Can early enzyme therapy help babies with pompe disease breathe on their own?
NCT ID NCT04848779
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study follows 16 infants aged 6 months or younger with infantile-onset Pompe disease, a rare genetic disorder that weakens muscles and breathing. All receive alglucosidase alfa (Myozyme) as part of their routine care. Researchers track how many survive without needing a breathing machine after 52 weeks of treatment, along with heart function, motor skills, and growth.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- alglucosidase alfa (enzyme replacement therapy)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could confirm that early enzyme replacement helps infants with Pompe disease survive longer without needing a breathing machine.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small observational study with only 16 infants, so results may not apply to all patients. The treatment requires lifelong infusions and may cause immune reactions.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 16 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jun 2021
- Expected to finish
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Oct 2026
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
Confirmly diagnosed IOPD patients 6 months or less of age (corrected for gestational age if needed), treated or planned to be treated with alglucosidase alfa, at the time of study inclusion.
- Ages
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0 days to 6 months
- 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: * At the time of informed consent, participants must be ≤6 months of age, corrected for gestation if necessary. Gestational age \<40 weeks will be adjusted to a full-term gestational age of 40 weeks. * Participants must have alglucosidase alfa enzyme replacement therapy (ERT) planned or initiated for IOPD treatment irrespective of study participation, according to the treating physician's decision regarding participants' routine disease management. * Participants must have available and accessible medical records from the time of IOPD diagnosis and from subsequent follow-up. * Participants must have a confirmed diagnosis of IOPD, defined as presence of 2 pathogenic acid alpha glucosidase (GAA) variants and documented GAA deficiency in blood (dried blood spot \[DBS\] accepted), skin, or muscle tissue, or presence of 1 pathogenic GAA variant and documented GAA deficiency in blood, skin, or muscle tissue from separate samples (either from 2 different tissues or from the same tissue but at 2 different sampling dates.) (DBS and leukocytes are acceptable as 2 different samples from blood). * Participants must have established cross-reacting immunologic material (CRIM) status available prior to enrollment. CRIM status may be provided by historical CRIM testing results or prediction of CRIM status based on genotyping performed at a Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA) or other appropriately certified genetic laboratory. * Participants must have cardiomyopathy at the time of diagnosis (LVMI equivalent to mean age-specific LVMI): * LVMI +1 standard deviation (SD) in participants diagnosed by newborn or sibling screening, * LVMI +2 SD in participants diagnosed by clinical evaluation. * Participants must have informed consent provided by parent(s)/legally acceptable representatives (LARs). Exclusion Criteria: * Participants with respiratory insufficiency, defined as: * Oxygen saturation \<90% on room air as determined by pulse oximetry, * Venous partial pressure of carbon dioxide (pCO2) \>55 mmHg or arterial pCO2 \>40 mmHg on room air, * Use of invasive (with intubation or tracheostomy) or noninvasive (no intubation or tracheostomy) ventilation at enrollment, for participants not having started ERT at enrollment, * Use of invasive or noninvasive ventilation at the time of ERT initiation, for participants having started ERT before enrollment. * Participants with major congenital abnormality including heart defect, neural tube defect, or Down syndrome that, in the opinion of the investigator, would preclude participation in the study or potentially decrease survival. * Participants with clinically significant organic disease other than signs/symptoms related to Pompe disease, including clinically significant cardiovascular, hepatic, pulmonary, neurologic, or renal disease, or other medical condition, serious intercurrent illness, or circumstance that, in the opinion of the investigator, would preclude participation or potentially decrease survival. * Previous or ongoing treatment in any clinical trial of, or managed access program for, avalglucosidase alfa or any other Pompe disease-specific therapy. The above information is not intended to contain all considerations relevant to a patient's potential participation in a clinical trial.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Advanced Medical Genetics- Site Number : 8400002
Hawthorne, New York, 10532, United States
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Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center- Site Number : 8400001
Cincinnati, Ohio, 45229, United States
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Duke University Medical Center- Site Number : 8400004
Durham, North Carolina, 27710, United States
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Investigational Site Number : 0560001
Leuven, 3000, Belgium
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Investigational Site Number : 1580001
Taipei, 100, Taiwan
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Investigational Site Number : 2500001
Tours, 37000, France
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Investigational Site Number : 2760001
Giessen, 35392, Germany
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Investigational Site Number : 3800001
Florence, 50139, Italy
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Investigational Site Number : 3800002
Monza, Monza E Brianza, 20052, Italy
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Investigational Site Number : 5280001
Rotterdam, 3015 CE, Netherlands
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Investigational Site Number : 7240001
Esplugues de Llobregat, Catalunya [Cataluña], 08950, Spain
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Investigational Site Number : 8260001
London, London, City of, WC1N 3JH, United Kingdom
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Investigational Site Number : 8260002
Manchester, M13 9WL, United Kingdom
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Le Bonheur Children's Hospital- Site Number : 8400005
Memphis, Tennessee, 38103, United States
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Seattle Children's Hospital- Site Number : 8400003
Seattle, Washington, 98105, United States
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