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NCT number NCT01517048
Other study ID # 120051
Secondary ID 12-CH-0051
Status Completed
Phase
First received
Last updated
Start date January 9, 2012
Est. completion date December 12, 2014

Study information

Verified date December 12, 2014
Source National Institutes of Health Clinical Center (CC)
Contact n/a
Is FDA regulated No
Health authority
Study type Observational

Clinical Trial Summary

Background:

- Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS) and MC4R genetic mutations are two conditions that can cause problems with appetite regulation. People with PWS often have behavior and thinking problems. People with MC4R mutations may have problems with attention. These problems may be related to Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor (BDNF), a protein that is important for brain development. Researchers want to study people with PWS and MC4R mutations to see how BDNF is involved in these conditions. Specifically, body weight and brain function will be studied, and compared with healthy volunteers.

Objectives:

- To study how BDNF affects body weight and brain function in people with PWS and MC4R mutations.

Eligibility:

- Individuals of any age who have Prader-Willi syndrome or MC4R genetic mutations.

- Healthy volunteers of any age to act as control participants.

Design:

- Participants will be screened with a medical history and physical exam. Height, weight, and waist/hip circumferences will be measured. Blood samples will be taken for genetic and other tests.

- Participants will fill out questionnaires about eating habits, pain perception, and sleep behavior.

- Participants will keep a 3-day food diary to record all food and drinks eaten.

- Tests and questionnaires will be given to study thinking, speech, movement, behavior, and mood. Some tests will be done on a computer; other tests will be on paper. Tests may also involve performing tasks with blocks and other objects.

- Participants may have other tests as directed. These will include hot and cold sensitivity tests, imaging studies like x-rays, and measurements of body fat and water content.

- Treatment will not be provided as part of this study.


Description:

Brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) is a protein that is important in nervous system development and function. BDNF also appears to function downstream of the leptin-melanocortin signaling pathway to control appetite. In both animals and humans, diminished BDNF function is associated with hyperphagia, obesity, and neurocognitive deficits. We propose to study BDNF in two hyperphagic disorders: Prader-Willi syndrome and MC4R function-altering mutations. We hypothesize that patients with PWS may have increased BDNF during infancy, followed by a decline in BDNF that precedes the onset of hyperphagia and persists after the onset of obesity. We hypothesize that patients with MC4R mutations will have decreased BDNF, the severity of which will be associated with the degree of MC4R functional loss caused by the specific mutation(s) in each individual. To test these hypotheses, we wish to conduct cross-sectional studies to evaluate serum BDNF concentrations, metabolism, body composition, and neurocognition in: subjects with PWS, subjects with MC4R mutations and control subjects matched for age, sex, race, and BMI. If alterations in BDNF are found to be associated with PWS and/or MC4R mutations, these investigations could lead to future studies of BDNF receptor agonists as mechanism-specific pharmacologic therapy for hyperphagia and obesity in PWS and MC4R mutations, or BDNF receptor antagonists for failure-to-thrive in neonatal PWS.


Recruitment information / eligibility

Status Completed
Enrollment 93
Est. completion date December 12, 2014
Est. primary completion date
Accepts healthy volunteers Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Gender All
Age group N/A to 99 Years
Eligibility - INCLUSION CRITERIA:

Subject Inclusion Criteria:

1. For PWS subjects: We will enroll 75 subjects of all ages who have diagnosis of PWS confirmed by chromosome analysis (i.e. interstitial deletion of paternally-derived chromosome 15q, uniparental maternal disomy or other chromosome 15 abnormalities). Our goal is to have 25 infants, 25 non-obese, and 25 obese subjects in order to assess the different phases associated with PWS. Subjects receiving growth hormone therapy may enroll if the dose has been stable for the preceding 6 months.

2. For MC4R subjects: We will screen up to 200 subjects for mutations of MC4R and enroll 50 subjects of all ages who have diagnosis of homozygous or heterozygous MC4R mutation confirmed by sequencing of the MC4R gene. Both functional-altering (N=25) and non-pathologic (N=25) mutations will be included.

3. For control subjects: We will enroll 125 subjects of all ages who match with PWS or MC4R subjects by age (plus-minus 10%), sex, race, and BMI percentile (plus-minus10%).

EXCLUSION CRITERIA:

Subject Exclusion Criteria:

1. For all subjects:

1. Pregnancy

2. Individuals who have, or whose parent or guardians have, current substance abuse or a psychiatric disorder or other condition which, in the opinion of the investigators, would impede competence or compliance or possibly hinder completion of the study

3. If age >12 months, greater than 2% body weight loss in preceding 6 months

4. Anorexiant or weight loss medication use in preceding 6 months

2. For control subjects:

1. Chronic medical conditions anticipated to affect results or impede study participation

2. Medication use will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis by the Principal Investigator to determine eligibility

Study Design


Locations

Country Name City State
Canada University of Alberta Alberta
United States National Institutes of Health Clinical Center, 9000 Rockville Pike Bethesda Maryland

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor Collaborator
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)

Countries where clinical trial is conducted

United States,  Canada, 

References & Publications (3)

Cohen-Cory S, Kidane AH, Shirkey NJ, Marshak S. Brain-derived neurotrophic factor and the development of structural neuronal connectivity. Dev Neurobiol. 2010 Apr;70(5):271-88. doi: 10.1002/dneu.20774. Review. — View Citation

Wisse BE, Schwartz MW. The skinny on neurotrophins. Nat Neurosci. 2003 Jul;6(7):655-6. — View Citation

Xu B, Goulding EH, Zang K, Cepoi D, Cone RD, Jones KR, Tecott LH, Reichardt LF. Brain-derived neurotrophic factor regulates energy balance downstream of melanocortin-4 receptor. Nat Neurosci. 2003 Jul;6(7):736-42. — View Citation

Outcome

Type Measure Description Time frame Safety issue
Primary Serum brain-derived neurotrophic factor concentration
Secondary Body Composition, Cognitive Function
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