Drug used in transplants could slow rare Muscle-Wasting disease

NCT ID NCT04789070

Summary

This study is testing whether sirolimus, a medication used in organ transplants, can slow down or stop the progression of inclusion body myositis (IBM), a rare muscle-wasting disease. It will involve 140 adults with IBM who will take the drug or a placebo for 84 weeks to see if it helps them maintain daily functions like walking, dressing, and swallowing. The goal is to confirm earlier promising results and see if this treatment can help patients stay independent longer.

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Austin Health

    Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

  • Concord Repatriation Hospital

    Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

  • Johns Hopkins University

    Baltimore, Maryland, 21218, United States

  • Leiden University Medical Center

    Leiden, Netherlands

  • Perron Institute

    Perth, Washington, Australia

  • Royal Adelaide Hospital

    Adelaide, South Australia, Australia

  • Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital

    Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

  • Royal Northshore Hospital

    Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

  • St Vincent's Hospital

    Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

  • University of Kansas Medical Center

    Kansas City, Kansas, 66160, United States

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