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effect of novel gene therapy in SMA

Novel gene therapy and respiratory function in SMA patients under 18 years old non dependent on ventilator

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Source
IRCT
Registry ID
IRCT20240111060676N1
Enrollment
30
Registered
2024-12-15
Start date
2022-12-22
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-01-08

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Conditions

Spinal Muscular Atrophy. Spinal muscular atrophy, unspecified

Interventions

Intervention 1: Intervention group 1: Patients with swallowing dysfunction will be candidates for receiving the injectable medication Nusinersen, while patients with spinal skeletal anomalies are not
for patients over 2 years old and weighing under 20 kg: 0.25 mg/kg/day
for patients over 2 years old and weighing over 20 kg: 5 mg/day. This medication is available under the brand name Evrysdi, produced by the pharmaceutical company Roche in Switzerland.

Sponsors

Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
No minimum to 10 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: children with SMA unde 18 y/o Without tracheostomy and non dependent on ventilator. minimum consumption of 6 months of Risdiplam syrup or at least 4 doses of Nusinersen injection

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: dependency on mechanical ventilation or tracheostomy Consumption of less than 6 months of Risdiplam syrup or fewer than 4 doses of Nusinersen injection

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
PCO2. Timepoint: Before starting the intervention and 6 and 12 months after starting the medication. Method of measurement: Blood Gas Analysis Test.;SpO2. Timepoint: Before starting the intervention and 6 and 12 months after starting the medication. Method of measurement: Pulseoximetry.

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Forced Vital Capacity. Timepoint: Before starting the intervention and 6 and 12 months after starting the medication. Method of measurement: Spirometry.;Swallowing status. Timepoint: Before starting the intervention and 6 and 12 months after starting the medication. Method of measurement: Using the TREAT-NMD questionnaire.;Paradoxical breathing. Timepoint: Before starting the intervention and 6 and 12 months after starting the medication. Method of measurement: Inspection.;Chest circumference. Timepoint: Before starting the intervention and 6 and 12 months after starting the medication. Method of measurement: With clinical chest examination.;Distance between two nipples. Timepoint: Before starting the intervention and 6 and 12 months after starting the medication. Method of measurement: With clinical chest examination.;Upper to lower ribcage ratio. Timepoint: Before starting the intervention and 6 and 12 months after starting the medication. Method of measurement: Thoracoabdominal Xray.;Number of hospitalizations. Timepoint: During one year before the initiation of treatment, and comparing it with one year after the initiation of treatment. Method of measurement: History.;Episodes of respiratory illness not requiring hospitalization. Timepoint: During one year before the initiation of treatment, and comparing it with one year after the initiation of treatment. Method of measurement: History.;Patient Function. Timepoint: Before starting the intervention and 6 and 12 months after starting the medication. Method of measurement: Based on HFMS and 6-minute walk test for children over two years, and CHOP questionnaire for children under two years.;Respiratory status. Timepoint: Before starting the intervention and 6 and 12 months after starting the medication. Method of measurement: Using the TREAT-NMD questionnaire.;Forced Expiratory Volume in one second(FEV1). Timepoint: Before starting the intervention and 6 and 12 months after starting the medication. Method of measur

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactMehri Abbasi Aghdam

Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences

abbasimehri2@gmail.com+98 21 2226 7144

Outcome results

None listed

Source: IRCT (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026