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acetyl-dl-leucine and Niemann-Pick Disease, Type C

acetyl-dl-leucine has been researched along with Niemann-Pick Disease, Type C in 4 studies

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Niemann-Pick Disease, Type C: An autosomal recessive lipid storage disorder that is characterized by accumulation of CHOLESTEROL and SPHINGOMYELINS in cells of the VISCERA and the CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM. Type C (or C1) and type D are allelic disorders caused by mutation of the NPC1 gene, which encodes a protein that mediates intracellular cholesterol transport from LYSOSOMES. Clinical signs include hepatosplenomegaly and chronic neurological symptoms. Type D is a variant in people with a Nova Scotia ancestry.

Research Excerpts

ExcerptRelevanceReference
" No treatment-related serious adverse events occurred."7.11Efficacy and safety of N-acetyl-L-leucine in Niemann-Pick disease type C. ( Bremova-Ertl, T; Claassen, J; Foltan, T; Gascon-Bayarri, J; Gissen, P; Hahn, A; Hassan, A; Hennig, A; Jones, SA; Kolnikova, M; Martakis, K; Raethjen, J; Ramaswami, U; Schneider, SA; Sharma, R, 2022)
" No treatment-related serious adverse events occurred."3.11Efficacy and safety of N-acetyl-L-leucine in Niemann-Pick disease type C. ( Bremova-Ertl, T; Claassen, J; Foltan, T; Gascon-Bayarri, J; Gissen, P; Hahn, A; Hassan, A; Hennig, A; Jones, SA; Kolnikova, M; Martakis, K; Raethjen, J; Ramaswami, U; Schneider, SA; Sharma, R, 2022)

Research

Studies (4)

TimeframeStudies, this research(%)All Research%
pre-19900 (0.00)18.7374
1990's0 (0.00)18.2507
2000's0 (0.00)29.6817
2010's2 (50.00)24.3611
2020's2 (50.00)2.80

Authors

AuthorsStudies
Fields, T1
M Bremova, T1
Billington, I1
Churchill, GC1
Evans, W1
Fields, C1
Galione, A1
Kay, R1
Mathieson, T1
Martakis, K2
Patterson, M1
Platt, F1
Factor, M1
Strupp, M3
Bremova-Ertl, T2
Claassen, J1
Foltan, T1
Gascon-Bayarri, J1
Gissen, P1
Hahn, A1
Hassan, A1
Hennig, A1
Jones, SA2
Kolnikova, M2
Raethjen, J1
Ramaswami, U1
Sharma, R1
Schneider, SA1
Cortina-Borja, M1
Te Vruchte, D1
Mengel, E2
Amraoui, Y2
Imrie, J1
I Dali, C1
Fineran, P1
Kirkegaard, T1
Runz, H1
Lachmann, R1
Platt, FM1
Bremova, T1
Malinová, V1
Reinke, J1

Clinical Trials (2)

Trial Overview

TrialPhaseEnrollmentStudy TypeStart DateStatus
Effects of N-Acetyl-L-Leucine on Niemann Pick Type C Disease: A Multinational, Multicenter, Open-label, Rater-blinded Phase II Study.[NCT03759639]Phase 233 participants (Actual)Interventional2019-09-04Completed
Effects of N-Acetyl-L-Leucine on Niemann-Pick Disease Type C (NPC): A Phase III, Randomized, Placebo-controlled, Double-blind, Crossover Study[NCT05163288]Phase 353 participants (Anticipated)Interventional2022-06-30Active, not recruiting
[information is prepared from clinicaltrials.gov, extracted Sep-2024]

Trial Outcomes

Clinical Impression of Change in Severity (CI-CS) [Fields et al 2021]

"The Clinical Impression of Change in Severity assessment will instruct the blinded rater to consider: 'compared to the first video, how has the severity of their performance on the 9 Hole Peg Test of the Dominant Hand (9HPT-D) or 8 Meter Walk Test (8MWT) changed (improved or worsened) in 6-weeks as observed in the second video?'~The Clinical Impression of Change in Severity is evaluated on a 7 point Likert scale (+3=significantly improved to -3= significantly worse)." (NCT03759639)
Timeframe: CI-CS comparing Baseline (Day 1) with IB1001 versus the end of 6-weeks treatment with IB1001 (Approximately Day 42) MINUS the CI-CS comparing the end of 6-weeks treatment with IB1001 (Approximately Day 42) versus the end of 6-weeks post-treatment washout

Interventionscore on a scale (Mean)
Parent Study0.86

Key Secondary Endpoint: Change in Severity Based on Average CI-S

The Clinical Impression of Change in Severity assessment will instruct the blinded rater to consider: 'compared to the first video, how has the severity of their performance on the 9 Hole Peg Test of the Dominant Hand (9HPT-D) or 8 Meter Walk Test (8MWT) changed (improved or worsened) in 6-weeks as observed in the second video?' The Clinical Impression of Change in Severity is evaluated on a 7 point Likert scale (+3=significantly improved to -3= significantly worse). (NCT03759639)
Timeframe: CI-CS comparing baseline period and end of treatment period minus the change in CI-S between end of treatment period and end of washout period.

