Coenzyme Q10 in Adult-Onset Ataxia

NCT00957216 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE1 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 1

Last updated 2018-07-11

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Summary

This is a Physician-sponsored pilot study, whose purpose it is determine if high-dose oral Coenzyme Q10 (CoQ10) is safe and tolerated in patients with sporadic forms of adult-onset spinocerebellar ataxias (SAOA), a group of degenerative neurological disorders affecting the cerebellum and pathways to and from the cerebellum, with or without additional central nervous system (CNS) manifestations, in the absence of family history of degenerative ataxias.

Conditions

  • Sporadic Ataxia

Interventions

DRUG

Placebo (sugar pill)

placebo: 2 wafers 4 times a day

DRUG

Coenzyme Q10

300mg wafers; 2 wafers 4 times a day

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of Florida

    collaborator OTHER
  • The University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Sankarasubramoney H Subramony, MD · University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
TRIPLE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
80 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2008-04-30
Primary Completion
2009-08-31
Completion
2009-08-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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