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Register: ClinicalTrials.gov
Last refreshed on: 12 December 2020
Main ID:  NCT02794857
Date of registration: 24/05/2016
Prospective Registration: Yes
Primary sponsor: Neuraltus Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Public title: Safety and Efficacy Study of NP001 in Patients With Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) and Systemic Inflammation
Scientific title: A Phase 2 Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Multicenter Study of NP001 in Subjects With Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) and Evidence of Elevated Systemic Inflammation
Date of first enrolment: August 29, 2016
Target sample size: 138
Recruitment status: Completed
URL:  https://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT02794857
Study type:  Interventional
Study design:  Allocation: Randomized. Intervention model: Parallel Assignment. Primary purpose: Treatment. Masking: Quadruple (Participant, Care Provider, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor).  
Phase:  Phase 2
Countries of recruitment
Canada United States
Contacts
Name:     Robert G. Miller, MD
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Affiliation:  California Pacific Medical Center
Name:     Jonathan Katz, MD
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Affiliation:  California Pacific Medical Center
Name:     Gil Block, MD, PhD
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Affiliation:  Neuraltus Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

Key Inclusion Criteria:

- Diagnosis of clinically possible, clinically probable (with or without laboratory
support), or clinically definite ALS (using the revised El Escorial Criteria)

- Forced vital capacity greater than or equal to 65% of that predicted for age and
height

- Onset of ALS-related weakness less than 3 years prior to first dose of study drug

- Plasma high sensitivity C-reactive protein (hs-CRP) concentration of greater than or
equal to 0.113 mg/dL at pre-screening/screening

- Stable dose (greater than 30 days) of riluzole if undergoing treatment with this agent

- For females: Not be of childbearing potential or agree to use adequate birth control
during the study

Key Exclusion Criteria:

- Life expectancy of less than 6 months

- Tracheotomy or be using ventilatory assistance, including Bi-level Positive Airway
Pressure (BiPAP) or Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP)

- Active pulmonary disease

- Gastrostomy

- Stem cell therapy

- Immune modulator therapy or participation in studies of other agents within 12 weeks
of pre-screening/screening

- Unstable medical condition other than ALS



Age minimum: 21 Years
Age maximum: 80 Years
Gender: All
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
Intervention(s)
Drug: NP001
Drug: Placebo
Primary Outcome(s)
Change from baseline in score on ALS Functional Rating Scale-Revised (ALSFRS-R) questionnaire [Time Frame: Baseline and 6 months]
Secondary Outcome(s)
Time to tracheotomy [Time Frame: Up to 6 months]
Change in levels of blood inflammatory biomarkers [Time Frame: Baseline, 3 and 6 months]
Change in pulmonary function as measured by slow vital capacity readings [Time Frame: Baseline and 6 months]
Secondary ID(s)
NP001-10-003
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Please refer to primary and secondary sponsors
Secondary Sponsor(s)
Ethics review
Results
Results available:
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