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Study of Zinc for Wilson Disease

This study has been completed.
Sponsor:
Collaborator:
University of Michigan
Information provided by:
National Center for Research Resources (NCRR)
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
NCT00004338
First received: October 18, 1999
Last updated: June 23, 2005
Last verified: December 2003
History of Changes
  Purpose

OBJECTIVES: I. Establish the safety and efficacy of extended maintenance zinc therapy in 200 patients with Wilson disease.

II. Establish further the role of zinc in the prophylactic treatment of presymptomatic patients by increasing the current cohort from 80 to at least 100 patients.

III. Establish further the role of zinc therapy in pregnant patients with Wilson disease.

IV. Establish further the role of zinc therapy in children with Wilson disease.


Condition Intervention Phase
Wilson Disease
 Drug: zinc acetate
 Phase 4

Study Type: Interventional
Study Design: Endpoint Classification: Safety/Efficacy Study
Primary Purpose: Treatment

Resource links provided by NLM:

MedlinePlus related topics: Wilson Disease
U.S. FDA Resources

Further study details as provided by National Center for Research Resources (NCRR):

Estimated Enrollment: 300
Study Start Date: October 1993
Detailed Description:

PROTOCOL OUTLINE:

Patients receive copper regulation therapy with zinc acetate: an existing cohort on maintenance therapy will be followed for long-term data collection; presymptomatic patients are treated prophylactically; and pregnant patients are evaluated for fetal outcome. All patients are evaluated for copper balance, clinical control, and toxicity.

  Eligibility

Genders Eligible for Study:   Both
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:   No
Criteria

PROTOCOL ENTRY CRITERIA: Wilson disease Presymptomatic, pregnant, and children 16 years or younger patients eligible Patient age: Any age, including children

  Contacts and Locations
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00004338

Locations
United States, Michigan
University of Michigan Health Systems
Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States, 48109
Sponsors and Collaborators
National Center for Research Resources (NCRR)
University of Michigan
Investigators
Study Chair: George J. Brewer University of Michigan
  More Information

Publications:

ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00004338     History of Changes
Other Study ID Numbers: 199/11897, UMMC-310
Study First Received: October 18, 1999
Last Updated: June 23, 2005
Health Authority: United States: Federal Government

Keywords provided by National Center for Research Resources (NCRR):
Wilson disease
inborn errors of metabolism
rare disease

Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Hepatolenticular Degeneration
Liver Diseases
Digestive System Diseases
Basal Ganglia Diseases
Brain Diseases
Central Nervous System Diseases
Nervous System Diseases
Brain Diseases, Metabolic, Inborn
 Brain Diseases, Metabolic
Movement Disorders
Heredodegenerative Disorders, Nervous System
Neurodegenerative Diseases
Genetic Diseases, Inborn
Metabolism, Inborn Errors
Metal Metabolism, Inborn Errors
Metabolic Diseases

ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on May 16, 2013