New implant could end painful spinal injections for SMA patients

NCT ID NCT05866419

First seen Sep 30, 2025 · Last updated May 24, 2026 · Updated 30 times

Summary

This study tests a device called ThecaFlex DRx that is implanted under the skin to deliver the SMA drug nusinersen directly into the spinal fluid. It is for people with spinal muscular atrophy who have trouble with repeated spinal injections. The goal is to see if the device works safely and effectively over 12 months.

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Contacts and locations

Study contacts

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Locations

  • Barrow Neurological Institute

    RECRUITING

    Phoenix, Arizona, 85013, United States

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  • Boston Children's Hospital

    RECRUITING

    Boston, Massachusetts, 02115, United States

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  • Children's Hospital Orange County

    RECRUITING

    Orange, California, 92868, United States

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  • Children's Hospital Philadelphia

    RECRUITING

    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19104, United States

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  • Childrens Hospital of the King's Daughters

    RECRUITING

    Norfolk, Virginia, 23510, United States

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  • Columbia University Irving Medical Center/NewYork Presbyterian Hospital

    RECRUITING

    New York, New York, 10032, United States

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  • Helen DeVos Children's Hospital

    RECRUITING

    Grand Rapids, Michigan, 49503, United States

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  • Hospital Universitario La Paz

    RECRUITING

    Madrid, Spain

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  • Hospital Universitario y Politecnico la Fe de Valencia

    RECRUITING

    Valencia, 46026, Spain

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  • Lurie Childrens Hospital

    RECRUITING

    Chicago, Illinois, 60611, United States

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  • Nemours Children's Hospital, Florida

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    Orlando, Florida, 32827, United States

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  • Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center

    RECRUITING

    Hershey, Pennsylvania, 17033, United States

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  • Rady Children's Hospital

    RECRUITING

    San Diego, California, 92037, United States

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  • Research Institute of Polish Mother's Memorial Hospital

    RECRUITING

    Lodz, Poland

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  • Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

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    Sheffield, United Kingdom

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  • Specialised Hospital Ludwika Rydygiera

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    Krakow, Poland

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  • Stanford Medical Center

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    Palo Alto, California, 94301, United States

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  • Texas Children's Hospital

    RECRUITING

    Houston, Texas, 77030, United States

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  • UH Rainbow Babies and Children's Hospital

    RECRUITING

    Cleveland, Ohio, 44106, United States

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  • University of Virginia

    RECRUITING

    Charlottesville, Virginia, 22903, United States

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  • Universitätsklinikum Essen

    RECRUITING

    Essen, Germany

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