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CompletedNCT00294593

Efficacy Study of Folinic Acid to Improve Mental Development of Children With Down Syndrome

One-year Double-blind Placebo-controlled Phase 2-3 Study to Evaluate the Effect of Oral Folinic Acid Treatment (1mg/kg/d) on the Psychomotor Development of Young Down Syndrome Patients

Status
Completed
Phase
Phase 2 / Phase 3
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
120 (planned)
Sponsor
Institut Jerome Lejeune · Academic / Other
Sex
All
Age
3 Months – 30 Months
Healthy volunteers
Not accepted

Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine whether folinic acid can improve developmental quotient of young Down syndrome patients, given that these present signs of folate deficiency which are known to cause reversible neurological, psychiatric and cognitive disorders.

Conditions

Interventions

TypeNameDescription
DRUGfolinic acid

Timeline

Start date
2000-10-01
Completion
2003-12-01
First posted
2006-02-22
Last updated
2009-12-17

Locations

1 site across 1 country: France

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT00294593. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.