UMIN-CTR Clinical Trial

Unique ID issued by UMIN UMIN000008585
Receipt number R000010085
Scientific Title A pilot study to evaluate the efficacy of 3 doses of L-carnitine supplementation in chronic kidney disease patients with complications caused by carnitine deficiency
Date of disclosure of the study information 2012/08/01
Last modified on 2012/08/01 13:33:33

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Basic information

Public title

A pilot study to evaluate the efficacy of 3 doses of L-carnitine supplementation in chronic kidney disease patients with complications caused by carnitine deficiency

Acronym

"CENTRAL"

Scientific Title

A pilot study to evaluate the efficacy of 3 doses of L-carnitine supplementation in chronic kidney disease patients with complications caused by carnitine deficiency

Scientific Title:Acronym

"CENTRAL"

Region

Japan


Condition

Condition

chronic kidney disease

Classification by specialty

Nephrology

Classification by malignancy

Others

Genomic information

NO


Objectives

Narrative objectives1

efficacy

Basic objectives2

Safety

Basic objectives -Others


Trial characteristics_1

Exploratory

Trial characteristics_2


Developmental phase



Assessment

Primary outcomes

Improvement of symptoms due to carnitine deficiency (muscle cramps, fatigue and anemia)

Key secondary outcomes

reduction of the dose of ESA, improvement of anemia, frequency of administration of shakuyakukanzoto, change in muscle mass, improvement of cardiac function, adverse events


Base

Study type

Interventional


Study design

Basic design

Parallel

Randomization

Randomized

Randomization unit


Blinding

Single blind -participants are blinded

Control

Dose comparison

Stratification


Dynamic allocation


Institution consideration


Blocking


Concealment

Numbered container method


Intervention

No. of arms

3

Purpose of intervention

Treatment

Type of intervention

Medicine

Interventions/Control_1

L-carnitine 300mg

Interventions/Control_2

L-carnitine 600mg

Interventions/Control_3

L-carnitine 1200mg

Interventions/Control_4


Interventions/Control_5


Interventions/Control_6


Interventions/Control_7


Interventions/Control_8


Interventions/Control_9


Interventions/Control_10



Eligibility

Age-lower limit


Not applicable

Age-upper limit


Not applicable

Gender

Male and Female

Key inclusion criteria

1)patients who are thought to be deficient of carnitine
2)patients who have more than 2 symptoms as belows:
.renal anemia regardless of ESA
.muscle cramps
.fatigue
.arrhythmia
.cardiac hypertrophy
3)no limitation of age and sex
4)ability to provide written informed consent

Key exclusion criteria

1)history of allergy against this drug
2)ability of oral administration
3)alcoholic or drug abuse
4)cancer
5)patients who are judged to be inappropriate to this study

Target sample size

150


Research contact person

Name of lead principal investigator

1st name
Middle name
Last name Taichi Nakamura

Organization

Yokohama City Minato Red Cross Hospital

Division name

Internal Medicine, Nephrology

Zip code


Address

3-12-1 Shinyamashita Naka-ku Yokohama Kanagawa

TEL

045-628-6100

Email



Public contact

Name of contact person

1st name
Middle name
Last name Taichi Nakamura

Organization

Yokohama City Minato Red Cross Hospital

Division name

Internal Medicine, Nephrology

Zip code


Address

3-12-1 Shinyamashita Naka-ku Yokohama Kanagawa

TEL

045-628-6100

Homepage URL


Email



Sponsor or person

Institute

Yokohama City Minato Red Cross Hospital

Institute

Department

Personal name



Funding Source

Organization

The Kidney Foundation

Organization

Division

Category of Funding Organization

Non profit foundation

Nationality of Funding Organization



Other related organizations

Co-sponsor


Name of secondary funder(s)



IRB Contact (For public release)

Organization


Address


Tel


Email



Secondary IDs

Secondary IDs

NO

Study ID_1


Org. issuing International ID_1


Study ID_2


Org. issuing International ID_2


IND to MHLW



Institutions

Institutions



Other administrative information

Date of disclosure of the study information

2012 Year 08 Month 01 Day


Related information

URL releasing protocol


Publication of results

Unpublished


Result

URL related to results and publications


Number of participants that the trial has enrolled


Results


Results date posted


Results Delayed


Results Delay Reason


Date of the first journal publication of results


Baseline Characteristics


Participant flow


Adverse events


Outcome measures


Plan to share IPD


IPD sharing Plan description



Progress

Recruitment status

Open public recruiting

Date of protocol fixation

2012 Year 07 Month 30 Day

Date of IRB


Anticipated trial start date

2012 Year 08 Month 01 Day

Last follow-up date


Date of closure to data entry


Date trial data considered complete


Date analysis concluded



Other

Other related information



Management information

Registered date

2012 Year 07 Month 31 Day

Last modified on

2012 Year 08 Month 01 Day



Link to view the page

Value
https://center6.umin.ac.jp/cgi-open-bin/ctr_e/ctr_view.cgi?recptno=R000010085


Research Plan
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