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Clinical trial to evaluate ascorbic acid (vitamin C) and tocopherol (vitamin E) in combination versus placebo for the treatment of cognitive and behavioral disorders in children with fragile x syndrome

Phase III clinical trial, double-blind, cross-way, to evaluate the safety and efficacy ascorbic acid (vitamin C) and tocopherol (vitamin E) combination versus placebo for the treatment of cognitive and behavioral disorders in children with fragile x syndrome

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Phase 3
Study type
Interventional
Source
EU CTR
Registry ID
EUCTR2015-005460-42-ES
Enrollment
Unknown
Registered
2016-04-20
Start date
2016-07-07
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2017-10-02

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

Conditions

Fragile x syndrome MedDRA version: 19.0 Level: PT Classification code 10017324 Term: Fragile X syndrome System Organ Class: 10010331 - Congenital, familial and genetic disorders

Interventions

Product Name: Vitamin C Pharmaceutical Form: Oral solution INN or Proposed INN: Vitamin C Other descriptive name: ACIDUM ASCORBICUM D6 Concentration unit: mg/ml milligram(s)/millilitre Concentration t

Sponsors

Fundación Pública Andaluza para la Investigación de Málaga en Biomedicina y Salud
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
Male

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Diagnosis of Fragile X syndrome by genetic testing of molecular biology, with full mutation result methylation. 2. Patients older than 2 years and under 9 years. 3. Signed the informed consent document before starting their participation in the trial. Are the trial subjects under 18? yes Number of subjects for this age range: 30 F.1.2 Adults (18-64 years) no F.1.2.1 Number of subjects for this age range F.1.3 Elderly (>=65 years) no F.1.3.1 Number of subjects for this age range

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Any advanced, severe or unstable disease. 2. Individuals with other psychiatric diagnosed as the first diagnosis. 3. Suffer serious medical problems in the last 12 months. 4. Previous treatment with 100 mg of vitamin E or C a day in the last month. 5. Any physical, mental or sensory impairments that prevent the assessment of effectiveness. 6. Hypersensitivity to any component of the preparation. 7. Liver failure or severe renal or previous history of kidney stones. 8. Any treatment regimen, including treatment with psychotropic drugs and / or anticonvulsant therapy that has not been stable for a period ? 4 weeks prior to randomization. 9. Current treatment with more than two psychoactive drugs, excluding medication used specifically for seizure control. 10. Hypoprothrombinemia secondary to vitamin K deficiency. 11. Sensitivity to any of the compounds of formula treatment. 12. Deficiency of G-6-PD. 13. Use of oral anticoagulants. 14. Suspicion of change the pharmacological or non-pharmacological interventions during the course of the study.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Main Objective: To Evaluate the safety, tolerability and efficacy of the combination of two antioxidants ascorbic acid and tocopherol, for the treatment of cognitive and behavioral disorders in children diagnosed of fragile X syndrome.;Secondary Objective: 1. To evaluate the safety and tolerability of Vitamin C 10 mg / kg / day and vitamin E 10 mg / kg / day in the treatment of subjects in the pediatric population diagnosed with Fragile X Syndrome. 2.To evaluate the reduction of the overall clinical severity of pediatric subjects diagnosed with Fragile X Syndrome. 3. To evaluate the improvement of cognitive symptoms associated with pediatric subjects with a diagnosis of fragile X syndrome. 4. To evaluate the overall improvement of sleep in pediatric subjects with a diagnosis of fragile X syndrome. 5. To evaluate the improvement of language in pediatric subjects diagnosed with Fragile X Syndrome. 6. To evaluate the effectiveness of treatment to 32 weeks of pediatric subjects with a diagnosis of fragile X syndrome. 7. To evaluate the improvement of quality of life and health of primary caregivers of pediatric subjects with a diagnosis of fragile X syndrome.;Primary end point(s): ICG scale (Guy 1976);Timepoint(s) of evaluation of this end point: 32 weeks

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Secondary end point(s): - McCarthy test - TVIP - ATEC - Vineland scale - IDEA - SDSC - SF36 - IBP - GHQ-28 - Nutritional questionnaire - DBC-P;Timepoint(s) of evaluation of this end point: 40 weeks

Countries

Spain

Contacts

Public ContactClinical Trial Assistant

Delos Clinical

secretaria@delosclinical.com

Outcome results

None listed

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