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Spinal Muscular AtrophySASNCT03709784

Spinraza in Adult Spinal Muscular Atrophy

An observational study of Spinal Muscular Atrophy and Spinal Muscular Atrophy Type II, run by Washington University School of Medicine at 11 sites in 2 countries.

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Under way, not looking for participants. Everyone needed has enrolled. The study is still running.

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Trial summary

This is a longitudinal, observational study of adult patients with genetically confirmed chromosome 5q SMA to examine the safety, tolerability, and effectiveness of SPINRAZA® (nusinersen) for up to 30 months. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 to 70 years
What is being tested?
One time survey
How many people
148 participants
Where
11 sitesin 2 countries
Study dates
16 Aug 2018to 1 Jan 2025
Phase
Observational
Are there results?
Not yet: the study is under way

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 18 to 70 years
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

Study population: Subjects with SMA that are 18 years to 70 years of age who are planning to initiate treatment with SPINRAZA® (nusinersen) as part of their clinical care plan. For Cohort 2 - Subjects with SMA that are 18 years to 70 years with SMA type II/III.

Who may be able to join

  • Ability to understand the purpose and risks of the study and provide signed and dated informed consent and authorization to use protected health information (PHI) in accordance with national and local subject privacy regulations.
  • Males and females with SMA type II or type III, aged 18 to 70 years at the time of enrollment.
  • Genetic documentation of 5Q SMA homozygous gene deletion, mutation, or compound heterozygote.
  • Are treatment naïve for SPINRAZA® (nusinersen).
  • Have been prescribed SPINRAZA® (nusinersen) by the treating physician as part of their clinical care for SMA following the FDA approved prescribing information guidelines as follows: dose level (12 mg), dosing schedule (3 loading doses administered at 14-day intervals, and the fourth loading dose administered 30 days after the third dose and subsequent maintenance doses administered every 4 months) and safety lab monitoring (CBC, PT, INR, PTT, UA) done prior to each dose administration.
  • Believed to be able to complete all study procedures, measurements and visits.
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  • Estimated life expectancy at least 30 months from first dosing, in the opinion of the Investigator.
  • Revised upper limb module (RULM) score ≥ 4 (more than marginal upper extremity function/strength.
  • Must meet either Group 1 or Group 2 criteria.
  • For Group 1 subjects:
  • May be ambulatory or non-ambulatory (defined as being wheelchair reliant at least 75% of time and unable to walk at least 10 meters without assistance).
  • RULM score of 4-34, inclusive.
  • For Group 2 subjects:
  • Ability to walk at least 10 meters without assistance (i.e., four point walking aid).
  • Be free of major orthopedic deformities that limit ambulation.
  • An ambulatory subject can qualify for both Group 1 and Group 2 if the RULM score is ≤ 34.

Who cannot join

  • Revised upper limb score ≤ 3.
  • Respiratory insufficiency, defined by the medical necessity for invasive or noninvasive ventilation for >16 hours during a 24-hour period, at screening.
  • Hospitalization for major medical event including: surgery (i.e., scoliosis surgery, other surgery), cardiac event, pulmonary event, or other major medical problem within 2 months of screening or planned major surgical procedure likely to impact the clinical assessments during the duration of the study. Outpatient surgical procedure (i.e., placement of feeding tube) is not considered an exclusionary major medical event.
  • Presence of a symptomatic severe active infection or illness during the screening period that is likely to impact the performance on the clinical assessments.
  • Prior exposure to SPINRAZA® (nusinersen).
  • Prior disorder, injury (e.g., upper or lower limb fracture) or surgical procedure which impacts the subject's ability to perform any of the outcome measure testing required in the protocol and from which the subject has not fully recovered or achieved a stable baseline.
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  • Treatment with an investigational drug (e.g., oral albuterol/salbutamol, riluzole, carnitine, creatine, sodium phenylbutyrate, etc.), biological agent, or device within 1-month of Screening or 5 half-lives of study agent, whichever is longer. Patients using intrathecal drug delivery devices, including investigational devices with an active IDE designation in the United States, may be eligible but require Study PI approval prior to enrollment.
  • Any history of exposure to gene therapy, antisense oligonucleotide therapy, or cell transplantation that was intended for the treatment of SMA.
  • Ongoing medical condition that according to the Clinical Center Investigator would interfere with the conduct and assessments of the study. Examples are medical disability (e.g., wasting or cachexia, severe anemia, etc.) that would interfere with the assessment of safety or would compromise the ability of the subject to undergo study procedures.
  • For Cohort 2 Inclusion criteria
  • Ability to understand the purpose and risks of the study and provide signed and dated informed consent and authorization to use protected health information (PHI) in accordance with national and local subject privacy regulations.
  • Males and females with SMA type II or type III, aged 18 to 70 years at the time of enrollment.
  • Genetic documentation of 5Q SMA homozygous gene deletion, mutation, or compound heterozygote.
  • Believed to be able to complete the structured interview.
  • Cohort 2 Exclusion Criteria
  • 1. Ongoing medical condition that according to the Clinical Center Investigator would interfere with the conduct and assessments of the study.

