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Creatine Safety, Tolerability, & Efficacy in Huntington's Disease (CREST-E)
This study is not yet open for participant recruitment.
Verified by Massachusetts General Hospital, July 2008
Sponsored by: Massachusetts General Hospital
Information provided by: Massachusetts General Hospital
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00712426
  Purpose

The purpose of this study is to assess the effect of creatine on slowing the worsening of HD symptoms and to assess the safety of creatine in long-term use.

Subjects will participate in fifteen (15) study visits and twenty eighteen (18) telephone contacts over three years.

Eligible subjects will receive either 30 grams powdered creatine monohydrate per day or matching placebo for a total of 36 months.


Condition Intervention Phase
Huntington's Disease
Drug: Creatine Monohydrate (HD-02)
Drug: placebo
Phase III

Genetics Home Reference related topics: chorea-acanthocytosis familial encephalopathy with neuroserpin inclusion bodies familial paroxysmal nonkinesigenic dyskinesia Huntington disease McLeod neuroacanthocytosis syndrome
MedlinePlus related topics: Huntington's Disease Hurricanes
Drug Information available for: Dextrose Creatine Creatine monohydrate
U.S. FDA Resources
Study Type: Interventional
Study Design: Treatment, Randomized, Double Blind (Subject, Caregiver, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor), Placebo Control, Parallel Assignment, Safety/Efficacy Study
Official Title: Creatine Safety, Tolerability, & Efficacy in Huntington's Disease (CREST-E)

Further study details as provided by Massachusetts General Hospital:

Primary Outcome Measures:
  • To assess the effects of creatine monohydrate (HD-02) on the progression of functional decline in HD as measured by the change in the Total Functional Capacity (TFC) scale over 36 months. [ Time Frame: after approximately 163, 325, & 488 subjects have completed the study ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]

Secondary Outcome Measures:
  • To assess the long-term safety and tolerability of creatine(HD-02) in HD, its effect on clinical symptoms, quality of life, and effect on biological outcome measures of HD progression as compared to placebo. [ Time Frame: after 50, 150, and 300 subjects have reached 12 months of follow-up and after 50% of the subjects have reached the 36 month visit ] [ Designated as safety issue: Yes ]

Estimated Enrollment: 650
Study Start Date: October 2008
Estimated Study Completion Date: October 2013
Estimated Primary Completion Date: October 2013 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
Arms Assigned Interventions
1: Active Comparator
Eligible subjects randomized into this arm will receive up to 40 grams powdered creatine monohydrate per day for a total of 36 months
Drug: Creatine Monohydrate (HD-02)
Eligible subjects randomized into this arm will receive up to 40 grams powdered creatine monohydrate per day for a total of 36 months. Doses will be escalated
2: Placebo Comparator
Eligible subjects randomized into this arm will receive up to 40 grams of placebo per day for a total of 36 months
Drug: placebo
Eligible subjects randomized into this arm will receive up to 40 grams powdered creatine monohydrate per day for a total of 36 months. Doses will be escalated

