Hope for young FA patients: groundbreaking trial tests first approved drug in kids

NCT ID NCT06953583

Summary

This study is testing a drug called omaveloxolone (SKYCLARYS®) in children and teenagers aged 2 to 15 with Friedreich's ataxia (FA), a rare genetic disease that affects movement and coordination. The drug is already approved for adults, but its safety and effects in younger patients are unknown. Researchers will measure if the drug improves symptoms like balance and stability, and closely monitor the children's overall health, heart function, and development over a period of up to three years.

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Contacts and locations

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  • AP-HP - Hôpital Armand Trousseau

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    Paris, 75012, France

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  • All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) - New Delhi

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    New Delhi, National Capital Territory of Delhi, 110029, India

  • CHI at Temple Street

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    Dublin, D01 XD99, Ireland

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  • CHKD's Health Center - South Campus - PIN

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    Norfolk, Virginia, 23507-1910, United States

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  • CHU de Montpellier- Hôpital Gui De Chauliac

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    Montpellier, Hérault, 34090, France

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  • CHU de Quebec -Universite Laval

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    Québec, Quebec, G1V 4G2, Canada

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  • Children's Hospital of Philadelphia - Buerger Center for Advanced Pediatric Care - PIN

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    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19104, United States

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  • Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Neurologico Carlo Besta

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    Milan, 20133, Italy

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  • Hospital Sant Joan de Deu - PIN

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    Espluges de Llobregat, Barcelona, 8950, Spain

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  • Hospital Universitario La Paz - PPDS

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    Madrid, 28046, Spain

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  • IRCCS Eugenio Medea - Polo. Scientifico Veneto

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    Conegliano, Veneto, 31015, Italy

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  • Istanbul Universitesi Istanbul Tip Fakultesi Hastanesi

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    Istanbul, 34093, Turkey (Türkiye)

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  • John Radcliffe Hospital

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    Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX3 9DU, United Kingdom

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  • King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Centre

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    Riyadh, Ar Riya, 12875, Saudi Arabia

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  • L2 Ip - Instituto de Pesquisas Clinicas Ltda - ME

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    Brasília, Federal District, 70200-730, Brazil

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  • McGill University

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    Montreal, Quebec, H3H 2R9, Canada

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  • Murdoch Childrens Research Institute (MCRI)

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    Parkville, Victoria, 3052, Australia

  • Norman Fixel Institute for Neurological Diseases UF Health

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    Gainesville, Florida, 32610-3010, United States

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  • Ospedale Pediatrico Bambino Gesù IRCCS

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    Rome, Lazio, 165, Italy

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  • PSEG Centro de Pesquisa Clinica

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    São Paulo, São Paulo, 04024-002, Brazil

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  • Radboud Universitair Medisch Centrum

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    Nijmegen, 6525 GA, Netherlands

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  • Rigshospitalet - Juliane Marie Centret (JMC) Copenhagen

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    Copenhagen, 2100, Denmark

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  • Seattle Children's Hospital

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    Seattle, Washington, 98105-3901, United States

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  • Sheffield Children's Hospital - PPDS

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    Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S10 5DD, United Kingdom

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  • St. Jude Children's Research Hospital - PIN

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    Memphis, Tennessee, 38105-3678, United States

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  • Sydney Children's Hospital

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    Randwick, New South Wales, 2031, Australia

  • UCLA Neurology Outpatient Clinic at Westwood

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    Los Angeles, California, 90095, United States

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  • UKGM - Universitätsklinikum Giessen und Marburg GmbH - Standort Gießen

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    Giessen, 35392, Germany

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  • USF Health Morsani College of Medicine Department of Neurology

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    Tampa, Florida, 33612, United States

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  • University College Hospital - PPDS

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    London, Lincolnshire, NW1 2BU, United Kingdom

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  • University of Campinas (UNICAMP) School of Medical Sciences

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    Campinas, São Paulo, 13083-970, Brazil

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  • Universitätsklinikum Aachen

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    Aachen, North Rhine-Westphalia, 52074, Germany

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  • Universitätsklinikum Hamburg Eppendorf

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    Hamburg, 20246, Germany

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  • Universitätsklinikum Innsbruck

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    Innsbruck, 6020, Austria

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