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NCT Number: NCT06845501

Purine Supplementation in Patients With AICA-Ribosiduria

AICA-Ribosiduria due to ATIC deficiency is a rare genetic metabolic disease that affects less than 10 patients (PMID: 32557644). It results in severe polyhandicap linked to neurodevelopmental disorders, visual impairment, growth retardation, severe spinal deformities and scoliosis, and often early-onset epilepsy. The disease is caused by dysfunction of the ATIC enzyme, which is involved in de novo purine biosynthesis. A recent study (PMID: 38244287) reported a decrease in disease biomarkers in a single patient after 3 months on a purine-rich diet, which persisted for at least 1 year. The investigators propose to replicate this study on several patients to investigate the potential of this treatment for this severe orphan disease.

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Key information

Age range

3 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Chu Saint-Etienne

Saint-Etienne, 42055, France

Location status: Recruiting

Location contact

Francis RAMOND, Md

CONTACT

[email protected]

0477828798 ext. 33

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • Individual affected by AICA-ribosiduria due to ATIC deficiency

Exclusion criteria

  • Individual already on a purine-rich diet theoretical contraindication to a purine-rich diet

Treatment and study plan

purine-rich diet

Dietary Supplement

diet to achieve a purine intake of 160mg/d

Primary outcomes

  1. Urinary concentration

    Time frame: 6 months

    Urinary concentration of AICA-Riboside and Succinyladenoside in mmol/mol (same unit for both).

Secondary outcomes

  1. Number of hospitalizations

    Time frame: 12 months

    Comparison of the number of hospitalizations per time unit during the 12 months preceding the introduction of treatment, and during periods when at least one of the biomarkers has a value below 50% of the baseline (considering that these periods correspond to treatment at an effective dose and duration).

  2. Quality of life score

    Time frame: 6 months

    Measurement of quality of life scores before treatment, at the end of the first phase of treatment before elimination, and at the end of the study. Tool: standardised paediatric PedsQL parent-proxy scale (a scale designed to assess the overall impact on quality of life of a paediatric patient's health status, as reported by their parents, consisting of 23 questions rated from 0 to 5 and where higher scores indicate better quality of life). In the case of adult patients, the Short Form-36 scale is used, consisting of 36 questions divided into 8 dimensions (and with a score ranging from 0 to 100). Each question is evaluated on a Likert scale, with 3, 5 or 6 possible levels of response. The 8 dimensions are also used to calculate two individual quality of life scores: the Physical Composite Score (PCS) and the Mental Composite Score (MCS). The higher the score, the greater the ability.

Study contacts

Contact information is provided by the study sponsor or research team.

Béatrice DEYGAS, Project manager

CONTACT

[email protected]

Francis RAMOND, doctor of medicine

CONTACT

[email protected]

0477828798 ext. 33

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Saint Etienne

Other

Collaborators

  • University Hospital of Saint-Etienne

Registry information

Official study title

PURICA : Purine Supplementation in Patients With AICA-Ribosiduria

Acronym: PURICA

Important dates

Study start
2025
Primary completion
2027
Study completion
2029
First posted
Feb 25, 2025
Registry last updated
May 8, 2026

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