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Register: JPRN
Last refreshed on: 17 October 2023
Main ID:  JPRN-UMIN000025614
Date of registration: 01/02/2017
Prospective Registration: Yes
Primary sponsor: Department of Neurology, Tokyo Medical University
Public title: Perampanel for sporadic amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS): A Multicenter, Randomized, Double-blind, Placebo-controlled, Parallel-group Phase 2 Trial
Scientific title: Perampanel for sporadic amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS): A Multicenter, Randomized, Double-blind, Placebo-controlled, Parallel-group Phase 2 Trial - Perampanel for sporadic amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS)
Date of first enrolment: 2017/04/24
Target sample size: 60
Recruitment status: Complete: follow-up complete
URL:  https://center6.umin.ac.jp/cgi-open-bin/ctr_e/ctr_view.cgi?recptno=R000029464
Study type:  Interventional
Study design:  Parallel Randomized  
Phase:  Phase II
Countries of recruitment
Japan
Contacts
Name: Haruhisa    Kato
Address:  Nishishinjuku 6-7-1, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, 160-0023, Japan 160-0023 Japan
Telephone: 03-3342-6111
Email: h-kato@tokyo-med.ac.jp
Affiliation:  Tokyo Medical University Hospital Department of Neurology
Name: Hitoshi    Aizawa
Address:  Nishishinjuku 6-7-1, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, 160-0023, Japan Japan
Telephone: 03-3342-6111
Email: haizawa@tokyo-med.ac.jp
Affiliation:  Tokyo Medical University Hospital Department of Neurology
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria:
Exclusion criteria: - Patients who underwent tracheostomy. - Patients who experienced non-invasive positive pressure ventilation. - Patients whose percent-predicted forced vital capacity (%FVC) is <80%. - Patients with progressive bulbar palsy type. - Patients with cognitive impairment, severe disease in the renal, cardiovascular, or hematological system. - Patients with hepatic disease. - Patients with malignant tumor. - Pregnant women or women with a possibility of becoming pregnant. - Patients who participated in another clinical study within 12 weeks before starting the observation period. - Patients who has initiated perampanel therapy in the past or at present. - Patients who are judged to be ineligible for study entry by the investigators.

Age minimum: 40years-old
Age maximum: 78years-old
Gender: Male and Female
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Sporadic amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
Intervention(s)
Once daily perampanel with dose-escalation tolerable from 2mg to 4mg for 48 weeks (Interventions)
Once daily perampanel with dose-escalation tolerable from 2mg to 8mg for 48 weeks (Interventions).
Once daily placebo for 48 weeks (Control)
Primary Outcome(s)
To evaluate the effect of perampanel on progression of the disease in subjects with ALS, as measured by the ALS Functional Rating Scale -Revised (ALSFRS-R). [Time Frame: 48 weeks.] [Designated as safety issue: Yes]
Secondary Outcome(s)
Change in ALSFRS-R slope [Time Frame: Every 12 weeks.] [Designated as safety issue: Yes] Manual Muscle Test (MMT) [Time Frame: Every 12 weeks.] [Designated as safety issue: Yes] Percent-predicted forced vital capacity (%FVC) [Time Frame: Every 12 weeks.] [Designated as safety issue: Yes]
Secondary ID(s)
NCT03019419
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Japan Medical Association
Perampanel was given by Eizai.Co.
Secondary Sponsor(s)
Ethics review
Status: YES
Approval date: 10/04/2017
Contact:
yuki-m@tokyo-med.ac.jp
Tokyo Medical University Hospital
03-3342-6111
yuki-m@tokyo-med.ac.jp
Results
Results available: Yes
Date Posted:
Date Completed: 23/12/2020
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