Search Results Within Category "Rare Diseases"
A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Multiple-Center, Efficacy and Safety Study of ZYN002 Administered as a Transdermal Gel to Children and Adolescents with Fragile X Syndrome - RECONNECT (RECONNECT)
The purpose of this study is to investigate how effective and safe ZYN002, a transdermal gel, is in participants with FXS. The drug product ZYN002 is a pharmaceutically manufactured CBD. It is being developed as a clear gel that can be applied to the skin (called transdermal delivery), to provide consistent, controlled levels of CBD in the blood when it is given twice a day. Participants will be assigned by chance to get one of the following study treatments: Active study drug – ZYN002 or placebo. Assigning study drug by chance is called “randomization,” and it is an important part of testing an experimental study drug. Participants will be randomly assigned to study treatment according to a computer program and will have 1 in 2 chance of receiving the active study drug.
• ages 3 to less than 23 years
• resides with caregiver who will continue to provide consistent care throughout the study
• diagnosis of Fragile X Syndrome (FXS) through molecular documentation
• body mass index between 12-30 kg/m2
• in generally good health based upon the results of medical history, physical exam, 12-lead ECG and clinical laboratory test results
• contact study staff for additional requirements
• women who are pregnant, nursing or planning a pregnancy
• has transitioned to independent living or living in a residential facility such as a university setting or congregate care
• use of cannabis or any THC or CBD-containing product within 3 months first study visit or during the study
• positive drug screen, including ethanol, cocaine, THC, barbiturates, amphetamines (unless prescribed), benzodiazepines (except midazolam or comparable administered for blood draws and ECG collection), and opiates
• additional medical or mental health diagnosis (study staff will review)
MT2022-54 A MULTINATIONAL, MULTICENTER, DOSE ESCALATION STUDY TO EVALUATE THE SAFETY, TOLERABILITY, PHARMACOKINETICS, AND PRELIMINARY ACTIVITY OF FP-045 IN PATIENTS WITH FANCONI ANEMIA (FuschiA Study)
The purpose of this research study is to determine the best dose of FP-045 for Fanconi anemia pediatric and adolescent participants. The study will look at whether the participants have any side effects and if there are any possible changes in something called “biomarkers,” which are blood proteins that will be checked to see if they change when taking FP-045 and that may indicate if FP-045 can delay or prevent disease symptoms. Every participant will receive FP-045.
• 3 to 25 years old
• documented Fanconi anemia by chromosome breakage analysis
• women of child-bearing potential and males required to use highly effective birth control
• history of any cancer except squamous cell or basal cell carcinoma of the skin or carcinoma in situ of cervix
• myelodysplastic syndrome or acute leukemia
• history of any significant medical conditions
• history of bone marrow or stem cell transplant
• see link to clinicaltrials.gov for complete criteria
ELEVATE, a global observational longitudinal prospective registry of patients with acute hepatic porphyria (AHP) (ELEVATE)
This is a global, multicenter, prospective, observational, longitudinal registry conducted to characterize the natural history and real-world clinical management of patients diagnosed with AHP. This protocol will not recommend the use of any specific treatments, visits, or procedures. No medication is provided as part of registry participation.
A Phase I/II, Multicenter, Open-Label, Single-Dose, Dose-Ranging Study to Assess the Safety and Tolerability of ST-920, a AAV2/6 Human Alpha Galactosidase A Gene Therapy, in Subjects with Fabry Disease
The purpose of this study is to test a new drug, called ST-920, to see if it is safe and if it works to treat Fabry disease. ST-920 is a gene therapy treatment, which means that ST-920 replaces the missing or broken gene you have because you have Fabry disease, with a version or copy that works.
• at least 18 years of age
• diagnosis of Fabry disease
• one or more of the following symptoms: i) cornea verticillata, ii) acroparesthesia, iii) anhidrosis, iv) angiokeratoma
• fully vaccinated for COVID- 19 per CDC guidance
• additional requirements apply for cardiac and renal groups (study staff will review)
• history of liver disease
• current or history of use in the last six months of systemic steroids
• other significant medical & mental health diagnosis (study staff will review)
Tissue biopsies for the study of FSHD
A single visit study with muscle and/or skin biopsy / blood draw, performed to determine whether a molecular or cellular defect can be attributed to cells of Fascioscapulohumeral Muscular Dystrophy (FSHD) muscle. This study is recruiting both individuals with genetically confirmed FSHD as well as unaffected healthy (control) individuals.
