Breakthrough oil trial aims to protect kids from metabolic crises

NCT ID NCT05933200

Summary

This study is testing whether a special nutritional oil called triheptanoin can reduce serious health events like muscle breakdown, heart problems, and low blood sugar in children with a rare disorder where their bodies struggle to use fats for energy. About 69 children under 18 with a confirmed diagnosis will be randomly assigned to receive either triheptanoin or the standard medium-chain triglyceride (MCT) oil for several years to see which works better. The main goal is to see if triheptanoin leads to fewer and shorter hospital visits for these dangerous episodes.

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Cerrahpasa Medical Faculty

    Istanbul, 34116, Turkey (Türkiye)

  • Cukurova University

    Adana, Turkey (Türkiye)

  • Ege University

    Bornova-İzmir, Turkey (Türkiye)

  • Gazi University

    Ankara, Turkey (Türkiye)

  • Gdańksi Uniwersytet Medyczny

    Gdansk, Pomeranian Voivodeship, 80-952, Poland

  • General University Hospital in Prague-GUH (Všeobecná fakultní nemocnice v Praze- VFN)

    Prague, 120-08, Czechia

  • Instytut Pomnik-Centrum Zdrowia Dziecka

    Warsaw, Masovian Voivodeship, 04-730, Poland

  • Istanbul Universitesi Istanbul Tip Fakultesi Hastanesi

    Istanbul, 34093, Turkey (Türkiye)

  • Juntendo University Hospital

    Bunkyo City, Tokyo, 113-8431, Japan

  • King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Centre

    Riyadh, 11211, Saudi Arabia

  • Sant Joan de Deu Hospital (SJD)

    Barcelona, Esplugues de Llobregat, 08950, Spain

  • The Jikei University Hospital

    Minato, Tokyo, Japan

  • University Hospital 12 de Octubre

    Madrid, 28041, Spain

  • University Hospital Santiago de Compostela

    A Coruña, 15706, Spain

  • Universitätsklinikum Freiburg

    Freiburg im Breisgau, 79106, Germany

Conditions

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