  Eligibility

Ages Eligible for Study:   18 Years and older
Genders Eligible for Study:   Both
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:   No
Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Male or female age 18 or older.
  • Subjects must have clinical features of HD and a confirmatory family history of HD; OR CAG repeat expansion greater or equal to 36.
  • Subjects in Stage I or II of illness (TFC greater or equal to 7).
  • Subjects must be ambulatory and not requiring skilled nursing care at the time of enrollment.
  • Women of childbearing potential (i.e., those not postmenopausal or surgically sterile) must have a negative pregnancy test, be non-lactating and use adequate contraception methods during the study. Adequate birth control includes: abstinence; oral, implanted or injected contraceptives, e.g., birth control pills; intra-uterine device; barrier (e.g., vaginal ring or diaphragm/cervical cap with spermicide; transdermal patch and/or partner vasectomy). Reliable contraception must have been in use 30 days prior to the Baseline Visit.
  • Subjects currently taking psychotropic medications (including anti-depressants and neuroleptics) must be on stable dosages for at least 30 days prior to randomization.
  • Subjects must be capable of providing informed consent and complying with trial procedures.
  • Subjects must be able to take oral medication.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • History of known sensitivity or intolerability to creatine monohydrate.
  • Exposure to any investigational drug within 30 days of randomization (Baseline visit).
  • Use of supplemental creatine at a dose greater than 10 grams within 90 days of randomization (Baseline visit).
  • Use of supplemental Coenzyme Q10 at a dose greater than 600 milligrams daily within 90 days of randomization (Baseline visit). CoQ10 supplements totaling greater than 300mg daily are not allowed during the study but may be taken prior to the baseline visit.
  • Screening creatinine greater than 2.0 mg/dL.
  • Screening white blood cell count less than 3800/mm3.
  • Screening alanine aminotransferase greater than 2 times the upper limit of normal.
  • Screening laboratory abnormalities that in the judgment of the investigator would jeopardize safe conduct of study.
  • Current or history of substance (alcohol or drug) abuse within one year of randomization (Baseline visit).
  • Clinical evidence of unstable medical illness in the investigator's judgment.
  • Clinical evidence of unstable psychiatric illness defined as psychosis (hallucinations or delusions), untreated major depression or suicidal ideation within 90 days of the Baseline visit.

Additional Exclusion Criteria for Imaging Sites:

  • Previously obtained MRI scans with evidence of infection, infarction or other focal lesions.
  • Presence of pacemakers, aneurysm clips, artificial heart valves, ear implants, metal fragments or foreign objects in the eyes, skin or body or any other known contra-indication to MRI.
  Contacts and Locations
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00712426

Contacts
Contact: Alejandra M Rodriguez, RN, BSN 617-726-5892 arodriguez16@partners.org
Contact: Emily Flagg (585) 273-4243 emily.flagg@ctcc.rochester.edu

Sponsors and Collaborators
Massachusetts General Hospital
Investigators
Principal Investigator: Steven M Hersch, MD, PhD Massachusetts General Hospital
  More Information

Responsible Party: Massachusetts General Hospital ( Steven M. Hersch, MD, PhD )
Study ID Numbers: 2007P000827, UO1AT000613
Study First Received: July 8, 2008
Last Updated: July 9, 2008
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00712426  
Health Authority: United States: Federal Government;   United States: Food and Drug Administration;   Canada: Canadian Institutes of Health Research;   Canada: Ethics Review Committee;   Canada: Health Canada;   Canada: Ministry of Health & Long Term Care, Ontario;   Australia: Department of Health and Ageing Therapeutic Goods Administration;   Australia: Human Research Ethics Committee;   Australia: National Health and Medical Research Council;   United Kingdom: Department of Health;   United Kingdom: Food Standards Agency;   United Kingdom: Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency;   United Kingdom: National Health Service;   United Kingdom: Research Ethics Committee;   New Zealand: Food Safety Authority;   New Zealand: Health Research Council;   New Zealand: Health and Disability Ethics Committees;   New Zealand: Institutional Review Board;   New Zealand: Medsafe

Keywords provided by Massachusetts General Hospital:
Huntington's Disease
Creatine
Mitochondrial Dysfunction
Total Functional Capacity
UHDRS

Study placed in the following topic categories:
Ganglion Cysts
Huntington disease
Basal Ganglia Diseases
Central Nervous System Diseases
Brain Diseases
Neurodegenerative Diseases
Dyskinesias
Cognition Disorders
Chorea
Delirium, Dementia, Amnestic, Cognitive Disorders
Heredodegenerative Disorders, Nervous System
Genetic Diseases, Inborn
Mental Disorders
Movement Disorders
Dementia
Huntington Disease
Delirium

Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Nervous System Diseases

ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on January 16, 2009