urea Cycle Disorders
The investigators will study and compare how effectively sodium phenylbutyrate, sodium benzoate, and a combination of the two, help excrete nitrogen in healthy volunteers.
- Trial name
- BPA/Benzoate (NCT02111200)
- Testing
- Sodium Benzoate, Sodium Phenylbutyrate
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 7 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Baylor College of Medicine
Urea Cycle Disorders
To Evaluate the Safety of Long-term Use of HPN-100 in the Management of Urea Cycle Disorders (UCDs)
This was an open-label, long-term safety study of HPN-100 (RAVICTI; glycerol phenylbutyrate) in participants with a urea cycle disorder (UCD) who completed the safety extensions of HPN-100-005 (NCT00947544; HPN-100-005SE)…
- Trial name
- NCT01257737
- Testing
- HPN-100
- Where
- 16 sites in United States, Canada
- Volunteers
- 88 people
- Sponsor
- Amgen
Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) of the Retina
Low Cost OCT for Point of Care
The purpose of this study is to compare the performance of a prototype optical coherence tomography (OCT) machine with currently available high resolution OCT machines.
- Trial name
- NCT03323307
- Testing
- OCT imaging
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 70 people
- Sponsor
- Duke University
Phenylketonuria
Response to Kuvan® in Subjects With Phenylketonuria (PKU) in a 4 Weeks Testing Period
The primary objective of the study is to evaluate the proportion of responders (that is, greater than or equal to [>=] 30 percent reduction from Baseline in blood phenylalanine [Phe] level) to treatment with Kuvan® (sapropterin…
- Trial name
- ENDURE (NCT01082328)
- Testing
- Kuvan®
- Where
- Norway
- Volunteers
- 59 people
- Sponsor
- Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany
Growth Hormone, Amino Acid
Single Low-Dose of Supplement Amino Acid
The purpose of the study is to confirm the results of a prior study that demonstrated pills containing two amino acids which are in foods increased growth hormone and insulin-like growth factor-1.
- Trial name
- NCT01540773
- Testing
- Amino acid supplement
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 16 people
- Sponsor
- Pennington Biomedical Research Center
Phenylketonuria
Fluorodeoxyglucose Positron Emission Tomography (FDG PET) Findings in Patients With Phenylketonuria Before and After KUVAN Therapy
The aim of this pilot study is to determine if there are any changes in brain glucose metabolism in the gray matter of patients with Phenylketonuria (PKU) and whether administration of Sapropterin (KUVAN) therapy can improve such…
- Trial name
- PKU (NCT00986973)
- Testing
- Sapropterin
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 6 people
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Tetrahydrobiopterin Deficiencies, Hyperphenylalaninemia, Non-Phenylketonuric
Safety and Efficacy Study of Phenoptin in Subjects With Hyperphenylalaninemia Due to BH4 Deficiency
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the ability of Phenoptin to control blood phenylalanine levels in subjects who have hyperphenylalaninemia due to a primary BH4 deficiency and to evaluate the safety of Phenoptin in this…
- Trial name
- NCT00355264
- Testing
- Phenoptin
- Where
- 10 sites in United States, Germany
- Volunteers
- 12 people
- Sponsor
- BioMarin Pharmaceutical
Obesity, Type2diabetes
The Effects of Glucagon on Hepatic Metabolism
Whether impaired postprandial glucagon suppression in prediabetes and T2DM is an attempt to overcome resistance to glucagon's actions on hepatic AA catabolism, a defect in α-cell function, or a combination of both are important…
- Conditions
- Obesity, Type2diabetes, NAFLD
- Trial name
- NCT05500586
- Testing
- Glucagon response study
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 21 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Adrian Vella
Malignant Neoplasm
Ponatinib for Patients Whose Advanced Solid Tumor Cancer Has Activating Mutations Involving the Following Genes: FGFR1, FGFR2, FGFR3, FGFR4, RET, KIT.
This phase II trial studies how well ponatinib hydrochloride works in treating patients with cancer that has spread to other parts of the body (metastatic), has failed previous treatment (refractory), and has one of several…
- Trial name
- NCT02272998
- Testing
- ponatinib hydrochloride, laboratory biomarker analysis
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 22 people
- Sponsor
- Sameek Roychowdhury
Phenylketonuria (PKU)
Study to Evaluate the Safety and Efficacy of Pegvaliase in Adolescents (Ages 12-17) With Phenylketonuria
This is a Phase 3 open-label randomized controlled study enrolling approximately 54 adolescents with PKU. The study is designed to assess the safety and efficacy of pegvaliase injections.
- Trial name
- PEGASUS (NCT05270837)
- Testing
- Pegvaliase, Diet Only
- Where
- 16 sites in United States, Germany
- Volunteers
- 55 people
- Sponsor
- BioMarin Pharmaceutical
Phenylketonuria
A Study to Evaluate Subcutaneously Administered rAvPAL-PEG in Patients With Phenylketonuria for 24 Weeks
The primary objective of the study is to evaluate the effect of dosing regimens of multiple subcutaneous (SC) doses of rAvPAL-PEG to induce an early and sustained Phe reduction while decreasing the frequency and severity of…
- Trial name
- NCT01560286
- Testing
- BMN 165 (rAvPAL-PEG)
- Where
- 6 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 24 people
- Sponsor
- BioMarin Pharmaceutical
Anatomic Stage IV Breast Cancer AJCC v8, Invasive Breast Lobular Carcinoma
Fluciclovine and PSMA PET/CT for the Classification and Improved Staging of Invasive Lobular Breast Cancer
This phase I trial studies how well fluciclovine positron emission tomography (PET)/computed tomography (CT) and PSMA PET/CT work in helping doctors understand and classify invasive lobular breast cancer in patients with invasive…
- Conditions
- Anatomic Stage IV Breast Cancer AJCC v8, Invasive Breast Lobular Carcinoma, Metastatic Breast Lobular Carcinoma, Prognostic Stage IV Breast Cancer AJCC v8
- Trial name
- NCT04750473
- Testing
- Computed Tomography, Fluciclovine F18, Gallium Ga 68 Gozetotide
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- Emory University
Phenylketonuria
A Study of PTC923 in Participants With Phenylketonuria
The main purpose of this trial is to evaluate the efficacy of PTC923 in reducing blood phenylalanine (Phe) levels in participants with phenylketonuria as measured by mean change in blood Phe levels from baseline to Weeks 5 and 6…
- Trial name
- NCT05099640
- Testing
- PTC923
- Where
- 43 sites in United States, Australia and 13 more
- Volunteers
- 157 people
- Sponsor
- PTC Therapeutics