New drug trial aims to slow muscle decline in genetic disorder

NCT ID NCT05291091

Summary

This study is testing whether an investigational drug called sevasemten (EDG-5506) is safe and can help control the progression of Becker muscular dystrophy. It involves about 244 adults and adolescents with the condition, who will receive either the drug or a placebo for 12 to 18 months. Researchers will measure changes in muscle function, strength, and blood markers to see if the treatment is effective.

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • AP-HP Hopital Pitie-Salpetriere

    Paris, 75013, France

  • Arkansas Children's Hospital

    Little Rock, Arkansas, 72202, United States

  • Azienda Ospedale - Università Padova

    Padua, 35128, Italy

  • CHU de Nantes

    Nantes, 44093, France

  • CHU de Nice - Hopital Pasteur 2 - Centre de reference des Maladies Neuromusculaires

    Nice, 06001, France

  • Centre Hospitalier Régional de la Citadelle

    Liège, 4000, Belgium

  • Centre de Reference des Maladies Neuromusculaires et de la SLA - AP-HM Hopital de La Timone

    Marseille, 13005, France

  • Fondazione IRCCS Ca'Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico di Milano

    Milan, 20122, Italy

  • Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS - Universita Cattolica del Sacro Cuore

    Rome, 00168, Italy

  • Hadassah University Hospital

    Jerusalem, 91240, Israel

  • Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge

    Barcelona, 08907, Spain

  • Hospital Universitari i Politecnic La Fe

    Valencia, 46026, Spain

  • Hospital Universitario Donostia

    Donostia / San Sebastian, 20014, Spain

  • Hospital Universitario Vall d'Hebron

    Barcelona, 08035, Spain

  • Indiana University School of Medicine

    Indianapolis, Indiana, 46202, United States

  • Kennedy Krieger Institute

    Baltimore, Maryland, 21205, United States

  • Klinikum der Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitaet Muenchen

    Munich, 80336, Germany

  • Leids Universitair Medisch Centrum

    Leiden, 2333 ZA, Netherlands

  • National Neuromuscular Research Institute

    Austin, Texas, 78759, United States

  • Nationwide Children's Hospital

    Columbus, Ohio, 43205, United States

  • Neurology Rare Disease Center

    Denton, Texas, 76208, United States

  • Newcastle Freeman Hospital

    Newcastle, NE7 7DN, United Kingdom

  • Northwestern University

    Chicago, Illinois, 60611, United States

  • Optimal Clinical Trials

    Auckland, 1010, New Zealand

  • Rare Disease Research

    Atlanta, Georgia, 30329, United States

  • Rare Disease Research, LLC NC

    Hillsborough, North Carolina, 27278, United States

  • Rigshospitalet

    Copenhagen, Denmark

  • Salford Royal Hospital

    Salford, M68HD, United Kingdom

  • Schneider Children's Hospital of Israel

    Petah Tikva, 49202, Israel

  • St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne

    Fitzroy, VIC, 3065, Australia

  • St. George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

    London, SW17 0QT, United Kingdom

  • Stanford Neuroscience Health Center

    Palo Alto, California, 94304, United States

  • UC Davis Medical Center

    Sacramento, California, 95817, United States

  • UC Denver

    Aurora, Colorado, 80045, United States

  • UC Irvine Medical Center

    Orange, California, 92868, United States

  • UC San Diego

    La Jolla, California, 92037, United States

  • UCLA Medical Center

    Los Angeles, California, 90095, United States

  • Universitaire Ziekenhuizen Leuven

    Leuven, Belgium

  • University College London Hospital

    London, NW1 2PG, United Kingdom

  • University Hospital Gent

    Ghent, 9000, Belgium

  • University of Cincinnati Gardner Neuroscience Institute

    Cincinnati, Ohio, 45219, United States

  • University of Florida

    Gainesville, Florida, 32611, United States

  • University of Iowa

    Iowa City, Iowa, 52242, United States

  • University of Kansas Medical Center

    Kansas City, Kansas, 66160, United States

  • University of Massachusetts Memorial Medical Center

    Worcester, Massachusetts, 01605, United States

  • University of Minnesota

    Minneapolis, Minnesota, 55455, United States

  • University of Pennsylvania

    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19104, United States

  • University of Pittsburgh

    Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15224, United States

  • University of Rochester Medical Center

    Rochester, New York, 14642, United States

  • Virginia Commonwealth University Health

    Richmond, Virginia, 23298, United States

  • Washington University School of Medicine

    St Louis, Missouri, 63110, United States

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