- ICH GCP
- US Clinical Trials Registry
- Clinical Trial NCT00917956
Lithium in Inclusion Body Myositis (IBM) (Li-IBM)
A Pilot Trial of Lithium in Inclusion Body Myositis (IBM)
Study Overview
Status
Conditions
Detailed Description
Trial Status Open for Enrollment
What is the Purpose of this Study? There is currently no effective treatment for IBM and its pathogenesis remains uncertain. This study is designed to test the hypothesis that treatment of patients with IBM with Lithium can improve muscle strength and reduce the markers of disease activity believed to be important in the disease pathogenesis.
Who is Eligible to Participate? Patients diagnosed with Inclusion Body Myositis above the age of 30 who have adequate muscle function for quantitative muscle testing and who have a FVC >50%. Patients who have uncontrolled diabetes, renal insufficiency, congestive heart failure, cancer, hypothyroidism, current use of immunosuppressive medication, currently on warfarin or any known bleeding disorder are excluded.
What is involved in this Study? This is an open label trial looking at the effects of Li on muscle strength. Procedures consist of a baseline muscle biopsy, blood work, and other screening procedures. After the muscle biopsy patients are started on Li at 300mg/d. Lithium doses are dependent on tolerability and target lithium levels. Monthly visits consist of EKGs, Li level labs, questionnaires, and muscle strength testing. At month 6, patients will receive another muscle biopsy. The muscle biopsies are performed to analyze p-tau levels in the muscle.
How long is the Study? It is approximately 6 months long; however patients have the option to stay on the study for an additional 6 months.
Study Type
Enrollment (Anticipated)
Contacts and Locations
Study Locations
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Arizona
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Phoenix, Arizona, United States, 85018
- Phoenix Neurological Associates, LTD
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Participation Criteria
Eligibility Criteria
Ages Eligible for Study
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Genders Eligible for Study
Sampling Method
Study Population
Description
Inclusion Criteria:
- Age >30
- Meet diagnostic criteria for definite IBM
- Muscle function adequate for quantitative muscle testing
- Able to give informed consent
- Women of child bearing potential must have a negative pregnancy test
Exclusion Criteria:
- Presence of uncontrolled diabetes, hypothyroidism, chronic infection, chronic renal insufficiency, congestive heart failure, cancer, or other chronic serious medical conditions
- Significant arrhythmias or conduction defect abnormalities on ECG
- Pregnant or lactating
- Coexistence of other neuromuscular or neurological diseases that would interfere with assessment
- Known bleeding disorder
- On Warfarin
- Contraindications to muscle biopsy: allergy to local anesthetic, skin infection, known bleeding disorder
Study Plan
How is the study designed?
Design Details
- Observational Models: Cohort
- Time Perspectives: Prospective
Collaborators and Investigators
Investigators
- Principal Investigator: David D Saperstein, MD, Phoenix Neurological Associates, LTD
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Other Study ID Numbers
- WIRB #: 20071696
- Study Number 1093885
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