SPINRAZA study tracks movement in adults with spinal muscular atrophy
NCT ID NCT04159987
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study follows 20 adults with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) type II who are already taking SPINRAZA. Researchers will measure motor function using a 32-point scale over 27 months to see if the drug helps maintain or improve movement. The goal is to better understand how SPINRAZA works in adults with this condition.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- SPINRAZA (nusinersen)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this study could confirm that SPINRAZA helps maintain or improve motor function in adults with SMA type II, supporting its continued use.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, open-label study with only 20 participants and no placebo group, so results may not apply broadly. It tracks function but does not test a new treatment.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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20 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Feb 2020
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2025
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
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 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.
Inclusion Criteria: * Adult patients with SMA type II disease who are wheelchair bound, * Must be 18 years or older, * Men or Women with SMA type II disease (age at symptoms onset: \>6 months old and who never acquired the capacity to walk but acquired the ability to sit without support) with genetic confirmed diagnosis of 5q SMA homozygous gene deletion (SMN1 exon 7/8) or mutation or compound heterozygous mutation - performed by PCR amplification and restriction digest of DNA using primers flanking SMN1 and SMN2 exon 7. * MFM 32 score ≥ 19/96 * Lumbar CT scan showing the feasibility of intrathecal injection. * Written informed consent from the subject prior to initiation of any study-mandated procedures * Females of childbearing potential must have a negative pregnancy test at Screening and at Enrollment, must agree to use reliable method of contraception (if sexually active) from screening up to study drug discontinuation plus 180 days. Exclusion Criteria: * Patients with a high risk for thrombocytopenia or hemorrhage or renal diseases: Urine protein, platelet count and coagulation tests will be done prior to intrathecal injection with SPINRAZA® * Patients with high risk of hydrocephalus * Adult patients under guardianship * Pregnant and/or breastfeeding females * Subject has received any investigational therapy or pharmacological treatment for SMA one month prior the beginning of the study * Subject has received gene therapy for SMA
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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APHP
Paris, Île-de-France Region, 94000, France
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CHRU de Lille
Lille, Hauts-de-France, 59000, France
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CHU de Lyon
Lyon, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, 69677, France
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CHU de Montpellier
Montpellier, Occitanie, 34090, France
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CHU de Nice
Nice, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur Region, 06000, France
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CHU de Toulouse
Toulouse, Occitanie, 31059, France
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Hopital de la Timone - APHM
Marseille, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur Region, 13005, France
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