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Evaluation of Salbutamol as an Adjuvant Therapy for Pompe Disease

Phase 4
Completed
Conditions
Pompe Disease
Interventions
Registration Number
NCT02405598
Lead Sponsor
National Taiwan University Hospital
Brief Summary

evaluate if beta 2-adrenergic agonist can have adjuvant effect to patients with infantile-onset Pompe disease under enzyme replacement therapy

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
14
Inclusion Criteria
  1. Confirm diagnosis as Pompe disease
  2. age 2 years or above
  3. under at least 1 year regular recombinant human acid alpha glucosidase, and no dosage/frequency change in recent 3 months
  4. Provide inform consent
Exclusion Criteria
  1. chronic heart disease such as arrhythmia, cardiomyopathy, cardiac infarction
  2. history of seizure
  3. history of diabetes mellitus
  4. history of hyperthyroidism
  5. hypokalemia
  6. pregnant
  7. allergy to β-agonists
  8. under medications including diuretics, digoxin, beta-blockers, etc

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
SINGLE_GROUP
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
SalbutamolSalbutamol1. age 2-6 year: 0.1mg/kg tid x 2 weeks, then gradually increase to 0.2mg/kg tid (daily total maximal12mg) 2. age 6-12 year: 2mg tid x 2 weeks, then gradually increase to 4mg tid (daily total maximal 24mg) 3. age 12 year and above: 4mg tidx 2 weeks, then gradually increase to 8mg tid (daily total maximal 32mg)
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
10% decrement of creatinine kinase6 months

measure and compare serum creatinine kinase levels

Improvement in 6-minutes walk test6 months

measure and compare 6-minutes walk test

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

National Taiwan University Hospital

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Taipei, Taiwan

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