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NCT01610011 · ClinicalTrials.gov registry record · NA

Acute Glycine Pharmacodynamic Study

A NA study, sponsored by Mclean Hospital.

Completed
Registry status
NA
Development phase
21
Enrollment target

NCT01610011: Completed NA study, sponsored by Mclean Hospital.

NCT01610011 is a NA study that has completed, run by Mclean Hospital. The registered enrollment target is 21 participants, below the 1,404-participant average among 58,714 other NA trials with a reported enrollment target (99% lower). According to ClinicalTrials.gov, the official US trial registry.

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The verdict

NCT01610011, a NA study, has completed, sponsored by Mclean Hospital.

COMPLETED
Registry status
NA
Development phase
21 participants
Enrollment target

Study Summary

The purpose of this study is to use proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS) at 4 Tesla to measure brain glycine levels noninvasively at baseline and for 2 hours after a single oral dose of a concentrated glycine-containing beverage, and to compare MRS glycine measurements to glycine blood levels in samples obtained after each MRS spectrum. The investigators hypothesize that they will observe a high correlation between the magnitude increases in brain and plasma glycine levels over this time frame. The investigators also hypothesize that we will observe large intersubject variability in glycine uptake rates into brain and blood. The investigators also hypothesize that subjects with a glycine decarboxylase (GLDC) mutation (triplication) will have lower baseline plasma and brain glycine levels and will experience smaller brain and plasma glycine increases after glycine consumption than controls or family members without the GLDC mutation.

Primary Outcome

Brain and plasma glycine levels are measured with proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy at 4T and analytically, respectively. Because glycine doses were limited to 30 g to avoid nausea and vomiting, some subjects with higher weights were administered lower doses per body weight of glycine (g/kg). Therefore, we corrected MRS data by the actual glycine dose administered (g/kg) to account for dosing differences.

Interventions

  • DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT Glycine administration

Trial Details

FieldValue
Enrollment Target 21 participants
Start Date 2010-07
Est. Completion 2013-12
Phase NA
Mclean Hospital

140 total trials

What the finished NCT01610011 record still lists

NCT01610011 is an interventional study that assigns participants to a tested intervention. The registry caps enrollment at 21 participants, a relatively small participant target, below the 1,404-participant average among 58,714 other NA trials with a reported enrollment target (99% lower).

The record links to 0 conditions, and to 1 intervention - of which Glycine administration is the first listed.

NCT01610011 does not publish any study locations in the registry export this page uses.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is clinical trial NCT01610011 about?

NCT01610011 is a clinical study titled "Acute Glycine Pharmacodynamic Study". The purpose of this study is to use proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS) at 4 Tesla to measure brain glycine levels noninvasively at baseline and for 2 hours after a single oral dose of a concentrated glycine-containing beverage, and to compare MRS glycine measurements to glycine blood level...

What is the current status of trial NCT01610011?

This trial is currently completed. It is a NA study. The enrollment target is 21 participants. The study started on 2010-07. Estimated completion is 2013-12.

What interventions are being tested in trial NCT01610011?

The interventions under investigation include: Glycine administration (DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT).

Who is sponsoring clinical trial NCT01610011?

This trial is sponsored by Mclean Hospital, which has 140 total clinical trials registered on ClinicalTrials.gov.

How this trial's enrollment target compares

Where NCT01610011's enrollment target sits among peer trials

21 1762nd of 2000 higher than 233 of 2,000 other NA trials

participants (enrollment target), bucketed by value

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Source ClinicalTrials.gov registry export · 2026-08-08

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