Multiple Sclerosis Clinical Trial
A Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of Reldesemtiv in Patients With Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS)
Summary
The purpose of this study is to assess the effect of reldesemtiv versus placebo on functional outcomes in ALS.
Full Description
COURAGE-ALS is a Phase 3, double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled trial of reldesemtiv in patients aged 18 to 80 with ALS.
The screening and qualification period for the trial will be no more than 14 days in duration. Approximately 555 eligible ALS patients will be randomized (2:1) to receive the following dose of reldesemtiv or placebo (stratified by riluzole use/non-use and edaravone use/non-use) for the first 24 weeks (double-blind, placebo-controlled period):
300 mg reldesemtiv twice a day for a 600 mg total daily dose (TDD)
Placebo twice daily
At the end of the 24-week double-blind, placebo-controlled period, patients will transition to the active drug period, where all patients will receive the following dose of reldesemtiv for the next 24 weeks:
300 mg reldesemtiv twice a day for a 600 mg TDD for patients who were not down titrated during the 24 weeks of blinded dosing
150 mg reldesemtiv twice a day for a 300 mg TDD for patients who were down titrated during the 24 weeks of blinded dosing
Eligibility Criteria
Key Inclusion Criteria:
Males or Females between the ages of 18 and 80 years of age, inclusive
Diagnosis of familial or sporadic ALS (defined as meeting the laboratory-supported probable, probable, or definite criteria for ALS according to the World Federation of Neurology El Escorial criteria). Patients who meet the possible criteria are eligible if they have lower motor neuron findings; those who have purely upper motor neuron findings are ineligible.
First symptom of ALS ≤ 24 months prior to screening. The qualifying first symptoms of ALS are limited to manifestations of weakness in extremity, bulbar, or respiratory muscles.
ALSFRS-R total score ≤ 44 at screening. Patients with a total score of 45 or higher may be rescreened 60±7 days following the original screening date.
Upright FVC ≥ 65.0% of predicted for age, height, sex and ethnicity at screening according to Global Lung Initiative equation
Must be either on riluzole for ≥ 30 days prior to screening or have not taken it for at least 30 days prior to screening
Must have completed at least 2 cycles of edaravone at the time of screening or have not received it for at least 30 days prior to screening
Able to swallow whole tablets
Exclusion Criteria:
eGFRCysC < 45.0 mL/min/1.73 m2 at screening
Urine protein/creatinine ratio > 1 mg/mg (113 mg/mmol) at screening
Alanine aminotransferase (ALT) or aspartate aminotransferase (AST) ≥ 3-times the upper limit of normal (ULN)
Total bilirubin (TBL), direct or indirect bilirubin above the ULN.
Cognitive impairment, related to ALS or otherwise that impairs the patient's ability to understand and/or comply with study procedures and provide informed consent
Other medically significant neurological conditions that could interfere with the assessment of ALS symptoms, signs or progression.
Has a tracheostomy
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There are 84 Locations for this study
Phoenix Arizona, 85013, United States
Los Angeles California, 90048, United States
Orange California, 92868, United States
San Francisco California, 94109, United States
Stanford California, 94305, United States
Aurora Colorado, 80045, United States
Washington District of Columbia, 20037, United States
Jacksonville Florida, 32209, United States
Jacksonville Florida, 32224, United States
Tampa Florida, 33612, United States
Chicago Illinois, 60637, United States
Indianapolis Indiana, 46202, United States
Iowa City Iowa, 52242, United States
Kansas City Kansas, 66160, United States
Baltimore Maryland, 21287, United States
Boston Massachusetts, 02114, United States
Worcester Massachusetts, 01655, United States
Ann Arbor Michigan, 48109, United States
Detroit Michigan, 48202, United States
Saint Louis Missouri, 63108, United States
Lincoln Nebraska, 68506, United States
New York New York, 10021, United States
New York New York, 10032, United States
Rochester New York, 14642, United States
Syracuse New York, 13210, United States
Charlotte North Carolina, 28207, United States
Cleveland Ohio, 44195, United States
Portland Oregon, 97213, United States
Portland Oregon, 97239, United States
Hershey Pennsylvania, 17033, United States
Philadelphia Pennsylvania, 19140, United States
Nashville Tennessee, 37232, United States
Dallas Texas, 75206, United States
Burlington Vermont, 05401, United States
Henrico Virginia, 23233, United States
Milwaukee Wisconsin, 53226, United States
Camperdown New South Wales, 2050, Australia
Concord New South Wales, 2139, Australia
Herston Queensland, 4029, Australia
Bedford Park South Australia, 5042, Australia
Nedlands Western Australia, 6009, Australia
Leuven , 3000, Belgium
Calgary Alberta, T2N 4, Canada
Edmonton Alberta, T6G 2, Canada
Fredericton New Brunswick, E3B 0, Canada
Hamilton Ontario, L8N 3, Canada
London Ontario, N6A 5, Canada
Ottawa Ontario, K1Y 4, Canada
Toronto Ontario, M4N 3, Canada
Montréal Quebec, H2X 0, Canada
Montréal Quebec, H3A 2, Canada
Québec Quebec, G1J 1, Canada
Saskatoon Saskatchewan, S7K 0, Canada
Copenhagen , 2400, Denmark
Bron , 69677, France
Lille , 59037, France
Limoges , 87 04, France
Marseille , 13005, France
Nice , 06 00, France
Paris , 75013, France
Tours , 37044, France
Berlin , 13353, Germany
Bonn , 53127, Germany
Hanover , 30625, Germany
Jena , 07747, Germany
Lübeck , 23538, Germany
Ulm , 89081, Germany
Beaumont Dublin, 9, Ireland
Milano , 20138, Italy
Milan , 20149, Italy
Milan , 20162, Italy
Turin , 10126, Italy
Utrecht , 3584 , Netherlands
Warsaw , 02-47, Poland
Lisboa , 1649-, Portugal
Barcelona , 08907, Spain
Bilbao , 48013, Spain
Madrid , 28016, Spain
Valencia , 46026, Spain
Malmö , 21428, Sweden
Stockholm , 11361, Sweden
Saint Gallen , 9007, Switzerland
Liverpool , L9 7L, United Kingdom
London , SE5 9, United Kingdom
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