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Study of the Metabolism of Pyruvate and Related Problems in Patients With Lactic Acidemia

This study has been completed.
Sponsor:
Collaborator:
University of California, San Diego
Information provided by:
National Center for Research Resources (NCRR)
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
NCT00004353
First received: October 18, 1999
Last updated: July 9, 2008
Last verified: April 2002
History of Changes
  Purpose

OBJECTIVES: I. Study the metabolism of pyruvate and related problems in patients with lactic acidemia.

II. Define the nature of the metabolic defect.


Condition
Mitochondrial Myopathy
MELAS Syndrome
Lactic Acidosis

Study Type: Observational

Resource links provided by NLM:

MedlinePlus related topics: Muscle Disorders
U.S. FDA Resources

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

Estimated Enrollment: 35
Study Start Date: December 1978
Detailed Description:

PROTOCOL OUTLINE: Patients fast for 6 hours. Glucagon IM is administered after the 6 hour fast. Glucose level is measured at 0, 15, 30, 45, 60, and 90 minutes.

In children of sufficient size, alanine and lactic acid should also be measured at each or most of these time points.

Fasting continues for at least 18 hours. Glucagon IM is administered again at end of fast. Glucose level is measured at time 0, 15, 30, 45, 60, and 90 minutes.

  Eligibility

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

PROTOCOL ENTRY CRITERIA:

  • Diagnostically documented elevation in lactate, pyruvate, and/or alanine levels in lactic acidemia patients
  Contacts and Locations
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00004353

Locations
United States, California
University of California San Diego Medical Center
San Diego, California, United States, 92103-8757
Sponsors and Collaborators
National Center for Research Resources (NCRR)
University of California, San Diego
Investigators
Study Chair: Richard H. Haas University of California, San Diego
  More Information

No publications provided

ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00004353     History of Changes
Other Study ID Numbers: NCRR-M01RR00827-0071, UCSD-071
Study First Received: October 18, 1999
Last Updated: July 9, 2008
Health Authority: United States: Federal Government

Keywords provided by National Center for Research Resources (NCRR):
MELAS syndrome
inborn errors of metabolism
lactic acidosis
mitochondrial myopathy
rare disease

Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Acidosis
Acidosis, Lactic
Muscular Diseases
Mitochondrial Myopathies
MELAS Syndrome
Acid-Base Imbalance
Metabolic Diseases
Musculoskeletal Diseases
Neuromuscular Diseases
 Nervous System Diseases
Mitochondrial Diseases
Mitochondrial Encephalomyopathies
Brain Diseases, Metabolic, Inborn
Brain Diseases, Metabolic
Brain Diseases
Central Nervous System Diseases
Metabolism, Inborn Errors
Genetic Diseases, Inborn

ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on May 23, 2013