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Is Caffeine an Environmental Modifier in Huntington's Disease?

Recruiting
Conditions
Huntington Disease
Registration Number
NCT03034122
Lead Sponsor
University Hospital, Lille
Brief Summary

The aim of the study is to establish if caffeine consumption is associated with the evolution of the disease in premanifest HD.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
RECRUITING
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
100
Inclusion Criteria
  • HD mutation carriers (>36 CAG)
  • premanifest (total motor UHDRS < 5)
  • estimated time to diagnosis between 3 and 10 years
  • adults older than 21 years (in order to exclude juvenile patients who begin the disease before 21 years)
  • informed consent signed
  • with a social protection
Exclusion Criteria
  • MRI contraindication
  • pregnant and lactating women
  • People under guardianship, trusteeship, deprive of freedom

Study & Design

Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Change in striatal volumeat 2 years
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Stroop testat 1 years, at 2 years

measure the change of cognitive score for exposure caffeine groups

score at Epworth sleepiness scaleat 1 years, at 2 years

measure the change of sleepiness scale for exposure caffeine groups

SDMT -symbol digit modality testat 1 years, at 2 years

measure the change of cognitive score for exposure caffeine groups

MRIat 1 years, at 2 years

measure the change of image of the whole brain and other deep gray nuclei atrophy

Unified Huntington's Disease Rating Scale (UHDRS)at 1 years, at 2 years

measure the change of motor scale for exposure caffeine groups

PBA (problem behaviors assessment)at 1 years, at 2 years

the PBA is a semi structured clinical interview measuring the presence, severity and frequency of 11 key behavioural symptoms.

measure the change score and subscores for apathy, obsessive-compulsive disorders, irritability, anxiety and depression,

Trial Locations

Locations (10)

CHU de Amiens

🇫🇷

Amiens, France

CHU de Angers

🇫🇷

Angers, France

CHU Pellegrin

🇫🇷

Bordeaux, France

Hôpital Roger Salengro, CHRU

🇫🇷

Lille, France

CHU Montpellier

🇫🇷

Montpellier, France

CHU de Grenoble

🇫🇷

Grenoble, France

CHU de Nancy

🇫🇷

Nancy, France

AH-HP La Pitié-Salpétrière

🇫🇷

Paris 14, France

AH-HP, Hôpital Henri Mondor

🇫🇷

Paris, France

CHU Purpan

🇫🇷

Toulouse, France

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