Study of Tideglusib in Adolescent and Adult Patients With Myotonic Dystrophy
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT02858908 |
Recruitment Status :
Completed
First Posted : August 8, 2016
Last Update Posted : December 27, 2018
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Myotonic Dystrophy 1 | Drug: Tideglusib | Phase 2 |
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Actual Enrollment : | 16 participants |
Allocation: | Non-Randomized |
Intervention Model: | Sequential Assignment |
Masking: | Single (Participant) |
Primary Purpose: | Treatment |
Official Title: | A Single-Blind, Phase 2 Study To Evaluate The Safety And Efficacy Of Tideglusib 400mg Or 1000mg For The Treatment Of Adolescent And Adult Congenital And Juvenile-Onset Myotonic Dystrophy |
Actual Study Start Date : | July 20, 2016 |
Actual Primary Completion Date : | January 2018 |
Actual Study Completion Date : | January 2018 |

Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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Experimental: Cohort 1 - Tideglusib
1000 mg tideglusib, orally, once daily
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Drug: Tideglusib
Tideglusib for oral suspension, |
Experimental: Cohort 2 - Tideglusib
400 mg tideglusib, orally, once daily
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Drug: Tideglusib
Tideglusib for oral suspension, |
- Incidence of Adverse events (AEs), including serious adverse events (SAEs), between baseline to end of study. [ Time Frame: 14 weeks (baseline through end of study) ]Adverse events may be volunteered spontaneously by the subject, or discovered as a result of general, non-leading questioning by physician.

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 12 Years to 45 Years (Child, Adult) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria:
- Adolescents or adults with diagnosis of congenital or juvenile-onset type 1 myotonic dystrophy (DM-1)
- Diagnosis must be genetically confirmed
- Subjects must be male or female aged 12 years to 45 years
- Subjects must have a Clinical Global Impression - Severity (CGI-S) score of 4 or greater at Screening and Run-in (V2)
- Subjects must be ambulatory and able to complete the 10 metre walk/run test (splints allowed)
- Subject's legally authorized representative (LAR) must provide written informed consent and there must be written consent or assent (as age applicable and developmentally appropriate) by the subject before any study-related procedures are conducted
Exclusion Criteria:
- Non-ambulatory (full time) wheel chair user
- Receiving stimulant medication
- Receiving other medications/therapies not stable (changed) within 4 weeks prior to Run-in (V2)
- Medical illness or other concern which would cause investigator to conclude subjects will not be able to perform the study procedures or assessments or would confound interpretation of data obtained during assessment.
- Current enrolment in a clinical trial of an investigational drug or enrolment in a clinical trial of an investigational drug in the last 6 months
- Women of child bearing potential who are pregnant, lactating or not willing to use a protocol defined acceptable contraception method if sexually active and not surgically sterile.
- Gastrointestinal disease which may interfere with the absorption, distribution, metabolism or excretion of the study medication and impact the interpretability of the study results
- Current clinically significant (as determined by the investigator) cardiovascular, renal, hepatic, endocrine or respiratory disease
- Clinically significant heart disease (in the opinion of the investigator) or second or third degree heart block, atrial flutter, atrial fibrillation, ventricular arrhythmias, or is receiving medication for treatment of a cardiac arrhythmia
- A history of chronic liver disease with current out of range values for Alanine transaminase (ALT), clinically relevant hepatic steatosis or other clinical manifestations of ongoing liver disease
- A history of significant drug allergy (such as Steven-Johnson syndrome, anaphylaxis)
- A history of alcohol or substance use disorders

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT02858908
United Kingdom | |
Newcastle-upon-Tyne Hospitals NHS Trust | |
Newcastle Upon Tyne, Tyne And Wear, United Kingdom, NE1 4LP |
Principal Investigator: | Grainne Gorman, MB BCh BAO LRCP&SI MRCP FRCP | Institute of Neuroscience, Newcastle University. |
Responsible Party: | AMO Pharma Limited |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT02858908 |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
AMO-02-MD-2-001 2016-000067-16 ( EudraCT Number ) |
First Posted: | August 8, 2016 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | December 27, 2018 |
Last Verified: | December 2018 |
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product: | Yes |
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product: | No |
Myotonic Dystrophy Muscular Dystrophies Muscular Disorders, Atrophic Muscular Diseases Musculoskeletal Diseases Myotonic Disorders |
Heredodegenerative Disorders, Nervous System Neurodegenerative Diseases Nervous System Diseases Neuromuscular Diseases Genetic Diseases, Inborn |