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Creatine Safety, Tolerability, & Efficacy in Huntington's Disease (CREST-E)
This study is currently recruiting participants.
Verified by Massachusetts General Hospital, September 2009
First Received: July 8, 2008   Last Updated: September 24, 2009   History of Changes
Sponsor: Massachusetts General Hospital
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
Huntington's Disease
Drug: Creatine Monohydrate (HD-02)
Drug: placebo
Phase III

Study Type: Interventional
Study Design: Treatment, Randomized, Double Blind (Subject, Caregiver, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor), Placebo Control, Parallel Assignment, Safety/Efficacy Study
Official Title: Creatine Safety, Tolerability, & Efficacy in Huntington's Disease (CREST-E)

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Further study details as provided by Massachusetts General Hospital:

Primary Outcome Measures:
  • To assess the effects of creatine monohydrate (HD-02) on the progression of functional decline in HD as measured by the change in the Total Functional Capacity (TFC) scale over 36 months. [ Time Frame: after approximately 163, 325, & 488 subjects have completed the study ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]

Secondary Outcome Measures:
  • To assess the long-term safety and tolerability of creatine(HD-02) in HD, its effect on clinical symptoms, quality of life, and effect on biological outcome measures of HD progression as compared to placebo. [ Time Frame: after 50, 150, and 300 subjects have reached 12 months of follow-up and after 50% of the subjects have reached the 36 month visit ] [ Designated as safety issue: Yes ]

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
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
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
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
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

  Eligibility

Ages Eligible for Study:   18 Years and older
Genders Eligible for Study:   Both
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:   No
Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Male or female age 18 or older.
  • Subjects must have clinical features of HD and a confirmatory family history of HD; OR CAG repeat expansion greater or equal to 36.
  • Subjects in Stage I or II of illness (TFC greater or equal to 7).
  • Subjects must be ambulatory and not requiring skilled nursing care at the time of enrollment.
  • Women of childbearing potential (i.e., those not postmenopausal or surgically sterile) must have a negative pregnancy test, be non-lactating and use adequate contraception methods during the study. Adequate birth control includes: abstinence; oral, implanted or injected contraceptives, e.g., birth control pills; intra-uterine device; barrier (e.g., vaginal ring or diaphragm/cervical cap with spermicide; transdermal patch and/or partner vasectomy). Reliable contraception must have been in use 30 days prior to the Baseline Visit.
  • Subjects currently taking psychotropic medications (including anti-depressants and neuroleptics) must be on stable dosages for at least 30 days prior to randomization.
  • Subjects must be capable of providing informed consent and complying with trial procedures.
  • Subjects must be able to take oral medication.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • History of known sensitivity or intolerability to creatine monohydrate.
  • Exposure to any investigational drug within 30 days of randomization (Baseline visit).
  • Use of supplemental creatine at a dose greater than 10 grams within 90 days of randomization (Baseline visit).
  • Use of supplemental Coenzyme Q10 at a dose greater than 600 milligrams daily within 90 days of randomization (Baseline visit). CoQ10 supplements totaling greater than 300mg daily are not allowed during the study but may be taken prior to the baseline visit.
  • Screening creatinine greater than 2.0 mg/dL.
  • Screening white blood cell count less than 3800/mm3.
  • Screening alanine aminotransferase greater than 2 times the upper limit of normal.
  • Screening laboratory abnormalities that in the judgment of the investigator would jeopardize safe conduct of study.
  • Current or history of substance (alcohol or drug) abuse within one year of randomization (Baseline visit).
  • Clinical evidence of unstable medical illness in the investigator's judgment.
  • Clinical evidence of unstable psychiatric illness defined as psychosis (hallucinations or delusions), untreated major depression or suicidal ideation within 90 days of the Baseline visit.

Additional Exclusion Criteria for Imaging Sites:

  • Previously obtained MRI scans with evidence of infection, infarction or other focal lesions.
  • Presence of pacemakers, aneurysm clips, artificial heart valves, ear implants, metal fragments or foreign objects in the eyes, skin or body or any other known contra-indication to MRI.
  Contacts and Locations
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00712426

Contacts
Contact: Alejandra M Rodriguez, RN, BSN 617-726-5892 arodriguez16@partners.org
Contact: Karen C Hodgeman, CCRA (585) 273-5365 Karen.Hodgeman@ctcc.rochester.edu

