Phase I Study of Heme Arginate With or Without Tin Mesoporphyrin in Patients With Acute Attacks of Porphyria

This study has been completed.

Sponsor:

Collaborator:

University of Texas

Information provided by:

Office of Rare Diseases (ORD)

ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:

NCT00004398

First received: October 18, 1999

Last updated: June 23, 2005

Last verified: June 2000

History of Changes

Purpose

OBJECTIVES: I. Evaluate the efficacy of tin mesoporphyrin in patients with acute porphyria attacks who are also treated with a standard course of heme arginate.

II. Evaluate the safety and tolerability of tin mesoporphyrin when administered to these patients.

Condition	Intervention	Phase
Porphyria	Drug: heme arginate Drug: tin mesoporphyrin	Phase 1


Study Type:	Interventional
Study Design:	Allocation: Randomized Masking: Open Label Primary Purpose: Treatment

Resource links provided by NLM:

Genetics Home Reference related topics: porphyria

MedlinePlus related topics: Porphyria

Genetic and Rare Diseases Information Center resources: Porphyria Congenital Porphyria

U.S. FDA Resources

Further study details as provided by Office of Rare Diseases (ORD):


Estimated Enrollment:	24
Study Start Date:	January 1998
Estimated Study Completion Date:	May 2000

Detailed Description:

PROTOCOL OUTLINE: This is an randomized, unblinded, multicenter study. Patients are randomized to receive heme arginate alone or both heme arginate and tin mesoporphyrin.

Patients receive a single intravenous dose of tin mesoporphyrin immediately before the first dose of heme arginate. Heme arginate is administered daily for 4 days.

Patients are followed at 3 and 6 days after treatment.

Eligibility


Ages Eligible for Study:	18 Years and older (Adult, Senior)
Genders Eligible for Study:	Both
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:	No

Criteria

PROTOCOL ENTRY CRITERIA:

--Disease Characteristics--

Documented acute intermittent porphyria, variegate porphyria, or hereditary coproporphyria

No chronic or subacute symptoms (present for longer than 2 weeks)

--Prior/Concurrent Therapy--

At least 3 weeks since prior treatment with heme arginate or tin mesoporphyrin

--Patient Characteristics--

Renal: Urinary porphobilinogen at least 40 mg/24 hr

Other:

Not pregnant
Fertile female patients must use effective contraception during and 6 months before study
No evidence that symptoms are due to another acute illness
No acute hemorrhagic disorder such as: Gastrointestinal bleeding Intracerebral hemorrhage
No known sensitivity to heme preparation or tin mesoporphyrin
No other medical condition that might increase risk to patient

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00004398

Sponsors and Collaborators

National Center for Research Resources (NCRR)

University of Texas

Investigators


Study Chair:	Karl Elmo Anderson	University of Texas

More Information


ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00004398 History of Changes
Other Study ID Numbers:	199/13191 UTMB-97-118 UTMB-FDR001459
Study First Received:	October 18, 1999
Last Updated:	June 23, 2005
Health Authority:	United States: Federal Government

Keywords provided by Office of Rare Diseases (ORD):


inborn errors of metabolism porphyria rare disease

Additional relevant MeSH terms:


Porphyrias Porphyria, Erythropoietic Metabolic Diseases Skin Diseases, Genetic Genetic Diseases, Inborn	Skin Diseases Tin mesoporphyrin Enzyme Inhibitors Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action

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