Short-Term Outcome of N-Carbamylglutamate in the Treatment of Acute Hyperammonemia (NCT01599286) | Clinical Trial Compass
CompletedPhase 2
Short-Term Outcome of N-Carbamylglutamate in the Treatment of Acute Hyperammonemia
United States35 participantsStarted 2012-09-01
Plain-language summary
The overall objective of this drug trial is to determine whether the treatment of acute hyperammonemia with N-carbamyl-L-glutamate (NCG, Carglumic acid) in propionic acidemia (PA), methylmalonic acidemia (MMA), late-onset CPS1 deficiency (CPSD) and late-onset Ornithine transcarbamylase deficiency (OTCD) accelerates the resolution of hyperammonemia efficiently and safely.
The primary goal is to determine if the study drug (NCG) efficiently reduces ammonia levels following a hyperammonemia episode(s).
Secondly, the investigators want to know if treatment with this study drug (NCG) efficiently improves neurologic function, reduces plasma glutamine levels and lessens the duration of hospitalization after each episode of hyperammonemia.
Who can participate
Age range1 Week – 99 Years
SexALL
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Inclusion Criteria
o Aged older than 1 week with an established diagnosis of CPSD or OTCD (as follows):
* Diagnosed with late-onset CPSD confirmed by detection of pathogenic mutation(s), and/or decreased (\<20% of control) CPS enzyme activity in liver OR
* Diagnosed with late-onset OTCD by detection of pathogenic OTC mutation, OR decreased (\<20% of control) OTC enzyme activity in liver OR elevated urinary orotate (greater than 20 µM/mM) following allopurinol loading with the absence of argininosuccinic acid
AND: Subject or subject's first-degree relative had plasma ammonia level ≥100 μmol/L \>1 week of age
OR
o An established diagnosis of PA or MMA (as follows):
\- Diagnosed with PA by semi-quantitative urine organic acid analysis, defined as the presence of elevated Methylcitric acid and normal methylmalonic acid levels and no evidence of biotin related disorders in the organic acid analysis
OR
\- Diagnosed with MMA by semi-quantitative urine organic acid analysis, defined as an elevation of methylmalonic acid and no evidence of vitamin B12 dependent disorder on plasma amino acid analysis (B12 dependency is defined by documented B12 responsiveness)
AND: Subject or subject's first-degree relative had plasma ammonia level at any time ≥100 μmol/L
* Able to receive medications orally, by nasogastric (NG)-tube or by gastric (G)-tube
* No concomitant illness which would preclude safe participation as judged by the investigator
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What they're measuring
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Time to the Primary Outcome (Earlier of Ammonia <50 µmol/L or Hospital Discharge)
Timeframe: Average of all measurements of hyperammonemia, for up to 7 days