The DMD Hub’s Clinical Trial Finder brings together trustworthy and reliable information on all existing and upcoming trials for Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy in the UK.
Our Clinical Trial Finder has been designed for patients and caregivers, to be as accessible and comprehensive as possible. Every trial has information on outcome measures, inclusion criteria and an easy to understand lay summary. You can use search filters to find trials that are relevant to you and download a fact sheet for each trial. The information on each trial has been sourced directly from industry and hospitals and is verified by Duchenne UK and the DMD Hub management team.
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IMPORTANT NOTICE REGARDING THE IMPACT OF COVID-19 ON CLINICAL TRIALS IN THE UK
The DMD Hub sites have re-started to screen patients for ongoing trials and are working together to move ahead with setting up new trials that were not open to recruitment before March 2020.
They are also taking learning from the COVID-19 situation and applying it where they can, such as more home visits.
Patients should contact sites directly for additional information on studies they believe they would be eligible to participate in.
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DMD is caused by a mutation in the gene which produces dystrophin. Dystrophin functions to maintain muscle structure and function. The loss of dystrophin in DMD leads to muscle weakness and loss of ambulation. A nonsense mutation is a specific type of mutation which is the cause of DMD in 10-15% of patients.
Ataluren is a drug designed to make the body's machinery less sensitive to nonsense mutations. This phase 3 trial is designed to assess the long-term safety of Ataluren in boys with nonsense dystrophinopathies. The study will also assess changes in clinical measures such as muscle function and pulmonary function.
PolarisDMD is a global, placebo controlled, Phase 3 trial for edasolonexent (CAT-1004). Edasalonexent is an NF-kB inhibitor, which could provide an alternative to steroids. Edasalonexent has been shown to preserve muscle function and substantially slow Duchenne disease progression in the MoveDMD trial.
This trial will evaluate the efficacy and safety of edasolonexent in patients with DMD, and is intended to support an application for commercial licencing of edasolonexent.
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This phase 4 clinical study is designed to assess the safety of Translarna, also known at Ataluren. This study will follow patients who are receiving Translarna as part of their usual care for 5 years. At the patients usual visits, data will be collected to determine the safety and effectiveness of Translarna.
This is an open label extension trial for patients who completed the POLARIS-DMD trial, and their siblings who meet the inclusion criteria between the ages of 4-12yrs (up to their 13th birthday).
This trial is looking at the safety, tolerability and durability of taking edasalonexent over a long period of time. Edasalonexent has been shown to delay the progression of DMD and could provide an alternative to steroids. It is in tablet form and taken orally (by mouth) three times a day.
FOR-DMD study is designed to compare three different ways of giving corticosterioids to boys with DMD. The aim of this study is to see which method increases muscle strength the most and which produces the fewest side effects. The results of this study should provide patients and caregivers clearer information and guidelines about the best ways to take corticosteroids. The study will look at the following administration of corticosteroids:
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