Interventionscore on a scale (Mean)
Parent Study0.08

EuroQuol- 5 Dimension (EQ-5D) Quality of Life Scale: Visual Analogue Scale (VAS)

"For posting, health-related quality of life based on the EQ-5D visual analogue scale (VAS) was presented as a secondary endpoint.~EQ-5D VAS is a 0-100 scale where patients are asked to indicate their overall health, with a score of 0 indicating worst health and a score of 100 indicating best health." (NCT03759639)
Timeframe: Baseline to end of treatment with IB1001 (Parent Study 6-weeks treatment); End of treatment with IB1001 to the end of post 6-week treatment washout

Interventionscore on a scale (Mean)
Treatment with IB1001Post-Treatment Washout
Parent Study:72.768.5

Investigator's Clinical Global Impressions of Change (CGI-C)

The Clinical Global Impression of Change assessed by the investigator is evaluated on a 7 point Likert scale ranging from 1='very much improved' to 7='very much worse' (NCT03759639)
Timeframe: Baseline to end of treatment with IB1001 (Parent Study 6-weeks treatment); End of treatment with IB1001 to the end of post 6-week treatment washout

Interventionscore on a scale (Mean)
Treatment with IB1001Post-Treatment Washout
Parent Study:3.44.5

Key Secondary Endpoint: CI-CS Score for the Non-Primary Anchor Test

The Clinical Impression of Change in Severity is evaluated on a 7 point Likert scale (+3=significantly improved to -3= significantly worse). (NCT03759639)
Timeframe: CI-CS of the non-primary anchor test was evaluated, comparing the CI-CS of Visit 4 versus Visit 2 and of Visit 6 versus Visit 4 as done for the primary anchor test.

Interventionscore on a scale (Mean)
Treatment with IB1001Post-treatment washout
Parent Study:-0.200.15

Key Secondary Endpoint: Individual Components of the CI-CS

The Clinical Impression of Change in Severity assessment will instruct the blinded rater to consider: 'compared to the first video, how has the severity of their performance on the 9 Hole Peg Test of the Dominant Hand (9HPT-D) or 8 Meter Walk Test (8MWT) changed (improved or worsened) in 6-weeks as observed in the second video?' The Clinical Impression of Change in Severity is evaluated on a 7 point Likert scale (+3=significantly improved to -3= significantly worse). (NCT03759639)
Timeframe: Baseline to end of treatment with IB1001 (Parent Study 6-weeks treatment);End of treatment with IB1001 to the end of post 6-week treatment washout

Interventionscore on a scale (Mean)
Treatment with IB1001Post-Treatment Washout
Parent Study0.48-0.38

Modified Disability Rating Scale (mDRS) [Iturriaga et al. 2006]

Overall neurological status based on six domains (ambulation, manipulation, language, swallowing, seizures and ocular movements). The Modified Disability Rating Scale ranges from 0-24, where 0 is the best neurological status and 24 is the worst. (NCT03759639)
Timeframe: Baseline to end of treatment with IB1001 (Parent Study 6-weeks treatment); End of treatment with IB1001 to the end of post 6-week treatment washout

Interventionunits on a scale (Mean)
Treatment with IB1001Post-Treatment Washout
Parent Study:-0.0120.016

Parent/Caregiver's Clinical Global Impression of Change (CGI-C)

The Clinical Global Impression of Change assessed by the parent/caregiver is evaluated on a 7 point Likert scale ranging from 1='very much improved' to 7='very much worse'. (NCT03759639)
Timeframe: Baseline to end of treatment with IB1001 (Parent Study 6-weeks treatment); End of treatment with IB1001 to the end of post 6-week treatment washout

Interventionscore on a scale (Mean)
Treatment With IB1001Post-Treatment Washout
Parent Study:3.44.4

Patient's Clinical Global Impressions (CGI) if Able

The Clinical Global Impression of Change assessed by the patient (if able) is evaluated on a 7 point Likert scale ranging from 1='very much improved' to 7='very much worse'. (NCT03759639)
Timeframe: Baseline to end of treatment with IB1001 (Parent Study 6-weeks treatment); End of treatment with IB1001 to the end of post 6-week treatment washout

Interventionscore on a scale (Mean)
Treatment With IB1001Post-Treatment Washout
Parent Study:3.34.3

Scale for Assessment and Rating of Ataxia (SARA) Score [Schmitz-Hübsch et al, 2006; Subramony, 2007]

The Scale for Assessment and Rating of Ataxia has 8 items that are related to gait, stance, sitting, speech, finger-chase test, nose-finger test, fast alternating movements, and heel-shin test. The range is 0-40 points, with a lower score representing neurological improvement and a higher score representing neurological worsening. (NCT03759639)
Timeframe: Baseline to end of treatment with IB1001 (Parent Study 6-weeks treatment); End of treatment with IB1001 to the end of post 6-week treatment washout

