Experience of Using Lipano in Children With Fatty Acid Oxidation Disorders
Study Details
Study Description
Brief Summary
This is a market research, observational study to evaluate the tolerability and acceptability of an MCT based formula for infants and young people with long chain fatty acid oxidation disorder from birth to 18 months. Patients with a confirmed diagnosis of a fatty acid oxidation disorder, which requires a specialist diet including MCT will be included in this study
Condition or Disease | Intervention/Treatment | Phase |
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Study Design
Arms and Interventions
Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
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Experimental: Lipano MCT formula Kanso Lipano will be consumed daily for 3 months each to assess tolerability and compliance |
Dietary Supplement: Lipano formula
Subjects will be asked to take an MCT infant formula to assess the tolerability, compliance and overall acceptability of the product for patient with LCHAD
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Outcome Measures
Primary Outcome Measures
- Gastrointestinal tolerance: questionnaire [90 days]
Daily questionnaire detailing any GI symptoms, severity and change from usual The collection of daily data about the gastrointestinal tolerance of the product
- Product compliance [90 days]
Daily questionnaire on amounts offered and amounts actually consumed, compared to recommended amount.
- Product palatability [90 days]
Questionnaire data captured to evaluate taste
- Product acceptability [90 days]
Brief tick-box questionnaire on overall liking and acceptability of product
Secondary Outcome Measures
- Biochemistry stability - creatine kinase [90 days]
creatine kinase will be monitored
- Biochemistry stability - liver enzymes [90 days]
liver enzymes will be monitored
- Anthropometry 1 [90 days]
weight in g monitored to check growth
- Anthropometry 2 [90 days]
height in cm monitored to check growth
Eligibility Criteria
Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
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Diagnosis of a fatty acid oxidation disorder requiring a ketogenic or a specialist diet as part of their treatment, which includes MCT.
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Patients from birth to 18 months
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Written informed consent obtained from patient or parental caregiver
Exclusion Criteria:
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Presence of serious concurrent illness
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Investigator's uncertainty about the willingness or ability of the patient to comply with the protocol requirements
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Participation in any other studies involving investigational or marketed products concomitantly or within two weeks prior to entry into the study.
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Any patients having taken antibiotics over the previous 2 weeks leading up to the study
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Patients over 18 months of age
Contacts and Locations
Locations
Site | City | State | Country | Postal Code | |
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1 | Russian Children's Hospital Center for Orphan Diseases | Moscow | Russian Federation | 117513 |
Sponsors and Collaborators
- Dr. Schär AG / SPA
Investigators
None specified.Study Documents (Full-Text)
None provided.More Information
Publications
None provided.- Lipano 1 - Case