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Health-related quality of life in children and adolescents with Medium-chain-acyl-CoA dehydrogenase deficiency (MCADD)

Health-related quality of life in children and adolescents with Medium-chain-acyl-CoA dehydrogenase deficiency (MCADD) - Health-related quality of life in MACDD children

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
DRKS
Registry ID
DRKS00032765
Enrollment
25
Registered
2023-10-24
Start date
2023-09-01
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-04-07

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

E71.3

Interventions

Group 1: Children and adolescents with MCAD deficiency will be interviewed once on quality of life using the Kindl questionnaire (parent and child version). In addition, retrospective data analysis

Sponsors

Universität Leipzig
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
0 Years to 18 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: - MCADD diagnosis by newborn screening and enzymatic and/or genetic confirmation of diagnosis - From birth until 18 years of age - Signed consent (patients and caregivers) - No life-threatening metabolic crisis until study enrollment

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: - MCADD diagnosis in the context of a metabolic crisis and not through newborn screening - Patients proved to be heterozygote for MCADD after positive new born screening - Additional severe chronical diseases with regular use of medication or dietary treatment - participation in another interventional trial

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Evaluation of health-related quality of life in pediatric patients with MCADD never experienced metabolic crisis until study enrollment., using KINDL questionnaire during a regular visit in the outpatient clinic for inborn errors of metabolism,

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Anthropometric data, metabolic control, occurrence of metabolic crises, influence of family planning

Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactSkadi Beblo

Universitätsklinikum Leipzig, Klinik und Poliklinik für Kinder und Jugendliche

Skadi.Beblo@medizin.uni-leipzig.de+49 341 9726242

Outcome results

None listed

Source: DRKS (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026