Talampanel for Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS)

NCT ID: NCT00696332

Last Updated: 2011-10-21

Study Results

Results pending

The study team has not published outcome measurements, participant flow, or safety data for this trial yet. Check back later for updates.

Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

PHASE2

Total Enrollment

559 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2008-09-30

Study Completion Date

2010-05-31

Brief Summary

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The purpose of this study is to assess the efficacy, tolerability and safety of oral administration of talampanel compared to a placebo in subjects with ALS.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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ALS

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

QUADRUPLE

Participants Caregivers Investigators Outcome Assessors

Study Groups

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Talampanel 50mg

50mg Talampanel 3 times per day

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Talampanel

Intervention Type DRUG

capsules Talampanel, 3 times per day, 52 weeks

Talampanel 25mg

25mg Talampanel 3 times per day

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Talampanel

Intervention Type DRUG

capsules Talampanel, 3 times per day, 52 weeks

Placebo

placebo 3 times per day

Group Type PLACEBO_COMPARATOR

placebo

Intervention Type OTHER

capsules, placebo, 3 times a day, for 52 weeks

Interventions

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Talampanel

capsules Talampanel, 3 times per day, 52 weeks

Intervention Type DRUG

Talampanel

capsules Talampanel, 3 times per day, 52 weeks

Intervention Type DRUG

placebo

capsules, placebo, 3 times a day, for 52 weeks

Intervention Type OTHER

Other Intervention Names

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AMPA antagonist AMPA antagonist

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

1. Diagnosis of definite or probable ALS in accordance with the El-Escorial criteria.
2. Subject has experienced his/her first ALS symptoms within 3 years prior to the screening visit.
3. Slow VC test equal to or greater than 70% of the predicted value.
4. The sum of the 3 respiratory items on the ALSFRS-R must total at least 10 points.
5. Subjects taking riluzole must be on a stable dose for at least 8 weeks prior to screening visit.
6. Ages 18-80 (inclusive)

Exclusion Criteria

1. The use of invasive or non-invasive ventilation.
2. Subject having undergone gastrostomy.
3. Subject with any clinically significant or unstable medical condition.
4. Subject participating in any other investigational drug trial or using investigational drug (within 12 weeks prior to screening and thereafter).
5. Females who are pregnant or nursing.
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

80 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Teva Branded Pharmaceutical Products R&D, Inc.

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Locations

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CA Medical Center for Movement Disorders-Forbes Norris MDA/ALS Research Center

San Francisco, California, United States

Site Status

University of Kansas Medical Center - Dept of Neurology

Kansas City, Kansas, United States

Site Status

Johns Hopkins OPC - Meyer Bldg

Baltimore, Maryland, United States

Site Status

Massachusetts General Hospital-Neurology Clinical Trials Unit

Charlestown, Massachusetts, United States

Site Status

Mayo Clinic

Rochester, Minnesota, United States

Site Status

Columbia University - Neurology Institute

New York, New York, United States

Site Status

SUNY Upstate Medical University

Syracuse, New York, United States

Site Status

Academic Hospital University of Leuven - ALS dept

Leuven, , Belgium

Site Status

ALS Centre

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Site Status

London Health Sciences Centre Motor Neuro Diseases Clinic

London, Ontario, Canada

Site Status

Montreal Neurological Institute

Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Site Status

C.H.U. La Timone - Service de Neurologie

Marseille, , France

Site Status

C.H.U. de Montpellier - Hopital Gui de Chauliac - Service des Explorations Neurologiques

Montpellier, , France

Site Status

Hopital La Pitie Salpetriere - Federation de Neurologie

Paris, , France

Site Status

Universitaetsklinik Berlin-Charite, Campus Virchow Klinikum, Neurologische Klinik

Berlin, , Germany

Site Status

Berufsgenossenschaftliche Klinik Bergmannsheil, Neurologische Klinik

Bochum, , Germany

Site Status

Universitaet Ulm

Ulm, , Germany

Site Status

Semmelweis University, Department of Neurology

Budapest, , Hungary

Site Status

Sourasky MC -EMG Unit

Tel Aviv, , Israel

Site Status

Fondazione "S.Maugeri" Clinica della Riabilitazione IRCCS-Istituto Scientifico di Lissone

Lissone (MI), , Italy

Site Status

Centro Clinico NEMO

Milan, , Italy

Site Status

Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria San Giovanni Battista di Torino - Dipartimento di Neuroscienze

Torino, , Italy

Site Status

Universitair Medisch Centrum Utrecht

Utrecht, , Netherlands

Site Status

Hospital Carlos III

Madrid, , Spain

Site Status

Countries

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United States Belgium Canada France Germany Hungary Israel Italy Netherlands Spain

Other Identifiers

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ALSTAR

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: secondary_id

ALS-TAL-201 (ALSTAR)

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id