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Last refreshed on: 16 December 2017
Main ID:  NCT01253317
Date of registration: 02/12/2010
Prospective Registration: No
Primary sponsor: Boston Children’s Hospital
Public title: Treatment of Rett Syndrome With rhIGF-1 (Mecasermin [rDNA]Injection)
Scientific title: Pharmacological Treatment of Rett Syndrome by Stimulation of Synaptic Maturation With IGF-1
Date of first enrolment: December 2010
Target sample size: 12
Recruitment status: Completed
URL:  https://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT01253317
Study type:  Interventional
Study design:  Intervention model: Single Group Assignment. Primary purpose: Treatment. Masking: None (Open Label).  
Phase:  Phase 1
Countries of recruitment
United States
Contacts
Name:     Mustafa Sahin, MD, PhD
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Affiliation:  Boston Children’s Hospital
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

- female

- with RTT (typical or variant) as defined using the internationally agreed 2010
RettSearch criteria.

- genetically defined mutation or deletion of the MECP2 gene.

- Girls will have the following prepubertal status: (1) Tanner stage 1 or 2 breast
development; (2) Tanner stage 1 or 2 pubic hair development; (3) and younger than 12
years by bone age.

- Chronological age must be 2 years or older

Exclusion Criteria:

- prior therapeutic use of IGF-1, growth hormone, Lupron® or sex steroids

- allergy to the trial product

- co-morbid or chronic illness beyond that known to be associated with Rett Syndrome:
diabetes mellitus, fatty acid oxidation disorder, chromosomal aneuploidy, syndromes
associated with high risk of malignancy, current or previous exposure to spinal
irradiation or history of malignancy.

- severe scoliosis (defined as a spinal curve of 70 degrees or more as measured on
clinical and radiological examination)



Age minimum: 2 Years
Age maximum: 12 Years
Gender: Female
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Rett Syndrome
Intervention(s)
Drug: rhIGF-1
Primary Outcome(s)
Pharmacokinetic (PK) Profile - Areas Under the Curve (AUCt) [Time Frame: 60 minutes pre-dose and 0.5, 1.0, 1.5, 2.0, 3.0, 4.0, 8.0, and 12.0 hours post-dose on days 1, 8, 15 and 29.]
Adverse Events [Time Frame: biweekly during the MAD and every five weeks during the OLE]
Secondary Outcome(s)
Change From Pre-MAD Apnea Index at Post-OLE [Time Frame: pre-MAD (baseline) to post-OLE (after 20 weeks of IGF-1 treatment)]
Change in Social Avoidance Subscale Scores on the ADAMS From Pre-OLE to Post-OLE [Time Frame: Pre-OLE (visit 1) and post-OLE (after 20 weeks of IGF-1 therapy)]
Secondary ID(s)
10-08-0403
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Please refer to primary and secondary sponsors
Secondary Sponsor(s)
Autism Speaks
International Rett Syndrome Foundation
Ethics review
Results
Results available: Yes
Date Posted: 22/06/2017
Date Completed:
URL: https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/results/NCT01253317
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