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NCT05412394RecruitingPhase 4

Once Weekly Infant Corticosteroid Trial for DMD

Phase-2 Trial of 5mg/kg/Week Prednisolone in Young Boys With DMD

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 14 Aug 2026

Brief summary (registry, in English)

The hypothesis tested here is that a lower dose of intermittent oral corticosteroids (5mg/kg/week) will be equally effective to the 10mg/kg/week dose.

Status (registry)
Recruiting
Phase (registry)
Phase 4
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
26 (estimated)
First submitted
2 Feb 2022
Start date
30 Apr 2021
Primary completion date
31 Aug 2028
Lead sponsor
Anne M. Connolly
NCT number
NCT05412394

What you commit to

  • Study type: Interventional · Phase 4
  • Planned participants: 26
  • From 30 Apr 2021 to the primary completion date, 31 Aug 2028
  • 4 sites in 1 country
  • Visits and tests: ask the trial team, the registry does not list them

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Who cannot take part

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Prior treatment

  • Prior treatment with Glucocorticosteroids

Who the study is looking for

  • Subjects ages 1 month through 30 months
  • Weakness consistent with Duchenne on exam, creatine kinase ≥ 20 times the upper limit of normal, and genetic mutation known to be causative for DMD.

Age in the registry: 1 month to 30 months · Sex: Male · Does not accept healthy volunteers

Full criteria on ClinicalTrials.gov

Sites (4)

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SiteCityCountrySite status
Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago
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ChicagoUnited StatesRecruiting
University of Cincinnati
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CincinnatiUnited StatesRecruiting
Nationwide Children's Hospital
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ColumbusUnited StatesRecruiting
University of Texas, Southwestern
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DallasUnited StatesRecruiting

This page is information, not medical advice. Discuss any trial with your doctor.