Dichloroacetate Kinetics, Metabolism and Toxicology
Completed
- Conditions
- Lactic Acidosis
- Registration Number
- NCT00015015
- Lead Sponsor
- National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS)
- Brief Summary
Dichloroacetate (DCA) is a product of water chlorination and a metabolite of certain industrial solvents, thus making it a chemical of environmental concern. However, DCA is also used as an investigational drug for treating various diseases of adults and children, at doses far greater than those to which humans are normally exposed in the environment. Our research involves how DCA is metabolized by healthy adults and by children with a fatal genetic disease, congenital lactic acidosis (CLA) who are treated with DCA.
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 100
Inclusion Criteria
Not provided
Exclusion Criteria
Not provided
Study & Design
- Study Type
- OBSERVATIONAL
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
Univ. of Florida
🇺🇸Gainesville, Florida, United States
Univ. of Florida🇺🇸Gainesville, Florida, United States