JRCT ID: jRCT2031230210
Registered date:08/07/2023
A clinical trial of steroid therapy for patients with FCMD caused by a homozygous 3kb insertion in FKTN gene.
Basic Information
Recruitment status | Recruiting |
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Health condition(s) or Problem(s) studied | Fukuyama-type congenital muscular dystrophy |
Date of first enrollment | 31/07/2023 |
Target sample size | 15 |
Countries of recruitment | |
Study type | Interventional |
Intervention(s) | 1.0mg/kg of prednisolone every other day for 6 months |
Outcome(s)
Primary Outcome | Gross Motor Function Measure |
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Secondary Outcome | Change in muscle mass Physical examination Vital signs Electrocardiogram Echocardiography Ophthalmological examination Clinical examination Immunological test Adverse events |
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria
Age minimum | >= 5age old |
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Age maximum | <= 13age old |
Gender | Both |
Include criteria | 1) Patients with homozygous 3kb insertion in the fukutin gene and a definitive diagnosis of FCMD 2) Patients aged 5 to 13 at the time of consent 3) Patients whose legal guardian capable of providing informed consent has provided written informed consent upon thorough understanding of the study procedure. Efforts should be made so that the subjects themselves give voluntary assent after having been provided with an explanation according to their ability to understand. 4) Patients who are expected to survive over one year 5) Patients whose motor function has clearly deteriorated by confirming upper extremity function, shuffling distance, or sitting time at 2 points in the pre-observation period and at least 3 months before |
Exclude criteria | 1) History of hypersensitivity to the Prednisolone 2) Patients with infections or systemic mycoses for which there are no effective antibacterial agents 3) Patients with peptic ulcer 4) Patients with tuberculous infections 5) Patients with electrolyte abnormality 6) Patients with thrombosis 7) Patients with a history of acute myocardial infarction 8) Patients with insomnia and panic reaction 9) Patients who received other investigational drugs , study drugs or aspirin within 3 months before the start of administration of the Prednisolone 10) Previous exposure to Prednisolone (Short-term history of steroid treatment as acute treatment for bronchial asthma and short-term history of topical drug treatment not intended for FCMD treatment are excluded.) 11) Patients who are judged by the investigator (or subinvestigator) to be inappropriate for this clinical trial for any reason |
Related Information
Primary Sponsor | Ishigaki Keiko |
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Secondary Sponsor | |
Source(s) of Monetary Support | Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development |
Secondary ID(s) |
Contact
Public contact | |
Name | Hiroko Harada |
Address | 4-1-1 Ogawa-higashi-cho, Kodaira-shi, Tokyo Tokyo Japan 187-8551 |
Telephone | +81-42-341-2711 |
tmc-crso@ncnp.go.jp | |
Affiliation | National Center Hospital, National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry |
Scientific contact | |
Name | Keiko Ishigaki |
Address | 8-1, Kawadacho, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo Tokyo Japan 162-8666 |
Telephone | +81-3-3353-8111 |
ishigaki.keiko@twmu.ac.jp | |
Affiliation | Tokyo Women's Medical University Hospital |