A Phase 2b/3 multicenter, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, parallel group study to evaluate the efficacy, safety and tolerability of MN-166 given to ALS participants for 12 months followed by a 6-month open-label extension phase.
This is a Phase 2b/3 multicenter, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, parallel group study to evaluate the efficacy, safety and tolerability of MN-166 followed by an open-label extension phase compared to matching placebo in subjects diagnosed with ALS. The study will consist of a screening phase (up to 30 days) followed by a double-blind phase (12 months). Following the screening phase, subjects who continue to meet entry criteria will be randomly assigned to one of two treatment groups: MN-166 or matching placebo in a 1:1 ratio. Upon completion of the double-blind phase, subjects will be given the option to continue to the Open-label Extension Phase for a period of six months.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
QUADRUPLE
Enrollment
234
University of California
Orange, California, United States
Mayo Clinic
Jacksonville, Florida, United States
Change from baseline in ALSFRS-R score at Month 12 (or last measurement before death in case of censoring) and survival time.
The amyotrophic lateral sclerosis functional rating scale-revised, or ALSFRS-R, measures the functional status of subjects with ALS. It is based on 12 items, each of which is rated on a 5-point scale (0 to 4). The rate of total functional disability thus ranges from 0 (maximum disability) to 48 (normal function) points.
Time frame: 12 months
Mean change from baseline of muscle strength measured by hand-held dynamometry
Hand-held dynamometry, or HHD, is used to measure the force generated by each muscle. The scale ranges from 0 (no visible movement of the part) to 10 (holds test position against strong pressure). Thus, the higher the total score, the higher muscle strength is observed.
Time frame: Baseline, Treatment Phase Week 6, Months 3, 6, 9 and12 time points.
Mean change from baseline on quality of life assessed by ALSAQ-5 at Month 12
The Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Assessment Questionnaire, or ALSAQ-5, is a patient self-report questionnaire specifically designed to measure 5 areas of health: physical mobility, activities of daily living and independence, eating and drinking, communication and emotional functioning. The subject is asked about 5 different areas of difficulties in their daily lives: ability to stand up, use of limbs, consuming solid food, level of speech coherence, and degree of hope about the future.Each question provides 5 choices from which to choose: Never, Rarely, Sometimes, Often, and Always or cannot do at all.
Time frame: 12 months
Mean change from baseline of functional activity measured by ALSFRS-R at Month 12
The ALSFRS-R assessment tool measures the functional status of subjects with ALS. It is based on 12 items, each of which is rated on a 5-point scale (0 to 4). The rate of total functional disability thus ranges from 0 (maximum disability) to 48 (normal function) points. In this context, the ALSFRS-R total score change (lower, same, higher) is documented.
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Augusta University
Augusta, Georgia, United States
Indiana University IU Health Neuroscience Center
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, Maryland, United States
Hennepin Healthcare Research Institute
Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
SUNY Upstate Medical University
Syracuse, New York, United States
Duke University
Durham, North Carolina, United States
Lehigh Valley Health Network
Allentown, Pennsylvania, United States
University of Virginia Health System
Charlottesville, Virginia, United States
...and 6 more locations
Time frame: 12 months
Responders, measured in percent of subjects overall, whose ALSFRS-R total score was stable or improved
Proportion of subjects in which ALSFRS-R total score was stable or improved.
Time frame: 12 months
Time to survival
Defined by death or permanent dependency to ventilator or tracheostomy.
Time frame: 12 months
Number of Participants with Treatment-Related Adverse Events as Assessed by CTCAE v4.0
The incidence of treatment-emergent adverse events (TEAEs), severity (mild, moderate, severe), as well as relationship to study treatment (not related, possibly related, probably related) and whether they are considered serious.
Time frame: 12 months
Changes from Baseline in Laboratory Values
Incidence of out-of-normal-range values and markedly abnormal change from baseline in laboratory safety test variables by treatment group.
Time frame: 12 months