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Congenital Hyperinsulinism Center Research Studies

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Research Study for Patients with GSD III

You or your child are being asked to take part in this research study because you have Glycogen Storage Disease Type III (GSD III). The purpose of this research study is to better understand blood sugar variability, muscle strength and function, and impact of Glycogen Storage Disease Type III (GSD III) on overall health. You will not receive any treatment for your GSD III as part of this study, but the information you provide will be helpful for the study sponsor, Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical Inc., to develop a new therapy for GSD III.

If you agree to take part, your participation will last for about 26 weeks and will involve up to 2 study visits to the hospital along with up to 26 phone calls. There will be no changes to your treatment regimen for GSD III as part of this study.

As a participant in the research you will:

  • come to the hospital for 1-2 in person visits to complete interviews and questionnaires,
  • wear a blinded continuous glucose monitor (CGM) 3 months and an unblinded CGM for 3 months,
  • complete fingerstick blood sugar checks, maintain a nutrition diary for 3 or more weeks throughout the study,
  • maintain a hypoglycemia symptom diary, and
  • upload CGM and HHG device data to a study-provided laptop weekly.

The main risks of this study are from hypoglycemia related to your diagnosis of GSD III and a loss of confidentiality. There are no direct benefits to you for participating in this study but the information collected as part of this study will help researchers better understand GSD III.

Phase: N/A

Actively recruiting: No

Category: Adults, Children, One-Time Visit Studies, Remote (Online / Phone Call Only) Studies

RIZE Clinical Trial for Individuals with Hyperinsulinism

Our team is working on a clinical drug trial that involves giving you a study drug that is not FDA-approved called RZ358. The goal of the trial is to test the study drug safety, how your body processes the drug, how the drug affects your body, and see if it can increase your blood sugar. If you agree to take part, your participation will last for up to 27 weeks and include 4 weeks of screening, 8 weeks of treatment, and a 15 week follow-up period. It is possible that treatment with the study drug infusions may improve your blood sugar levels and/or reduce the use of other medication(s) to prevent hypoglycemia. For more information, contact us at HIResearch@email.chop.edu.

Phase: Phase II

Actively recruiting: No

Category: Adults, Children

Conditions: Congenital Hyperinsulinism

sunRIZE Study: RZ358 Clinical Trial for Hyperinsulinism

This clinical trial is for patients with congenital hyperinsulinism (HI) who are experiencing low blood sugar on their current treatment. The purpose of this study is to find out if the study drug, named RZ358, helps improve blood sugar levels compared to current HI treatments. RZ358 is an experimental drug which the FDA has approved for use in this clinical trial, but it has not approved the study drug to be given outside of clinical research testing. The study drug is a specialized protein (called a monoclonal antibody) meant to decrease the effect insulin has on lowering blood sugar.

Participation will last for up to 33 weeks or up to 3 years overall for subjects who would like to join the open-label extension phase. This includes a 5-week Screening Period, a Treatment Period that lasts 24 weeks, and then either an 8-week Follow-up Period or a 2-year Extension Period where participants can continue to receive the study drug. Individuals do not need to participate in the 2-year extension part of the study to take part in the treatment and monitoring period. During the treatment period, participants will be given the study drug or a placebo. A placebo is an inactive substance used to compare how well the study drug works. Only study drug and not placebo is given during the extension period.

Participants in this trial will:

  • Receive the study drug or a placebo 7 times during the treatment period
  • Receive the study drug for up to 2 years in the optional extension period
  • Have electrocardiograms (ECGs)
  • Have ultrasounds of their liver
  • Wear a continuous glucose monitor (CGM) and take fingerstick glucose checks
  • Have research blood tests
  • Complete study diaries and surveys

The main risks of this study are from the study drug. These include infusion reactions (redness, tenderness, irritation at the infusion site), headaches, dizziness, hypoglycemia (low blood sugar), upper respiratory infections (colds), and excess body hair growth. Participants may benefit if the study drug proves to be more effective than current HI medications.

Phase: Phase III

Actively recruiting: Yes

Category: Adults, Children

Vitamin E Supplementation in Hyperinsulinism/Hyperammonemia (HI/HA) Syndrome

Our team is working on a study to see if children with HI/HA Syndrome tolerate Vitamin E supplementation. This is an experimental, non-FDA approved use of Vitamin E which will lead to further studies to evaluate if Vitamin E can be used as a treatment for HI/HA. The study involves taking Vitamin E once a day for two weeks at home, completing a tolerability questionnaires, and two, one-day visits to the CHOP outpatient Center for Human Phenomic Science (one visit before and one visit after taking the Vitamin E supplement for two weeks). During each study visit, fasting oral protein tolerance will be performed and blood samples will be drawn.

Phase: Pilot

Actively recruiting: No

Category: Adults, Children, One-Time Visit Studies

Conditions: Congenital Hyperinsulinism

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