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临床试验/NCT00803868
NCT00803868终止2 期

Pilot Study of Varenicline (Chantix®) in the Treatment of Friedreich's Ataxia

University of South Florida2 个研究点 分布在 1 个国家目标入组 28 人开始时间: 2009年5月最近更新:
适应症
干预措施
相关药物

试验速览

阶段
2 期
状态
终止
入组人数
28
试验地点
2
主要终点
Friedreich Ataxia Rating Scale (FARS)

研究概览

简要总结

The purpose of this study is to determine if varenicline is effective in treating symptoms of Friedreich's ataxia.

研究设计

研究类型
Interventional
分配方式
Randomized
干预模型
Parallel
主要目的
Treatment
盲法
Quadruple (Participant, Care Provider, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)

入排标准

年龄范围
18 Years 至 80 Years(Adult, Older Adult)
性别
All
接受健康志愿者

入选标准

  • Outpatients with FA diagnosed by confirmed by genetic testing.
  • Age 18 years to 80 years.
  • Women who are not pregnant or breast feeding, and who do not intend to become pregnant. Women of child-bearing potential must use a reliable method of contraception and must provide a negative urine pregnancy test at entry into the study.
  • CBC, CMP, and diabetes lab results not indicative of clinically relevant abnormalities (results within the past 6 months prior to screening). These would include but are not limited to:
  • Electrolytes (Chloride, Sodium, Potassium) within laboratory defined normal limits.
  • Hemoglobin, white cell count, platelet count and fasting glucose within laboratory defined normal limits. Creatinine must be (≤1.5 mg/dl).
  • ALT (6-40 u/l) and AST (10-30 u/l) must be less than 2 times normal limit
  • Stable doses of all medications for 30 days prior to study entry and for the duration of the study.
  • Patient permission (informed consent).
  • Ambulatory status: Half of the enrolled patients must be able to ambulate with or without assistance; half of the enrolled patients must be non-ambulatory.

排除标准

  • Any unstable illness that in the investigator's opinion preclude participation in this study.
  • Use of another investigational product within the past 28 days.
  • Patients with a history of substance abuse.
  • Presence of preexisting psychiatric illness (specifically schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, or history of suicide attempt).
  • Presence of diabetes (as determined by fasting blood glucose labs within the past 6 months).
  • Presence of clinically significant cardiac disease (as determined by the investigator based on EKG and echocardiogram results within the past 6 months). Specifically, patients with an ejection fraction <40% or a prolonged QT interval (>50% of cycle duration) will be excluded. If abnormalities are noted on the EKG or echocardiogram, the patient will be eligible IF they provide clearance from a cardiologist.
  • Presence of current uncontrolled depression as measured by PHQ9 (criteria for depression include all of the following to be present: At least one of the first two questions on PHQ9 endorsed as positive (little pleasure, feeling depressed) indicating the symptom has been present more than half the time in the past two weeks; Question 10 about difficulty at work or home or getting along with others should be answered at least "somewhat difficult."; and the total score ≥
  • Concurrent treatment with any MAOIs, Wellbutrin, or nicotine patches.
  • Patients who currently smoke or have smoked within the past 12 months (Smoking will be defined as having smoked any substance even on a single occasion).
  • Dementia or other psychiatric illness that prevents the patient from giving informed consent (MMSE less than 25).
  • Legal incapacity or limited legal capacity.
  • Presence of severe renal disease (creatinine >1.6) or hepatic disease (AST or ALT>2x times normal) (as evidenced by labs reported within the past 6 months).
  • Abnormal WBC hemoglobin or platelet count (as evidenced by labs reported within the past 6 months).

研究组 & 干预措施

1

Experimental

Varenicline

干预措施: varenicline (Drug)

2

Placebo Comparator

Placebo

干预措施: placebo (Drug)

结局指标

主要结局

Friedreich Ataxia Rating Scale (FARS)

时间窗: 9 weeks

次要结局

未报告次要终点

研究者

申办方类型
Other
责任方
Sponsor

研究点 (2)

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