Status:

COMPLETED

Safety and Efficacy Study of Pyridostigmine on Patients With Spinal Muscular Atrophy Type 3

Lead Sponsor:

Centre Hospitalier Régional de la Citadelle

Conditions:

Spinal Muscular Atrophy Type 3

Eligibility:

All Genders

6+ years

Phase:

PHASE2

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to evaluate safety and efficacy of anti-cholinesterase therapy on the motor function in SMA type 3 patients with impaired neuromuscular junction (NMJ).

Detailed Description

Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is the second neuromuscular disease meet in children. SMA is a genetically transmitted disease inducing muscular weakness predominating on shoulders and hips. Currently, ...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Spinal muscular atrophy type 3, genetically confirmed
  • Age higher than 6 years old
  • Ambulatory patient
  • Informed consent signed
  • More than 100 meters of walking at 6-minute walk test at screening
  • Value at screening and baseline in a range of 20% of the highest value at 6-minute walk test

Exclusion

  • Patient who had surgical intervention or suffer from a recent traumatism (less than 6 months)
  • Associated pathology such as endocrinopathy, infectious disease, allergy, myopathy, chronic or acute inflammatory pathology, during 3 weeks preceding the inclusion.
  • Other therapeutics than food supplements or those frequently prescribed in spinal muscular atrophy or its complications
  • Non tolerance of electromyography
  • Limited collaboration due to trouble in information comprehension
  • Pathology inducing contra-indication for pyridostigmine treatment (allergy at molecule, asthma, Parkinson disease, mechanic obstruction of urinary or digestive tracts)

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

July 1 2014

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

July 1 2017

Estimated Enrollment :

4 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT02227823

Start Date

July 1 2014

End Date

July 1 2017

Last Update

October 11 2023

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Centre de référence des maladies neuromusculaire, Centre Hospitalier Régional de la Citadelle

Liège, Belgium, 4000