The goal of this clinical study is to find out whether L-serine dietary supplementation helps improve overall clinical functioning in children and young adults (2-30 years) with GRIN-related neurodevelopmental disorders (GRIN-NDD) caused by loss-of-function (LoF) variants in GRIN1, GRIN2A, GRIN2B, or GRIN2D. It will also assess the safety and tolerability of L-serine. The main questions it aims to answer are: Does L-serine improve overall clinical status, measured mainly by the Clinical Global Impression-Severity (CGI-S) score? Does L-serine improve behaviour, cognition, adaptive functioning, motor skills, sleep, and (in those with epilepsy) seizure frequency and EEG findings? What side effects or medical problems occur during L-serine compared with placebo? Do neurophysiological measures (including TMS-EMG/TMS-EEG) change with treatment and potentially act as biomarkers of response? Researchers will compare L-serine to a placebo (maltodextrin powder with similar appearance/texture) using a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled "n-of-1" approach, where each participant receives both treatments in alternating periods. Results from multiple single-patient trials will then be combined (aggregated) to estimate the overall treatment effect across the study population. Participants will: Complete a 4-week baseline period with assessments (and seizure diary use where applicable) Receive L-serine and placebo in alternating 3-month periods within each cycle (minimum 2 cycles, up to 4 cycles; each cycle lasts 6 months) Take the assigned study product by mouth 3 times per day at 500 mg/kg/day (maximum 30 g/day for participants ≥60 kg) Have the first 7 days of each 3-month period treated as washout, with data from that week not analysed Attend regular clinic visits for clinical exams, safety labs, and standardized assessments of global status, behaviour/cognition, motor function, and sleep If they have epilepsy: keep a seizure diary and undergo EEG assessments after each treatment period In some sites (Italy and France): undergo TMS-based neurophysiology testing Optionally, a subset may join a cellular biomarker substudy (blood collection to generate iPSC-derived neuronal models and organoids) to explore treatment effects in variant-specific lab models.
Age range
2 Years – 30 Years
Sex
ALL
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Change in Clinical Global Impression - Severity (CGI-S) score
Timeframe: From baseline to the end of each 3-month treatment period, assessed repeatedly across all completed treatment cycles (minimum 2 cycles, up to 4 cycles; total study duration up to approximately 104 weeks).