Study to Evaluate DT-216 in Adult Patients With Friedreich Ataxia
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT05285540 |
Recruitment Status :
Completed
First Posted : March 17, 2022
Last Update Posted : March 28, 2023
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Friedreich Ataxia | Drug: DT-216 Drug: DT-216 matching Placebo | Phase 1 |
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Actual Enrollment : | 39 participants |
Allocation: | Randomized |
Intervention Model: | Sequential Assignment |
Masking: | Quadruple (Participant, Care Provider, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor) |
Primary Purpose: | Treatment |
Official Title: | A Phase 1a, Randomized, Double-blind, Placebo-controlled, Single Ascending Dose Study of DT-216 in Adult Patients With Friedreich Ataxia |
Actual Study Start Date : | March 11, 2022 |
Actual Primary Completion Date : | December 19, 2022 |
Actual Study Completion Date : | December 19, 2022 |

Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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Experimental: Single Dose: DT-216
DT-216 will be administered once
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Drug: DT-216
DT-216 will be administered by intravenous (IV) injection |
Experimental: Single Dose: DT-216 matching placebo
Placebo will be administered once
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Drug: DT-216 matching Placebo
Placebo will be administered by intravenous (IV) injection |
- Frequency of treatment adverse events (TEAEs) [ Time Frame: Up to approximately 30 days ]Frequency of treatment emergent adverse events (TEAEs)
- Maximum Plasma Concentration (Cmax) of DT-216 [ Time Frame: Up to approximately 30 days ]Maximum Plasma Concentration (Cmax) of DT-216
- Time to Maximum Plasma Concentration (Tmax) of DT-216 [ Time Frame: Up to approximately 30 days ]Time to Maximum Plasma Concentration (Tmax) of DT-216
- Area Under the Concentration-time Curve (AUC) of DT-216 [ Time Frame: Up to approximately 30 days ]Area Under the Concentration-time Curve (AUC) of DT-216
- Frataxin expression [ Time Frame: Up to approximately 30 days ]Frataxin mRNA and protein expression measured in peripheral blood monocytes

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years to 55 Years (Adult) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria:
- Genetically confirmed diagnosis of Friedreich Ataxia with homozygous GAA repeat expansions
- Body mass index (BMI) between 17 and 32 kg/m2
- Stage 5.5 or less on the Functional Staging for Ataxia (FSA)
Exclusion Criteria:
- Has any concomitant medical condition that in the opinion of the investigator, puts the participant at risk or precludes participant from completing the study
- Has clinically significant abnormal laboratory results
- Has significant cardiac disease
- Received an investigational drug within 3 months of screening
Note: Other protocol defined Inclusion/Exclusion criteria may apply.

To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contact information provided by the sponsor.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT05285540
United States, New Jersey | |
Clinilabs | |
Eatontown, New Jersey, United States, 07724 |
Responsible Party: | Design Therapeutics |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT05285540 |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
DTX-216-101 |
First Posted: | March 17, 2022 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | March 28, 2023 |
Last Verified: | March 2023 |
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement: | |
Plan to Share IPD: | No |
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product: | Yes |
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product: | No |
Ataxia Cerebellar Ataxia Friedreich Ataxia Dyskinesias Neurologic Manifestations Nervous System Diseases Cerebellar Diseases Brain Diseases |
Central Nervous System Diseases Spinocerebellar Degenerations Spinal Cord Diseases Heredodegenerative Disorders, Nervous System Neurodegenerative Diseases Genetic Diseases, Inborn Mitochondrial Diseases Metabolic Diseases |