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NCT02579239 · ClinicalTrials.gov registry record · Phase 1

Evaluate Safety and Biological Activity of ATYR1940 in Participants With Limb Girdle Muscular Dystrophy 2B (LGMD2B) and Facioscapulohumeral Muscular Dystrophy (FSHD)

A Phase 1 study, sponsored by aTyr Pharma.

Completed
Registry status
Phase 1
Development phase
18
Enrollment target

NCT02579239: Completed Phase 1 study, sponsored by aTyr Pharma.

NCT02579239 is a Phase 1 study that has completed, run by aTyr Pharma. The registered enrollment target is 18 participants, below the 60-participant average among 29,502 other Phase 1 trials with a reported enrollment target (70% lower). According to ClinicalTrials.gov, the official US trial registry.

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The verdict

NCT02579239, a Phase 1 study, has completed, sponsored by aTyr Pharma.

COMPLETED
Registry status
Phase 1
Development phase
18 participants
Enrollment target

Study Summary

The purpose of this study is to assess the safety and biological activity of ATYR1940 in participants with LGMD2B and FSHD.

Primary Outcome

TEAEs were defined as adverse events (AEs) with an onset following administration of the first dose of study drug. An AE was defined as any untoward medical occurrence in a participant administered study drug and that does not necessarily have a causal relationship with the study drug. Worsening of a pre-existing medical condition should have been considered an AE if there was either an increase in severity, frequency, or duration of the condition or an association with significantly worse outco

Interventions

  • BIOLOGICAL Placebo
  • BIOLOGICAL ATYR1940

Trial Details

FieldValue
Enrollment Target 18 participants
Start Date 2015-11-30
Est. Completion 2016-10-05
Phase Phase 1
aTyr Pharma

9 total trials

What the finished NCT02579239 record still lists

NCT02579239 is an interventional study that assigns participants to a tested intervention. The registry caps enrollment at 18 participants, a relatively small participant target, below the 60-participant average among 29,502 other Phase 1 trials with a reported enrollment target (70% lower).

The record links to 0 conditions, and to 2 interventions - of which Placebo is the first listed.

NCT02579239 does not publish any study locations in the registry export this page uses.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is clinical trial NCT02579239 about?

NCT02579239 is a clinical study titled "Evaluate Safety and Biological Activity of ATYR1940 in Participants With Limb Girdle Muscular Dystrophy 2B (LGMD2B) and Facioscapulohumeral Muscular Dystrophy (FSHD)". The purpose of this study is to assess the safety and biological activity of ATYR1940 in participants with LGMD2B and FSHD.

What is the current status of trial NCT02579239?

This trial is currently completed. It is a Phase 1 study. The enrollment target is 18 participants. The study started on 2015-11-30. Estimated completion is 2016-10-05.

What interventions are being tested in trial NCT02579239?

The interventions under investigation include: Placebo (BIOLOGICAL), ATYR1940 (BIOLOGICAL).

Who is sponsoring clinical trial NCT02579239?

This trial is sponsored by aTyr Pharma, which has 9 total clinical trials registered on ClinicalTrials.gov.

How this trial's enrollment target compares

Where NCT02579239's enrollment target sits among peer trials

18 1720th of 2000 higher than 216 of 2,000 other Phase 1 trials

participants (enrollment target), bucketed by value

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Source ClinicalTrials.gov registry export · 2026-08-08

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Source: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT02579239, the US trial registry maintained by the National Library of Medicine. NCT02579239 (small enrollment · none site footprint · completed) retrieved and formatted by PlainTrial, see methodology.