Eligibility Module
The Eligibility Module contains detailed information about who can participate in the clinical trial. This includes eligibility criteria, age restrictions, gender requirements, healthy volunteer status, and study population descriptions, helping researchers understand who is eligible to participate in the study.
Eligibility Module path is as follows:
Study -> Protocol Section -> Eligibility Module
Eligibility Module
Ignite Creation Date:
2025-12-25 @ 1:33 AM
Ignite Modification Date:
2025-12-25 @ 1:33 AM
NCT ID:
NCT02445794
Eligibility Criteria:
Inclusion Criteria:
1. Male or female 18 to 50 years of age
2. Medical history consistent with the symptoms of FRDA at ≤ 25 years of age
3. Homozygous for GAA repeat expansions in the Frataxin gene in the affected range for FRDA
4. FARS-Neurological score of 20-90 points
5. Ambulatory (with or without assistive device) and capable of performing assessments/evaluations
6. Body Mass Index ≤ 29.9 kg/m2
7. Agrees to dietary restrictions and agrees to receive calls from a dietary coach
8. Signed the informed consent form prior to entry into the study
9. Agrees to spend the required number of overnight clinic days
10. Able to provide the necessary repeated blood samples
Exclusion Criteria:
1. Received treatment with other experimental therapies within the last 30 days prior to the first dose
2. Known point mutation in the FXN gene
3. History of malignancies (other than basal cell carcinomas)
4. Impaired renal function at screening
5. Alanine transaminase (ALT) or aspartate transaminase (AST) laboratory values \> 2 x upper limit of normal (ULN) at screening
6. Known hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg)-positive, or known or suspected active hepatitis C infection, or is known to be human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) positive
7. Female who is breastfeeding or has a positive pregnancy test
8. Male participant or female participant of child bearing potential, who is sexually active and unwilling/unable to use a medically acceptable and effective double barrier birth control method throughout the study
9. Unwilling or unable to comply with the requirements of the protocol
10. Clinically significant cardiac abnormalities at screening that, in the opinion of the Investigator, would make the patient unsuitable for enrollment
11. Diabetes mellitus (Type 1 or 2)
12. Suicidal ideation as determined by the Columbia-Suicide Severity Rating Scale
13. History, within the last 2 years, of alcohol abuse, significant mental illness, or physical opioid dependence
14. Cannot adhere to the dietary guidance required to be followed by the protocol
15. Cannot take the medication due to impairment in swallowing capsules
Healthy Volunteers:
False
Sex:
ALL
Minimum Age:
18 Years
Maximum Age:
50 Years
Study:
NCT02445794
Study Brief:
Protocol Section:
NCT02445794