Locations
United States, Colorado
Colorado Neurological Institute Recruiting
Littleton, Colorado, United States, 80120
Contact: DIANE ERICKSON, RN     303-762-6674     derickson@thecni.org    
Principal Investigator: RAJEEV KUMAR, MD            
United States, Florida
University of South Florida Recruiting
Tampa, Florida, United States, 33612
Contact: MARCIA MCCALL, MTS     813-974-6022     mamccall@hsc.usf.edu    
Principal Investigator: JUAN SANCHEZ-RAMOS, MD PHD            
United States, Georgia
Emory University School of Medicine Recruiting
Atlanta, Georgia, United States, 30329
Contact: ELAINE SPERIN, LPN     404-728-4786     esperin@emory.edu    
Principal Investigator: CLAUDIA TESTA, MD PHD            
United States, Iowa
University of Iowa Recruiting
Iowa City, Iowa, United States, 52242
Contact: NANCY HALE, BS RN     319-353-4537     nancy-hale@uiowa.edu    
Principal Investigator: JESSICA WOOD, MD            
United States, Kansas
University of Kansas Medical Center Recruiting
Kansas City, Kansas, United States, 66160
Contact: JANICE BROYLES, RN     913-588-0683     jbroyles-gorman@kumc.edu    
Principal Investigator: RICHARD M DUBINSKY, MD            
United States, Maryland
Johns Hopkins University Recruiting
Baltimore, Maryland, United States, 21287
Contact: NADINE YORITOMO, RN     410-614-9254     nyorito1@jhmi.edu    
Principal Investigator: RUSSELL L MARGOLIS, MD            
United States, Massachusetts
Massachusetts General Hospital Recruiting
Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02129
Contact: Erin Chung     617-724-2227     echung6@partners.org    
Contact: Jennifer H Lee     617-7265486     jlee116@partners.org    
Principal Investigator: Diana Rosas, MD, MS            
United States, Michigan
University of Michigan Recruiting
Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States, 48109
Contact: Elizabeth Sullivan, BGS     734-232-6247     elizsull@umich.edu    
Principal Investigator: KELVIN CHOU, MD            
United States, Minnesota
Struthers Parkinson's Center Recruiting
Golden Valley, Minnesota, United States, 55427
Contact: SARAH LENARZ, CMA     952-993-5495     lenars@parknicollet.com    
Principal Investigator: MARTHA NANCE, MD            
United States, New York
Columbia University Medical Center Recruiting
New York, New York, United States, 10032
Contact: Carol Moskowitz, ANP, MS     212-305-5779     cbm4@columbia.edu    
Principal Investigator: Steven Frucht, MD            
University of Rochester Recruiting
Rochester, New York, United States, 14618
Contact: Nancy Pearson, RN     585-341-7500     nancy_pearson@urmc.rochester.edu    
Principal Investigator: Heidi Schwarz, MD            
Albany Medical College Recruiting
Albany, New York, United States, 12208
Contact: MARY EGLOW, RN     518-262-6611     EglowM@mail.amc.edu    
North Shore-LIJ Health System Recruiting
Manhasset, New York, United States, 11030
Contact: BARBARA SHANNON, RN     516-562-2905     bshannon@nshs.edu    
Principal Investigator: ANDREW FEIGIN, MD            
United States, North Carolina
Wake Forest University School of Medicine Recruiting
Winston Salem, North Carolina, United States, 27157
Contact: CHRISTINE O'NEILL     336-716-8611     coneill@wfubmc.edu    
Principal Investigator: FRANCIS WALKER, MD            
United States, Ohio
Ohio State University Recruiting
Columbus, Ohio, United States, 43210
Contact: ALLISON SEWARD, MS     614-688-8672     allison.seward@osumc.edu    
Principal Investigator: SANDRA KOSTYK, MD PHD            
United States, Pennsylvania
University of Pittsburgh Recruiting
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States, 15260
Contact: NANCY LUCARELLI, MA     412-692-4659     lucarellina2@upmc.edu    
Principal Investigator: VALERIE SUSKI, DO            
United States, Texas
Baylor College of Medicine Recruiting
Houston, Texas, United States, 77030
Contact: CHRISTINE HUNTER, RN CCRC     713-798-3951     chunter@bcm.tmc.edu    
Principal Investigator: WILLIAM ONDO, MD            
Sponsors and Collaborators
Massachusetts General Hospital
Investigators
Principal Investigator: Steven M Hersch, MD, PhD Massachusetts General Hospital
  More Information

No publications provided

Responsible Party: Massachusetts General Hospital ( Steven M. Hersch, MD, PhD )
Study ID Numbers: 2007P000827, UO1AT000613
Study First Received: July 8, 2008
Last Updated: September 24, 2009
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00712426     History of Changes
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

Keywords provided by Massachusetts General Hospital:
Huntington's Disease
Creatine
Mitochondrial Dysfunction
Total Functional Capacity
UHDRS

Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Basal Ganglia Diseases
Nervous System Diseases
Central Nervous System Diseases
Brain Diseases
Neurodegenerative Diseases
Dyskinesias
Cognition Disorders
Chorea
Delirium, Dementia, Amnestic, Cognitive Disorders
Heredodegenerative Disorders, Nervous System
Genetic Diseases, Inborn
Mental Disorders
Movement Disorders
Dementia
Huntington Disease

ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on November 25, 2009