- ICH GCP
- US Clinical Trials Registry
- Clinical Trial NCT03208868
Leucine Enriched Essential Amino Acid Mixture to Reverse Muscle Loss in Cirrhosis
January 4, 2024 updated by: Srinivasan Dasarathy, The Cleveland Clinic
Loss of skeletal muscle mass or sarcopenia is the most common and potentially reversible complication in cirrhosis that increases morbidity and mortality before, during and after liver transplantation.
No proven treatments exist for the prevention or reversal of sarcopenia in cirrhosis, primarily because the mechanisms responsible for this are unknown.
Based on compelling preliminary studies and those of the co investigator, investigators hypothesize that the mechanism of reduced skeletal muscle mass in cirrhosis is due to a myostatin mediated impaired mTOR (mechanistic target of rapamycin) signaling resulting in reduced protein synthesis and increased autophagy.
Investigators further postulate that leucine, a direct stimulant of mTOR, will reverse the impaired mTOR phosphorylation in the skeletal muscle of cirrhotics.
The consequent increase in protein synthesis reduced autophagy will result in an increase in skeletal muscle mass.
Investigators will test these hypotheses by quantifying the response to acute and long term (3 month) administration of leucine enriched essential amino acid (EAA/LEU) compared with an isonitrogenous isocaloric non-essential balanced amino acid mixture (does not stimulate protein synthesis) in cirrhotic patients.
Fractional protein synthesis rate (FSR) in skeletal muscle, responses of the molecular regulatory pathways of skeletal muscle protein synthesis, and autophagy flux will be quantified in the acute and long term protocols.
Tracer studies using L-[D5]-phenylalanine (Phe) as a primed constant infusion (prime 2µmol.kg-1.hr-1;
constant 0.05 µmol.kg-1.hr-1)
with and L [ring-D2] tyrosine, forearm plethysmography, and sequential skeletal muscle biopsies (total of 3 per study subject) will be used to quantify these outcomes.
Anthropometric, clinical and body composition measures will be additional outcome measures for the long term intervention.
Expression of regulatory signaling proteins, myostatin, IGF-1 (insulin like growth factor) , phospho-Akt, phospho-AMPK (activated protein kinase), phospho-mTOR and phospho-p70s6k will be quantified by Western immunoblots.
Autophagy flux will be measured by quantifying expression of the autophagosome proteins.
Study Overview
Status
Recruiting
Conditions
Study Type
Interventional
Enrollment (Estimated)
32
Phase
- Not Applicable
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
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Ohio
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Cleveland, Ohio, United States, 44195
- Recruiting
- Cleveland Clinic Foundation
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Contact:
- Annette Bellar, BS
- Phone Number: 216-636-5247
- Email: bellara@ccf.org
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Principal Investigator:
- Srinivasan Dasarathy, MD
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Contact:
- Revathi Penumatsa, MD
- Phone Number: 216-445-0688
- Email: penumar@ccf.org
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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
18 years to 70 years (Adult, Older Adult)
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Yes
Description
Inclusion Criteria:
- Cirrhotic patients:
- Cirrhosis diagnosed by liver biopsy and/or clinical, biochemical and imaging evidence of cirrhosis.
- Abstinence from alcohol and/or other recreational drugs for at least 6 months
- Child's Pugh score 5-9 (inclusive).
Exclusion
- Cirrhotic patients:
- Child's score >9
- Pedal edema above the ankle
- Presence of concurrent illnesses (renal, cardiac, pulmonary, cerebrovascular, malignancy) or medication (anabolic steroids, corticosteroids) intake that affect skeletal muscle mass.
- Diabetes mellitus
- Active gastrointestinal bleeding
- Sepsis, encephalopathy
- Renal failure
- Hepatocellular carcinoma outside of Milan criteria
- Unwilling to sign informed consent or follow research procedures
- Does not meet inclusion criteria
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: Prevention
- Allocation: Randomized
- Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
- Masking: None (Open Label)
Arms and Interventions
Participant Group / Arm |
Intervention / Treatment |
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Active Comparator: Leucine enriched essential amino acid
Patients with cirrhosis that are given a leucine enriched essential amino acid (EEA/LEU) supplement.
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Patient with cirrhosis will be randomized to either take a Leucine enriched essential amino acid or a balanced amino acid supplement.
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Active Comparator: Balanced amino acid supplement
Patients with cirrhosis that are given a balanced amino acid (BAA) supplement.
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Patient with cirrhosis will be randomized to either take a Leucine enriched essential amino acid or a balanced amino acid supplement.
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What is the study measuring?
Primary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
Time Frame |
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Compare Fractional Synthesis Rate
Time Frame: Baseline to 90 days
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To test whether fractional synthesis of skeletal muscle proteins changes from baseline to 90 days with the administration of BAA or EAA/LEU.
Fractional synthesis rate (FSR) of mixed muscle proteins will be calculated from the incorporation rate of the L- [ring D5] phenylalanine into the proteins and the free tissue phenylalanine enrichments using precursor product model: FSR= (∆Ep/t)/(∆Ec) x60x100 and expressed as %/hour.
ΔEp is the increment in myofibrillar protein-bound L- [ring D5] phenylalanine enrichment, t is the time between the muscle biopsies.
∆Ec is the L- [ring D5] phenylalanine enrichments in the free intracellular pool in the muscle biopsies.
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Baseline to 90 days
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Collaborators and Investigators
This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.
Sponsor
Study record dates
These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.
Study Major Dates
Study Start (Actual)
August 5, 2013
Primary Completion (Estimated)
December 31, 2024
Study Completion (Estimated)
December 31, 2024
Study Registration Dates
First Submitted
April 12, 2017
First Submitted That Met QC Criteria
July 3, 2017
First Posted (Actual)
July 6, 2017
Study Record Updates
Last Update Posted (Estimated)
January 8, 2024
Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria
January 4, 2024
Last Verified
January 1, 2024
More Information
Terms related to this study
Additional Relevant MeSH Terms
Other Study ID Numbers
- 12-916
Drug and device information, study documents
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product
No
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product
No
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