Outcome
Type |
Measure |
Description |
Time frame |
Safety issue |
Primary |
The reduction in epistaxis (nose bleeding) severity over 96 weeks |
Participants will be asked to maintain a daily diary for the duration of the study (96 weeks). Participants will record all epistaxis events daily, noting the duration in minutes and whether or not there was gushing during each nosebleed. The change in epistaxis severity will be measured from a sum of duration of all bleeding events each week, as measured from the participant daily diary. |
daily for 96 weeks |
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Secondary |
Change in epistaxis severity score (ESS) |
The epistaxis severity score is a six item questionnaire used to calculate a severity of HHT related nose bleeding. Each question is pertaining to the subject's typical symptoms within the last 3 months period. The first three questions are related to frequency, duration and intensity. The forth question whether or not medical attention was sought for nose bleeding. The remaining two questions are related to the presence of anemia and the need for blood transfusion due to nose bleeding. The resulting epistaxis severity score vary between; none 0-1, mild bleeding >1-4, moderate bleeding >4-7 and >7-10 for severe bleeding. |
baseline, week 12, week 24, week 36, week 48, week 60, week 72, week 84, week 96 |
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Secondary |
Measures related to chronic bleeding by a change from baseline |
Blood samples will be taken to measure change in chronic bleeding by looking at the hemoglobin, ferritin and iron saturation level. Samples will be taken prior to investigational product for a baseline value. This will be followed by measurements every six weeks during the periods of investigational product for comparative analysis. |
Baseline, week 12, week 18, week 24, week 30, week 36, week 42, week 48, week 60, week 66, week 72, week 78, week 84, week 96 |
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Secondary |
Regression of vascular malformations using Micro-imaging measures |
Telangiectases will be micro-imaged using an established medical imaging technique speckle variance optical coherence tomography (SVOCT). The micro-imaging will be used for vasculature measurements. The SVOCT will measure the telangiectasia lesion area, volume, and density, lesion flow velocity and volume flow rate. Structural images will be generated. Imaging will be performed at four time points throughout the duration of the study. |
week 12 (day 0), week 36, week 60, week 84 |
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Secondary |
Elucidate the mechanisms of action of doxycycline using tissue sample |
A punch biopsy of one cutaneous telangiectasia will be performed at two time points during the study. The biopsy tissue sample will be taken at the end of each 6 month active comparator (drug) or placebo treatment. The tissue will be analyze for lesion vessel density, distribution of vessel types (capillary, venule, arteriole) and for insights into mechanisms. Further investigation will include staining for inflammatory, angiogenesis and BMP9-ALK1-endoglin-Smad1/5/9 pathway markers (VEGF, MMP-9, cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2), Endoglin, ALK1). |
week 36, week 84 |
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Secondary |
The measurement of a change in biomarkers |
Serum, plasma levels will be measured for inflammatory, angiogenic, and BMP9-ALK1-endoglin-Smad1/5/9 pathway (VEGF, MMP-9, Thrombospondin-2, erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR), C-reactive protein (CRP), endothelin). Biomarker samples will be collected every 3-months. This will allow each subject to also provide their own controls for each treated case. The change in biomarkers will be analyzed. |
week 12 (day 0), week 24, week 36, week 48, week 60, week 72, week 84, week 96 |
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