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临床试验/ISRCTN87404878
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Acipimox to improve muscle function and sarcopenia – a feasibility study

ewcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust0 个研究点目标入组 11 人开始时间: 2021年6月29日最近更新:

试验速览

阶段
未知
状态
已完成
发起方
入组人数
11

研究概览

简要总结

2024 Protocol article in https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38417968/ (added 05/03/2024)

研究设计

研究类型
Interventional

入排标准

性别
All

入选标准

  • Current participant inclusion criteria as of 08/12/2023:
  • 1. Age 65 years and over
  • 2. Low maximum handgrip strength (<16kg for women, <27kg for men) or 5 times sit to stand >15 seconds
  • 3. Walk speed <=0.8 m/s on 4-metre walk test
  • Previous participant inclusion criteria:
  • 1. Age 65 years or over
  • 2. Low maximum handgrip strength (<16kg for women, <27kg for men)
  • 3. Walk speed <=0.8 m/s on 4 metre walk test

排除标准

  • 1. General:
  • 1.1. Allergy to acipimox or other niacin-related products
  • 1.2. Allergy or intolerance of aspirin
  • 1.3. Unable to give written informed consent
  • 1.4. Currently enrolled in another intervention study (observational studies are permitted)
  • 1.5. Currently participating in supervised exercise classes or physiotherapy
  • 1.6. Any progressive neurological or malignant condition with life expectancy <6 months
  • 2. Safety of Acipimox and Aspirin:
  • 2.1. eGFR <45ml/min/1.73m² (a measure of kidney function)
  • 2.2. Taking statin medication or fibrate medication
  • 2.3. Active peptic ulcer disease or indigestion
  • 3. Safety of muscle biopsy and MRI:
  • 3.1. Platelets <100x10^9/L at screening (contraindication to muscle biopsy)
  • 3.2. Presence of a bleeding tendency or use of oral or injectable anticoagulant medication
  • 3.3. Antiplatelet agents other than low dose (75mg once daily) aspirin
  • 3.4. Unable to feel quadriceps muscle in leg to locate where to biopsy
  • 3.5. Contraindications to MRI scanning (mild claustrophobia is not a contraindication)
  • 4. Other causes of skeletal myopathy:
  • 4.1. Liver function tests (bilirubin, ALT, alkaline phosphatase) >3x upper limit of normal
  • 4.2. Symptomatic (NYHA class II-IV) chronic heart failure (diagnosed according to European Society of Cardiology guidelines)
  • 4.3. Severe Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (GOLD stage IV)
  • 4.4. Known myositis or other established myopathy (muscle disease)
  • 4.5. Self-reported weight loss of >10% in last 6 months (to exclude significant cachexia)
  • 4.6. Known uncontrolled thyrotoxicosis (overactive thyroid disease)
  • 4.7. 7.5mg/day or greater prednisolone use (or equivalent) (steroid that can cause muscle weakness)

研究者

发起方
ewcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

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