Gaucher disease: a lysosomal storage disease metabolic disorder
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1) The patient or the parent(s) / legal guardian(s) must provide written informed consent before start of the study; 2) Male and female patients with documented deficiency of GCase activity and GBA genotype fitting GD3; 3) 3) Male and female patients > 2 years of age; 4) Able to travel to the study site; 5) Patients receive ERT with treatment ongoing at the time of enrollment;
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1) The patient is transfusion dependent; 2) The patient has received an investigational product within 30 days prior to enrollment; 3) Known hypersensitivity reactions, intolerance or adverse reactions to ambroxol or to the inactive ingredients; 4) Pregnancy, because there are no sufficient data for the use of ambroxol in pregnant women (see Summary of Product Characteristics (SPC)); 5) The patient is lactating. Ambroxol crosses into the breast milk. As there is no adequate experience in humans to date, ambroxol should not be used in lactation in a study setting (see SPC); 6) The patient is unwilling or, in the investigator*s opinion, unable to adhere to the requirements of the study; 7) The patient is unable to swallow powder and has no other enteral access (e.g. gastrostomy); 8) Any condition or abnormality which may, in the opinion of the investigator, compromise the safety of patients.
Design outcomes
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| • Lyso-GL1, GL-1, chitotriosidase and Lyso-GM3 in plasma • GL-1 and Lyso-GM3 in CSF • GCase activity in leukocytes • Goal Attainment Scaling (GAS) • Quality of Life (PedsQL) • Assessment and rating of ataxia (SARA) • Neuropsychological assessment (ANT/Wechsler scale) • Behavioural assessment (SDQ/SWAN) • If epilepsy: seizure control (UMRS, seizure log book) | — |
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Lyso-GL1 in CSF | — |
Countries
Netherlands