Rapamycin, also known as sirolimus, is an immune suppressive drug that has been approved to coat coronary stents, prevent organ transplant rejection and to treat a rare lung disease. Rapamycin has immunosuppressant and antiproliferative properties in humans and is especially useful in preventing the rejection of kidney transplants. In FOP animal models, rapamycin showed a slowing of heterotopic ossification.
About the Clinical Trial
The rapamycin trial is a national (Japan only), multi-center,
controlled trial enrolling 24 patients, ages 6-59 years of age. The first 24 weeks of the study will be
controlled, followed by 24 weeks of open label (all patients receive the rapamycin).
Eligibility Criteria*
- AGE: ≥ 6-59
- DISEASE ACTIVITY: Prior to enrolling, patients cannot have experienced a flare-up during the last 90 days
- MUTATIONS: All mutations
Study Design*
- STUDY TYPE: Interventional
- RANDOMIZED STUDY: Yes
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PLACEBOCONTROLLED: Yes: for the first 24 weeks, participants will be given either rapaymycin orPlacebo (control): An inactive product that resembles the test medicine or procedure, but without a treatment value. A placebo can be a pill, a powder, or a solution that resembles the test drug, but has no physical effect.Placebo. At the end of that period, all participants (100%) will receive rapamycin for an additional 24 weeks.Placebo (control): An inactive product that resembles the test medicine or procedure, but without a treatment value. A placebo can be a pill, a powder, or a solution that resembles the test drug, but has no physical effect.
- LENGTH OF PARTICIPATION: 48 weeks
- NUMBER OF STUDY VISITS: n/a
Status
Therapy Approach
Immune suppression
Study Sponsor
Kyoto University
*For the complete list of eligibility criteria and details on this study, visit https://upload.umin.ac.jp/cgi-open-bin/ctr/ctr_view.cgi?recptno=R000032495.
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