Safety and Efficacy of Albuterol in Individuals With Late-onset Pompe Disease
Pompe Disease
About this trial
This is an interventional treatment trial for Pompe Disease focused on measuring LOPD, Pompe Disease
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- Diagnosis of Pompe disease by blood acid alpha-glucosidase assay and acid alpha-glucosidase gene sequencing,
- Age: 18+ years at enrollment.
- Receiving enzyme replacement therapy at standard dose (20 mg/kg every 2 weeks) for at least 52 weeks.
- Subjects are capable of giving written consent.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Continuous invasive ventilation (via tracheostomy or endotracheal tube).
- Clinically relevant illness within two weeks of enrollment including fever > 38.2 C, vomiting more than once in 24 hours, seizure, or other symptom deemed contraindicative to new therapy.
- Chronic heart disease (Myocardial infarction in the past 2 months, arrhythmia, cardiomyopathy).
- History of seizure disorder.
- History of diabetes.
- Hypokalemia.
- History of hyperthyroidism.
- Pregnancy.
- Patients on a non-standard schedule for enzyme replacement therapy; for example, weekly infusions as opposed to infusions every two weeks.
- Anti-rhGAA antibody titer > 1:100,000
- History of hypersensitivity to Beta 2-agonist drugs such as albuterol, levalbuterol (Xopenex), bitolterol (Tornalate), pirbuterol (Maxair), terbutaline, salmeterol (Serevent)..
The use of the following medications:
- diuretics (water pill);
- digoxin (digitalis, Lanoxin);
- beta-blockers such as atenolol (Tenormin), metoprolol (Lopressor), and propranolol (Inderal);
- tricyclic antidepressants such as amitriptyline (Elavil, Etrafon), doxepin (Sinequan), imipramine (Janimine, Tofranil), and nortriptyline (Pamelor);
- Monoamine oxidase inhibitors such as isocarboxazid (Marplan), phenelzine (Nardil), rasagiline (Azilect), selegiline (Eldepryl, Emsam), or tranylcypromine (Parnate); or
- bronchodilators such as albuterol, levalbuterol (Xopenex), bitolterol (Tornalate), pirbuterol (Maxair), terbutaline (Brethine, Bricanyl), salmeterol (Serevent), isoetharine (Bronkometer), metaproterenol (Alupent, Metaprel), or isoproterenol (Isuprel Mistometer) within 12 weeks prior to enrollment.
Sites / Locations
- Duke University Medical Center
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Experimental
Placebo Comparator
Albuterol
Placebo Comparator
Initially 4 mg daily for one week, then 4 mg BID per oral daily for the next 5 weeks. If the 4 mg BID per oral is well tolerated, the dose will be increased to 8 mg each morning/4 mg each evening for one week, followed by 8 mg BID per oral for the remainder of the study.
Initially one capsule daily for one week, then one capsule BID per oral daily for the next 5 weeks. If the one capsule BID per oral is well tolerated, the dose will be increased to two capsules each morning/one capsule each evening for one week, followed by two capsules BID per oral for the remainder of the study.