A Study to Assess the Safety and Efficacy of Vatiquinone in Participants With Friedreich Ataxia

October 29, 2025 updated by: PTC Therapeutics

Long-Term Open-Label Study to Assess the Safety and Efficacy of Vatiquinone in Patients With Friedreich Ataxia

The primary objective of this study is to assess the long-term safety of vatiquinone in participants with Friedreich ataxia (FA) previously exposed to vatiquinone.

Study Overview

Status

Status

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Active, not recruiting

Conditions

Conditions

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Intervention / Treatment

Intervention / Treatment

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Detailed Description

This long-term, open-label study will serve as a continued access study for participants with FA who have previously participated in a vatiquinone study. The purpose of this study is to assess continued safety and efficacy of vatiquinone dosing in previously treated participants. This study addresses the medical need for participants to continue vatiquinone with a planned study duration of 3 years.

Study Type

Study Type

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Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

Enrollment

The number of participants in a clinical study. The "anticipated" enrollment is the target number of participants that the researchers need for the study.
130

Phase

Phase

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  • Phase 3

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • Australia
    • Victoria
      • Parkville, Victoria, Australia, 3052
        • Murdoch Children's Research Institute
  • Brazil
      • São Paulo, Brazil, 13083-887
        • University of Campinas (UNICAMP) - School of Medical Sciences, Dept of Neurology
  • Canada
    • Quebec
      • Montreal, Quebec, Canada, H3T1C5
        • CHU Sainte-Justine
      • Montreal, Quebec, Canada, H2X 0A9
        • Centre de Recherche du Centre Hospitalier de l'Université de Montreal (CRCHUM)
  • France
      • Paris, France, 75646
        • Hôpital Pitié-Salpêtrière, Institut du Cerveau (Paris Brain Institute)
  • Germany
      • Tübingen, Germany, 72076
        • Department of Neurology and Hertie-Institute for Clinical Brain Research German Center of Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE)
  • Italy
      • Roma, Italy, 00165
        • Ospedale Pediatrico Bambino Gesu' IRCCS
  • New Zealand
      • Auckland, New Zealand, 1023
        • CBR Neurogenetic Research Clinic, University of Auckland
  • Spain
      • Barcelona, Spain, 08950
        • Hospital Sant Joan de Déu Barcelona Unidad de Enfermedades Neuromusculares
  • United States
    • California
      • Los Angeles, California, United States, 90095
        • UCLA
    • Florida
      • Gainesville, Florida, United States, 32608
        • University of Florida
      • Tampa, Florida, United States, 33612
        • University of South Florida
    • Iowa
      • Iowa City, Iowa, United States, 52242
        • University of Iowa
    • Pennsylvania
      • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, 19104
        • The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

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Ages Eligible for Study

  • Child
  • Adult
  • Older Adult

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Participants with FA who completed and directly rolled over from a previous vatiquinone clinical study.
  • Males and females of childbearing potential must be willing to use an effective method of contraception (for example, implants, injectables, transdermal patches, combined oral contraceptives, barrier methods, and intrauterine devices) from the time consent is signed until 30 days after the last dose of study drug or Early Termination Visit.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Current participation in any other interventional study
  • Pregnancy or breastfeeding

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Treatment
  • Allocation: N/A
  • Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm

Participant Group / Arm

A group or subgroup of participants in a clinical trial that receives a specific intervention/treatment, or no intervention, according to the trial's protocol.
Intervention / Treatment

Intervention / Treatment

A process or action that is the focus of a clinical study. Interventions include drugs, medical devices, procedures, vaccines, and other products that are either investigational or already available. Interventions can also include noninvasive approaches, such as education or modifying diet and exercise.
Experimental: Vatiquinone
Participants with FA who were previously treated with vatiquinone at an investigational site and completed participation in a prior PTC Therapeutics (PTC)-sponsored clinical study will continue to receive the same dose/formulation of vatiquinone (unless there has been a change in age and/or weight that meets the criteria for a different dose/formulation as described below; dose/formulation will also be changed if participants meet the criteria for a different dose/formulation during study treatment): If <7 years of age, participants will receive an oral solution (100 milligrams [mg]/milliliter [mL]) 3 times a day (TID) at one of the following doses: 15 mg/kilogram (kg) if body weight <13 kg, or 200 mg if body weight ≥13 kg. If ≥7 years of age, participants will receive a capsule formulation (200 mg) orally TID at one of the following doses: 200 mg if body weight ˂25 kg, or 400 mg if body weight ≥25 kg.
Drug: Vatiquinone
Vatiquinone will be administered per dose and schedule specified in the arm.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

