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Register: ClinicalTrials.gov
Last refreshed on: 12 December 2020
Main ID:  NCT03726996
Date of registration: 29/10/2018
Prospective Registration: Yes
Primary sponsor: Duke University
Public title: Desipramine in Infantile Neuroaxonal Dystrophy (INAD).
Scientific title: Novel Off-label Use of Desipramine in Infantile Neuroaxonal Dystrophy: Targeting the Sphingolipid Metabolism Pathway to Reduce Accumulation of Ceramide.
Date of first enrolment: January 14, 2019
Target sample size: 4
Recruitment status: Terminated
URL:  https://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT03726996
Study type:  Interventional
Study design:  Allocation: N/A. Intervention model: Single Group Assignment. Primary purpose: Treatment. Masking: None (Open Label).  
Phase:  Phase 4
Countries of recruitment
United States
Contacts
Name:     Yong-hui Jiang, MD
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Affiliation:  Duke University
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

- 03-17years.

- Any gender

- Confirmed homozygotes or compound heterozygotes of pathogenic mutation variant(s) in
PLA2G6

- Confirmed homozygotes of pathogenic mutation in PLA2G6

- Documentation of clinical presentation (signs and symptoms of neurodegenerative
process) of INAD

Exclusion Criteria:

- Patient has sign and symptom suggesting an ongoing acute or chronic illness such as
fever of unknown origin or infection.

- Patient has a second genetic condition

- Parents are unable or unwilling to return for continued care for up to 12 months



Age minimum: 3 Years
Age maximum: 17 Years
Gender: All
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Infantile Neuroaxonal Dystrophy
Intervention(s)
Drug: Desipramine
Primary Outcome(s)
Number of Participants With Change in Q-T Interval on ECG [Time Frame: Baseline, 3, 6, 9, and 12 months]
Change in Gross Motor Function as Measured by Gross Motor Function Measure (GMFM-66) [Time Frame: Baseline, 3, 6, 9, and 12 months]
Change in Motor Function as Measured by Quick Motor Function Test (QMFT) [Time Frame: Baseline, 3, 6, 9, and 12 months]
Number of Participants With Abnormal Transaminase Values [Time Frame: Baseline, 3, 6, 9, and 12 months]
Change in Cognitive Function as Measured by the Vineland Adaptive Behavioral Scale [Time Frame: Baseline, 3, 6, 9, and 12 months]
Secondary Outcome(s)
Secondary ID(s)
Pro00100799
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Please refer to primary and secondary sponsors
Secondary Sponsor(s)
Ethics review
Results
Results available: Yes
Date Posted: 14/10/2020
Date Completed:
URL: https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/results/NCT03726996
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