Elamipretide Research
Karaa 2018 — Elamipretide Dose-Escalation Trial in Primary Mitochondrial Myopathy
Neurology·March 1, 2018
Amel Karaa, Michio Hirano, Bruce H. Cohen, et al.
Summary
This early trial reported improvement in 6-minute walk distance with elamipretide in primary mitochondrial myopathy, supporting later phase 2/3 development.
Study Details
Study Design
Randomized double-blind placebo-controlled dose-escalation trial
Indication
Primary mitochondrial myopathy
Intervention
Intravenous elamipretide vs placebo
Species
Human
Sample Size
36 subjects
Risk of Bias Assessment
Small early-phase trial
Tags
SourceClinical TrialMitochondrial MyopathyElamipretidePhase2Mitochondria
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