The Possible Efficacy and Safety of L-carnitine and Biotin as Adjunctive Therapies in Children With Moderate Persistent Asthma

NCT ID: NCT05632549

Last Updated: 2022-11-30

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

UNKNOWN

Clinical Phase

PHASE3

Total Enrollment

66 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2022-08-08

Study Completion Date

2024-08-08

Brief Summary

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The Possible Efficacy and Safety of L-carnitine and Biotin as Adjunctive Therapies in Children with Moderate Persistent Asthma

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Moderate Persistent Asthma

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

SINGLE

Outcome Assessors

Study Groups

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Placebo

Group 1 (n=22) which will receive traditional therapy plus placebo capsule twice daily for 3 months.

Group Type PLACEBO_COMPARATOR

Placebo

Intervention Type DRUG

Group 1 (n=22) which will receive traditional therapy plus placebo capsule twice daily for 3 months.

L-carnitine

Group 2 (n=22) which will receive traditional therapy plus L-carnitine capsules (500 mg twice daily) for 3 months.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

L-Carnitine 500Mg Oral Tablet

Intervention Type DRUG

Group 2 (n=22) which will receive traditional therapy plus L-carnitine capsules (500 mg twice daily) for 3 months.

Biotin

Group 3 (n=22) which will receive traditional therapy plus Biotin capsules (5 mg twice daily) for 3 months.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Biotin Capsules

Intervention Type DRUG

Group 3 (n=22) which will receive traditional therapy plus Biotin capsules (5 mg twice daily) for 3 months.

Interventions

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Placebo

Group 1 (n=22) which will receive traditional therapy plus placebo capsule twice daily for 3 months.

Intervention Type DRUG

L-Carnitine 500Mg Oral Tablet

Group 2 (n=22) which will receive traditional therapy plus L-carnitine capsules (500 mg twice daily) for 3 months.

Intervention Type DRUG

Biotin Capsules

Group 3 (n=22) which will receive traditional therapy plus Biotin capsules (5 mg twice daily) for 3 months.

Intervention Type DRUG

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Children with moderate persistent asthma
* Age range of 8-\< 18 years old
* Both sex

Exclusion Criteria

* Children with any pulmonary or chronic systemic diseases other than asthma (cystic fibrosis, bronchiectasis, tuberculosis, diabetes mellitus, and liver disease).
* Children with immunodeficiency.
* Children with thyroid disorder.
* Children with recent infection (especially pneumonia), surgery, anesthesia.
* Children having clinical evidence of any heart renal and hepatic diseases.
* Children having cystic fibrosis or congenital respiratory disease.
* Children having chronic diarrhea and mal-absorption.
* Children having clinical evidence of malnutrition.
* Children on medications that could interfere with L-carnitine level including antibiotics use. (particularly ampicillins) and anti- convulsing particularly valoproic acid.
Minimum Eligible Age

8 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Tanta University

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Mohamed osama khedr

Clinical pharmacist

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Locations

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Tanta University Hospital

Tanta, Gharbia Governorate, Egypt

Site Status

Countries

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Egypt

Other Identifiers

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35652/8/22

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id