In a clinical study's protocol, the planned outcome measure that is the most important for evaluating the effect of an intervention/treatment. Most clinical studies have one primary outcome measure, but some have more than one.
Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Number of Participants With Adverse Events (AEs)
Time Frame: Baseline up to 3 years
Baseline up to 3 years

Secondary Outcome Measures

Secondary Outcome Measures

In a clinical study's protocol, a planned outcome measure that is not as important as the primary outcome measure for evaluating the effect of an intervention but is still of interest. Most clinical studies have more than one secondary outcome measure.
Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Change From Baseline in the Modified Friedreich Ataxia Rating Scale (mFARS) and its 4 Subscales (Upright Stability, Upper Limb, Lower Limb, Bulbar) Scores at Year 3
Time Frame: Baseline, Year 3
Baseline, Year 3

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Sponsor

The organization or person who initiates the study and who has authority and control over the study.
PTC Therapeutics

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

Study Start

The actual date on which the first participant was enrolled in a clinical study. The "anticipated" study start date is the date that the researchers think will be the study start date.
December 8, 2022

Primary Completion (Estimated)

Primary Completion

The date on which the last participant in a clinical study was examined or received an intervention to collect final data for the primary outcome measure. Whether the clinical study ended according to the protocol or was terminated does not affect this date. For clinical studies with more than one primary outcome measure with different completion dates, this term refers to the date on which data collection is completed for all the primary outcome measures. The "anticipated" primary completion date is the date that the researchers think will be the primary completion date for the study.
December 31, 2027

Study Completion (Estimated)

Study Completion

The date on which the last participant in a clinical study was examined or received an intervention/treatment to collect final data for the primary outcome measures, secondary outcome measures, and adverse events (that is, the last participant's last visit). The "anticipated" study completion date is the date that the researchers think will be the study completion date.
December 31, 2027

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

First Submitted

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August 23, 2022

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

The date on which the study sponsor or investigator first submits a study record that is consistent with National Library of Medicine (NLM) quality control (QC) review criteria. The sponsor or investigator may need to revise and submit a study record one or more times before NLM's QC review criteria are met. It is the responsibility of the sponsor or investigator to ensure that the study record is consistent with the NLM QC review criteria.
August 23, 2022

First Posted (Actual)

First Posted

The date on which the study record was first available on ClinicalTrials.gov after National Library of Medicine (NLM) quality control (QC) review has concluded. There is typically a delay of a few days between the date the study sponsor or investigator submitted the study record and the first posted date.
August 25, 2022

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimated)

Last Update Posted

The most recent date on which changes to a study record were made available on ClinicalTrials.gov. There may be a delay between when the changes were submitted to ClinicalTrials.gov by the study's sponsor or investigator (the last update submitted date) and the last update posted date.
October 30, 2025

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

The most recent date on which the study sponsor or investigator submitted changes to a study record that are consistent with National Library of Medicine (NLM) quality control (QC) review criteria. It is the responsibility of the sponsor or investigator to ensure that the study record is consistent with the NLM QC review criteria.
October 29, 2025

Last Verified

Last Verified

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October 1, 2025

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Terms related to this study

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Other Study ID Numbers

Other Study ID Numbers

Identifiers or ID numbers other than the NCT number that are assigned to a clinical study by the study's sponsor, funders, or others. These numbers may include unique identifiers from other trial registries and National Institutes of Health grant numbers.
  • PTC743-NEU-003e-FA
  • 2022-002668-65 (EudraCT Number)
  • 2024-516505-23-00 (Other Identifier: EU CT Number)

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

Yes

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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