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Clinical Trial Summary

A multi-center, placebo controlled, double-blind trial comparing the efficacy and safety of 18 months of treatment with deferiprone versus placebo in patients with PKAN.

This investigator-initiated trial was funded by the European Commission's Seventh Framework Programme (FP7/2007-2013, HEALTH-F2-2011, grant agreement No. 277984) to the TIRCON consortium (Treat Iron-Related Childhood-Onset Neurodegeneration) and by the FDA Office of Orphan Products Development (OOPD) (Dr. Elliott Vichinsky).


Clinical Trial Description

This is a multi-center, double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled, 18-month study in patients with PKAN aged 4 years and older. Participants are randomized in a 2:1 ratio to receive either deferiprone oral solution or placebo, twice a day for 18 months. Efficacy assessments, an MRI scan to measure iron levels in the globus pallidus, pharmacokinetic evaluations, and safety assessments are conducted at specified time points. Following completion of the trial, eligible patients are invited to enroll in an 18-month extension study, TIRCON2012V1-EXT, in which all participants receive deferiprone. ;


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NCT number NCT01741532
Study type Interventional
Source ApoPharma
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Status Completed
Phase Phase 3
Start date December 13, 2012
Completion date January 11, 2017

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