A Prospective Study of the Disease Characteristics of Adult Patients With Long Chain Fatty Acid Oxidation Disorders (FORWARD)
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT04482049 |
Recruitment Status :
Active, not recruiting
First Posted : July 22, 2020
Last Update Posted : January 12, 2022
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Condition or disease |
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Fatty Acid Oxidation Disorder |
Study Type : | Observational |
Estimated Enrollment : | 60 participants |
Observational Model: | Case-Only |
Time Perspective: | Prospective |
Official Title: | A Prospective, Multicenter, Non-interventional Study to Investigate the Disease Characteristics of Adult Patients With Long Chain Fatty Acid Oxidation Disorders (FAOD) |
Actual Study Start Date : | January 27, 2021 |
Estimated Primary Completion Date : | May 2022 |
Estimated Study Completion Date : | May 2022 |
- To evaluate change in function as measured by 12 minute walk test in adult subjects with long-chain fatty acid oxidation disorders [ Time Frame: Week 16 ]Change from baseline 12mwt
- To evaluate change in symptoms related to FAOD using a newly developed muscle symptom questionnaire specifically designed for adult patients with long-chain FAOD [ Time Frame: Week 16 ]Change from baseline in FAOD-Muscle Symptom Inventory

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years and older (Adult, Older Adult) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Sampling Method: | Non-Probability Sample |
Inclusion Criteria:
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A diagnosis of one of the following genetically confirmed:
- Carnitine palmitoyltransferase 2 deficiency
- Very long-chain Acyl-CoA dehydrogenase deficiency
- Long-chain 3-hydroxyacyl-CoA dehydrogenase deficiency
- Trifunctional protein deficiency
- A stable treatment regimen for at least 30 days
- Ambulatory and able to perform the study exercise test, using walking aids if necessary
- Willing and able to personally sign and date an informed consent document indicating that the subject has been informed of all pertinent aspects of the study.
Exclusion Criteria:
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Unstable or poorly controlled disease as determined by one or more of the following:
- Presence of symptoms of acute rhabdomyolysis with clinically significant elevations in serum CK
- Evidence of acute crisis from their underlying disease
- Currently taking a PPAR agonist
- Have motor abnormalities other than those related to the fatty acid oxidation disorder that could interfere with the study procedures, as determine by the investigator
- Evidence of significant concomitant medical or psychiatric disease that in the opinion of the Investigator may interfere with the conduct or safety of this study
- Pregnant or nursing females

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT04482049
United States, Oregon | |
Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) | |
Portland, Oregon, United States, 97239 | |
United States, Pennsylvania | |
University of Pittsburgh | |
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States, 15261 | |
United States, Tennessee | |
Vanderbuilt University Medical Center | |
Nashville, Tennessee, United States, 37232 | |
Austria | |
Medizinische Universität Innsbruck | |
Innsbruck, Austria, A-6020 | |
Belgium | |
UZ Leuven University Hospitals Leuven | |
Leuven, Belgium, 3000 | |
Czechia | |
Vseobecna fakultni nemocnice v Praze, Klinika pediatrie a dedicnych poruch metabolizmu | |
Prague, Czechia, 12808 | |
Denmark | |
Rigshospitalet, Klinik for nerve- og muskelsygdomme | |
København, Denmark, 2100 | |
France | |
Hôpital Pitié-Salpêtrière | |
Paris, France, 75013 | |
Hungary | |
Pest Megyei Flór Ferenc Kórház | |
Kistarcsa, Hungary, H-2143 | |
Italy | |
Universita di Brescia | |
Brescia, Italy, 25123 | |
Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Policlinico "G. Martino" di Messina | |
Messina, Italy, 98124 | |
Poland | |
Uniwersyteckie Centrum Kliniczne | |
Gdańsk, Poland, 80-952 | |
Spain | |
Hospital 12 de Octubre | |
Madrid, Spain, 28041 | |
Unidad de Diagnóstico y Tratamiento de Enfermedades Metabólicas Complejo Hospitalario Universitario de Santiago Travesía de Choupana s/n | |
Santiago De Compostela, Spain, 15706 | |
United Kingdom | |
Salford Royal NHS Trust | |
Salford, United Kingdom, M6 8HD |
Principal Investigator: | Melanie Gillingham, PhD | Dept of Molecular and Medical Genetics, Oregon Health and Science University |
Responsible Party: | Reneo Pharma Ltd |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT04482049 |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
REN001-903 |
First Posted: | July 22, 2020 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | January 12, 2022 |
Last Verified: | January 2022 |
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product: | No |
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product: | No |
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