Experimental gene therapy for rare muscle disease shows early promise but study halted
NCT ID NCT03652259
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested a gene therapy called SRP-9003 for people with limb-girdle muscular dystrophy type 2E (LGMD2E), a rare genetic disease that causes muscle weakness. The treatment aimed to deliver a working gene to muscle cells to help them produce a missing protein. Only 6 people took part before the study was stopped early. The main goal was to check safety and see if the therapy could increase the protein levels in muscles.
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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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6 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Oct 2018
- Finished
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Jan 2025
- 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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4 to 15 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.
INCLUSION CRITERIA * Males or females of any ethnic group * β-SG deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) gene mutations at both alleles * Weakness demonstrated based on history of difficulty in running, jumping and climbing stairs * A 100 meter walk/run (MWR) test result: ≥40 % of predicted for age-, height-, gender-, and weight-matched healthy controls at the screening visit EXCLUSION CRITERIA * Active viral infection based on clinical observations * Cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) determined left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) \<40% * Serological evidence of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), hepatitis B, or hepatitis C infection * Diagnosis of (or ongoing treatment for) an autoimmune disease * Abnormal laboratory values considered clinically significant * Concomitant illness or requirement for chronic drug treatment that, in the opinion of the Principal Investigator, creates unnecessary risks for gene transfer. Other inclusion/exclusion criteria apply.
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Nationwide Children's Hospital
Columbus, Ohio, 43205, United States
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