Does Exercise and Heat Increase the Lightsensibility in Patients With Erythropoietic Protoporphyria

This study is currently recruiting participants.

Verified by Bispebjerg Hospital, December 2002

Sponsored by:	Bispebjerg Hospital
Information provided by:	Bispebjerg Hospital
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00206869

Purpose

The purpose of the study is to evaluate the effect of exercise and heat on the light sensibility of patients with erythropoietic protoporphyria

Condition	Intervention
Erythropoietic Protoporphyria	Behavioral: exercise Behavioral: heat Procedure: red light illumination

Genetics Home Reference related topics: porphyria

MedlinePlus related topics: Exercise and Physical Fitness

U.S. FDA Resources

Study Type:	Interventional
Study Design:	Prevention, Randomized, Open Label, Active Control, Single Group Assignment, Safety Study

Further study details as provided by Bispebjerg Hospital:

Study Start Date:

January 2003

Eligibility

Ages Eligible for Study:	14 Years to 70 Years
Genders Eligible for Study:	Both

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria: erythropoietic protoporphyria, age 14 to 70.

Exclusion Criteria:

Not able to exercise

Contacts and Locations

Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00206869

Contacts

Contact: Hans C Wulf, MD, Sci

+45 35313155

HCW01@bbh.hosp.dk

Locations

Denmark, Copenhagen NV
Bispebjerg Hospital	Recruiting
Copenhagen, Copenhagen NV, Denmark, 2400
Contact: Hans C Wulf, MD, Sci +45 35313155 HCW01@bbh.hosp.dk

Sponsors and Collaborators

Bispebjerg Hospital

Investigators

Study Director:

Hans C Wulf, MD, Sci

Bispebjerg Hospital

More Information

Study ID Numbers:	KF 01-169/02
Study First Received:	September 12, 2005
Last Updated:	October 10, 2006
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00206869
Health Authority:	Denmark: The Ministry of the Interior and Health

Study placed in the following topic categories:

Liver Diseases
Metabolic Diseases
Porphyrias
Skin Diseases
Protoporphyria
Protoporphyria, Erythropoietic
Porphyria, congenital erythropoietic
Metabolism, Inborn Errors

Digestive System Diseases
Genetic Diseases, Inborn
Porphyrias, Hepatic
Erythropoietic protoporphyria
Metabolic disorder
Porphyria, Erythropoietic
Skin Diseases, Genetic

Additional relevant MeSH terms:

Skin Diseases, Metabolic

ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on January 16, 2009