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Acute Glycine Pharmacodynamic Study

NCT01610011 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 21

Last updated 2015-10-27

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Summary

The purpose of this study is to use proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS) at 4 Tesla to measure brain glycine levels noninvasively at baseline and for 2 hours after a single oral dose of a concentrated glycine-containing beverage, and to compare MRS glycine measurements to glycine blood levels in samples obtained after each MRS spectrum.

The investigators hypothesize that they will observe a high correlation between the magnitude increases in brain and plasma glycine levels over this time frame.

The investigators also hypothesize that we will observe large intersubject variability in glycine uptake rates into brain and blood.

The investigators also hypothesize that subjects with a glycine decarboxylase (GLDC) mutation (triplication) will have lower baseline plasma and brain glycine levels and will experience smaller brain and plasma glycine increases after glycine consumption than controls or family members without the GLDC mutation.

Conditions

Interventions

DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Glycine administration

Glycine will be administered once as a 250 cc lemon-flavored beverage based on each subject's body weight. The drink concentration will be 0.4 g/kg glycine (not to exceed 30 grams). Subjects will have 10 minutes to consume the beverage.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Brain & Behavior Research Foundation

    collaborator OTHER

  • Mclean Hospital

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Marc J. Kaufman, Ph.D. · Mclean Hospital

Study Design

Allocation
NA
Purpose
BASIC_SCIENCE
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
55 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2010-07-31
Primary Completion
2013-12-31
Completion
2013-12-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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