UMIN-ICDS Clinical Trial

Unique ID issued by UMIN UMIN000053894
Receipt number R000061519
Scientific Title Effect of Carnitine Supplementation Additive to Exercise Therapy in Dialysis Patients: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Date of disclosure of the study information 2024/04/01
Last modified on 2024/03/22 23:03:42

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Basic information

Public title

Effect of Carnitine Supplementation Additive to Exercise Therapy in Dialysis Patients: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Acronym

Effect of Carnitine Supplementation Additive to Exercise Therapy in Dialysis Patients

Scientific Title

Effect of Carnitine Supplementation Additive to Exercise Therapy in Dialysis Patients: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Scientific Title:Acronym

Effect of Carnitine Supplementation Additive to Exercise Therapy in Dialysis Patients: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Region

Japan


Condition

Condition

Dialysis patients

Classification by specialty

Medicine in general Nephrology Rehabilitation medicine

Classification by malignancy

Others

Genomic information

NO


Objectives

Narrative objectives1

To assess the effects of 12-week carnitine supplementation additive to exercise training in dialysis patients.

Basic objectives2

Efficacy

Basic objectives -Others


Trial characteristics_1

Confirmatory

Trial characteristics_2


Developmental phase

Not applicable


Assessment

Primary outcomes

VO2peak (peak oxygen uptake) assessed by cardiopulmonary test, evaluated 12 weeks after the assignment

Key secondary outcomes

The following parameters at 12 weeks after the assignment:
VE/VCO2 slope, WR (work rate), AT (anaerobic threshold), and CI (chronotropic index) assessed by cardiopulmonary test
Various physical activity levels (including adherence to home exercise therapy) assessed by iAide2
Body composition (including skeletal mass index [SMI]) as assessed by InBody
Specific clinical parameters (nutritional status, anemia, carnitine profile, biomarkers of cardiac function, etc.)


Base

Study type

Interventional


Study design

Basic design

Parallel

Randomization

Randomized

Randomization unit

Individual

Blinding

Single blind -investigator(s) and assessor(s) are blinded

Control

Active

Stratification

YES

Dynamic allocation


Institution consideration


Blocking

NO

Concealment

Numbered container method


Intervention

No. of arms

2

Purpose of intervention

Treatment

Type of intervention

Medicine Behavior,custom

Interventions/Control_1

Intervention: 12-week carnitine supplementation in addition to exercise therapy

Exercise training includes 3-5 minutes of stretching followed by 10-30 minutes of aerobic exercise, plus 3-5 minutes of stretching afterward thrice-weekly. Exercise intensity is determined by the result of cardiopulmonary test at baseline, and aerobic exercise will be performed with the target of AT level, with rating of perceived exertion (RPE) of 11-13. If undergoing hemodialysis, exercise with an ergometer or similar device between 30 minutes after the start of hemodialysis and the first half of hemodialysis. If not undergoing hemodialysis, use the same home combination of 3-5 minutes of stretching, 10-30 minutes of aerobic exercise, and 3-5 minutes of stretching.

Carnitine supplementation (is covered by health insurance and) is administered to the intervention group only as follows:
Drug used: L-Cartin FF Tablets 250 mg
Dosage and administration: 3.0 g orally per day in 3 divided doses. The dose may be reduced to 1.5 g depending on the patient's condition.

Interventions/Control_2

Control: 12-week exercise therapy only

Exercise therapy will be the same as in the intervention group.

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Eligibility

Age-lower limit

18 years-old <=

Age-upper limit

90 years-old >

Gender

Male and Female

Key inclusion criteria

1) Dialysis outpatients with carnitine deficiency or high risk of carnitine deficiency (free carnitine [FC] < 36 micromol/L) and/or carnitine insufficiency (acylcarnitine [AC]/FC > 0.40)
2) Patients from whom written informed consent was obtained

Key exclusion criteria

1) Patients who are contraindicated for exercise training. Concrete criteria are as follows: patients with uncontrolled persistent hypertension (systolic blood pressure >= 180 mmHg or diastolic pressure >= 110 mmHg); severe anemia (Hb < 7 g/dL); active proliferative diabetic retinopathy; prior symptomatic coronary artery or cerebrovascular diseases within the previous 3 months; uncontrolled heart failure (NYHA >= III); symptomatic or lethal arrhythmia; severe valvular diseases; and walking difficulty due to orthopedic, cerebrovascular and peripheral artery diseases.

2) Unstable dialysis patients. Concrete criteria are as follows: patients who undergo dialysis less than 3 months and those with uncontrolled uremia (BUN > 100 mg/dL, K > 6.0 mEq/L and HCO3 < 18 mmoL/L).

3) Patients deemed inadequate for monitoring during study period, as determined by investigators.

Target sample size

24


Research contact person

Name of lead principal investigator

1st name Kiyotaka
Middle name
Last name Uchiyama

Organization

International University of Health and Welfare Narita Hospital

Division name

Department of Nephrology

Zip code

286-8520

Address

852 Hatakeda, Narita, Chiba, Japan

TEL

+81-476-35-5600

Email

kiyo.0817.piyo@iuhw.ac.jp


Public contact

Name of contact person

1st name Kiyotaka
Middle name
Last name Uchiyama

Organization

International University of Health and Welfare Narita Hospital

Division name

Department of Nephrology

Zip code

286-8520

Address

852 Hatakeda, Narita, Chiba, Japan

TEL

+81-476-35-5600

Homepage URL


Email

kiyo.0817.piyo@iuhw.ac.jp


Sponsor or person

Institute

International University of Health and Welfare Narita Hospital

Institute

Department

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Funding Source

Organization

International University of Health and Welfare

Organization

Division

Category of Funding Organization

Other

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IRB Contact (For public release)

Organization

Ethics Review Board for Clinical Research of International University of Health and Welfare

Address

852 Hatakeda, Narita, Chiba, Japan

Tel

+81-476-35-5613

Email

rinri_md@iuhw.ac.jp


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

国際医療福祉大学成田病院(千葉県)


Other administrative information

Date of disclosure of the study information

2024 Year 04 Month 01 Day


Related information

URL releasing protocol


Publication of results

Unpublished


Result

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Results


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Progress

Recruitment status

Preinitiation

Date of protocol fixation

2024 Year 03 Month 06 Day

Date of IRB

2024 Year 03 Month 12 Day

Anticipated trial start date

2024 Year 04 Month 01 Day

Last follow-up date

2026 Year 03 Month 31 Day

Date of closure to data entry


Date trial data considered complete


Date analysis concluded



Other

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Management information

Registered date

2024 Year 03 Month 18 Day

Last modified on

2024 Year 03 Month 22 Day



Link to view the page

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https://center6.umin.ac.jp/cgi-open-bin/icdr_e/ctr_view.cgi?recptno=R000061519


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