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NCT ID: NCT00330681 Completed - Clinical trials for Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS)

Efficacy and Safety Study of MCI-186 for Treatment of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS)

Start date: May 2006
Phase: Phase 3
Study type: Interventional

The primary objective of this study is to confirm the efficacy of 60 mg of MCI-186 via intravenous drip once a day in patients with ALS based on the changes in the revised ALS functional rating scale (ALSFRS-R) scores after 24 weeks administration in double-blind, placebo-controlled manner. And in addition, this study will be performed to examine the safety of MCI-186 to ALS patients.

NCT ID: NCT00326625 Completed - Clinical trials for Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis

Clinical Trial of Glatiramer Acetate in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS)

Start date: July 27, 2006
Phase: Phase 2
Study type: Interventional

Teva is developing 40 mg/ml Glatiramer Acetate (GA) Injection , administered once daily under the skin, for the treatment of ALS. The study drug is a higher dose formulation of Copaxone® (20 mg/ml GA), a marketed medication, approved for the treatment of relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis. GA is an immunomodulating drug that has anti inflammatory and neuroprotective properties, which are believed to be of therapeutic value in ALS. The study treatment duration is 1 year (52 weeks).

NCT ID: NCT00324454 Completed - Clinical trials for Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis

Levetiracetam for Cramps, Spasticity and Neuroprotection in Motor Neuron Disease

Start date: May 2006
Phase: Phase 2
Study type: Interventional

Levetiracetam (Keppra) is used to treat partial onset seizures. Its biological effects suggest it might also be useful in treating 3 aspects of human motor neuron diseases (MNDs) for which no effective therapy exists: cramps, spasticity, and disease progression.

NCT ID: NCT00302198 Completed - Clinical trials for Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis

Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Web Based Patient Care Database: ALSConnection.Org

Start date: January 2006
Phase: N/A
Study type: Observational

The purpose is to collect data for ALS research. The data will be used to learn more about the origin of ALS and to improve quality of care for people with ALS. The information you provide in the ALS registry will be used to evaluate variations in patient care, adherence to standards of care and also to help foster ALS research.

NCT ID: NCT00298597 Completed - Clinical trials for Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis

Influence of G-CSF and EPO on Associative Learning and Motor Skills

Start date: March 2006
Phase: Phase 2
Study type: Interventional

In the study we want to prove whether the subcutaneous application of granulocyte-stimulating factor (G-CSF) and erythropoetin (EPO) influence associative learning and/or motor skills of patients, who suffer from chronic stroke or amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. The study hypothesis is that G-CSF and EPO improve associative learning and/or motor skills.

NCT ID: NCT00244244 Completed - Clinical trials for Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS)

A Multicenter, Dose Ranging Safety and Pharmacokinetics Study of Arimoclomol in ALS

Start date: October 2005
Phase: Phase 2
Study type: Interventional

The primary purpose of this study is to evaluate the safety and tolerability of arimoclomol in ALS patients following 90 days of dosing. In addition, the amount of arimoclomol in blood and cerebrospinal fluid will be measured.

NCT ID: NCT00243932 Completed - Clinical trials for Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis

Clinical Trial of High Dose CoQ10 in ALS

Start date: April 2005
Phase: Phase 2
Study type: Interventional

The purpose of this study is to determine the efficacy and preferred dose of CoQ10 in individuals with ALS for a possible future phase III study.

NCT ID: NCT00230074 Completed - Clinical trials for Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis

A Long-term Extension Study of TCH346 and Placebo Administered Once Daily in Patients With Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis(ALS)

Start date: November 2004
Phase: Phase 2
Study type: Interventional

This is a study to evaluate the safety and clinical effects of 4 oral doses of TCH346 compared to placebo in patients with mild or mild to moderate stages of ALS.

NCT ID: NCT00214110 Completed - Clinical trials for Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS)

Tamoxifen Therapy in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis [ALS]

Start date: January 2001
Phase: Phase 2
Study type: Interventional

This is a single-center, phase 2 randomized clinical trial of tamoxifen on mean percent predicted isometric muscle strength in patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). The purpose is to determine whether the triphenylethylenetamoxifen, used as adjuvant therapy in the treatment of breast cancer, can delay the loss of isometric muscle strength in ALS patients.

NCT ID: NCT00204464 Completed - Clinical trials for Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis

Study of the Effects Strengthening Exercises in Individuals With ALS

Start date: n/a
Phase: Phase 2
Study type: Interventional

Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) is the most common motor neuron disease MND) among adults. Motor neurons in the spinal cord, brain stem, and cerebral motor cortex degenerate and create a variety of upper (UMN) and lower motor neuron (LMN) clinical signs and symptoms, with the most frequently presenting symptom being focal weakness beginning in the leg, arm, or bulbar muscles, occurring in more than 70% of patients. Despite the high incidence of muscle weakness in patients with ALS, only two case studies evaluating the effects of specific muscle strengthening and endurance exercise programs in this patient population have been published, and the effects of resistive exercise programs in patients with ALS have not been well studied. Some have discouraged exercise programs in patients with ALS because of fear of overuse weakness. Yet, in patients with other neuromuscular diseases, resistive exercise programs have been shown to be beneficial and have not produced overuse weakness. The purpose of this study is to determine the effects of six months strengthening program on strength, function, fatigue and quality of life in individuals with ALS.