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Clinical Trials/NL-OMON55425
NL-OMON55425RecruitingNot Applicable

A study to explore the safety, tolerability, pharmacokinetic profile, and potential efficacy of Guanabenz in patients with early childhood onset Vanishing White Matter (VWM) - Guanabenz in VWM

Vrije Universiteit Medisch Centrum0 sites40 target enrollmentStarted: TBDLast updated:
Conditions

Trial Snapshot

Phase
Not Applicable
Status
Recruiting
Enrollment
40

Study Overview

Brief Summary

No summary available.

Study Design

Study Type
Interventional

Eligibility Criteria

Ages
2 to 15 (—)

Inclusion Criteria

  • 1. Genetically proven VWM with 2 clinically relevant mutations in one of the
  • EIF2B1-5 genes and a brain MRI compatible with the diagnosis.
  • 2. Male or female whose disease duration at trial entry is 8 years or shorter.
  • 3. Disease onset before the age of 6 years.
  • 4. Able to stand up and walk at least 10 steps with or without some support of
  • 5. Lives within reasonable travel distance from Amsterdam. This means that the
  • patients are expected to come from The Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, or

Exclusion Criteria

  • 1. Clinically asymptomatic.
  • 2. Comorbidity with another genetic defect.
  • 3. Presence of an unrelated serious condition (e.g., developmental anomaly,
  • cardiac, liver or kidney disease).
  • 4. Participation in another clinical study with therapeutic intervention.
  • 5. Unable or unwilling to come to the VUmc site as required by the protocol.
  • 6. Unable to undergo MRI due to metal-containing implants, such as cochlea
  • implant, neurostimulator or pacemaker.
  • 7. Family situation in which adherence to the study medication or follow-up
  • procedures cannot be guaranteed.
  • 8. Known allergy or hypersensitivity to guanabenz or to any of the other
  • components of the formulation used in this study.

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