Taurine

Generic Name: Taurine

Brand Names: Aminosyn-PF 7%, Premasol, Primene, Trophamine 10 %

Drug Type: Small Molecule

Chemical Formula: C_₂H_₇NO_₃S

CAS Number: 107-35-7

Unique Ingredient Identifier: 1EQV5MLY3D

Background: Taurine, whose chemical name is 2-aminoethanesulfonic acid, is one of the most abundant amino acids in several organs. It plays important role in essential biological processes. This conditional amino acid can be either be manufactured by the body or obtained in the diet mainly by the consumption of fish and meat. The supplements containing taurine were FDA ...

Indication: The use of diet supplements containing taurine is indicated for the nutritional support of infants and young pediatric patients requiring total parenteral nutrition via central or peripheral routes. The usage of diet supplements containing taurine prevents nitrogen and weight loss or to treat negative nitrogen balance in pediatric patients where the alimenta...

Associated Conditions: -

Associated Therapies: Total parenteral nutrition therapy

Clinical Trials

Taurine Supplementation in Long COVID

Phase 2

Not yet recruiting

Conditions: Long COVID

Interventions: Drug: Taurine
Drug: Placebo

First Posted Date: 2024-12-06

Last Posted Date: 2024-12-06

Lead Sponsor: University of Alberta

Target Recruit Count: 300

Registration Number: NCT06721949

Taurine Eye Drops May Prevent the Progression of Cataract

Phase 1

Active, not recruiting

Conditions: Cataract

Interventions: Drug: Taurine

First Posted Date: 2024-10-15

Last Posted Date: 2024-12-09

Lead Sponsor: University Of Anbar

Target Recruit Count: 50

Registration Number: NCT06639711

Locations: 🇮🇶
Al-Nahrain Eye Clinics, Ramadi, Anbar, Iraq

Effect of Amnion Membrane With and Without Taurine on GCF TNF α Level.

Not Applicable

Completed

Conditions: Periodontitis

Interventions: Procedure: Scaling and root planing
Biological: Amnion membrane
Drug: Taurine

First Posted Date: 2021-02-26

Last Posted Date: 2021-03-16

Lead Sponsor: Maharishi Markendeswar University (Deemed to be University)

Target Recruit Count: 45

Registration Number: NCT04772508

Locations: 🇮🇳
Department of Periodontology, M.M. College of Dental Sciences and Research., Ambala, Haryana, India

Taurine Supplementation on Cognitive Function in Patients With Diabetes

Not Applicable

Conditions: Cognitive Decline
Diabetes Mellitus
Taurine

Interventions: Drug: Placebo
Drug: Taurine

First Posted Date: 2018-01-25

Last Posted Date: 2018-01-25

Lead Sponsor: Third Military Medical University

Target Recruit Count: 200

Registration Number: NCT03410173

Locations: 🇨🇳
The third hospital affiliated to the Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, Chongqing, China

Taurine Supplementation on Lower Extremity Vasculopathy in Patients With Diabetes

Not Applicable

Conditions: Taurine
Diabetes
Lower Extremity Artery Disease

Interventions: Drug: Taurine
Drug: Placebo

First Posted Date: 2018-01-25

Last Posted Date: 2018-01-25

Lead Sponsor: Third Military Medical University

Target Recruit Count: 200

Registration Number: NCT03410537

Locations: 🇨🇳
The third hospital affiliated to the Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, Chongqing, China

Impact of Energy Drinks on the Manual Dexterity of Final Year Dental Students

Phase 4

Completed

Conditions: Hand Skill, Relative

Interventions: Other: Test Cavity Preparation
Drug: Taurine
Other: Post intervention test cavity
Dietary Supplement: Carbonated Apple Juice

First Posted Date: 2015-08-28

Last Posted Date: 2016-10-12

Lead Sponsor: Riyadh Colleges of Dentistry and Pharmacy

Target Recruit Count: 60

Registration Number: NCT02535143

Locations: 🇸🇦
Riyadh Colleges of Dentistry and Pharmacy, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Effect of Taurine on Glycemic Control in Type I and Type II Diabetic Patients

Phase 1

Conditions: it is a Group of Metabolic Diseases in
Which a Person Has High Blood Sugar, Either
Because the Body Does Not Produce Enough Insulin,
or Because Cells do Not Respond to the Insulin That
is Produced.

Interventions: Drug: Taurine

First Posted Date: 2010-10-22

Last Posted Date: 2012-11-09

Lead Sponsor: Hamad Medical Corporation

Target Recruit Count: 20

Registration Number: NCT01226537

Oxidative Stress Markers In Inherited Homocystinuria And The Impact Of Taurine

Phase 1

Completed

Conditions: Homocystinuria

Interventions: Drug: taurine

First Posted Date: 2010-09-01

Last Posted Date: 2018-07-09

Lead Sponsor: University of Colorado, Denver

Target Recruit Count: 15

Registration Number: NCT01192828

Locations: 🇺🇸
Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, United States
🇺🇸
Childrens Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
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University of Colorado, Aurora, Colorado, United States

and more 1 locations

Taurine in Adolescents With Bipolar Disorder

Phase 1

Terminated

Conditions: Bipolar Disorder

Interventions: Drug: Taurine

First Posted Date: 2006-10-23

Last Posted Date: 2010-02-03

Lead Sponsor: Cambridge Health Alliance

Target Recruit Count: 4

Registration Number: NCT00391001

Locations: 🇺🇸
McLean Hospital, Belmont, Massachusetts, United States
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Cambridge Health Alliance Child & Adolescent Neuropsychiatric Research Program, Medford, Massachusetts, United States

Taurine as an Anti-Manic Agent: A Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Study

Phase 2

Completed

Conditions: Mania
Bipolar Disorder
Bipolar Depression

Interventions: Drug: taurine

First Posted Date: 2005-09-22

Last Posted Date: 2019-03-01

Lead Sponsor: Mclean Hospital

Target Recruit Count: 60

Registration Number: NCT00217165

Locations: 🇺🇸
McLean Hospital, Belmont, Massachusetts, United States

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