Trial locations and contacts

11 sites in 2 countries.

11 sites in 2 countries

United States10 sites
  • Johns Hopkins

    Baltimore, Maryland, 21287

  • Massachusetts General Hospital-Harvard University

    Boston, Massachusetts, 02114

  • Houston Methodist Neurological Institute

    Houston, Texas, 77030

  • New York University School of Medicine

    New York, New York, 10003

  • Children's Hospital of the King's Daughthers

    Norfolk, Virginia, 23507

  • Memorial Healthcare

    Owosso, Michigan, 48867

  • Barrow Neurological Institute

    Phoenix, Arizona, 85013

  • University of Washington

    Seattle, Washington, 98195

  • Washington University School of Medicine

    St Louis, Missouri, 63110

  • Georgetown University

    Washington D.C., District of Columbia, 20007

Other trials in United States

Canada1 site
  • Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital

    Montreal, Quebec, H3A 2B4

Other trials in Canada

About this study

Official title: A Prospective, Multi-center, Observational Study of the Safety, Tolerability and Effectiveness of SPINRAZA® (Nusinersen) in Adult Patients With Spinal Muscular Atrophy

This is a longitudinal, observational study of adult patients with genetically confirmed chromosome 5q SMA to examine the safety, tolerability, and effectiveness of SPINRAZA® (nusinersen) for up to 30 months.

Read the detailed description

This is a prospective, longitudinal, multi-center, observational study designed to evaluate the safety, tolerability, and effectiveness of SPINRAZA® (nusinersen) in ambulatory and non-ambulatory adult patients with SMA. Subjects with SMA II/III that are 18 years to 70 years of age who are planning to initiate treatment with SPINRAZA® (nusinersen) as part of their clinical care plan will be enrolled in this study. This study does not provide SPINRAZA® (nusinersen) or cover costs associated with standard clinical care.These patients will be treated by their respective physicians according to standard clinical practice. Study visits, some of which including standardized assessments of strength and function, will occur at baseline, day 15 after treatment initiation, day 30, day 60, and then 4-month intervals through month 30.

After 30 months an additional cohort 2 was added. The approval date was March 13, 2023. The cohort 2 is a one time survey to gain a better understanding of this adult population and their treatment preferences.

Being tested
Observational study to examine safety, tolerability, and effectiveness of SPINRAZA® prescribed as part of standard of care, One time survey
Medical subject headings
Muscular Atrophy, Spinal, Spinal Muscular Atrophies of Childhood

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • Observational study to examine safety, tolerability, and effectiveness of SPINRAZA® prescribed as part of standard of careDrug

    This is an observational study of adult patients with SMA to examine the safety, tolerability, and effectiveness of SPINRAZA® (nusinersen) for up to 30 months.

  • One time surveyOther

    One time survey

Study groups in NCT03709784
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Cohort 1This is a prospective, longitudinal, multi-center, observational study designed to evaluate the safety, tolerability, and effectiveness of SPINRAZA® (nusinersen) in ambulatory and non-ambulatory adult patients with SMA. Subjects with SMA II/III that are 18 years to 70 years of age who are planning to initiate treatment with SPINRAZA® (nusinersen) as part of their clinical care plan will be enrolled in this study. This study does not provide SPINRAZA® (nusinersen) or cover costs associated with standard clinical care.These patients will be treated by their respective physicians according to standard clinical practice. Study visits, some of which including standardized assessments of strength and function, will occur at baseline, day 15 after treatment initiation, day 30, day 60, and then 4-month intervals through month 30.
Receives: Drug: Observational study to examine safety, tolerability, and effectiveness of SPINRAZA® prescribed as part of standard of care
Cohort 2The cohort 2 is a one time survey to gain a better understanding of this adult population and their treatment preferences.
Receives: Other: One time survey

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Change from baseline in the 6-Minute Walk Test (6MWT) for ambulatory SMA patients

    Assess effectiveness of SPINRAZA® (nusinersen) treatment on mobility and ambulation in ambulatory adult SMA patients, comparing changes in total distance walked in in six minutes from baseline until end of treatment at 30 months..

