Status:

COMPLETED

Doxycycline for Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia

Lead Sponsor:

Unity Health Toronto

Collaborating Sponsors:

Barrow Neurological Institute

Duke University

Conditions:

Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia (HHT)

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

PHASE2

Brief Summary

This study will investigate the effectiveness of oral doxycycline for the treatment of recurrent nasal hemorrhage in Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia (HHT) subjects. The primary outcome for the t...

Detailed Description

The aim is to study is to evaluate doxycycline as a treatment for HHT with the proposed "HHT Clinical Trial Protocol". Rare disease presents a number of challenges in clinical trial design, including ...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Age \>+ 18 years
  • Clinical HHT diagnosis or genetic diagnosis of HHT
  • Known personal or familial endoglin (ENG), ALK1 or SMAD4 mutation
  • Epistaxis at least 15 min per week (mean for past month)
  • At least two skin telangiectases
  • \>2mm diameter available for excisional biopsy,
  • at least two other telangiectases (skin or mucosal) available for micro-imaging
  • Ability to give written informed consent
  • including compliance with the requirements of the study

Exclusion

  • Allergy/intolerance to the study drug or related agents
  • Unstable medical illness
  • Acute infection
  • Creatinine \> upper limit of normal (ULN)
  • Liver transaminases (AST or ALT) \>= 2x ULN
  • Recent (within 2 month) use of study drug or other tetracycline agents
  • Women who are pregnant
  • Breastfeeding
  • Plan to become pregnant during of the study
  • Beta human chorionic gonadotropin (BHCG) level \<6 IUL (re-test if 6-24 IU/L)
  • Specific contra-indications for study drug

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

September 12 2018

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

March 1 2021

Estimated Enrollment :

13 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT03397004

Start Date

September 12 2018

End Date

March 1 2021

Last Update

April 1 2025

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St. Michael's Hospital

Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M5B 1W8