New hope for muscle stiffness: experimental drug ATX-01 enters human trials
NCT ID NCT06300307
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests a new drug called ATX-01 in 56 adults with myotonic dystrophy type 1, a condition that causes muscle stiffness and weakness. The drug aims to block a molecule that may contribute to the disease. The trial will first give a single dose, then multiple doses, to check safety and how well it works compared to a placebo.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- ATX-01 (a synthetic molecule that blocks a specific microRNA)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could point toward a treatment that eases muscle symptoms in people with myotonic dystrophy type 1.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early-phase trial with only 56 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. The drug may not work or could cause side effects.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 1/2
Runs two stages together: safety and dose first, then whether the treatment works.
- Participants
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About 56 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Oct 2024
- Expected to finish
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Jul 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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A company
The lead sponsor is a pharmaceutical, biotech, or medical-device company.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 to 64 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Key Inclusion Criteria: * Participants with a documented clinical diagnosis of DM1 (CTG expansion of \>150 repeats in DMPK gene measured in peripheral blood mononuclear cells) * Ambulatory, defined as able to complete a 10-meter walk/run test at screening without the use of assistive devices such as canes, walkers, or orthoses, except for ankle-foot orthoses * Presence for \>3 seconds of grip myotonia as confirmed by a central reader Key Exclusion Criteria: * Participants with congenital DM1 * Medical Research Council Muscle Scale score of less than 4 on ankle dorsiflexion or significant tibialis anterior atrophy that prevents a muscle biopsy * Use of mexiletine or other agent for myotonia within 21 days or 5 half-lives, whichever is longer, prior to screening
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
How to take part
Only the study team decides who joins. These are the ways to reach them.
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The study's own enquiry address
This study publishes an address for enquiries. See it below .
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The places running it
12 sites in 7 countries. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
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A doctor treating you
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Contacts and locations
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Study contacts
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Contact
Email: •••••@•••••
Locations
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Centre Intégré Universitaire de Santé et Services Sociaux du Saguenay-Lac-St-Jean
RECRUITINGChicoutimi, Quebec, G7H 5H6, Canada
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Fondazione Policlinico A. Gemelli- IRCCS
RECRUITINGRome, 00168, Italy
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Hospital Universitario Donostia
RECRUITINGDonostia / San Sebastian, 20014, Spain
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Institute of Myology
RECRUITINGParis, 75651, France
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Radboudumc
RECRUITINGNijmegen, 6525, Netherlands
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St. George's University Hospital
RECRUITINGLondon, SW17 0RE, United Kingdom
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The NeMO Clinical Center in Milan, Neurorehabilitation Unit, University of Milan
RECRUITINGMilan, 20162, Italy
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UCLA
RECRUITINGLos Angeles, California, 90095, United States
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University of Florida
RECRUITINGGainesville, Florida, 32610, United States
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University of Iowa Health Care - Department of Neurology
RECRUITINGIowa City, Iowa, 52242, United States
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University of Kansas Medical Center, Department of Neurology
RECRUITINGFairway, Kansas, 66205, United States
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Virginia Commonwealth University
RECRUITINGRichmond, Virginia, 23298, United States
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