• Genetic confirmation of Fascioscapulohumeral Muscular Dystrophy (FSHD)
• at least 4 years old
• Healthy Family Members: parent or sibling of someone who has FSHD
• heart failure, respiratory insufficiency that requires respiratory support
• taking anticoagulants or anti platelet medications (aspirin or NSAIDs)
Building Resilience in Adrenoleukodystrophy with Imaging and Neuropsychology (BRAIN)
This study is about a genetic condition called Adrenoleukodystrophy (ALD). The first goal of this study is to understand more about how ALD affects a child’s brain and development in childhood as they take part in medical care and monitoring. This is important to identify the optimal ways to detect and treat manifestations of ALD such as cerebral ALD. The second goal is to learn about how ALD affects caregivers, so that clinicians can offer better support to families in the future. We will also have healthy comparisons to help to learn more about the condition (ALD) being studied, by comparing the information collected to a child without the condition.
• 3 to 15 years old
• male
• diagnosis of ALD either at-risk for ALD: patients with genetically or biochemically-diagnosed ALD who currently have no evidence of cerebral disease on MRI and b) Cerebral ALD: boys with the cerebral form of ALD who underwent or are undergoing evaluation or treatment for this condition and have early stage disease
• for healthy volunteers: males between 3 and 15 years old
• girls are excluded because this is a genetic disease that only males get
• history of a genetic, neurological, or neurodevelopmental disorder affecting brain development
• history of significant brain insult, infection or injury
Defining Clinical Endpoints in LGMD (GRASP-01-001)
The purpose of this study to learn more about Limb Girdle Muscular Dystrophy by measuring how muscles change over a twelve-month period. Our clinical evaluator will test muscle strength and participants will be asked to complete a series of questionnaires to find out how Limb Girdle impacts daily activities. This information will help plan future studies and drug development for people with LGMD.
• 4 to 65 years of age
• diagnosis of Muscular Dystrophy with weakness in either a limb-girdle pattern, or in a arm or leg
• confirmed mutation in ANO5, CAPN3, DYSF, DNAJB6 or SGCA-G.
• bleeding disorder, platelet count less than 50,000, or currently taking an anticoagulant.
• women who are pregnant
• other illness that would interfere clinical trial (study staff will review)
RARE-OB-16: Rare CFTR Mutation Cell Collection Protocol (RARE) (RARE)
We are doing the RARE study to learn more about Cystic Fibrosis (CF). CF is caused by mutations in a gene that produces a protein called the cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR). In people with CF, the CFTR does not function correctly. Medications are being developed to help the CFTR function better, but those medications mostly benefit people with common CFTR mutations. There are more than 1,900 mutations of the CF gene. Some of these mutations are rare and found only in a few people. The goal of this research study is to collect specimens (blood, nasal cells, rectal cells) from people with rare CFTR mutations. Another purpose of this study is to create induced pluripotent stem cells or iPS cells. “Pluripotent” stem cells are cells that can be changed into almost any cell type of the body (such as lung or intestine). They can be kept alive and stored indefinitely. There are different kinds of pluripotent stem cells. Inducted pluripotent stem cells can be created from many different kinds of specimens (such as blood, nasal cells, rectal cells). This is different from embryonic stem cells, which can only be derived from embryos. The specimens collected during this study and iPS cells created from them will be stored for use in future research to learn more about CF and study the effect of new medications. This could identify new medications that may help people with rare CFTR mutations.
• at least 12 years old
• documented diagnosis of Cystic Fibrosis (CF)
• willing to travel (if needed) to a regional study site for cell collection
• presence of a medical condition, abnormality, or laboratory value that would place the participant at risk (study staff will review)
Natural History Study for DNA Repair Disorders
This research is being done to help us better understand the different DNA repair disorders. We will collect data and samples that we will use to develop new therapies and medicine to help treat the disease. We expect that participants will be in this research study for 3 years. Visits will occur every six months and alternate between in-person and remote. Remote visits should be expected to last 1-2 hours, and in-person visits should be expected to last 3-4 hours.
