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Register: ClinicalTrials.gov
Last refreshed on: 19 February 2015
Main ID:  NCT00686361
Date of registration: 26/05/2008
Prospective Registration: No
Primary sponsor: University of British Columbia
Public title: Choline Nutrition in Children With Cystic Fibrosis (CF)
Scientific title: To Investigate Whether Choline Supplementation in Children With CF Will Correct Biochemical Markers of Choline Deficiency and Improve Plasma Indices of Methylation Capacity and Redox Status and Result in Decreased Pro-inflammatory Cytokines
Date of first enrolment: October 2007
Target sample size: 34
Recruitment status: Completed
URL:  http://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT00686361
Study type:  Interventional
Study design:  Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment, Masking: Single Blind (Subject), Primary Purpose: Treatment  
Phase:  N/A
Countries of recruitment
Canada
Contacts
Name:     Sheila M. Innis, Ph.D
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Affiliation:  University of British Columbia
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

- Children with Cystic Fibrosis of known genotype.

Exclusion Criteria:

- No hospitalizations within the previous month

- not receiving parenteral nutrition

- FEV1 > 50% at enrollment

- BMI and weight for age z-scores > 5th percentile

- non smokers

- no asthma

- not taking any lipid supplement or other agent designed to effect glutathione status.



Age minimum: 5 Years
Age maximum: 17 Years
Gender: Both
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Cystic Fibrosis
Intervention(s)
Drug: Choline supplementation
Primary Outcome(s)
Measured at: 0 (baseline), 3 and 6 mth (6 mth supplementation) and 9 mths (3 mth post supplementation) a) choline and methyl metabolites b) redox status (GSH/GSSG) [Time Frame: 9 months]
Secondary Outcome(s)
Measured at: 0, 3 and 6 mth and 9 mth a) inflammatory markers (IL-8, IL-6. IL-1ß, TNFa) b) essential n-6 and n-3 fatty acids c) pulmonary function (FVC, FEV1 (FEF 25-75) d) liver function (serum liver enzymes) [Time Frame: 9 months]
Secondary ID(s)
H06-70444
Source(s) of Monetary Support
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Secondary Sponsor(s)
Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Therapeutics
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Results
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