This is a randomized double blinded randomized 2:1 study. The duration of the study is 6 month. The safety and tolerability of high doses of biotin (300 mg/ day) will be compared to placebo in patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Patients will be evaluated at baseline, 3, and 6 month. The primary outcome will be any adverse effects recorded. The secondary outcomes will be motor disability measured by ALS-FRS, change in Pulmonary function test parameters (FEV1- FVC), change in subject weight (in kg).
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
QUADRUPLE
Enrollment
12
High dose biotin
Placebo tablet similar in shape and size to the biotin tablet
American univeristy of Beirut medical center
Beirut, Lebanon
Incidence of Treatment-Emergent Adverse Events [Safety and Tolerability]
Any adverse effects resulting from receiving high dose biotin in patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis will be recorded
Time frame: 6 months
Motor disability measurement
The motor disability will be measured in the both arms using the revised amyotrophic lateral sclerosis functional rating scale (ALS-FRSr). This scale measures the progression and the severity of the disease. It is compose of 12 questions, each questions can have a score from 0 to 4. Questions 1 to 3 are related to bulbar onset, questions 4 to 9 are related to limb onset and questions 10-12 are related to respiratory onset. The minimum score is 0 and the maximum total score is 48. The higher the score the better the functional status. The lower the score the worse the functional status of the patient.
Time frame: 6 months
Change in Pulmonary function test parameters ( FEV1- FVC)
Forced expiratory volume in 1 second (FEV1) measured in percents and forced vital capacity (FVC) measured in liters will be measured in the both study arms.
Time frame: 6 months
Weight changes
Changes in body weight (in kilograms) will be measured in both study arms
Time frame: 6 months
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