Premanifest Huntington's Disease Extension Study II: Creatine Safety & Tolerability (Pre-CREST-2X)

January 10, 2014 updated by: Steven M. Hersch, Massachusetts General Hospital
The purpose of this clinical trial is to extend the Pre-Crest-X study to further assess the long-term safety and tolerability of up to 30 grams daily creatine in individuals at-risk for Huntington's Disease (HD) and to assess whether biomarkers responsive to creatine in symptomatic individuals are informative in premanifest individuals over a longer duration.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

Extensive evidence exists that neurodegeneration begins many years before HD can be diagnosed clinically. Therefore, it is most desirable to begin a neuroprotective therapy before or during this premanifest period with the aim of delaying onset, as well as slowing functional decline. Cellular energy depletion is present early in HD and can be ameliorated by creatine, which helps regenerate cellular ATP. Preclinical evidence for creatine's potential neuroprotective effects in animal models of HD has been well-documented. Before the clinical efficacy of creatine can be tested in premanifest HD, its long-term safety and tolerability must be assessed in these individuals and its ability to favorably modify biomarkers of HD should also be confirmed. This extension trial will continue to follow eligible individuals who completed the Pre-CREST-X extension study on open-label creatine (up to 30 grams daily) for long term safety and tolerability for an additional 24 months. Other biological and imaging biomarkers of disease progression and potential response to treatment will also be assessed.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

24

Phase

  • Phase 2

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • United States
    • Massachusetts
      • Charlestown, Massachusetts, United States, 02129
        • Massachusetts General Hospital

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

26 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Individuals who have completed the Pre-CREST Study.
  • Individuals capable of providing independent informed consent and complying with trial procedures.

Exclusion Criteria:

-Clinical evidence of unstable medical or psychiatric illness in the investigator's judgment.

Additional eligibility criteria apply.

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Treatment
  • Allocation: N/A
  • Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Creatine
Drug: Creatine monohydrate
Up to 30 grams daily creatine monohydrate

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Safety
Time Frame: 24 months
Frequency of adverse events
24 months
Tolerability
Time Frame: 24 months
Proportion of subjects completing the extension study at given dose level
24 months

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Clinical measures
Time Frame: 24 months
Components of the UHDRS (Unified Huntington Disease Rating Scale)
24 months
Biological Markers of Disease Progression
Time Frame: 24 months
Biological indicators that creatine treatment might affect the progression of HD: plasma levels of creatine, serum levels of 8OH2'dG and 8OHG, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), morphometric neuroimaging (biomarker of neurodegeneration), metabolomic profiling, and gene expression analysis to assess transcriptional effects of HD and creatine therapy.
24 months

Collaborators and Investigators

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Sponsor

Massachusetts General Hospital

Collaborators

National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Publications and helpful links

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General Publications

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start

April 1, 2010

Primary Completion (Actual)

May 1, 2013

Study Completion (Actual)

May 1, 2013

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

August 4, 2011

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

August 4, 2011

First Posted (Estimate)

August 8, 2011

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

February 10, 2014

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

January 10, 2014

Last Verified

January 1, 2014

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Other Study ID Numbers

  • 2010P000511

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