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Quick Info
Status
Unknown
Phase
1
Trial Type
Non-Randomized, open label
Treatment Type
IV Drug: AP-101
Randomization
Open label trial
Enrollment
18
Start Date
10/10/2019
Sponsor
Contact Information
Locations
Canada, Other
London Health Sciences Centre, University Hospital, London 6058560, N6A 5A5, Canada
Montreal Neurological Institute & Hospital, Montreal 6077243, H3A 2B4, Canada
Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, Toronto 6167865, M4N 3M5, Canada
Enrollment Criteria
Breathing Ability
Percent lung function (FVC) or (SVC)
≥60% SVC
Months Since Onset
Number of months since first symptoms of ALS.
≤ 2 years
Non-Invasive Ventilation (NIV)
Can PALS use a BiPAP in the trial?
unknown
Diaphragm Pacer (DPS)
Can PALS use a DPS in the trial?
unknown
Edaravone Usage
Can a PALS use edaravone (Radicut/Radicava) while enrolled in the trial?
Yes
Open Label
No
Update Notes
No longer recruiting, site updates
10/27/2020
Study contact information added.
7/10/2020
Updated recruitment status.
6/25/2020
Moved to Ongoing, Not Recruiting status Removed Primary Contact Removed Calgary Location All Locations moved to not recruiting status
3/26/2020
Montreal Location now recruiting.
3/19/2020
No significant updates
1/30/2020
Updated recruitment status
1/23/2020
No significant updates
12/4/2019
updated recruitment status
10/18/2019
No significant updates
9/18/2019
No significant updates.
7/31/2019
No significant updates
7/1/2019
No significant updates
7/1/2019
Trial added
6/12/2019

Other Information

Purpose
Single ascending doses of AP-101 will be administered by intravenous (IV) infusion
Eligibility
Inclusion Criteria:
- All participants must adhere to contraception restrictions - Female patients of non-childbearing potential due to:
1. Menopause: spontaneous amenorrhea for at least 12 months not induced by a medical conditions such as anorexia nervosa and not taking medications that induced the amenorrhea (e.g., oral contraceptives, hormones, gonadotropin releasing hormones, anti-estrogens, selective estrogen receptor modulators, or chemotherapy) 2. Surgical sterilization - Have possible, probable, probable laboratory supported or definite and definite familial laboratory-supported ALS in accordance with the El-Escorial criteria - Have familial or sporadic ALS.
- With onset of ALS symptoms, specifically onset of muscle weakness within past 48 months - Have slow vital capacity (SVC) of (greater than or equal to) ≥60% - If on riluzole, must be on a stable dose - If on edaravone, must have completed 2 cycles and are expected to remain on the same dose throughout the study - Able to provide informed consent. If the patient is not able to provide written consent due to aggravation of disease condition, written informed consent may be provided by a legally authorized representative - Have venous access sufficient to allow for blood sampling - Have clinical laboratory test results within normal reference range for the population or study site, or results with acceptable deviations that are judged to be not clinically significant Exclusion Criteria:
- Are currently enrolled in, or discontinued from, within the last 30 days, a clinical trial involving an investigational drug or device or off-label use of a drug or device, or any other type of medical research judged not to be scientifically or medically compatible with this study - Have previously completed or withdrawn from this study - Have a history or presence of medical illness including, but not limited to, any cognitive, cardiovascular, hepatic, hematological, renal, endocrine, or psychiatric, or any clinically significant laboratory abnormality that indicates a medical problem that would preclude study participation - Show evidence of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection and/or positive human HIV antibodies - Show evidence of hepatitis C and/or positive hepatitis C antibody - Show evidence of hepatitis B and/or positive hepatitis B surface antigen - Are women who are lactating.
- Have undergone a tracheostomy unless it was removed at least 6 months prior - Are on feeding tube, unless the insertion of a feeding tube is considered prophylactic - Are on nasal intermittent positive pressure ventilation (NIPPV) >4 hours per day or at the discretion of the medical monitor - Have undergone stem cell therapy
Details
Collaborator(s)
Trial Protocol as Published on Clinicaltrials.gov
NCT03981536 (First Published: 5/30/2019)