Rationale and protocol of a double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled trial to test the efficacy, safety, and tolerability of dimethyl fumarate in Friedreich Ataxia (DMF-FA-201)

IntroductionFriedreich Ataxia (FRDA) is an autosomal recessive neurodegenerative disorder that causes gait and limb ataxia, dysarthria, and impaired vibratory sense, with cardiomyopathy being the predominant cause of death. There is no approved therapy, which results in the use of symptomatic treatm...

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Main Authors: Chiara Pane, Alberto Maria Marra, Ludovica Aliberti, Mario Campanile, Federica Coscetta, Giulia Crisci, Roberta D'Assante, Angela Marsili, Giorgia Puorro, Andrea Salzano, Antonio Cittadini, Francesco Saccà
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-09-01
Series:Frontiers in Neuroscience
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnins.2023.1260977/full