Effects of OMACOR in patients with a cardiac sodium channel gene SCN5A mutation, one variant of the congenital long-QT syndrome. A proof of concept study.
- Conditions
- Adult patients with a cardiac sodium channel gene SCN5A mutation, one variant of the congenital long-QT syndrome, with implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD).MedDRA version: 9.1Level: LLTClassification code 10057926Term: Long QT syndrome congenital
- Registration Number
- EUCTR2009-011819-20-FR
- Lead Sponsor
- Pierre Fabre Médicament
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- ot Recruiting
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 6
• Male or female gender,
• Aged from 18 to 60 years,
• LQT3 syndrome genotype confirmed in medical file,
• QTc interval more or equal to 470 ms,
• Wearing an ICD,
• Accepting to participate to the study and able to understand and sign an approved Informed Consent Form,
• Able to understand the protocol and to come to the control visits,
• Likely to be compliant during the study, according to the judgement of the investigator,
• Registered with a social security or health insurance system.
For women of child bearing potential:
• Use of an efficient contraceptive for at least 2 months before the study and one month after the end of the study,
• Negative urine or blood pregnancy test.
Are the trial subjects under 18? no
Number of subjects for this age range:
F.1.2 Adults (18-64 years) yes
F.1.2.1 Number of subjects for this age range
F.1.3 Elderly (>=65 years) no
F.1.3.1 Number of subjects for this age range
* Criteria related to pathologies
• History of hypersensitivity or intolerance to one of the substances of content of the study drug (EPA ethyl ester, DHA ethyl ester, alpha-tocopherol, gelatin, soya),
• Severe hepatic impairment,
• High risk of haemorrhage,
• Any cardio-vascular, renal, gastro-intestinal, endocrine, haematological, neuro-psychiatric disease that will not be compatible with the participation to the study in the opinion of the investigator,
• Any acute or chronic disease that will not allow with the participation to the study in the opinion of the investigator.
* Criteria related to treatments
• Use of any medication that prolongs QT interval. The list of the Drugs to be Avoided by Patients with Congenital Long QT Syndrome is detailed on web site: www.QTdrugs.org (see appendix 17.2)
• Use of food complements enriched in n-3 PUFAs in the last 2 weeks.
* Criteria related to the way of life
Consumption of n-3 PUFAs rich foods (fat fishes, soya, colza and nut oils) > 3 times/week.
* Criteria related to the population
• Participation to another clinical study in the previous month or during the study or planning to participate to another clinical study within one month after the present study,
• Forfeited freedom by administrative or legal award, or under guardianship,
• Who cannot be contacted in case of emergency,
• Who planned travel outside the study area for a substantial portion of the study period.
For women of childbearing potential:
• Pregnancy,
• Breast-feeding.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional clinical trial of medicinal product
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
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- Secondary Outcome Measures
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