Pompe disease study aims to unlock immune secrets for better treatment
NCT ID NCT01665326
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study follows up to 400 children with Pompe disease to see how their immune system reacts to enzyme replacement therapy. Researchers will collect medical records from birth to age 18 to understand which children develop antibodies that block treatment. The goal is to improve care by identifying who might benefit from immune-suppressing drugs alongside standard therapy.
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 (Myozyme/Lumizyme)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this study could help doctors predict which children with Pompe disease will respond best to enzyme therapy and who might need immune suppression.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study, not a treatment trial. It will not directly test a new therapy, so any benefits are indirect and long-term.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 400 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Start date
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Sep 2009
- Expected to finish
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Mar 2029
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.
Who is studied
Study subjects will be babies/children/adults with a confirmed diagnosis of infantile-onset Pompe disease who are: 1. seen by the clinical staff of Duke Division of Medical Genetics, or 2. whose physician or parent contacts the Duke Division of Medical Genetics with the wish to participate in this CRIM research study.
- Ages
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Children (under 18), adults (18 to 64) and older adults (65 and over)
- 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: * Confirmed diagnosis of infantile, atypical or juvenile onset Pompe disease * Must provide a written informed consent
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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
1 site. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
ClinicalTrials.gov lists the study team's own contact details, including names and phone numbers. We don't republish those.
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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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Duke University Medical Center
RECRUITINGDurham, North Carolina, 27710, United States
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