Could a simple diet change help kids with Ultra-Rare metabolic disorder?
NCT ID NCT06845501
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests whether a purine-rich diet can lower disease markers in people with AICA-ribosiduria, a rare genetic condition causing severe disability and epilepsy. Ten participants will follow a diet with 160 mg of purines per day. Early results in one patient showed promise, but this is a very small trial.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- purine-rich diet
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this diet could help control symptoms and reduce hospitalizations for people with this rare disease.
- What could go wrong
- This is a very small, early study with only 10 participants. Success in one patient may not apply to others, and the diet may not work for everyone.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 10 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Apr 2025
- Expected to finish
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May 2029
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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3 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Individual affected by AICA-ribosiduria due to ATIC deficiency Exclusion Criteria: \- Individual already on a purine-rich diet theoretical contraindication to a purine-rich diet
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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How to take part
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The places running it
1 site. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Chu Saint-Etienne
RECRUITINGSaint-Etienne, 42055, France