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RecruitingNCT04768803HOGRIDUpdated Aug 24, 2023

Ghrelin in Patients With a Rare Disease Associated With Intellectual Disability, and Hyperphagia, and/or Overweight, and/or Obesity

An observational study in Angelman Syndrome, Smith-Magenis Syndrome and X Fragile Syndrome, sponsored by University Hospital, Toulouse. Recruiting at 2 sites in France. Open to participants aged 3 Years to 50 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2023-08-24.

Sponsored by University Hospital, Toulouse · Observational

From the registry’s dates

  • Primary completion was expected by Dec 2023, 2 years 10 months ago, but the record still lists the study as recruiting.
  • Started Jun 2021; still recruiting 5 years 5 months later.
Study type
Observational
Model
Cohort
Time perspective
Prospective
Enrollment
300
Ages
3 Years to 50 Years
Sex
All
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Where this study stands

Counted across the records on this site · 2026-11-12

Among 10 studies in Angelman Syndrome with a site in France — 3 open to participants now, 4 under way, none of them phase 3. Angelman Syndrome · France.

Started
2021
with 1 other
Observational
4 of 10
3 open now
Registered
4th of 10
by date
Lead sponsor
1 of 10
University Hospital, Toulouse

Among the 10 studies in Angelman Syndrome with a site in France, this one is one of 2 that started in 2021, is one of 4 observational ones, and was the 4th registered.

Angelman Syndrome

52 studies on the registry are indexed under Angelman Syndrome; 16 are open to participants now.

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Open to participants now

3 of the 10 studies in Angelman Syndrome with a site in France are open now. Recruiting first, the newest first:

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Who these studies take

Of the 14 Angelman Syndrome studies recruiting now, 6 (43%) set no upper age limit and 7 (50%) stop at 75 or younger; 14 take children under 18; 0 take healthy volunteers.

This study: 3 Years to 50 Years · all sexes · no healthy volunteers.

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Study summary

A significantly higher proportion of patients with rare diseases (RD) with intellectual disability (ID), present hyperphagia, overweight or obesity, compared to the general population. Prader-Willi syndrome is the only genetic obesity identified to date associated with hyperghrelinemia, while ghrelin levels are lower than in controls in other situations of obesity.

The aim of the study is to find out whether the levels of ghrelin, which are abnormally high in PWS throughout life, are also high in these RD when people have hyperphagia and/or overweight.

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A significantly higher proportion of patients with rare diseases (RD) with intellectual disability (ID), present hyperphagia, overweight or obesity, compared to the general population. Prader-Willi Syndrome (PWS) and related syndromes (PWS-like) represent the most well-known causes of eating disorders with early and severe obesity. Other known RD with ID have been described as being associated with eating disorders with overweight or obesity, which appear later in adolescence : Angelman's syndrome (approximately 40% of patients are overweight or obese, and 32% of children have hyperphagia), Fragile X syndrome (over 30% are obese), Smith-Magenis syndrome (50 to 60% are obese). Prader-Willi syndrome is the only genetic obesity identified to date associated with hyperghrelinemia, while ghrelin levels are lower than in controls in other situations of obesity.

The aim of the study is to find out whether the levels of ghrelin, which are abnormally high in PWS throughout life, are also high in these pathologies when people have hyperphagia and/or overweight.

The study involves a single visit carried out during a routine follow-up in the CRMR, in which the blood sample will allow the dosage of the ghrelin hormon. The visit will also involves a data collection and some questionnaires.

