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CompletedNCT04400422Updated May 22, 2020

Experience of Using Lipano in Children With Fatty Acid Oxidation Disorders

An interventional study of Lipano formula in Fatty Acid Oxidation Disorder, sponsored by Dr. Schär AG / SPA. Completed at 1 site in Russian Federation. Open to participants aged Up to 18 Months. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2020-05-22.

Sponsored by Dr. Schär AG / SPA · Not applicable, Interventional, and Basic science

From the registry’s dates

  • Registered 1 year 10 months after the study started (first participant enrolled Jun 2018, registered May 2020).
Phase
Not applicable
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
5
Allocation
Not applicable
Ages
Up to 18 Months
Sex
All
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Study summary

This is a market research, observational study to evaluate the tolerability and acceptability of an MCT based formula for infants and young people with long chain fatty acid oxidation disorder from birth to 18 months. Patients with a confirmed diagnosis of a fatty acid oxidation disorder, which requires a specialist diet including MCT will be included in this study

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Conditions studied

  • Fatty Acid Oxidation Disorder
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In context

Lead sponsor

Dr. Schär AG / SPA is the lead sponsor of 8 studies on the registry; 1 is open to participants now.

Counted across the registry records on this site, refreshed daily.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
Up to 18 Months
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

  • Diagnosis of a fatty acid oxidation disorder requiring a ketogenic or a specialist diet as part of their treatment, which includes MCT.
  • Patients from birth to 18 months
  • Written informed consent obtained from patient or parental caregiver

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Presence of serious concurrent illness
  • Investigator's uncertainty about the willingness or ability of the patient to comply with the protocol requirements
  • Participation in any other studies involving investigational or marketed products concomitantly or within two weeks prior to entry into the study.
  • Any patients having taken antibiotics over the previous 2 weeks leading up to the study
  • Patients over 18 months of age
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Study design

Phase
Not applicable
Primary purpose
Basic science
Allocation
Not applicable
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrollment
5 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    Lipano MCT formula

    Kanso Lipano will be consumed daily for 3 months each to assess tolerability and compliance

    Dietary Supplement: Lipano formula

Interventions

  • Dietary supplementLipano formula

    Subjects will be asked to take an MCT infant formula to assess the tolerability, compliance and overall acceptability of the product for patient with LCHAD

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Gastrointestinal tolerance: questionnaire

    Daily questionnaire detailing any GI symptoms, severity and change from usual The collection of daily data about the gastrointestinal tolerance of the product

    Time frame: 90 days

  2. Product compliance

    Daily questionnaire on amounts offered and amounts actually consumed, compared to recommended amount.

    Time frame: 90 days

  3. Product palatability

    Questionnaire data captured to evaluate taste

    Time frame: 90 days

  4. Product acceptability

    Brief tick-box questionnaire on overall liking and acceptability of product

    Time frame: 90 days

Secondary outcomes

  1. Biochemistry stability - creatine kinase

    creatine kinase will be monitored

    Time frame: 90 days

  2. Biochemistry stability - liver enzymes

    liver enzymes will be monitored

    Time frame: 90 days

  3. Anthropometry 1

    weight in g monitored to check growth

    Time frame: 90 days

  4. Anthropometry 2

    height in cm monitored to check growth

    Time frame: 90 days

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Study locations

1 site
  • Russian Children's Hospital Center for Orphan Diseases
    Moscow, 117513, Russian Federation
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References and documents

Individual participant data

Plan to share: No — This study will be used to demonstrate acceptability for registration and reimbursement of these foods for special medical purposes.

No publications or documents are linked to this record.

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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on May 22, 2020, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT04400422
Lead sponsor
Dr. Schär AG / SPA
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
May 22, 2020
Start date
Jun 20, 2018
Primary completion
Sep 20, 2018
Completion
Sep 20, 2018
Last update
May 22, 2020

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
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