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Register: EUCTR
Last refreshed on: 19 March 2012
Main ID:  EUCTR2007-004165-17-IT
Date of registration: 15/10/2007
Prospective Registration: No
Primary sponsor: AZIENDA OSPEDALIERA PISANA
Public title: Efficacy assessment of ceftriaxone therapy in patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. - ND
Scientific title: Efficacy assessment of ceftriaxone therapy in patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. - ND
Date of first enrolment: 25/09/2007
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Recruitment status: Not Recruiting
URL:  https://www.clinicaltrialsregister.eu/ctr-search/search?query=eudract_number:2007-004165-17
Study type:  Interventional clinical trial of medicinal product
Study design:  Controlled: no Randomised: no Open: no Single blind: no Double blind: no Parallel group: no Cross over: no Other: no If controlled, specify comparator, Other Medicinial Product: Placebo: Other:  
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Countries of recruitment
Italy
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Key inclusion & exclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria:
a. definitive ALS, probable or probable with laboratory support; b. age > 18 years; c. disease duration < 36 months; d. patients in treatment with standard dose of riluzole, in association (or not) with E vitamin (400 mg/die for 30 days every 3 months) as antioxidant; e. negative pregnancy test.
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:
a. motoneuron disease except ALS; b. poor compliance with previous treatment; c. patients involved in other clinical trials; d. patients with history of sensitivity or intolerance to cephalosporins.


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

Pharmaceutical Form: Powder for infusion*
INN or Proposed INN: Ceftriaxone
Concentration unit: g gram(s)
Concentration type: equal
Concentration number: 2-

Primary Outcome(s)
Secondary Objective: Assessment of the safety of intravenous administration in patients with ALS.
Main Objective: Assessment of the effects of intravenous administration in patients with ALS.
Primary end point(s): Assessment of survival.
Secondary Outcome(s)
Secondary ID(s)
2289/2007
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Secondary Sponsor(s)
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