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Last refreshed on: 12 December 2020
Main ID:  NCT02563860
Date of registration: 20/07/2015
Prospective Registration: No
Primary sponsor: Montefiore Medical Center
Public title: Pharmacological Treatment of Rett Syndrome With Statins Statins
Scientific title: Pharmacological Treatment of Rett Syndrome With 3-Hydroxy-3 Methylglutaryl-coenzyme A Reductase Inhibitor-Lovastatin (Mevacor)
Date of first enrolment: July 2015
Target sample size: 20
Recruitment status: Completed
URL:  https://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT02563860
Study type:  Interventional
Study design:  Allocation: N/A. Intervention model: Single Group Assignment. Primary purpose: Treatment. Masking: None (Open Label).  
Phase:  Phase 2
Countries of recruitment
United States
Contacts
Name:     Aleksandra Djukic, MD PhD
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Affiliation:  Montefiore Medical Center
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

- Females patients,

- Genetically confirmed RTT,

- Ambulatory.

Exclusion Criteria:

- Presence of co morbid non-Rett related disease,

- History of adverse reaction/hypersensitivity to statins,

- Levels of aspartate-amino trans-ferase (AST), alanine-amino transferase (ALT) or
creatine kinase (CK) triple the normal values,

- Active liver disease,

- Concomitant use of strong CYP3A4 inhibitors,

- Condition predis-posing to renal failure secondary to rhabdomyolysis (scoliosis
surgery within 6 months),

- Oral contraceptives use.



Age minimum: 3 Years
Age maximum: N/A
Gender: Female
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Rett Syndrome
Intervention(s)
Drug: Lovastatin
Primary Outcome(s)
Gait Velocity as Measured by GAITRite System [Time Frame: During final week of treatment, week 32]
Secondary Outcome(s)
Visual Memory Novelty Score as Assessed by TobiiTX 300 Eyetracking System [Time Frame: final week of treatment, Week 32]
Secondary ID(s)
2014-4253
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Please refer to primary and secondary sponsors
Secondary Sponsor(s)
Rett Syndrome Research Trust
Ethics review
Results
Results available: Yes
Date Posted: 07/05/2019
Date Completed:
URL: https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/results/NCT02563860
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