New drug shows promise for improving walking in adults with spinal muscular atrophy
NCT ID NCT05794139
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested an experimental drug called NMD670 in 52 adults with type 3 spinal muscular atrophy who can still walk. The goal was to see if the drug helps them walk farther in 6 minutes and improves muscle strength compared to a placebo. The trial is now complete, and results will show whether NMD670 can ease symptoms of this muscle-weakening condition.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 2
Tests whether the treatment actually works, and watches for side effects, in a larger group.
- Participants
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52 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Sep 2023
- Finished
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May 2026
- 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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18 to 75 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: 1. Participants with a clinical diagnosis of Type 3 SMA. 2. Participants who are ambulatory, defined as being able to walk at least 50 metres without walking aids at screening during the 6-minute walk test. 3. Participant with genetic confirmation of diagnosis (e.g., homozygous deletion or compound heterozygous deletion and mutation of survival of motor neuron 1 gene \[SMN1\]) 4. Participant with 3 to 5 copies of survival of motor neuron 2 gene \[SMN2\]. 5. Participant has a body mass index (BMI) within the range 19-35 kg/m2 (inclusive). 6. Participant is male or female. 7. Contraceptive use by men and women must be consistent with local regulations regarding the methods of contraception for those participating in clinical studies. 8. Participant is capable of giving signed informed consent which includes compliance with the requirements and restrictions listed in the informed consent form (ICF) and in the protocol. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Participants with prior surgery or fixed deformity (scoliosis, contractures) which would restrict ability to perform study-related tasks. 2. Participants with other significant disease that may interfere with the interpretation of study data (e.g., other neuromuscular or muscular diseases). 3. Participants with other significant clinical and/or laboratory safety findings that may interfere with the conduction or interpretation of the study 4. Participants received treatment with an investigational medical product (IMP) within 30 days (or 5 half-lives of the medication, whichever is longer) prior to Day 1. 5. Participants with history of poor compliance with relevant SMA therapy.
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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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AOU Città della Salute e della Scienza di Torino
Torino, Italy
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Aarhus Universitetshospital, Neurologisk Afdeling
Aarhus, Denmark
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CHR de la Citadelle - Neurologie
Liège, Belgium
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Charite - Campus Virchow-Klinikum (CVK)
Berlin, Germany
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Genge Partners Inc.
Montreal, Canada
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Heritage Medical Research Clinic
Calgary, Canada
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Hospital Materno Infantil La Paz
Madrid, Spain
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Hospital Universitari Vall D Hebron
Barcelona, Spain
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Hospital Universitario y Politécnico La Fe
Valencia, Spain
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Istituto Giannina Gaslini, IRCCS
Genova, Italy
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Istituto Neurologico C. Besta, Fondazione IRCCS
Milan, Italy
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Neurology Rare Disease Center
Denton, Texas, 76208, United States
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Ospedale Niguarda, ASST Grande Ospedale Metropolitano Niguarda
Milan, Italy
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Rare Disease Research - Raleigh-Durham
Hillsborough, North Carolina, 27278, United States
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Rigshospitalet - Neurologisk Afdeling
Copenhagen, Denmark
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Roy Blunt NextGen Precision Health Institute
Columbia, Missouri, 65212, United States
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Stanford University Medical Center
Palo Alto, California, 94304, United States
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The Johns Hopkins Medicine, Spinal Muscular Atrophy Center
Baltimore, Maryland, 21287, United States
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The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center
Columbus, Ohio, 43210, United States
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UCLA David Geffen School Of Medicine - Neurology
Los Angeles, California, 90095, United States
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UZ Leuven - Neurochirurgie Campus Gasthuisberg
Leuven, Belgium
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Universitair Medisch Centrum Utrecht, locatie Academisch Zie - Neurology
Utrecht, Netherlands
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University of Kansas Medical Center
Kansas City, Kansas, 66160, United States
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Universitätsklinikum Essen - Klinik Für Neurologie
Essen, Germany
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Washington University School of Medicine
St Louis, Missouri, 63110, United States
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