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Filter by:The proposed phase I clinical trial is a pilot study to evaluate safety and biological activity of the rAAVrh74.MCK.micro-Dystrophin vector administered by an intramuscular route. This study will evaluated the micro-Dystrophin vector as a potential dystrophin replacement mechanism for Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy. Two cohorts will undergo gene transfer in a standard three-six dose escalation scheme to establish maximum tolerated dose (MTD) using toxicity. A minimum of three subjects will be enrolled into each cohort. The first cohort will receive a total dose of 3E11 vg. The second cohort will receive 1E12 vg total dose.
The proposed clinical trial is an outgrowth of the safety record and functional improvement seen in the BMD follistatin gene therapy trial. In this study the investigators propose to inject AAV1.CMV.huFS344 at a total dose of 2.4E12 vg/kg to six DMD patients. This dose will be divided between gluteal muscles, quadriceps and tibialis anterior. This is a wider distribution of vector than given to BMD patients, who overall improved the distance walked on the 6MWT without adverse events related to viral transduction into a single muscle.
The study is to demonstrate non-inferiority of spironolactone vs. eplerenone in preserving cardiac and pulmonary function in patients with preserved LV ejection fraction. Males with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) confirmed clinically and by mutation analysis will be enrolled. Subjects will be randomized to either eplerenone or spironolactone. Subjects will use a drug diary to record daily compliance of taking the study medication as well as any concerns they may have during the study period. Subjects will undergo cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (CMR) and pulmonary function tests (PFT) at baseline and then again at 12 months post enrollment. Subjects will also complete a quality of life questionnaire at baseline and 12 months. Degree of elbow contracture will be measured using a goniometer at baseline and 12 months.
Non-ambulatory children with a neuromuscular disability such as spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) are at significant risk for poor bone health as defined by low bone mineral density (BMD) and increased propensity to fracture. Poor bone health is thought to be related, at least in part, to abnormally low levels of load experienced by the skeleton. A common physical approach for increasing bone density is to stimulate the musculoskeletal system by increasing the amount and duration of weight-bearing in the lower extremities. For non-ambulatory individuals, this takes the form of using an assisted standing device to enable the child to spend time in a standing position with some degree of weight placed on the lower limbs. Some of these physical interventions demonstrate variable improvement in BMD in children with neuromuscular conditions, and some do not. A serious limitation in the previous work in this area is a failure to objectively measure the magnitude and duration of the loading experienced by the lower extremities. Thus, a lack of change in BMD may be due to the extremities experiencing only a fraction of the body weight (due to load-sharing with the assistive device) for an inadequate duration of standing time. In order to investigate the efficacy of standing treatment for increasing BMD, the investigators will develop a simple, portable and inexpensive transducer that will measure the magnitude and time course of the load experienced by the lower extremities of individuals with SMA who use a stationary assisted standing device. The specific goal of this proposed project will be to develop, validate and establish the initial feasibility of such a measurement device.
The purpose of this protocol is to perform Electrical Impedance Myography (EIM) testing on healthy children and children with duchenne muscular dystrophy so as to develop a new, convenient tool for the office based assessment of children with a wide variety of neuromuscular conditions.
This will be a multi-center, randomized withdrawal, open-label, non-treatment concurrent control, parallel group study. Patients completing protocol BBCO-001 will be offered the opportunity to enter into this 12-month randomized withdrawal protocol.
This is a first-in-human, multiple-dose 2-part study to assess the safety, tolerability, efficacy, and pharmacokinetics of SRP-4053 in Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) patients with deletions amenable to exon 53 skipping.
This is an open label, long-term extension study in approximately 24 male DMD subjects consisting of children (ages 4-12, inclusive) and adolescents (ages 13-16, inclusive) who participated in the MP-104-CL-005 PK study.
The primary objective of this study is to explore safety and tolerability of eteplirsen in participants with advanced stage Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) who are amenable to exon 51 skipping.
The main objective of this study is to provide evidence of efficacy of eteplirsen (AVI-4658) in Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) patients that are amenable to skipping exon 51. Additional objectives include evaluation of safety, biomarkers and the long-term effects of eteplirsen up to 96 weeks, followed by a safety extension (not to exceed 48 weeks).