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Table 1 Detailed schedule of the placebo-controlled, double-blind phase of the tamoxifen in Duchenne muscular dystrophy (TAMDMD) study

From: Tamoxifen in Duchenne muscular dystrophy (TAMDMD): study protocol for a multicenter, randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blind phase 3 trial

  1. 1General pediatric physical examination, including anthropometric measurements (weight and height). 2Blood pressure and heart rate. 3Including visual acuity and slit-lamp examination. 4Motor function measurement, North Star Ambulatory Assessment, proximal upper limb function, timed function tests including 6-min walk test, 10-min walk/run test, supine up time, and quantitative muscle testing using grip force. 5Thigh muscle fat fraction and T2 relaxation time on quantitative magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). 6Personal-Adjustment and Role Skills Scale. 7AChemistry: creatine kinase, gamma GT, total bilirubin, alkaline phosphatase, creatinine, electrolytes (Na+, K+, Ca2+), urea, triglycerides; hematology: full blood count for erythrocytes, leukocytes (with a differential), platelets, hemoglobin, hematocrit, absolute neutrophil count. 7BSex hormone function (luteinizing hormone, follicle-stimulating hormone, testosterone, sex hormone binding globulin, alpha-fetoprotein), preservation of serum and EDTA full blood to be able to measure plasma levels of tamoxifen and its metabolites (endoxifen and 4-OH-tamoxifen) and biomarkers I (connective tissue growth factor, fibroblast growth factor 21, insulin growth factor 1, interleukin (IL)-1β, IL-6, matrix metalloproteinase (MMP)-2, MMP-9, osteopontin, platelet-derived growth factor (PDGF)-A, PDGF-B, tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinases 1, transforming growth factor-β, tumor necrosis factor. 8Biomarkers II: Cyp2D6, Cyp3A4. 9In selected sites only. 10Only for patients not participating in the open-label extension phase. d day, DEXA dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry, DVT deep vein thrombosis, TC telephone call