Real-World data sought on DMD Exon-Skipping drugs
NCT ID NCT06606340
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This observational study will follow 300 people with Duchenne muscular dystrophy who are already taking exon-skipping therapies (eteplirsen, golodirsen, or casimersen) as part of their routine care. Researchers will collect data on movement, lung function, and heart function over time to see how these treatments work in everyday practice. No new drugs are being tested; the goal is to gather long-term safety and effectiveness information.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- eteplirsen, golodirsen, casimersen
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this study could provide real-world evidence on how well these exon-skipping therapies work over the long term for Duchenne muscular dystrophy.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study, not a controlled trial, so results may be influenced by factors like differences in patient care. It does not test new treatments, only monitors existing ones.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 300 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jan 2019
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2033
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.
Who is studied
Participants within each prescriber's practice who are receiving eteplirsen, golodirsen, or casimersen, in routine clinical practice, and who meet the study eligibility criteria and provide informed consent (either by the participant or through authorization by a legal guardian), will be invited to enroll into the study and will be followed according to the protocol.
- Ages
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Children (under 18), adults (18 to 64) and older adults (65 and over)
- Sex
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Male participants only
- 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: * Is willing to provide informed assent or consent (if applicable) and has a parent(s) or legal guardian(s) or is a participant ≥18 years of age who is (are) willing to provide informed consent for the participant to participate in the study and comply with study data collection procedures. * Has an established clinical diagnosis of DMD, as documented prior to screening by a genetic report. * Receiving, or initiating treatment with, eteplirsen, golodirsen, or casimersen at the time of observational study enrollment. Note: Participants with a prescription for eteplirsen, golodirsen, or casimersen at enrollment must initiate the exon-skipping therapy within 6 months of the date of enrollment or will no longer be eligible for this study. Note: Enrollment of eteplirsen participants has been completed, no additional participants will be enrolled. Key Exclusion Criteria: * Is currently participating in any DMD interventional study at the time of this study enrollment. * Has declined to provide consent for collection of their genetic data. * Has a medical condition or confounding circumstances that, in the opinion of the Investigator, might compromise: 1. The participant's ability to comply with the protocol-required procedures 2. The participant's wellbeing or safety, and/or 3. The clinical interpretability of the data collected from the participant. Other inclusion/exclusion criteria may 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.
How to take part
Only the study team decides who joins. These are the ways to reach them.
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The places running it
20 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
The full official record for this study. This one lists no contact details, but it is the first place any would appear.
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A doctor treating you
A doctor who knows your case can contact a study site on your behalf, and can tell you whether this study is worth pursuing at all.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Arkansas Children's Hospital Research Institute
Little Rock, Arkansas, 72202, United States
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Atrium Health Wake Forest University Health Sciences
Winston-Salem, North Carolina, 27157, United States
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Children's Hospital Los Angeles
Los Angeles, California, 90027, United States
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Children's Hospital Medical Center
Cincinnati, Ohio, 45229, United States
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Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19104, United States
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Children's National Hospital
Washington D.C., District of Columbia, 20010, United States
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Columbia University Medical Center - PIN
New York, New York, 10032, United States
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Cook Children's Hospital
Fort Worth, Texas, 76104, United States
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Duke Lenox Baker Children's Hospital
Durham, North Carolina, 27705, United States
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Kennedy Krieger Institute
Baltimore, Maryland, 21287, United States
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Nationwide Children's Hospital
Columbus, Ohio, 43205, United States
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Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center
Hershey, Pennsylvania, 17033-0850, United States
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Seattle Children's Hospital
Seattle, Washington, 98105, United States
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Texas Children's Hospital
Houston, Texas, 77030, United States
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UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15213, United States
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UVA Children's Hospital
Charlottesville, Virginia, 22908, United States
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University Of Iowa Hospitals And Clinics
Iowa City, Iowa, 52242, United States
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University of California Davis Medical Center
Sacramento, California, 95817, United States
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University of Florida
Gainesville, Florida, 32610, United States
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Washington University
St Louis, Missouri, 63110, United States
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