Experimental gene therapy tested for rare muscular dystrophy
NCT ID NCT06747273
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026
Summary
This early-stage trial tested a gene therapy called SRP-9004 in just 4 people with limb girdle muscular dystrophy type 2D/R3, a rare muscle-weakening disease. The main goal was to check safety, not effectiveness. The study was terminated early, so results are limited.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- SRP-9004 (a gene therapy given by IV infusion)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could point toward a treatment that slows or stops muscle damage in people with this rare form of muscular dystrophy.
- What could go wrong
- This was a very early (phase 1b) trial with only 4 participants, and it was terminated early. The therapy may not work or could cause side effects. Results are not yet known.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 1
The first testing in people. Mainly checks safety and dose, usually in a small group.
- Participants
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4 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jan 2025
- Finished
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Jun 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 years and older
- 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: * Ambulatory participants, defined as able to walk without assistive aid, 10MWR \<30 seconds, and NSAD total score ≥25; non-ambulatory participant, defined as 10MWR ≥30 seconds or unable to perform, and PUL 2.0 entry scale score ≥3. * Ambulatory participants must be 4 to 20 years of age and the non-ambulatory participant must be ≥4 years of age. * All participants must be ≤70 kilograms * Possess 1 homozygous or 2 heterozygous pathogenic and/or likely pathogenic α-SG deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) gene mutations as documented prior to screening. * Able to cooperate with muscle testing. * Participants must have adeno-associated virus (AAV) serotype Rh74 (rh74) antibody titers \<1:400 (that is, not elevated) as determined by an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). Key Exclusion Criteria: * Left ventricular ejection fraction \<40% or clinical signs and/or symptoms of cardiomyopathy * FVC ≤40% of predicted value and/or requirement for nocturnal ventilation * Any other clinically significant illness, including neuromuscular (other than limb girdle muscular dystrophy type 2D/R3 \[LGMD2D/R3\]), that in the opinion of the Investigator might compromise the participant's ability to comply with the protocol required testing or procedures or compromise the participant's wellbeing, safety, or clinical interpretability. Other inclusion/exclusion criteria apply.
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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.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Children's Hospital of the King's Daughters
Norfolk, Virginia, 23510, United States
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Nationwide Children's Hospital
Columbus, Ohio, 43205, United States
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