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Register: EUCTR
Last refreshed on: 19 March 2012
Main ID:  EUCTR2010-020257-13-IT
Date of registration: 05/07/2010
Prospective Registration: Yes
Primary sponsor: AZIENDA OSPEDALIERO-UNIVERSITARIA
Public title: A pilot, prospective, randomized, open, blinded end point, phase II study of tolerability and efficacy of Eperisone in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis - EPERISONE AND ALS
Scientific title: A pilot, prospective, randomized, open, blinded end point, phase II study of tolerability and efficacy of Eperisone in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis - EPERISONE AND ALS
Date of first enrolment: 30/07/2010
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Recruitment status: Not Recruiting
URL:  https://www.clinicaltrialsregister.eu/ctr-search/search?query=eudract_number:2010-020257-13
Study type:  Interventional clinical trial of medicinal product
Study design:  Controlled: yes Randomised: yes Open: yes Single blind: no Double blind: no Parallel group: yes Cross over: no Other: no If controlled, specify comparator, Other Medicinial Product: yes Placebo: no Other: no  
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Countries of recruitment
Italy
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Key inclusion & exclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria:
In order to be included in this study, patients must meet all of the following criteria: 1. Can provide signed/dated Informed Consent; 2. Are a male or female patient 18-75 years of age; 3. Diagnosis of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis according to EI Escorial Revised Criteria 4. Life expectancy of at least 6 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:
Patients are excluded from this study if they meet any of the following criteria: 1. Are unable or unwilling to understand study assessment or to cooperate with the study procedures as determined by the investigator 2. any contraindication to the use of eperisone 3. diagnosis of other neurological disease in addition to ALS 4. female subjects pregnant or lactating or plan to become pregnant during the course of the study


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Female: yes
Male: yes
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
PATIENTS WITH AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS
MedDRA version: 9.1 Level: SOC Classification code 10029205
Intervention(s)

Trade Name: MYONAL*30CPR RIV 100MG
Pharmaceutical Form: Tablet
INN or Proposed INN: EPERISONE
Concentration unit: mg milligram(s)
Concentration type: equal
Concentration number: 100-

Trade Name: LIORESAL*50CPR 10MG
Pharmaceutical Form: Tablet
INN or Proposed INN: Baclofen
Concentration unit: mg milligram(s)
Concentration type: equal
Concentration number: 10-

Primary Outcome(s)
Secondary Objective: to assess the efficacy of eperisone for treatment of spasticity in ALS patients
Primary end point(s): The primary outcome measure are: 1) the number of therapeutic failures (treatment stops for ineffectiveness and/or AEs); 2) improvement of spasticity at three months or greater as measured by Ashworth spasticity score.
Main Objective: The two main objectives of the project to assess safety and tolerability of eperisone administration in ALS patients;
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Secondary ID(s)
21404132
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