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Conditions studied

  • Angelman Syndrome
  • Smith-Magenis Syndrome
  • X Fragile Syndrome
  • Epilepsy
  • Prader-Willi Syndrome
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Who can participate

Ages eligible
3 Years to 50 Years
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No
Sampling method
Non-probability sample

Study population

patients infants and adults presenting a rare disease with overweight and hyperphagic behavior

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Inclusion criteria

  • Patients with one of the following rare diseases associated with : Angelman syndrome, Smith-Magenis syndrome, X Fragile syndrome, rare diseases of the cerebellum, rare epilepsies, PW-like syndromes or other rare diseases with eating disorders
  • Patients aged minimum 3 years and maximum 50 years.
  • Patients with overweight (or obesity) and/or hyperphagic behavior.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Administrative problems: impossibility of giving parents or legal guardians informed information ; no coverage by a Social Security scheme.
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Study design

Observational model
Cohort
Time perspective
Prospective
Enrollment
300 participants (estimated)
Target follow-up
1 Day
Patient registry
Yes
Biospecimen retention
Samples without dna

Interventions

  • Biologicalacylated and unacylated ghrelin dosages

    realization of plasma samples to evaluate of levels of ghrelin and collection of plasma and cells

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Levels of ghrelin in blood sample

    dosage of ghrelin (pmol /l)

    Time frame: Day 1

Secondary outcomes

  1. Overeating

    Dykens overeating questionnaire

    Time frame: Day 1

  2. Overeating

    eating behavior assessment scale

    Time frame: Day 1

  3. Behavioral disorder description

    CBCL questionnaire for patients under 18 years old

    Time frame: Day 1

  4. Behavioral disorder description

    Developmental Behavior Checklist-Adult questionnaire for patients over 18 years old

    Time frame: Day 1

  5. Social vulnerability of parents and / or legal guardians

    EPICES questionnaire (Assessment of Precariousness and Health Inequalities for the Health Examination Centers).

    Time frame: Day 1

  6. Family quality of life (for patients under 18)

    Parental-Developmental Disabilities Quality of Life questionnaire

    Time frame: Day1

  7. Burden of parents and / or legal guardians

    ZBI questionnaire (Zarit Burden Interview).

    Time frame: Day 1

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Study locations

2 of 2 sites recruiting
  • Centre N°1 : 40 Centre de Référence PRADORT Pr Tauber - Toulouse Centre N°2 : 22 Centre de Référence PRADORT Pr Poitou Bernert - Paris La Pitié Salpetrière Centre N°3 : 15 Centre de Référence DI de causes rares Dr Heron - Paris La Pitié Salpêtrière Centr
    Paris, France
    Recruiting
  • Tauber
    Toulouse, France
    Recruiting
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References and documents

Individual participant data

Plan to share: No

No publications or documents are linked to this record.

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Timeline

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
ElapsedEstimatedEstimated, not yet reached

Started Jun 2021 (actual). Primary completion is estimated for Dec 2023, 30 months after the start.

How these figures are worked out, and which studies are left out of them.

Registered
Feb 16, 2021
First posted
Feb 24, 2021
StartActual
Jun 10, 2021
Primary completionEst.
Dec 15, 2023
CompletionEst.
Dec 15, 2023
Last update
Aug 24, 2023
What these dates mean
Start.
When the first participant enrolled; while estimated, when the study expects to open to recruitment.
Primary completion.
When the last participant was examined or treated to collect data for the study's main question, its primary outcome. A study that stopped early gives the date its data collection stopped.
Completion.
When the last participant's last visit took place, for every outcome, secondary ones and side effects included: the end of the study. Often later than primary completion, sometimes the same day.
Actual and Est.
Actual means the registry says the date has happened. Est. (estimated) is a date the sponsor plans or expects. It can still move, and the sponsor is expected to change it to actual once it has passed.
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Aug 24, 2023, 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
NCT04768803
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Feb 24, 2021
Start date
Jun 10, 2021
Primary completion
Dec 15, 2023 (estimated)
Completion
Dec 15, 2023 (estimated)
Last update
Aug 24, 2023

Study contacts

Nadege ALGANS
Contact
algans.n@chu-toulouse.fr
0561777204
Maithé TAUBER, MD
principal investigator · University Hospital, Toulouse

Oversight

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