A Clinical Double Blind, Randomized Study of the Efficacy of Hyperuricemia Treatment With Anserine Product.

Sponsor
China Medical University Hospital (Other)
Overall Status
Unknown status
CT.gov ID
NCT00208000
Collaborator
(none)
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Study Details

Study Description

Brief Summary

Hyperuricemia is a common metabolic disorder.The Yaizu Suisankagaku Industry Company have developed industrial production named Marine Active, was able to offer anti-fatigue activity by animal trial data. Human clinical trials showed reduced creatine phosphokinase activity and a sero-uric acid reduction activity was also observed. So we are committed to design the clinical randomized, double blind study about hyperuricemia management with Marine Active. All these efforts are hoped to find a novel method to manage hyperuricemia.

Condition or Disease Intervention/Treatment Phase
  • Drug: Marine active
Phase 2

Detailed Description

Hyperuricemia is a common metabolic disorder. It can result from a decreased renal uric acid excretion, increased urate production, or both. The classical association with clinical gout is well-known. The principal indications for uric acid-lowering therapy, including allopurinol, probenecid and sulfinpyrazone, are the patients with gout history, macroscopic subcutaneous tophi, frequent attacks of gouty arthritis, or a documented state of uric acid overproduction. Hyperuricemia without gout attack is not an indication for treatment.However, hyperuricemia is often associated with other cardiovascular disease risk factors such as obese, hyperlipidemia, glucose intolerance and hypertension. It is known a symptom of syndrome X (also known as multiple risk factor clustering syndrome). Diet control is the only way to control serum uric acid level, but always it is not enough. So how to management hyperuricemia is important and is a potential management.Histidine-containing dipeptides such as Anserine and Carnosine have been studied extensively in recent years. These dipeptides were shown to be effective in acting as buffering agents against protons developed during anaerobic exercise. Anserine and Carnosine also have strong anti-oxidant activity, anti-cancer activity, immuno-response modulation, fat reduction and enhanced wound healing functions. The Yaizu Suisankagaku Industry Company have developed industrial production process to extract and purify the dipeptides from Bonito and Tuna. The extract, named Marine Active, was able to offer anti-fatigue activity by animal trial data. Human clinical trials showed reduced creatine phosphokinase activity and a sero-uric acid reduction activity was also observed. So we are committed to design the clinical randomized, double blind study about hyperuricemia management with Marine Active. All these efforts are hoped to find a novel method to manage hyperuricemia.

Study Design

Study Type:
Interventional
Allocation:
Randomized
Intervention Model:
Parallel Assignment
Masking:
Double
Primary Purpose:
Treatment
Study Start Date :
Jul 1, 2004
Anticipated Study Completion Date :
Apr 1, 2006

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

    Eligibility Criteria

    Criteria

    Ages Eligible for Study:
    18 Years to 60 Years
    Sexes Eligible for Study:
    All
    Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
    No
    Inclusion Criteria:
    • Male or female patients, age between 18 to 60 years

    • With the data of serum uric acid level more than 8.0 mg/dl within 2 weeks before the initiation of study

    • Signed informed consent obtained prior to inclusion into the study

    Exclusion Criteria:
    • Pregnant women.

    • Acute onset of gouty arthritis or renal stone

    • Significant liver or renal dysfunction, hematological disease, oncological disease, or other life threatens disorders.

    • Condition that need the management of diuretics or analgesics agent

    • Have been administrated by anti-hyperuricemia agent or healthy food with in 4 weeks before the initiation of study.

    • The serum uric acid level could be decrease to lower than 8 mg/dl by diet control.

    Contacts and Locations

    Locations

    Site City State Country Postal Code
    1 China Medical University Hospita Taichung Taiwan 404

    Sponsors and Collaborators

    • China Medical University Hospital

    Investigators

    • Principal Investigator: Chiu-Shong Liu, Director, Family Medicine, China Medical University Hospital

    Study Documents (Full-Text)

    None provided.

    More Information

    Publications

    None provided.
    Responsible Party:
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    ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
    NCT00208000
    Other Study ID Numbers:
    • DMR93-IRB-22
    First Posted:
    Sep 21, 2005
    Last Update Posted:
    Nov 29, 2010
    Last Verified:
    Sep 1, 2005
    Additional relevant MeSH terms:

    Study Results

    No Results Posted as of Nov 29, 2010