Study of Cysteine Hydrochloride for Erythropoietic Protoporphyria
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 已完成
- 发起方
- 入组人数
- 20
研究概览
简要总结
OBJECTIVES:
I. Determine the efficacy of cysteine hydrochloride in preventing or decreasing photosensitivity in patients with erythropoietic protoporphyria.
详细描述
PROTOCOL OUTLINE: This is a randomized, double blind, placebo controlled, crossover study.
Patients are randomly assigned to 1 of 2 groups to receive cysteine hydrochloride orally twice daily, 2 capsules with breakfast and 2 with lunch. Group 1 receives cysteine hydrochloride in drug ingestion period 1 followed by placebo in period 2. Group 2 receives placebo in period 1 followed by cysteine hydrochloride in period 2. Both groups ingest placebo for 1 week between the periods. Each drug ingestion period lasts 8 weeks.
Follow up phone calls are made at the end of months 1 and 3. All patients schedule follow up visits at the end of each drug ingestion period.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Randomized
- 干预模型
- Crossover
- 主要目的
- Treatment
- 盲法
- Double
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 18 Years 至 65 Years（Adult, Older Adult）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 否
入选标准
- •PROTOCOL ENTRY CRITERIA:
- •-Disease Characteristics-- Documented erythropoietic protoporphyria Determination of elevated protoporphyrin within the past year Experiencing photosensitivity --Prior/Concurrent Therapy-- No concurrent use of betacarotene --Patient Characteristics-- Other: Not pregnant or nursing Fertile female patients must use effective contraception while on study and for 3 weeks thereafter
排除标准
- 未提供