Triheptanoin for Children With Primary-Specific Pyruvate Dehydrogenase Complex (PDC) Deficiency
- Registration Number
- NCT06340685
- Lead Sponsor
- Jirair Krikor Bedoyan
- Brief Summary
This is a medical research study to test a medication in patients with a disease called Pyruvate Dehydrogenase Complex (PDC) Deficiency. The medication is triheptanoin, which is currently FDA approved for the treatment of Long-Chain Fatty Acid Oxidation Disorders. Previous research suggests that triheptanoin may also be effective in the treatment PDC Deficiency. This study will investigate the safety and efficacy (how well it works) of triheptanoin in patients with PDC Deficiency.
- Detailed Description
Participation in the study will require the patient to participate in up to 10 visits over a two-year period. Five of those visits must be done at the UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh (CHP). Other visits can take place at CHP or remotely. All of these visits will include blood draws.
Triheptanoin will be added to the patients' diet and administered at least 4 times per day. The target dose will be 1.2-3.9 g of triheptanoin per kg body weight with a max goal dose of about 4 g/kg per day.
The triheptanoin will be provided to the patients at no cost. All other costs will be billed to the patients' insurance.
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- RECRUITING
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 6
- Age 1 year to <18 years of age
- Subjects with PDCD would need to have a metabolic physician following their clinical care needs prior to their enrollment in the study
- Diagnosis of PDCD by molecular genetic confirmation of PDHA1, PDHB, DLAT, PDHX, or PDP1 mutation
- Not pregnant or lactating
- Parental permission and assent of minor and willingness to comply with study procedures
- Not participating in any interventional treatment clinical trials
- Not a recipient of gene therapy, organ transplant, or bone-marrow transplantation
- If currently on any investigational drugs or therapies, must complete a 30-day washout period prior to Intake & Dosing (Day 1).
- Negative pregnancy test for all female patients of childbearing age. Individuals of childbearing potential must agree to use a highly effective method of contraception, and males must agree not to father a child or donate sperm. True abstinence for the duration of the study will also be accepted.
- Subjects are following some form or type of ketogenic diet at the time of the screening visit.
- Diagnosis of medium-chain acyl-CoA dehydrogenase (MCAD)
- Use of alcohol or drugs of abuse
- Evidence of liver disease as defined by elevations of AST or ALT >2x ULN in the past 6 months
- Pregnant, breastfeeding, or lactating females
- On any investigational product research study (and not completed the required 30-day washout period prior to Intake & Dosing) or recipient of gene therapy or organ or bone-marrow transplantation
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- SINGLE_GROUP
- Arm && Interventions
Group Intervention Description Triheptanoin Triheptanoin Open label study
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Normalization of biochemical markers of disease (β-hydroxybutyrate level) 24 months Change in β-hydroxybutyrate levels, comparing results from before and after triheptanoin is initiated - this will be measured by the number of participants who experience any change; measured in mmol/L
Number of participants who report side-effects related to gastrointestinal (GI) distress 24 months Normalization of biochemical markers of disease (Alanine/Proline ratio) 24 months Change in Alanine/Proline ratios, comparing results from before and after triheptanoin is initiated - this will be measured by the number of participants who experience any change; measured in μmol/L
Normalization of biochemical markers of disease (lactate) 24 months Change in lactate levels, comparing results from before and after triheptanoin is initiated - this will be measured by the number of participants who experience any change; measured in mmol/L
Normalization of biochemical markers of disease (Alanine/Lysine ratio) 24 months Change in Alanine/Lysine ratios, comparing results from before and after triheptanoin is initiated - this will be measured by the number of participants who experience any change; measured in μmol/L
Normalization of biochemical markers of disease (pyruvate) 24 months Change in pyruvate levels, comparing results from before and after triheptanoin is initiated - this will be measured by the number of participants who experience any change; measured in mg/dl
Normalization of biochemical markers of disease (Alanine/Leucine ratio) 24 months Change in Alanine/Leucine ratios, comparing results from before and after triheptanoin is initiated - this will be measured by the number of participants who experience any change; measured in μmol/L
More efficacious seizure control 24 months Measured by a reduction or alteration of home antiepileptics use, from before and after triheptanoin is initiated
More efficacious metabolic control 24 months Measured by a reduction in episodes of metabolic decompensation, from before and after triheptanoin is initiated
More efficacious disease control 24 months Measured by a reduction in the frequency of disease related hospitalizations, from before and after triheptanoin is initiated
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Improved quality of life 24 months Measured by a change in scores on the MetabQoL, from before and after trihepatnoin is initiated
Improved long-term maintenance and tolerance of diet 24 months Measured by parental report of diet maintenance and tolerance, from before and after triheptanoin is initiated
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh
🇺🇸Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States