    Measured: 30 months

  2. Change from baseline in Revised Upper Limb Module (RULM) for weak ambulatory and non-ambulatory SMA patients

    Assess the effectiveness of SPINRAZA® (nusinersen) treatment on upper extremity function in ambulatory and non-ambulatory adult SMA patients, comparing change in RULM score from baseline until end of treatment at 30 months.

    Measured: 30 months

Secondary outcomes (1)
  1. To describe the demographic and clinical characteristics, disease burden, treatment preferences, and subjective assessments of disease progression

    One time survey

    Measured: 6 months to 1 year

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted17 Oct 2018
  2. Study start16 Aug 2018
  3. Primary completion31 Dec 2024 (estimated)
  4. Study completion1 Jan 2025 (estimated)

Resources

More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Observational
Observational model
Cohort
Time perspective
Prospective
Enrolment
148 participants (estimated)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT03709784
Sponsor's protocol ID
201805187
Acronym
SAS
Status last verified
Nov 2024
First submitted
15 Oct 2018
Last updated
20 Nov 2024
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
Yes
FDA-regulated drug
Yes
FDA-regulated device
No
Individual data sharing
No

Publications

  • De Vivo DC, Bertini E, Swoboda KJ, Hwu WL, Crawford TO, Finkel RS, Kirschner J, Kuntz NL, Parsons JA, Ryan MM, Butterfield RJ, Topaloglu H, Ben-Omran T, Sansone VA, Jong YJ, Shu F, Staropoli JF, Kerr D, Sandrock AW, Stebbins C, Petrillo M, Braley G, Johnson K, Foster R, Gheuens S, Bhan I, Reyna SP, Fradette S, Farwell W; NURTURE Study Group. Nusinersen initiated in infants during the presymptomatic stage of spinal muscular atrophy: Interim efficacy and safety results from the Phase 2 NURTURE study. Neuromuscul Disord. 2019 Nov;29(11):842-856. doi: 10.1016/j.nmd.2019.09.007. Epub 2019 Sep 12.

    PubMed 31704158
  • Finkel RS, Mercuri E, Darras BT, Connolly AM, Kuntz NL, Kirschner J, Chiriboga CA, Saito K, Servais L, Tizzano E, Topaloglu H, Tulinius M, Montes J, Glanzman AM, Bishop K, Zhong ZJ, Gheuens S, Bennett CF, Schneider E, Farwell W, De Vivo DC; ENDEAR Study Group. Nusinersen versus Sham Control in Infantile-Onset Spinal Muscular Atrophy. N Engl J Med. 2017 Nov 2;377(18):1723-1732. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa1702752.

    PubMed 29091570
  • Mercuri E, Darras BT, Chiriboga CA, Day JW, Campbell C, Connolly AM, Iannaccone ST, Kirschner J, Kuntz NL, Saito K, Shieh PB, Tulinius M, Mazzone ES, Montes J, Bishop KM, Yang Q, Foster R, Gheuens S, Bennett CF, Farwell W, Schneider E, De Vivo DC, Finkel RS; CHERISH Study Group. Nusinersen versus Sham Control in Later-Onset Spinal Muscular Atrophy. N Engl J Med. 2018 Feb 15;378(7):625-635. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa1710504.

    PubMed 29443664

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

An observational study of Spinal Muscular Atrophy and Spinal Muscular Atrophy Type II, run by Washington University School of Medicine at 11 sites in 2 countries.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 16 inclusion and 16 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: under way, not looking for participants, as of the sponsor's last update on 20 Nov 2024. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 11 sites in United States, Canada. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

Are results available for this study?

This study is still under way. Results are not available in the source record yet.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Change from baseline in the 6-Minute Walk Test (6MWT) for ambulatory SMA patients (time frame: 30 months). The study lists 2 primary outcomes in all. It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?

On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT03709784, which also lists 3 linked publications.

Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 20 Nov 2024.

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