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CompletedNCT00004338

Study of Zinc for Wilson Disease

Status
Completed
Phase
Phase 4
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
300 (planned)
Sponsor
National Center for Research Resources (NCRR) · NIH
Sex
All
Age
0 Years
Healthy volunteers
Not accepted

Summary

OBJECTIVES: I. Establish the safety and efficacy of extended maintenance zinc therapy in 200 patients with Wilson disease. II. Establish further the role of zinc in the prophylactic treatment of presymptomatic patients by increasing the current cohort from 80 to at least 100 patients. III. Establish further the role of zinc therapy in pregnant patients with Wilson disease. IV. Establish further the role of zinc therapy in children with Wilson disease.

Detailed description

PROTOCOL OUTLINE: Patients receive copper regulation therapy with zinc acetate: an existing cohort on maintenance therapy will be followed for long-term data collection; presymptomatic patients are treated prophylactically; and pregnant patients are evaluated for fetal outcome. All patients are evaluated for copper balance, clinical control, and toxicity.

Conditions

Interventions

TypeNameDescription
DRUGzinc acetate

Timeline

Start date
1993-10-01
First posted
1999-10-19
Last updated
2005-06-24

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT00004338. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.