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| Sponsor: | Massachusetts General Hospital |
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| Collaborators: |
University of Rochester National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM) |
| Information provided by: | Massachusetts General Hospital |
| ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00712426 |
Purpose
The purpose of this study is to assess the effect of creatine on slowing the worsening of HD symptoms and to assess the safety of creatine in long-term use.
Subjects will participate in sixteen (16) study visits and eighteen (18) telephone contacts over three years.
Eligible subjects will receive either up to 40 grams powdered creatine monohydrate per day or matching placebo for a total of 36 months.
| Condition | Intervention | Phase |
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Huntington's Disease |
Drug: Creatine Monohydrate (HD-02) Drug: placebo |
Phase III |
| Study Type: | Interventional |
| Study Design: | Allocation: Randomized Control: Placebo Control Endpoint Classification: Safety/Efficacy Study Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment Masking: Double Blind (Subject, Caregiver, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor) Primary Purpose: Treatment |
| Official Title: | Creatine Safety, Tolerability, & Efficacy in Huntington's Disease (CREST-E) |
| Estimated Enrollment: | 650 |
| Study Start Date: | September 2009 |
| Estimated Study Completion Date: | December 2014 |
| Estimated Primary Completion Date: | December 2014 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure) |
| Arms | Assigned Interventions |
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1: Active Comparator
Eligible subjects randomized into this arm will receive up to 40 grams powdered creatine monohydrate per day for a total of 36 months
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Drug: Creatine Monohydrate (HD-02)
Eligible subjects randomized into this arm will receive up to 40 grams powdered creatine monohydrate per day for a total of 36 months. Doses will be escalated
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2: Placebo Comparator
Eligible subjects randomized into this arm will receive up to 40 grams of placebo per day for a total of 36 months
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Drug: placebo
Eligible subjects randomized into this arm will receive up to 40 grams powdered creatine monohydrate per day for a total of 36 months. Doses will be escalated
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Eligibility| Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years and older |
| Genders Eligible for Study: | Both |
| Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria:
Exclusion Criteria:
Additional Exclusion Criteria for Imaging Sites:
Contacts and Locations| Contact: Huntington Study Group | 1-800-487-7671 |
Show 33 Study Locations| Principal Investigator: | Steven M Hersch, MD, PhD | Massachusetts General Hospital |
More Information
| Responsible Party: | Massachusetts General Hospital ( Steven M. Hersch, MD, PhD ) |
| ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00712426 History of Changes |
| Other Study ID Numbers: | 2007P000827, UO1AT000613 |
| Study First Received: | July 8, 2008 |
| Last Updated: | March 17, 2010 |
| Health Authority: | United States: Federal Government; United States: Food and Drug Administration; Canada: Canadian Institutes of Health Research; Canada: Ethics Review Committee; Canada: Health Canada; Canada: Ministry of Health & Long Term Care, Ontario; Australia: Department of Health and Ageing Therapeutic Goods Administration; Australia: Human Research Ethics Committee; Australia: National Health and Medical Research Council; United Kingdom: Department of Health; United Kingdom: Food Standards Agency; United Kingdom: Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency; United Kingdom: National Health Service; United Kingdom: Research Ethics Committee; New Zealand: Food Safety Authority; New Zealand: Health Research Council; New Zealand: Health and Disability Ethics Committees; New Zealand: Institutional Review Board; New Zealand: Medsafe |
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Huntington's Disease Creatine Mitochondrial Dysfunction Total Functional Capacity UHDRS |
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Huntington Disease Basal Ganglia Diseases Brain Diseases Central Nervous System Diseases Nervous System Diseases Dementia Chorea Dyskinesias |
Movement Disorders Heredodegenerative Disorders, Nervous System Neurodegenerative Diseases Genetic Diseases, Inborn Cognition Disorders Delirium, Dementia, Amnestic, Cognitive Disorders Mental Disorders |