DEC-NET Serial number GB286 | | Published online | 09/07/2004 17.00.00 | Last updated | 02/08/2005 14.26.05 | | | Other protocol ID number | N0016131958 | This trial has been approved by an ethics committee |
Current trial status | Closed to recruitment of participants: follow-up continuing |
First subject enrolment Target N. of subjects |
11/2001 15 |
Major Disease (ICD9 class) | CONGENITAL HEREDITARY MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY | Experimental drug |
SALBUTAMOL
Treatment regimen (dosage and duration) N/A |
Gender | Both | Age (range) | 5-20 years | Eligibility criteria | Inclusion criteria | 7 males, 8 females, ages 5-20 years.
patients with a diagnosis of nemaline myopathy | Exclusion criteria | patients receiving salbutamol for other reasons
informed consent not given | Trial design/methodology | Phase | 4 | Kind of study | Efficacy
| Design | Open pilot trial. | Purpose of study | To test the hypothesis that treatment with salbutamol, which has already been successfully used in other neuromuscular diseases, might be beneficial to patinets with nemaline myopathy. | Primary outcomes | If the results are encouraging, a multicentre larger study will be proposed to fully evaluate the role of these compounds in Nemaline myopathy | | | Summary of study design, objectives, and ongoing research findings | Open pilot trial to test the hypothesis that treatment with salbutamol, which has already been successfully used in other neuromuscular diseases, might be beneficial to patients with nemaline myopathy. |
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Principal investigator | Name | Dr Eugenio Mercuri | Institution | Imperial College School of Medicine, Hammersmith Hospital Campus | Postal address | Imperial College School of Medicine, Hammersmith Hospital Campus, Du Cane Road, London, W12 0HS | City | London | Country | UNITED KINGDOM | Phone | 0208 383 3305 | Fax | 0208 740 8281 | E-mail | e.mercuri@imperial.ac.uk |
Sponsor name | Hammersmith Hospital Research Committee (Scientific organisation) |
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