• at least 6 months old
• diagnosis of Cockayne syndrome (CS), xeroderma pigmentosum (XP), or trichothiodystrophy (TTD), based on genetic testing and/or key clinical characteristics
• have one or more of the neurodevelopmental or neurological complications such as gross motor delay, language delay, altered muscle tone (study staff will review)
• family member of an individual with the above condition
• prior history of systemic gene or cell-based therapy
• participation in a clinical trial for treatment
Role of Oxidative Stress and Inflammation in Type 1 Gaucher Disease (GD1): Potential Use of Antioxidant/Anti-inflammatory Medications
The purpose of this study is to measure levels of blood and brain chemicals related to oxidative stress and inflammation in healthy volunteers and individuals with Type 1 Gaucher disease (GD1) to see if these levels are altered by GD1. We will also examine if there is a change in these blood and brain chemicals after participants begin taking oral N-acetylcysteine (NAC), which is available both as a prescription medication and a natural product that has antioxidant and anti-inflammatory effects.
• 18 years or older
• diagnosis of Type 1 Gaucher's Disease (GD1) who are medically stable
• on a stable medication therapy for 2 years, or if dosage or drug has been changed it has been at least 6 months and condition is stable
• women who are pregnant or breast feeding
• asthma that is currently being treated
• unable to have a MRI scan
Determinants of Renal Structural Responses to Enzyme Replacement Therapy (ERT) in Fabry Disease Study (LDN6702)
The effect of enzyme replacement therapy on how well your kidneys are responding to enzyme replacement therapy (ERT) is not clear from blood and urine tests alone, but may be more clear in comparisons of kidney biopsies performed before and some time after ERT has been initiated, and this is what we are focusing our study efforts on. The purpose of this study is to obtain your permission to allow us to study the kidney biopsy tissues (collected for medical reasons) after the regular routine studies have been completed. Through our special research measurements and additional study, we hope to be able to see and measure very specific changes in the kidney tissues from Fabry patients taking ERT. We also hope that through these studies of what happens within the kidney before and after starting ERT, we are able to reveal valuable information about the importance of factors like your age that you started ERT, the amount or dosage of ERT, and any differences seen between males and females.
• diagnosed with Fabry disease and a clinical decision has been made to obtain a kidney biopsy, a GFR, and urinary albumin studies
• have previously completed clinical trials which included measures of renal function and renal biopsies
• serum creatinine more than 2.5 mg/dL
• known to have a renal disease other than Fabry
Minnesota Neurogenetics Repository
This research study is for participants who have an inherited neuromuscular disorder or neurogenetic disorder, or family members who are unaffected by such disorders
• individuals with DNA repair disorders including Cockayne syndrome, trichothiodystrophy, and xeroderma pigmentosum
• family members with a genetic neurological or muscle disease
• none
Improving Diagnosis and Treatment in Catecholaminergic Polymorphic Ventricular Tachycardia (CPVT)
This is a multi-center, prospective, observational cohort registry study looking at kids and their relatives with Catecholaminergic Polymorphic Ventricular Tachycardia (CPVT).
• anyone diagnosed with CPVT before 19 years of age.
• significant medical history that isn't related to CPVT
Longitudinal Study of Porphyrias
The objective is to conduct a longitudinal investigation of the natural history, complications, and therapeutic outcomes in people with acute and cutaneous porphyria.
• patient of any age
• diagnosis of a porphyria
• biochemical findings, as documented by laboratory reports of porphyria-specific testing performed after 1980
• elevations of porphyrins in urine, plasma or erythrocytes due to other diseases
Synergistic Enteral Regimen for Treatment of the Gangliosidoses (SYNER-G) (Syner-G)
The Syner-G regimen research study seeks to evaluate the use of a combination of a medication called miglustat and a ketogenic diet for treatment of the gangliosidoses to learn if this combination will provide improved clinical outcomes compared to what we currently know about the natural course of the disease.
• no more than 17 years old
• documented infantile or juvenile gangliosidosis disease
• severe kidney disease
• females who are pregnant or breast feeding
• females who are post puberty who are unwilling to use highly effective birth control
A Natural History Study of the Gangliosidoses
This is a research study documenting the natural history of disease in patients with GM1 or GM2 gangliosidosis. The information collected will be a way to evaluate disease progression and create a disease stage and severity index. Our goal is to use the data collected to measure the effectiveness of any treatments that are developed in the future.
• documented gangliosidosis disease
• able to complete neuropsychological and neurobehavioral assessments
• Late-onset gangliosidosis subjects must be able to tolerate MRI of the head
• none