View clinical trials related to Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis.
Filter by:There is currently no effective treatment in ALS. Oxidative stress, probably interacting with other neurodegenerative processes, is hypothesized to play a leading role in pathogenesis. These include mechanisms that promote glutamate excitotoxicity, mitochondrial dysfunction and axonal dysfunction. In a transgenic mouse model of fALS that develops a disease with a clinical phenotype similar to ALS, dietary vitamin E supplementation delayed disease onset and slowed progression, although it did not prolong survival. When used as an experimental therapy in human trials, vitamin E did not affect survival significantly, but possibly slowed ALS progression. Two large, prospective epidemiologic studies suggest that longterm use of vitamin E supplements could be inversely associated with risk of ALS or ALS death. In another study, higher baseline serum α-tocopherol was associated with lower subsequent risk of ALS. A modest, non-significant protective effect from supplementation was seen in subjects with baseline serum α-tocopherol levels below median levels. In the current study, we aim to investigate the effects of tocotrienols in patients with ALS, particularly in delaying disease progression as well as assessing its safety profile in this group of patients.
The Ontario Neurodegenerative Disease Research Initiative (ONDRI) is a province-wide collaboration studying dementia and how to improve the diagnosis and treatment of neurodegenerative diseases including: - Alzheimer's disease (AD) - Parkinson's disease (PD) - amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS or Lou Gehrig's disease) - frontotemporal lobar degeneration (FTD) - vascular cognitive impairment, resulting from stroke (VCI)
The objective of this trial is to assess the efficacy, safety, and PK/PD effects of CNM-Au8 as a disease-modifying agent for the treatment of ALS by utilizing electrophysiological measures to detect preservation of motor neuron function. The primary endpoint is the mean change in the average difference between active treatment and placebo from Baseline through Week 36 evaluated by electromyography.
This study is being conducted to help the investigators better understand how the new FDA approved medication Edaravone (also known as Radicava) works in subsets of patients with ALS. The investigators are also trying to understand if there are specific ALS patients, with different presentations of ALS, who might benefit most from this medication. Also, the investigators are following specific biomarkers to determine the optimal treatment duration in patients with different forms of ALS There is no study medication being offered in this trial. Edaravone is prescribed as part of regular care. In this trial we are collecting blood, urine, and spinal fluid samples in ALS patients who are taking Edaravone and ALS patients who are not taking Edaravone to measure certain markers that could indicate why the drug may be working in a specific type of ALS.
This is an open label, off label study, to provide interested ALS patients with Ciprofloxacin/Celecoxib fixed dose combination, while assessing safety and tolerability, routine disease progression measures (ALSFRS-R and Vital Capacity).
Non-invasive ventilation (NIV) in patients diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is nowadays common practice to provide comfort at the end stage of the disease. As complaints vary there is the need of a non-invasive device to measure respiratory volume to objectify complaints. The ExSpiron© is a device for non-invasive monitoring of respiratory volume. The validation of this monitor in patients with ALS is the aim of this study. The hypothesis is that the ExSpiron© delivers a valid assessment of respiratory volume in patients with ALS
Multicenter, randomized, double-blind, placebo controlled study to assess the tolerabilty and efficacy of CuATSM in patients with ALS/MND. Patients will be randomized 1:1 to CuATSM or placebo for 6 x 28-day cycles (24 weeks) of treatment.
This is a single-center intermediate expanded access program to provide access to the investigational product, CNM-Au8, up to 40 participants diagnosed with ALS.
It is an open label study to evaluate safety, tolerability and brain microglia response in participants with ALS following multiple doses of BLZ945.
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.