A Study to Learn How Nusinersen (Spinraza) Affects Participants With Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA) Who Took it Before or During Pregnancy And About The Health of Their Babies

NCT ID: NCT05789758

Last Updated: 2025-10-01

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

RECRUITING

Total Enrollment

20 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2023-12-15

Study Completion Date

2033-10-31

Brief Summary

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In this study, researchers will know more about the effects of nusinersen, also known as Spinraza®, in pregnant participants with spinal muscular atrophy, also known as SMA. This is a drug available for doctors to prescribe for people with SMA. Due to the current treatment options that exist, people with SMA may now reach the age where they can become pregnant. But, there is not enough information known yet about what the effects of nusinersen may be on pregnant people with SMA or on their babies.

This is known as an "observational" study, which collects health information about study participants without changing their medical care. The pregnant participants for this study will be found using 3 different groups of SMA study research centers:

* ISMAR-US (International SMA Registry in the United States)
* UK Adult SMA-REACH (Adult SMA Research and Clinical Hub in the United Kingdom)
* SMArtCARE (Austria, Germany, and Switzerland)

The main goal of this study is to collect birth and health information from 3 groups of participants and their babies. These groups are:

* Those who received nusinersen 14 months before the first day of their last period before getting pregnant
* Those who received nusinersen 14.5 months before the day they got pregnant
* Those who received nusinersen during any time in their pregnancy

The main questions researchers want to learn about in this study are:

* Loss of pregnancy overall
* Loss of pregnancy before the baby was 20 weeks old
* Loss of pregnancy after the baby becomes 20 weeks old
* Live births
* Loss of the baby after birth
* Babies who have problems in their body that develop during pregnancy
* Babies who are small for their age while in the participant's uterus
* Pregnancy that happens outside of the uterus
* How many participants die during pregnancy, while the baby is being born, and up to 12 weeks after delivering the baby
* Babies who develop problems in their body after birth

Researchers will also compare this information to people without SMA who have not received nusinersen.

This study will be done as follows:

* Information will start being collected when the participant decides to join the study.
* Participants will be contacted at each trimester (about every 3 months) to learn about their health and pregnancy.
* Participants' doctors will be contacted at each trimester, when the participants are about 6 or 7 months pregnant, and about 4 weeks after the delivery of the baby.
* The babies' doctors will be contacted when the baby is 1, 2, 6, 12, 18, and 24 months old.
* Each participant will be in the study until the end of their pregnancy and for up to 12 weeks after delivery. Each baby will be in the study for up to 2 years after birth.
* The study overall will last at least 10 years from when the first participant joins the study.

Detailed Description

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The primary objectives of the study are to prospectively evaluate pregnancy complications and outcomes in participants with SMA, birth outcomes and adverse effects in infants born to participants with SMA, who were exposed to nusinersen up to 14 months prior to the first day of their last menstrual period (LMP) before conception, 14.5 months before the date of conception, and/or at any time during their pregnancy. The secondary objective of the study is to evaluate pregnancy outcomes in participants with SMA exposed to nusinersen as compared with participants without SMA who were not exposed to nusinersen (e.g., participants from external, general population comparators).

Conditions

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Muscular Atrophy, Spinal

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

COHORT

Study Time Perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Study Groups

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Nusinersen Treated Participants

Pregnant participants with SMA who are exposed to nusinersen during the relevant window defined as 14 months prior to the first day of the participant's last menstrual period before conception, 14.5 months before conception and anytime during pregnancy and are enrolled in the registries, International Spinal Muscular Atrophy Registry (ISMAR), Adult SMA REACH and SMArtCARE will be followed prospectively up to 3 months post-delivery, the infants will be followed up to 2 years post-delivery and the available data is collected retrospectively.

No Intervention

Intervention Type OTHER

Administered as specified in the treatment arm.

Interventions

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No Intervention

Administered as specified in the treatment arm.

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Participant who is currently pregnant (or was pregnant during the relevant exposure window) and enrolled in the United States (US) network of the ISMAR registry, the United Kingdom (UK) Adult SMA REACH, or the Germany, Austria, or Switzerland network of the SMArtCARE registry
* Genetic documentation of spinal muscular atrophy linked to chromosome 5q (5q SMA)
* Documentation that the participant was exposed to nusinersen up to 14 months prior to the first day of their LMP before conception, 14.5 months before conception, and/or at any time during their pregnancy

Exclusion Criteria

* Treatment with risdiplam at any time from the first day of their LMP, 2 weeks prior to the date of conception (approximately 5 half-lives), and/or plans to receive treatment with risdiplam during pregnancy
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

54 Years

Eligible Sex

FEMALE

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Biogen

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Medical Director

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

Biogen

Locations

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Stanford Neuroscience Health Center

Palo Alto, California, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

Research Site

Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States

Site Status ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING

St George's University NHS Foundation Trust

London, Greater London, United Kingdom

Site Status RECRUITING

The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust

Salford, Greater Manchester, United Kingdom

Site Status RECRUITING

University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust

Southampton, Hampshire, United Kingdom

Site Status RECRUITING

Nottingham University Hospitals Trust

Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, United Kingdom

Site Status RECRUITING

The Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Oswestry, Shropshire, United Kingdom

Site Status RECRUITING

Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Sheffield, South Yorkshire, United Kingdom

Site Status RECRUITING

The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, United Kingdom

Site Status RECRUITING

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust

Birmingham, West Midlands, United Kingdom

Site Status RECRUITING

North Bristol NHS Trust

Bristol, , United Kingdom

Site Status RECRUITING

Countries

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United States United Kingdom

Central Contacts

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US Biogen Clinical Trial Center

Role: CONTACT

866-633-4636

Global Biogen Clinical Trial Center

Role: CONTACT

Facility Contacts

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Role: primary

650-725-7622

Role: primary

020 8672 1255

Role: primary

0161 789 7373

Role: primary

023 8077 7222

Role: primary

0115 969 1169

Role: primary

01691 404000

Role: primary

0114 271 7000

Role: primary

0191 233 6161

Role: primary

(0121) 432 3232

Role: primary

0117 950 5050

Other Identifiers

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232SM405

Identifier Type: OTHER

Identifier Source: secondary_id

CH-SPN-12180

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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