Burden of Disease in Hypophosphatasia (HPP)

Wuerzburg University Hospital

Status: Completed

Conditions: Hypophosphatasia

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02291497

HPP-Study

Details and patient eligibility

About

Hypophosphatasia (HPP) is a rare, inherited metabolic disease caused by inactivating mutations in the Alkaline Phosphatase (ALPL) gene, coding for the Tissue-nonspecific alkaline phosphatase (TNAP). Penetrance and disease severity is very heterogenous, ranging from stillbirth to adult-onset manifestations. Especially the latter are again characterized by an extremely broad spectrum of symptoms. This scope of variability makes it difficult to attribute individual patients' symptoms to the disease and distinguish them from HPP independent health issues. Especially in adult HPP patients, musculoskeletal problems, including (fragility-) fractures / bone bruise, joint pain, reduced mobility, muscular weakness and pain and reduced muscular endurance appear to reflect the prevailing burden of disease, especially with respect these patients dis-abilities of daily life.

To expand current knowledge of the natural history of the disease as well as on disease specific musculoskeletal deficits in HPP, all adult patients with established Diagnosis of HPP known at the Orthopedic Institute, University of Würzburg, will be offered to participate in a single, multimodal assessment of their disease history, current symptoms and disabilities, lab evaluations and clinical and technical analysis of their musculoskeletal status and capabilities.

Patients will be invited to a day long visit to the clinic in order to perform the following assessments:

A) Epidemiologic / anamnestic information B) Physical examination C) Structured questionnaires D) Laboratory examinations E) Clinical functional testing F) Technical Examinations

Enrollment: 114 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Adult males and females (age ≥ 18 years)

• Established diagnosis of Hypophosphatasia

• Reduced Serum/Plasma ALP (Alkaline phosphatase)-Activity below age and sex specific reference range of the respective test kit applied (measured at least twice with a minimum 4 week interval)

• At least one of the items below:

  • Genetically secured ALPL-Mutation
  • Elevated PLP (Pyridoxal 5-Phosphate) (urine or serum), above ULN (Upper level of normal)
  • Symptoms of the disease

• Signed informed consent

Exclusion criteria

• Current / previous treatment with Asfotase alfa
• Current participation in another clinical study