Long Term Efficacy and Safety of Orlistat for Type 1 Hyperlipoproteinemia: a Randomized, Double-blind, Placebo-controlled Trial

Status: Recruiting
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Intervention Type: Drug
Study Type: Interventional
Study Phase: Phase 2
SUMMARY

Type I hyperlipoproteinemia (T1HLP, also known as familial chylomicronemia syndrome or FCS) is a rare diseasewhere the blood triglycerides (fats) are very high. It is caused by lack of certain enzymes and proteins in the bodythat are important in disposing circulating fats from blood. Treatment of T1HLP patients who have very high levels of blood fats (≥ 1,000 mg/dL) is challenging as conventional triglyceride-lowering medications, such as fibrates and fishoil, are ineffective. The purpose of this trial is to study the long-term efficacy and safety of orlistat for reducing blood triglyceride levels in patients with T1HLP.

Eligibility
Participation Requirements
Sex: All
Minimum Age: 8
Healthy Volunteers: f
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• Type I hyperlipoproteinemia confirmed by bi-allelic disease-causing variants in any one of the T1HLP genes (LPL, APOC2, APOA5, LMF1, GPIHBP1, or GCKR).

• Subjects who have a fasting TG greater than or equal to 750 mg/dL at the end of run-in period of 8 weeks will be eligible for randomization.

• Age ≥ 8 years

• Well controlled diabetes mellitus with hemoglobin A1c \< 8%

• Off orlistat for a period of 2 months

Locations
United States
Texas
UT southwestern Medical Center
RECRUITING
Dallas
Contact Information
Primary
Abhimanyu G [agarg], MD
abhimanyu.garg@utsouthwestern.edu
2146482895
Backup
Abhimanyu G [agarg]
abhimanyu.garg@utsouthwestern.edu
2146482895
Time Frame
Start Date: 2024-01-26
Estimated Completion Date: 2029-05-30
Participants
Target number of participants: 28
Treatments
Active_comparator: Orlistat Drug
Drug will be given orally.
Placebo_comparator: Placebo
Placebo will be given orally.
Sponsors
Leads: University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

This content was sourced from clinicaltrials.gov