Status:

COMPLETED

Study in PRE-manifest Huntington's Disease of Coenzyme Q10 (UbiquinonE) Leading to Preventive Trials (PREQUEL)

Lead Sponsor:

Johns Hopkins University

Collaborating Sponsors:

National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)

Conditions:

Huntington's Disease

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

PHASE2

Brief Summary

To establish the tolerability of treatment with 600, 1200 or 2400 mg per day of coenzyme Q10 in pre-manifest participants carrying the CAGn expansion for Huntington's Disease (HD).

Detailed Description

secondary objectives: 1. To assess the change from baseline to 20 weeks on biomarkers of oxidative stress (8OHdG and 8OHrG) and DNA repair mechanisms (OGG1) in pre-manifest participants treated with ...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Participants will be positive for the CAGn expansion in the Huntingtin gene (\>36 repeats) and be pre-manifest by virtue of scoring 3 or less on diagnostic confidence level (Question 17 of the UHDRS)
  • Participants will have received genetic testing prior to enrollment through a standard pre-manifest testing protocol.
  • 18 years of age or older.
  • Concomitant medications are permitted with the exception of CoQ10, creatine \> 5g/day and warfarin.

Exclusion

  • History of intolerability to CoQ10.
  • CoQ10 use within 60 days prior to randomization.
  • Unstable medical or psychiatric illness;
  • Substance abuse within one year of the baseline visit.
  • Pregnancy, breastfeeding or lack of reliable contraception in women of childbearing age.
  • Subjects with known allergy to FD\&C #6 yellow food coloring.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

February 1 2010

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

March 1 2012

Estimated Enrollment :

90 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00920699

Start Date

February 1 2010

End Date

March 1 2012

Last Update

September 25 2017

Active Locations (13)

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1

University of California Davis

Sacramento, California, United States, 95817

2

Colorado Neurological Institute

Englewood, Colorado, United States, 80120

3

University of Miami School of Medicine

Miami, Florida, United States, 33136

4

Emory University School of Medicine

Atlanta, Georgia, United States, 30329