Phase 3 study for people with Huntington's Disease

Recruiting Phase 3

Sources: ClinicalTrials.gov Checked: 11 October 2026 Not medical advice

This trial at a glance

Status Recruiting
Phase Phase 3
Sponsor Starship Child Health, Te Toka Tumai Auckland
Registry number NCT06259006
Started 17 June 2024 Today 16 October 2026 Estimated completion 1 May 2027

Where this trial is running

Trial sites and the status recorded for each
SiteCityState or countryStatus at this site
Royal Darwin Hospital Darwin NT Recruiting

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Who can join

Age 4 Years to 17 Years
Sex Anyone, regardless of sex
Healthy volunteers Not accepted
Enrolment target 80

The official eligibility criteria

Registry text, reproduced exactly. These are the words the trial's sponsor published on ClinicalTrials.gov. They have not been edited, shortened or rewritten, and they are written for researchers rather than for patients.

Inclusion Criteria:

1. Sydenham's chorea of any severity diagnosed by a paediatrician or neurologist based on national ARF guidelines

2. Child or adolescents aged 4 years to \<18 years of age

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Administered steroids or intravenous immunoglobulin since onset of the current Sydenham's chorea episode

2. Evidence of concomitant severe, acute infection

3. History of hypersensitivity to dexamethasone or its excipients

4. Pregnancy

5. Confirmed exposure of an unimmunised child to measles, mumps, rubella or chickenpox within the previous four weeks

6. Receipt of a live vaccine within the previous four weeks

7. Medical condition or treatment with medication which in the opinion of the trial investigators would make the child unsuitable for the trial

Dates on the record

Started 17 June 2024
Estimated completion 1 May 2027
Registry last updated 24 June 2025
Checked by Voxsanity 11 October 2026

Results, publications and the official record

Sources and dates

  • ClinicalTrials.gov – the record this page reformats
  • ClinicalTrials.gov processing date: 24 June 2025.
  • This page last checked by Voxsanity: 11 October 2026.

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Letter for your doctor

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