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Register: EUCTR
Last refreshed on: 25 September 2012
Main ID:  EUCTR2010-022233-28-IT
Date of registration: 05/03/2012
Prospective Registration: No
Primary sponsor: IST. DI RICERCHE FARMACOLOG. M. NEGRI
Public title:
Scientific title: Fatal familial insomnia: preventive treatment with doxycycline of at risk individuals - Doxycycline in FFI individuals
Date of first enrolment: 20/06/2011
Target sample size:
Recruitment status: Authorised-recruitment may be ongoing or finished
URL:  https://www.clinicaltrialsregister.eu/ctr-search/search?query=eudract_number:2010-022233-28
Study type:  Interventional clinical trial of medicinal product
Study design:  Controlled: yes Randomised: yes Open: no Single blind: no Double blind: yes Parallel group: yes Cross over: no Other: no If controlled, specify comparator, Other Medicinial Product: no Placebo: yes Other: yes Number of treatment arms in the trial: 1  
Phase: 
Countries of recruitment
Italy
Contacts
Name: Dipartimento Neuroscienze   
Address:  Via G.La Masa 19 20156 Milano Italy
Telephone: 0239014462
Email: forloni@marionegri.it
Affiliation:  Istituto di Ricerche Farmacologiche Mario Negri
Name: Dipartimento Neuroscienze   
Address:  Via G.La Masa 19 20156 Milano Italy
Telephone: 0239014462
Email: forloni@marionegri.it
Affiliation:  Istituto di Ricerche Farmacologiche Mario Negri
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria:
Subjects born between 1958 and 1969 belonging to the Treviso FFI family, tested previously for Prion D178N/129M mutation No conditions known to be controindications to the use of tetracyclines; written informed consent.
Are the trial subjects under 18? no
Number of subjects for this age range: 0
F.1.2 Adults (18-64 years) yes
F.1.2.1 Number of subjects for this age range
F.1.3 Elderly (>=65 years) no
F.1.3.1 Number of subjects for this age range

Exclusion criteria:
End stage liver, heart and renal disease, active malignancy , female subjects who are pregnant or lactating


Age minimum:
Age maximum:
Gender:
Female: yes
Male: yes
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Subjects born between 1958 and 1969 belonging to the Treviso FFI family, tested previously for Prion D178N/129M mutation
MedDRA version: 14.1 Level: SOC Classification code 10029205 Term: Nervous system disorders System Organ Class: 10029205 - Nervous system disorders
Therapeutic area: Diseases [C] - Nervous System Diseases [C10]
Intervention(s)

Trade Name: BASSADO
Pharmaceutical Form: Tablet
INN or Proposed INN: DOXYCYCLINE HYCLATE
CAS Number: 24390-14-5
Concentration unit: 1X 100 milligrams/millilitre
Concentration type: equal
Concentration number: 1-
Pharmaceutical form of the placebo: Tablet
Route of administration of the placebo: Oral use

Primary Outcome(s)
Primary end point(s): Survival after 10 years
Main Objective: To prevent the FFI onset in subjects carrying the Prion D178N/129M
Secondary Objective: Clinical monitoring of subjects carrying the Prion D178N/129M
Secondary Outcome(s)
Secondary ID(s)
DOXIFF
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Telethon
Secondary Sponsor(s)
Ethics review
Results
Results available:
Date Posted:
Date Completed:
URL:
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