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Last refreshed on: 19 October 2017
Main ID:  NCT00983983
Date of registration: 23/09/2009
Prospective Registration: Yes
Primary sponsor: Massachusetts General Hospital
Public title: High Fat/High Calorie Trial in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
Scientific title: Phase II Safety and Tolerability Study of High Fat/High Calorie Versus High Calorie Versus Optimal Nutrition in Subjects With Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
Date of first enrolment: October 2009
Target sample size: 28
Recruitment status: Completed
URL:  https://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT00983983
Study type:  Interventional
Study design:   
Phase:  Phase 2
Countries of recruitment
United States
Contacts
Name:     Anne-Marie A Wills, M.D.
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Telephone:
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Affiliation:  Massachusetts General Hospital
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

1. Clinical diagnosis of ALS

2. Male or female subjects aged 18 years or older

3. Must already be tolerating tube feedings through either a gastrostomy tube (G-tube or
PEG) or jejunostomy tube (J-tube)

4. Must require non-invasive ventilation (BIPAP) for less than 10 hours/day

5. Women of childbearing potential must have a negative pregnancy test at screening and
be non-lactating.

Exclusion Criteria:

1. History of hepatitis including non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), cholecystectomy,
prior biliary disease such as gallstones

2. History of diabetes

3. History of prior myocardial infarction or stroke

4. Laboratory values: Screening alanine aminotransferase (ALT) or aspartate
aminotransferase (AST) greater than 2.0 times the upper limit of normal or total
bilirubin greater than 1.5 times the upper limit of normal

5. Allergy to soy, fish, or milk products



Age minimum: 18 Years
Age maximum: N/A
Gender: All
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
Intervention(s)
Dietary Supplement: Jevity 1.0
Dietary Supplement: Oxepa
Dietary Supplement: Jevity 1.5
Primary Outcome(s)
Serious Adverse Events [Time Frame: 5 months]
Safety Outcomes: Frequency of Adverse Events [Time Frame: 5 months]
Tolerability [Time Frame: 5 months]
Secondary Outcome(s)
Biomarkers of Body Composition and Lipid Metabolism [Time Frame: 5 months follow-up]
Rate of Change in ALSFRS-R in Units/Month [Time Frame: Over 5 months]
Secondary ID(s)
MDA136152
2009-P-001132
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Please refer to primary and secondary sponsors
Secondary Sponsor(s)
Muscular Dystrophy Association
Ethics review
Results
Results available: Yes
Date Posted: 27/02/2015
Date Completed:
URL: https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/results/NCT00983983
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