Study to Assess Efficacy,Safety and Tolerability of Idebenone in the Treatment of Leber's Hereditary Optic Neuropathy

NCT ID: NCT00747487

Last Updated: 2013-05-27

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

PHASE2

Total Enrollment

85 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2007-11-30

Study Completion Date

2010-02-28

Brief Summary

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This study is meant to assess the effectiveness of idebenone on visual function measures in patients with Leber's Hereditary Optic Neuropathy over a 6 months period.

Detailed Description

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The study involves 6 clinic visits.

Conditions

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Leber's Hereditary Optic Neuropathy

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

QUADRUPLE

Participants Caregivers Investigators Outcome Assessors

Study Groups

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1

Idebenone

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Idebenone

Intervention Type DRUG

Idebenone 900 mg/day

2

Placebo

Group Type PLACEBO_COMPARATOR

Placebo

Intervention Type DRUG

Placebo

Interventions

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Idebenone

Idebenone 900 mg/day

Intervention Type DRUG

Placebo

Placebo

Intervention Type DRUG

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Age \> or = 14 years and \< 65 years
* Impaired visual acuity in at least one eye due to LHON
* Onset of visual loss due to LHON lies five years or less prior to Baseline
* Confirmation of either G11778A, T14484C or G3460A LHON mtDNA mutations at \>60% in blood
* No explanation for the visual failure besides LHON
* Body weight ≥ 45 kg
* Negative urine pregnancy test at Screening and at Baseline (women of childbearing potential).

Exclusion Criteria

* Treatment with Coenzyme Q10 or idebenone within 1 month prior to Baseline
* Pregnancy and/or breast-feeding
* Weekly alcohol intake 35 units (men) or 24 units (women)
* Current drug abuse
* Clinically significant abnormalities of clinical haematology or biochemistry including, but not limited to, elevations greater than 2 times the upper limit of normal of AST, ALT or creatinine
* Participation in another clinical trial of any investigational drug within 3 months prior to Baseline
* Other factor that, in the investigator's opinion, excludes the patient from entering the study
Minimum Eligible Age

14 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

65 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Santhera Pharmaceuticals

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Prof Patrick F Chinnery, MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Clinical Research Facility, 4th Floor Leazes Wing, Royal Victoria Infirmary

Prof Thomas Klopstock, MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Klinikum der Universität München - Grosshadern, Neurologische Klinik und Poliklinik

Locations

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Unité de recherche clinique Ophtalmologie- Hopital Notre-Dame

Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Site Status

Klinikum der Universität München - Grosshadern, Neurologische Klinik und Poliklinik

Munich, , Germany

Site Status

Clinical Research Facility, 4th Floor Leazes Wing, Royal Victoria Infirmary

Newcastle upon Tyne, , United Kingdom

Site Status

Countries

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Canada Germany United Kingdom

References

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Klopstock T, Yu-Wai-Man P, Dimitriadis K, Rouleau J, Heck S, Bailie M, Atawan A, Chattopadhyay S, Schubert M, Garip A, Kernt M, Petraki D, Rummey C, Leinonen M, Metz G, Griffiths PG, Meier T, Chinnery PF. A randomized placebo-controlled trial of idebenone in Leber's hereditary optic neuropathy. Brain. 2011 Sep;134(Pt 9):2677-86. doi: 10.1093/brain/awr170. Epub 2011 Jul 25.

Reference Type RESULT
PMID: 21788663 (View on PubMed)

Rudolph G, Dimitriadis K, Buchner B, Heck S, Al-Tamami J, Seidensticker F, Rummey C, Leinonen M, Meier T, Klopstock T. Effects of idebenone on color vision in patients with leber hereditary optic neuropathy. J Neuroophthalmol. 2013 Mar;33(1):30-6. doi: 10.1097/WNO.0b013e318272c643.

Reference Type RESULT
PMID: 23263355 (View on PubMed)

Related Links

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Other Identifiers

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SNT-II-003

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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