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Register: EUCTR
Last refreshed on: 19 March 2012
Main ID:  EUCTR2005-005152-40-IT
Date of registration: 07/04/2006
Prospective Registration: Yes
Primary sponsor: AZIENDA SANITARIA OSPEDALIERA S. GIOVANNI BATTISTA DI TORINO
Public title: MULTICENTER, DOUBLE-BLIND, RANDOMIZED, PLACEBO-CONTROLLED, TRIAL ON ALPHA-LIPOIC ACID FOR THE TREATMENT OF AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS ALALS - ALALS
Scientific title: MULTICENTER, DOUBLE-BLIND, RANDOMIZED, PLACEBO-CONTROLLED, TRIAL ON ALPHA-LIPOIC ACID FOR THE TREATMENT OF AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS ALALS - ALALS
Date of first enrolment: 19/04/2006
Target sample size: 84
Recruitment status: Authorised-recruitment may be ongoing or finished
URL:  https://www.clinicaltrialsregister.eu/ctr-search/search?query=eudract_number:2005-005152-40
Study type:  Interventional clinical trial of medicinal product
Study design:  Controlled: yes Randomised: yes Open: no Single blind: yes Double blind: no Parallel group: yes Cross over: no Other: no If controlled, specify comparator, Other Medicinial Product: no Placebo: yes Other: no  
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Countries of recruitment
Italy
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Key inclusion & exclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria:
PROBABo E PR DEFINITE ALS, AGE BETWEEN 30 AND 70 YEARS, DISEASE DURATION LESS THAN 18 MONTHS
Are the trial subjects under 18? no
Number of subjects for this age range:
F.1.2 Adults (18-64 years) yes
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F.1.3 Elderly (>=65 years) yes
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Exclusion criteria:
FAMILIAL ALS, SERIOUS MEDICAL CONDITIONS, CANCERS


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Female: yes
Male: yes
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
ALS
MedDRA version: 6.1 Level: PT Classification code 10002026
Intervention(s)

Product Name: ALPHA-LIPOIC ACID
Pharmaceutical Form: Prolonged-release tablet
INN or Proposed INN: Tioctic acid
Concentration unit: mg milligram(s)
Concentration type: equal
Concentration number: 400-
Pharmaceutical form of the placebo: Prolonged-release tablet
Route of administration of the placebo: Oral use

Primary Outcome(s)
Secondary Objective: SECONDARY END-POINTS WILL BE A TOTAL DISABILITY SCORES mrc, als-rfs-r B DEATH C THERAPEUTIC FAILURES TREATMENT WITHDRAWAL DUE TO THERAPEUTIC FAILUREAND/OR ae D TOTAL SCORE AT MCGILL AT 3 AND 12 MONTHS
Main Objective: THE PRIMARY END-POINT IS THE RATE OF CASES WHO WILL BE NOT SELF-SUFFICIENT DURING THE 12 MONTHS OF FOLLOW-UP. NON SELF-SUFFICIENT IS A RATE OF 1 OR LESS AT THE ITEMS SWALLOWING, FEED THEMSELVES OR WALKING AT ALS-FRS-R.
Primary end point(s): THE PRIMARY END-POINT IS THE RATE OF CASES WHO WILL BE NOT SELF-SUFFICIENT DURING THE 12 MONTHS OF FOLLOW-UP. NON SELF-SUFFICIENT IS A RATE OF 1 OR LESS AT THE ITEMS SWALLOWING, FEED THEMSELVES OR WALKING AT ALS-FRS-R.
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Secondary ID(s)
ALALS
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