| Unique ID issued by UMIN | UMIN000008585 |
|---|---|
| Receipt number | R000010085 |
| Scientific Title | A pilot study to evaluate the efficacy of 3 doses of L-carnitine supplementation in chronic kidney disease patients with complications caused by carnitine deficiency |
| Date of disclosure of the study information | 2012/08/01 |
| Last modified on | 2012/08/01 13:33:33 |
A pilot study to evaluate the efficacy of 3 doses of L-carnitine supplementation in chronic kidney disease patients with complications caused by carnitine deficiency
"CENTRAL"
A pilot study to evaluate the efficacy of 3 doses of L-carnitine supplementation in chronic kidney disease patients with complications caused by carnitine deficiency
"CENTRAL"
| Japan |
chronic kidney disease
| Nephrology |
Others
NO
efficacy
Safety
Exploratory
Improvement of symptoms due to carnitine deficiency (muscle cramps, fatigue and anemia)
reduction of the dose of ESA, improvement of anemia, frequency of administration of shakuyakukanzoto, change in muscle mass, improvement of cardiac function, adverse events
Interventional
Parallel
Randomized
Single blind -participants are blinded
Dose comparison
Numbered container method
3
Treatment
| Medicine |
L-carnitine 300mg
L-carnitine 600mg
L-carnitine 1200mg
| Not applicable |
| Not applicable |
Male and Female
1)patients who are thought to be deficient of carnitine
2)patients who have more than 2 symptoms as belows:
.renal anemia regardless of ESA
.muscle cramps
.fatigue
.arrhythmia
.cardiac hypertrophy
3)no limitation of age and sex
4)ability to provide written informed consent
1)history of allergy against this drug
2)ability of oral administration
3)alcoholic or drug abuse
4)cancer
5)patients who are judged to be inappropriate to this study
150
| 1st name | |
| Middle name | |
| Last name | Taichi Nakamura |
Yokohama City Minato Red Cross Hospital
Internal Medicine, Nephrology
3-12-1 Shinyamashita Naka-ku Yokohama Kanagawa
045-628-6100
| 1st name | |
| Middle name | |
| Last name | Taichi Nakamura |
Yokohama City Minato Red Cross Hospital
Internal Medicine, Nephrology
3-12-1 Shinyamashita Naka-ku Yokohama Kanagawa
045-628-6100
Yokohama City Minato Red Cross Hospital
The Kidney Foundation
Non profit foundation
NO
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Unpublished
Open public recruiting
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