Phase III Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Study of Dichlorphenamide for Periodic Paralyses and Associated Sodium Channel Disorders

NCT00004802 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE3 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 64

Last updated 2005-06-24

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

OBJECTIVES:

I. Assess the efficacy of dichlorphenamide in the treatment of episodic weakness attacks in patients with hyperkalemic periodic paralysis, paramyotonia congenita with periodic paralysis, and hypokalemic periodic paralysis.

Conditions

  • Paralysis, Hyperkalemic Periodic
  • Hypokalemic Periodic Paralysis
  • Paramyotonia Congenita

Interventions

DRUG

dichlorphenamide

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Ohio State University

    collaborator OTHER
  • National Center for Research Resources (NCRR)

    lead NIH

Principal Investigators

  • Jerry R. Mendell · Ohio State University

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE

Eligibility

Min Age
10 Years
Max Age
75 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
1992-06-30

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