Status:

COMPLETED

Cytokines Polymorphisms and Acetaminophen Toxicity

Lead Sponsor:

Arkansas Children's Hospital Research Institute

Collaborating Sponsors:

Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)

Conditions:

Drug Toxicity

Eligibility:

All Genders

Brief Summary

Genotyping assays for polymorphisms in the interleukin 10(IL10)gene and the inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) gene will be performed. Genotypes will be compared to the severity of toxicity follow...

Detailed Description

It was recently reported that IL-10 is protective in Acetaminophen (APAP) toxicity and it down-regulates iNOS production. In an ongoing Pediatric Pharmacology Research Unit (PPRU) Network study, plasm...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Males and females of any age admitted to a participating site for acetaminophen overdose (acute or chronic).

Exclusion

  • Patients who are unable to tolerate study procedures.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

December 1 2002

Trial Type :

OBSERVATIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

September 1 2007

Estimated Enrollment :

111 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00166608

Start Date

December 1 2002

End Date

September 1 2007

Last Update

April 12 2012

Active Locations (7)

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1

Arkansas Children's Hospital

Little Rock, Arkansas, United States, 72202

2

Kosair Children's Hospital

Louisville, Kentucky, United States, 40202

3

Children's Hospital of Michigan

Detroit, Michigan, United States, 48201

4

Children's Mercy Hospital

Kansas City, Missouri, United States, 64108