Antioxidant Therapy in RYR1-Related Congenital Myopathy

• Status: Completed
• Trial end date: 2018-05-30
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

Background:

• Ryanodine receptor type 1-related myopathies (RYR1-RM) are the most common non-dystrophic muscle diseases that people are born with in the U.S. They affect development, muscles, and walking. Researchers want to test a new drug to help people with these diseases.

Objectives:

• To see if the drug N-acetylcysteine decreases muscle damage in people with RYR1-RM. To see if it improves their exercise tolerance.

Eligibility:

• People age 7 and older with a confirmed genetic diagnosis of RYR1 or a clinical diagnosis of RYR1 and a family member with a confirmed genetic diagnosis.

Design:

• Participants will be screened with a checklist of criteria. Adult participants may have a muscle biopsy. A needle will remove a tiny piece of muscle in the lower leg.

• Study visits will take several days.

• Visit 1:

• Medical history

• Physical exam

• Blood, urine, and saliva tests

• Questions about symptoms and quality of life

• Heart, lung, and walking tests

• Muscle Oxygenation Capacity Test. A blood pressure cuff around the thigh will be tightened for up to 10 minutes.

• Biodex testing, stretching the leg against resistance

• Muscle ultrasounds. A probe will be moved over the skin.

• Participants may be photographed or videotaped during procedures.

• They may have a muscle biopsy.

• Six months later, visit 2 will repeat visit 1. Participants will start taking the study drug dissolved in water or placebo three times a day for 6 months.

• Participants will stay at NIH for 2 days after starting the study drug.

• Participants will be contacted by phone during the study to monitor side effects

• Six months after starting the study drug, study visit 3 will repeat some or all of visit 1.

• Phase: Phase 1/Phase 2
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Details

• Lead Sponsor: National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR)
• Treatments: Acetylcysteine; Antioxidants; N-monoacetylcystine

Criteria

• EXCLUSION CRITERIA - PATIENTS:

• Adults who cannot provide their own consent and pediatric participants who do not have a parent able to provide consent.

• Patients with a history of liver disease (Liver Function Tests will be collected at baseline and

at each study visit as a precautionary measure). Liver disease is defined as moderate to severe hepatic impairment based on the following:

• Alanine Aminotransferase (ALT) greater than or equal to 8x upper limit of normal (ULN) with total bilirubin 2x ULN (plus >35% direct bilirubin) and/or International normalized ratio (INR) >1.5 or

• Gamma-glutamyl transferase (GGT) > 2-3x ULN with bilirubin 2x ULN (plus >35% direct bilirubin) and/or INR

• Patients with a history of peptic ulcers, gag reflex depression, and esophageal varices. Patients with gastrostomy tubes may be considered for participation, in the case of gag reflex depression or other swallowing or feeding difficulties.

• Patients who have a severe pulmonary dysfunction (FEV1< 40% predicted) or evidence of pulmonary exacerbation. Pulmonary exacerbations refer to an acute worsening of respiratory symptoms that result from a decline in lung function. Participants may present with increased coughing, increased dyspnea, increased haemoptysis, increased fatigue, decreased pulmonary function by a min of 10%, or a change in sputum color.

• Pregnant and breastfeeding women.

• Consumption of antioxidants [including NAC, GSH, melatonin, Immunocal (Immunotac

Research, Vandreuil-Dorion, QC, Canada), Nacystelyn (Galephar, Brussels)] in the 4 weeks before recruitment.

-Daily use of acetaminophen (including Percocet, Vicodin, Oxycodone, Excedrin, and other

acetaminophen-containing drugs), nitroglycerine, or carbamazepine during the past 7 days.

• Current use of Angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors or Angiotensin Receptor Blockers (ARBs).

• Patients who have ever used Beta2-adrenergic agonist tablets, for the purpose of increasing muscle mass (such as albuterol tablets).

• For the muscle biopsy procedure only (second and third visits, if applicable):

Patients who have taken Aspirin, Ibuprofen, Advil, Motrin, or Aleve within the 3 days prior to the muscle biopsy procedure, and/or patients who have taken Plavix, fresh garlic, gingko, or ginseng 5 days prior to the muscle biopsy.

• Participation in trials for other therapeutic investigational drugs simultaneously or 4 weeks before recruitment.

• Other clinically significant medical disease that, in the judgment of the investigators, would expose the patient to undue risk of harm or prevent the patient from completing the study. Examples include anemia (defined as Hgb < 8 gm/dl), an inability to walk safely without assistance for at least 6 minutes, and/or an inability to consume at least 6 ounces of fluid, 3 times a day, either orally or via G-tube. Patients with comorbidities (i.e. cancer, epilepsy) will be carefully assessed to determine if their comorbidity could lead to confounding or safety issues, should their participation continue.

EXCLUSION CRITERIA - HEALTHY VOLUNTEERS:

• Diagnosis of RYR1-related myopathy or other neurological disorder (by neurological exam, genetic testing, or muscle biopsy

• Complaints of fatigue or weakness

• Consumption of antioxidants [including NAC, GSH, melatonin, Immunocal (Immunotac

• Research, Vandreuil-Dorion, QC, Canada), Nacystelyn (Galephar, Brussels)] in the 4 weeks before recruitment.

• Use of Beta2-adrenergic agonists.