Safety Extension Study of Oral Edaravone Administered in Subjects With Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS)

NCT ID: NCT04577404

Last Updated: 2025-12-30

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

PHASE3

Total Enrollment

124 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2020-10-29

Study Completion Date

2023-08-09

Brief Summary

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This is a Phase 3, international, multicenter, open-label, long-term extension study. The primary objective of this study is to evaluate the long-term safety and tolerability of oral edaravone in subjects with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) for up to 96 weeks.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS)

Study Design

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Allocation Method

NA

Intervention Model

SINGLE_GROUP

Single Arm Open Label
Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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MT-1186

Oral Edaravone administered once daily for 10 days out of 14, followed by a 14-day drug- free period

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

MT-1186

Intervention Type DRUG

Treatment cycles with daily dosing for 10 days out of a 14-day period, followed by a 14 day drug free period up to 96 weeks of treatment or until the drug is commercially available in that country.

Interventions

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MT-1186

Treatment cycles with daily dosing for 10 days out of a 14-day period, followed by a 14 day drug free period up to 96 weeks of treatment or until the drug is commercially available in that country.

Intervention Type DRUG

Other Intervention Names

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Oral Edaravone

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

1. Subjects must provide signed and dated informed consent form (ICF) to participate in the study. Subjects must be able (in the judgment of the Investigator) to understand the nature of the study and all risks involved with participation in the study.
2. Subjects must be willing to cooperate and comply with all protocol restrictions and requirements.
3. Subjects who successfully completed Study MT-1186-A01.

Exclusion Criteria

1. Subjects of childbearing potential unwilling to use a highly effective method of contraception from Visit 1 until 3 months after the last dose of study medication.
2. Subjects who have a significant risk of suicide. Subjects with any suicidal behavior or suicidal ideation of type 4 (active suicidal ideation with some intent to act, without a specific plan) or type 5 (active suicidal ideation with specific plan and intent) based on the C-SSRS at Visit
3. Subjects who are not eligible to continue in the study, as judged by the Investigator.
4. Subjects who are unable to take their medications orally or through a PEG/RIG tube.
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Tanabe Pharma America, Inc.

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Head of Medical Science

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

Tanabe Pharma America, Inc.

Locations

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St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center (SJHMC) - Barrow Neurological Institute (BNI) - The Gregory W. Fulton ALS and Neuromuscular Disease Center

Phoenix, Arizona, United States

Site Status

Neuromuscular Research Center

Phoenix, Arizona, United States

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Woodland Research Northwest

Rogers, Arkansas, United States

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University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus

Aurora, Colorado, United States

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UF Health Cancer Center

Gainesville, Florida, United States

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Emory University - School of Medicine

Atlanta, Georgia, United States

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Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, Maryland, United States

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Neurology Associates, P.C - Lincoln

Lincoln, Nebraska, United States

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Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center (WFUBMC) - The J. Paul Sticht Center on Aging and Rehabilitation

Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States

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Penn State Hershey Children's Hospital

Hershey, Pennsylvania, United States

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Alleghany General Hospital

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States

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Texas Neurology, PA

Dallas, Texas, United States

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Medical College of Wisconsin

Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States

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Heritage Medical Research Clinic - University Of Calgary

Calgary, Alberta, Canada

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University of Alberta - Walter C Mackenzie Health Sciences Centre (WCM)

Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

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Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital

Montreal, Quebec, Canada

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CHU-Nice - Hopital Pasteur 2

Nice, Cedex 1, France

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Centre Hospitalier Esquirol

Limoges, Marcland, France

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Centre Hospitalier Universitaire (CHU) de Bordeaux

Bordeaux, , France

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Hopital Pierre Wertheimer - Hopital Neurologique

Paris, , France

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Deutsche Klinik fuer Diagnostik

Wiesbaden, Hesse, Germany

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Medizinische Hochschule Hannover

Hanover, Lower Saxony, Germany

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Ospedale San Raffaele (HSR) (Istituto Scientifico Universitario San Raffaele)

Milan, Lombardy, Italy

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Universita degli Studi di Torino - Centro Regionale Esperto Per La Sclerosi Laterale Amiotrofica (CRESLA)

Turin, Piedmont, Italy

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Fondazione Serena Onlus - Azienda Ospedaliera Niguarda Ca Granda - Centro Clinico Nemo (Neuro Muscular Omnicentre)

Milan, , Italy

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Aichi Medical University Hospital

Nagakute-shi, Aichi-ken, Japan

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National Hospital Organization Chibahigashi National Hospital

Chiba, Chiba, Japan

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Murakami Karindoh Hospital

Fukuoka, Fukuoka, Japan

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Fukushima Medical University Hospital

Fukushima, Fukushima, Japan

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National Hospital Organization Hokkaido Medical Center

Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan

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National Hospital Organization Iou National Hospital

Kanazawa, Ishikawa-ken, Japan

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Kagawa University Hospital

Kita-gun, Kagawa-ken, Japan

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Kitasato University Hospital

Sagamihara, Kanagawa, Japan

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Yokohama City University Hospital

Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan

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National Hospital Organization Kumamoto Saishun Medical Center

Koshi-shi, Kumamoto, Japan

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Tohoku University Hospital

Sendai, Miyagi, Japan

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Niigata University Medical And Dental Hospital

Niigata, Niigata, Japan

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Kansai Electric Power Hospital Recruiting

Fukushima-ku, Osaka-shi, Osaka, Japan

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National Hospital Organization Toneyama Medical Center

Toyonaka-shi, Osaka, Japan

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Shiga University of Medical Science Hospital

Ōtsu, Shiga, Japan

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National Hospital Organization Shizuoka Institute of Epilepsy and Neurological Disorders

Shizuoka, Shizuoka, Japan

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Juntendo University Hospital

Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, Japan

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Tokyo Metropolitan Neurological Hospital

Fuchū, Tokyo, Japan

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Toho University Omori Medical Center

Ōta-ku, Tokyo, Japan

Site Status

Countries

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United States Canada France Germany Italy Japan

References

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Genge A, Pattee GL, Sobue G, Aoki M, Yoshino H, Couratier P, Lunetta C, Petri S, Selness D, Todorovic V, Sasson N, Hirai M, Takahashi F, Salah A, Apple S, Wamil A, Kalin A, Jackson CE. Safety Extension Study of Edaravone Oral Suspension in Patients With Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis for up to an Additional 96 Weeks of Treatment. Muscle Nerve. 2025 Sep;72(3):450-454. doi: 10.1002/mus.28451. Epub 2025 Jun 9.

Reference Type RESULT
PMID: 40485494 (View on PubMed)

Provided Documents

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Document Type: Study Protocol

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Document Type: Statistical Analysis Plan

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Other Identifiers

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2020-000376-38

Identifier Type: EUDRACT_NUMBER

Identifier Source: secondary_id

jRCT2041200084

Identifier Type: REGISTRY

Identifier Source: secondary_id

MT-1186-A03

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id