Metabolic Consequences of CPT-1 Deficiency

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Conditions studied: Carnitine Palmitoyl Transferase Type 1A (CPT1A) Deficiency

In brief

The purpose of this study is to learn more about how long children with CPT-1 deficiency can wait between meals without developing low blood sugar or symptoms of low blood sugar. The other purpose is to learn more about how much fat is stored in the liver of a child with CPT-1 deficiency.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00653666

Run by

Oregon Health and Science University

People needed

12

Starts

2007-10-01

Expected to finish

2009-02-01

Last updated by the study team

2010-02-25

Who can join

Age: 3 and older, up to 5. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• CPT-1 deficiency
• homozygous for the c.1436C-T sequence variant
• greater than 6 kg
• otherwise healthy
• siblings must be free of CPT-1 deficiency but heterozygous for c.1436C-T sequence variant and otherwise healthy

You may not qualify if…

• liver dysfunction
• diabetes
• renal disease
• metal plate in body

Where it is running

• Oregon Health & Science University — Portland, Oregon, United States

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