Interventionscore on a scale (Mean)
Treatment with IB1001Post-treatment washout
Parent Study:-1.191.45

Spinocerebellar Ataxia Functional Index (SCAFI) [Schmitz-Hübsch et al, 2008]

"Spinocerebellar Ataxia Functional Index (SCAFI) is composed of 8 Meter Walk Test, 9-Hole Peg Test of Dominant and Non-Dominant Hand (9HPT-D/9HPT-ND) (the 3 tests are timed assessments; each is done twice and values are averaged; the 8MWT and 9HPT-D and 9HPT-ND values are converted from times to rates, and the results expressed as a composite Z-score of each test relative to baseline) and the PATA rate (counted number how often a patient can repeat the syllables PATA within 10 seconds), a measure of speech performance. The scores of these 3 were transformed to Z-scores (=individual's average of both trials to perform the respective task - mean of study population at baseline) / SD of study population at baseline). A Z-score of 0 equates to the population mean at baseline. For all 3, higher Z-scores (above mean) mean better performance. The SCAFI total score was calculated as the arithmetic mean of the non-missing Z-scores for the 3. A higher total score means better performance." (NCT03759639)
Timeframe: Baseline to end of treatment with IB1001 (Parent Study 6-weeks treatment); End of treatment with IB1001 to the end of post 6-week treatment washout

InterventionZ-scores (Mean)
Treatment with IB1001Post-treatment washout
Parent Study:0.09950.0076

Key Secondary Endpoint: CI-CS Score Reclassified on a 3-Point Scale

"The Clinical Impression of Change in Severity assessment will instruct the blinded rater to consider: 'compared to the first video, how has the severity of their performance on the 9 Hole Peg Test of the Dominant Hand (9HPT-D) or8 Meter Walk Test (8MWT) changed (improved or worsened) in 6-weeks as observed in the second video?' The Clinical Impression of Change in Severity is evaluated on a 7 point Likert scale (+3=significantly improved to -3= significantly worse).~CI-CS scores <0 were reclassified as worsened (-1), CI-CS scores 0 remained classified as not changed (0), and CI-CS scores >0 were reclassified as improved (+1)." (NCT03759639)
Timeframe: Baseline to end of treatment with IB1001 (Parent Study 6-weeks treatment);End of treatment with IB1001 to the end of post 6-week treatment washout

InterventionParticipants (Count of Participants)
Treatment with IB100172504319Post-treatment washout72504319
0 (No observable Change)-1 (Worsened)+1 (Improved)
Parent Study:9
Parent Study:3
Parent Study:20
Parent Study:16
Parent Study:2
Parent Study:10

Trials

2 trials available for acetyl-dl-leucine and Niemann-Pick Disease, Type C

ArticleYear
N-acetyl-L-leucine for Niemann-Pick type C: a multinational double-blind randomized placebo-controlled crossover study.
    Trials, 2023, May-29, Volume: 24, Issue:1

    Topics: Cross-Over Studies; Double-Blind Method; Humans; Leucine; Niemann-Pick Disease, Type C; Quality of L

2023
Efficacy and safety of N-acetyl-L-leucine in Niemann-Pick disease type C.
    Journal of neurology, 2022, Volume: 269, Issue:3

    Topics: Adolescent; Adult; Child; Double-Blind Method; Humans; Leucine; Middle Aged; Niemann-Pick Disease, T

2022
Efficacy and safety of N-acetyl-L-leucine in Niemann-Pick disease type C.
    Journal of neurology, 2022, Volume: 269, Issue:3

    Topics: Adolescent; Adult; Child; Double-Blind Method; Humans; Leucine; Middle Aged; Niemann-Pick Disease, T

2022
Efficacy and safety of N-acetyl-L-leucine in Niemann-Pick disease type C.
    Journal of neurology, 2022, Volume: 269, Issue:3

    Topics: Adolescent; Adult; Child; Double-Blind Method; Humans; Leucine; Middle Aged; Niemann-Pick Disease, T

2022
Efficacy and safety of N-acetyl-L-leucine in Niemann-Pick disease type C.
    Journal of neurology, 2022, Volume: 269, Issue:3

    Topics: Adolescent; Adult; Child; Double-Blind Method; Humans; Leucine; Middle Aged; Niemann-Pick Disease, T

2022

Other Studies

2 other studies available for acetyl-dl-leucine and Niemann-Pick Disease, Type C

ArticleYear
Annual severity increment score as a tool for stratifying patients with Niemann-Pick disease type C and for recruitment to clinical trials.
    Orphanet journal of rare diseases, 2018, 08-16, Volume: 13, Issue:1

    Topics: Adult; Clinical Trials as Topic; Cohort Studies; Female; Humans; Leucine; Lysosomal Storage Diseases

2018
Acetyl-dl-leucine in Niemann-Pick type C: A case series.
    Neurology, 2015, Oct-20, Volume: 85, Issue:16

    Topics: Adolescent; Adult; Female; Humans; Leucine; Male; Niemann-Pick Disease, Type C; Quality of Life; You

2015