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| Name | Class |
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| Friedreich's Ataxia Research Alliance | OTHER |
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This study is an exploratory open-label clinical trial of Rosuvastatin in patients with Friedreich ataxia (FRDA). This is an outpatient trial with the goal of enrolling 10 evaluable adults with genetically confirmed FRDA who are between the ages of 18-65. Subjects will receive 10mg of oral Rosuvastatin daily for three months.
Friedreich ataxia (FRDA) is a progressive neurodegenerative disease of children and adults for which there is presently no therapy. Much of the current work in FRDA is aimed at finding new targets for drug therapies. Recent work at the University of Pennsylvania has discovered that serum ApoA-1 protein levels are lower in people with FRDA when compared with control levels. ApoA-1 is the main protein found in high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol and individuals with FRDA frequently have low HDL levels; the current study proposes to assess if administration of HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors for 3 months alters ApoA-1 protein levels in FRDA. Although the significance of ApoA-1 levels among FRDA patients is currently unknown, this study is proposed as an exploratory study to further examine this protein. If ApoA-1 protein levels increase over the course of treatment, future studies may additionally focus on examining this as a potential therapeutic treatment.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
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| Rosuvastatin (Crestor) | Experimental | This is an open-label study of Rosuvastatin (Crestor) in patients with FRDA. Study subjects will receive 10 mg of Rosuvastatin daily for 3 months. |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rosuvastatin | Drug | Daily oral administration of Rosuvastatin (10 mg) for 3 months |
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| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Change in ApoA-1 serum protein levels from baseline to Week 12 visit | Serum ApoA-1 protein levels will be collected at baseline and again at the Week 12 visit. | 12 weeks |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Change in frataxin levels from baseline to Week 12 visit | Frataxin levels in whole blood and buccal cells will be collected at baseline and again at the Week 12 visit. | 12 weeks |
| Change in platelet metabolism from baseline to Week 12 visit |
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| Name | Affiliation | Role |
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| David Lynch, MD PhD | Children's Hospital of Philadelphia | Principal Investigator |
| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| Children's Hospital of Philadelphia | Philadelphia | Pennsylvania | 19103 | United States |
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| ID | Term |
|---|---|
| D005621 | Friedreich Ataxia |
| ID | Term |
|---|---|
| D013132 | Spinocerebellar Degenerations |
| D002526 | Cerebellar Diseases |
| D001927 | Brain Diseases |
| D002493 | Central Nervous System Diseases |
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| ID | Term |
|---|---|
| D000068718 | Rosuvastatin Calcium |
| ID | Term |
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| D013449 | Sulfonamides |
| D000577 | Amides |
| D009930 | Organic Chemicals |
| D005464 | Fluorobenzenes |
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Platelet metabolism will be assessed by performing liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry analysis on whole blood samples collected at baseline and again at the Week 12 visit.
| 12 weeks |
| D009422 | Nervous System Diseases |
| D013118 | Spinal Cord Diseases |
| D020271 | Heredodegenerative Disorders, Nervous System |
| D019636 | Neurodegenerative Diseases |
| D030342 | Genetic Diseases, Inborn |
| D009358 | Congenital, Hereditary, and Neonatal Diseases and Abnormalities |
| D028361 | Mitochondrial Diseases |
| D008659 | Metabolic Diseases |
| D009750 | Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases |
| D006845 |
| Hydrocarbons, Fluorinated |
| D006846 | Hydrocarbons, Halogenated |
| D006838 | Hydrocarbons |
| D013450 | Sulfones |
| D013457 | Sulfur Compounds |
| D011743 | Pyrimidines |
| D006573 | Heterocyclic Compounds, 1-Ring |
| D006571 | Heterocyclic Compounds |