Study of Rifampicin in Multiple System Atrophy
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Official title
Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Study of Rifampicin in Multiple System Atrophy
Brief summary
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The purpose of this study was to determine whether Rifampicin was effective in slowing or reversing the progression of multiple system atrophy (MSA). Research studies indicate that there is an abnormality in protein synthesis and structure in parts of the brain responsible for MSA (protein misfolding) and the drug Rifampicin could potentially prevent or reverse this protein alteration. The study was done on participants with early MSA. The study consisted of taking the drug 2 times a day for 12 months. Participants underwent an evaluation of symptoms and function and will underwent a neurologic examination at the beginning of the study, at 6 months and at 12 months. They were also be contacted at 3 and 9 months by telephone. Studies were done at 10 participating sites.
Study identification
- NCT ID
- NCT01287221
- Recruitment status
- Terminated
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Phase 3
- Enrollment
- 100 participants
Conditions and interventions
Conditions
Eligibility (public fields only)
- Age range
- 30 Years to 80 Years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Healthy volunteers not accepted
This page does not interpret eligibility. Detailed inclusion and exclusion criteria are on the official ClinicalTrials.gov record.
Study timeline
- Start date
- Feb 28, 2011
- Primary completion
- Oct 31, 2012
- Completion
- Dec 31, 2012
- Last update posted
- Mar 27, 2014
2011 – 2013
United States locations
- U.S. sites
- 10
- U.S. states
- 8
- U.S. cities
- 10
| Facility | City | State | ZIP | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UCLA Medical Center | Los Angeles | California | 90095 | — |
| University of California, San Diego | San Diego | California | 92103 | — |
| Mayo Clinic | Jacksonville | Florida | 32224 | — |
| University of South Florida | Tampa | Florida | 33606 | — |
| Harvard Medical School | Boston | Massachusetts | 02215 | — |
| University of Michigan | Ann Arbor | Michigan | 48109 | — |
| Mayo Clinic | Rochester | Minnesota | 55905 | — |
| New York University | New York | New York | 10016 | — |
| Vanderbilt University | Nashville | Tennessee | 37232 | — |
| University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center | Dallas | Texas | 75390 | — |
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- Last update posted Mar 27, 2014 · Synced Sep 10, 2026
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