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Last refreshed on: 12 December 2020
Main ID:  NCT00568698
Date of registration: 04/12/2007
Prospective Registration: No
Primary sponsor: Stanford University
Public title: A Pilot Therapeutic Trial Using Hydroxyurea in Type I Spinal Muscular Atrophy Patients
Scientific title: A Pilot Therapeutic Trial Using Hydroxyurea in Type I Spinal Muscular Atrophy Patients
Date of first enrolment: January 2004
Target sample size: 29
Recruitment status: Completed
URL:  https://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT00568698
Study type:  Interventional
Study design:  Allocation: Randomized. Intervention model: Single Group Assignment. Primary purpose: Treatment. Masking: Double.  
Phase:  Phase 1/Phase 2
Countries of recruitment
United States
Contacts
Name:     Dr Ching H. Wang
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Affiliation:  Stanford University
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:1. Laboratory confirmation of a homozygous deletion or mutation of the
SMN1 gene 2. Clinical Diagnosis of Type I SMA (never achieved independent sitting) 3. Onset
of disease before the age of 6 months 4. Enrollment in study within 6 months of diagnosis
Exclusion Criteria:1. Known hematological disorders, such as chronic anemia (defined as
platelet count less than 100,000/mm^3) in two contiguous measures in two weeks 2. Severe
systemic disorders such as congenital heart disease, other major birth defects involving
internal organs, or severe birth asphyxia 3. Participation in SMA clinical trials for other
experimental drugs 4. Requiring continuous respiratory support before the initiation of HU
treatment



Age minimum: N/A
Age maximum: 2 Years
Gender: All
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Muscular Atrophy, Spinal
Intervention(s)
Drug: Placebo to match hydroxyurea
Drug: Hydroxyurea
Primary Outcome(s)
Safety: Frequency of Adverse Events/Lab Abnormalities [Time Frame: Up to 8 years, 1 month]
Efficacy: Length of Survival (LOS) and Age of Ventilator Dependence (AVD) [Time Frame: Up to 8 years, 1 month]
Secondary Outcome(s)
Biomarker Assays: SMN Protein and SMN mRNA [Time Frame: Up to 8 years, 1 month]
Motor Unit Number Estimation (MUNE) [Time Frame: Up to 8 years, 1 month]
Secondary ID(s)
78811
SU-11012007-783
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Please refer to primary and secondary sponsors
Secondary Sponsor(s)
Ethics review
Results
Results available: Yes
Date Posted: 02/10/2019
Date Completed:
URL: https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/results/NCT00568698
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