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Register: ClinicalTrials.gov
Last refreshed on: 12 December 2020
Main ID:  NCT02709330
Date of registration: 05/03/2016
Prospective Registration: Yes
Primary sponsor: Richard Bedlack, M.D., Ph.D.
Public title: ALS Reversals - Lunasin Regimen
Scientific title: An Open-label, Single-center, 12-month Trial of a Lunasin Regimen for Patients With Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS)
Date of first enrolment: April 2016
Target sample size: 60
Recruitment status: Completed
URL:  https://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT02709330
Study type:  Interventional
Study design:  Allocation: Non-Randomized. Intervention model: Single Group Assignment. Primary purpose: Treatment. Masking: None (Open Label).  
Phase:  Phase 2
Countries of recruitment
United States
Contacts
Name:     Richard Bedlack, M.D., Ph.D.
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Affiliation:  Associate Professor of Neurology
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

- Male or female, aged at least 18 years.

- Sporadic or familial ALS diagnosed as possible, laboratory-supported probable,
probable, or definite as defined by revised El Escorial criteria.

- Patient is able to understand and express informed consent (in the opinion of the site
investigator).

- Patient has access to the Internet on a desktop computer, laptop, or tablet and has a
working email address.

- Patient or caregiver is willing and able to use a computer and enter data on a secure
website.

- Patient is able to read and write English.

- Women must not be able to become pregnant (e.g., post-menopausal, surgically sterile,
or using adequate birth control methods) for the duration of the study and three
months after study completion. Adequate contraception includes: abstinence, hormonal
contraception (oral contraception, implanted contraception, injected contraception or
other hormonal contraception, for example patch or contraceptive ring), intrauterine
device (IUD) in place for = 3 months, barrier method in conjunction with spermicide,
or another adequate method.

Exclusion Criteria:

- Patient is taking other experimental treatments for ALS.

- Prior side effects from Lunasin.

- Known soy allergy.

- Patient has a medical or psychiatric illness that could in the investigator's opinion
interfere with the patient's ability to participate in this study.

- Pregnant women or women currently breastfeeding.



Age minimum: 18 Years
Age maximum: N/A
Gender: All
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
ALS (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis)
Intervention(s)
Other: Historical control
Drug: Lunasin Regimen
Primary Outcome(s)
Change in Revised ALS Functional Rating Scale (ALSFRS-R) [Time Frame: Screening/baseline - 12 months]
Secondary Outcome(s)
ALSFRS-R Accuracy [Time Frame: Month 1]
Enrollment Rate [Time Frame: Screening/baseline - Month 12]
Frequency of ALS Reversals [Time Frame: Screening/baseline - Month 12]
Retention Rate [Time Frame: Month 12]
Percent Agreement Between the Weights Obtained by Patients and Study Coordinator [Time Frame: Month 1, Month 12]
Change in H3 Histone Acetylation [Time Frame: Screening/baseline, Month 1]
Secondary ID(s)
Pro00063754
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Please refer to primary and secondary sponsors
Secondary Sponsor(s)
Ethics review
Results
Results available: Yes
Date Posted: 13/12/2018
Date Completed:
URL: https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/results/NCT02709330
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