New drug could help boys with duchenne walk and move longer
NCT ID NCT07608432
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests a new medicine called DYNE-251 in boys aged 4 to 18 with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) who can still walk. The goal is to see if it helps them move better and slows muscle damage. Participants will receive either the drug or a placebo every 4 weeks for about a year.
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Study facts
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- Phase
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Phase 3
Large-scale testing in a bigger group. Usually the last step before a treatment can be approved.
- Participants
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About 90 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Jun 2026
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- Expected to finish
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Oct 2032
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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A company
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Who can take part
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- Ages
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4 to 18 years
- Sex
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Male participants only
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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Inclusion Criteria: * Ambulatory male with confirmed diagnosis of DMD and with a mutation in the dystrophin gene characterized by exon deletion amenable to exon 51 skipping . * Rise From Floor (RFF) time must be \< 10 seconds for both screening assessments . * Receiving a stable daily or weekend dosage of glucocorticoids for at least 24 weeks prior to randomization with the expectation of maintaining a stable dose during the Placebo-Controlled Period of the study (unless dose adjustment is required by weight change) Exclusion Criteria: * Receipt of ongoing immunosuppressive therapy (other than glucocorticoids) within 12 weeks prior to randomization * Use of any pharmacologic treatment (other than glucocorticoids) that may have an effect on muscle strength or function within 12 weeks prior to randomization * Any change in prophylaxis/treatment for congestive heart failure (CHF) within 12 weeks prior to randomization * Receipt of eteplirsen within 1 week prior to randomization * Receipt of alternative exon-skipping or dystrophin-modifying therapy or zeleciment rostudirsen within 24 weeks prior to randomization * Receipt of givinostat within 12 weeks prior to randomization * Receipt of gene therapy at any time Note: Other inclusion or exclusion criteria may apply
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Rare Disease Research, LLC
RECRUITINGHillsborough, North Carolina, 27278, United States
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