A Pilot Clinical Trial of Pyruvate, Creatine, and Niacinamide in Progressive Supranuclear Palsy.

NCT00605930 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 20

Last updated 2017-04-10

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Summary

This study intends to study the safety and tolerance of the combination of pyruvate, creatine, and niacinamide over 6 months in patients with PSP.

Conditions

Interventions

DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Pyruvate, creatine, niacinamide

A bar of 2 gm of pyruvate and 1 gm of creatine, and a pill of 1 gm of niacinamide once a day for 24 weeks.

DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Placebo

25% of subjects will receive a placebo bar and a placebo pill once a day for 24 weeks.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of Louisville

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Irene Litvan, MD · University of Louisville, Division of Movement Disorders

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
QUADRUPLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2004-04-30
Primary Completion
2009-12-31
Completion
2009-12-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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