Study of Safety, Tolerability & Efficacy of CK-2017357 in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS)

Study Description

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Brief Summary:

The purpose of this research study is to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of CK-2017357 when taken with or without riluzole (also called Rilutek®) in patients with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS).

Condition or disease	Intervention/treatment	Phase
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis	Drug: CK-2017357; Other: Placebo tablets; Drug: Riluzole	Phase 2

Detailed Description:

The length of the study, including screening, dosing, and follow-up, is approximately 20 weeks. After a one-week open-label phase during which all patients will receive CK-2017357 125 milligrams (mg) twice daily, patients will be randomized one to one (fifty-fifty) to receive double-blind CK-2017357 or matching placebo. The CK-2017357/placebo dose will be increased no faster than weekly to each patient's highest tolerated daily dose, with a maximum of 250 mg twice daily. The dose may be decreased based on tolerability. Patients will continue treatment at the highest tolerated dose to complete a total of 12 weeks of double-blind treatment. Patients may be on riluzole or not on riluzole at study entry. Patients not on riluzole must stay off riluzole. Patients on riluzole who are getting double-blind CK-2017357 will be given riluzole at half the labeled dosage (50 mg once a day instead of 50 mg twice a day). Blood tests for safety will be performed. Information about any side effects that may occur will also be collected.

Study Design

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Study Type :	Interventional (Clinical Trial)
Actual Enrollment :	711 participants
Allocation:	Randomized
Intervention Model:	Parallel Assignment
Masking:	Quadruple (Participant, Care Provider, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)
Primary Purpose:	Treatment
Official Title:	A Phase IIb, Multi-National, Double-Blind, Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Study to Evaluate the Safety, Tolerability and Efficacy of CK-2017357 in Patients With Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) (BENEFIT-ALS)
Study Start Date :	October 2012
Actual Primary Completion Date :	March 2014
Actual Study Completion Date :	March 2014

Arms and Interventions

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Arm	Intervention/treatment
Experimental: CK-2017357; 125 mg tablets	Drug: CK-2017357; CK-2017357 125 mg tablets twice daily; Other Name: tirasemtiv; Drug: Riluzole; Tablets; Other Name: Rilutek
Placebo Comparator: Placebo; Placebo tablets	Other: Placebo tablets; Tablets; Drug: Riluzole; Tablets; Other Name: Rilutek

Outcome Measures

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Primary Outcome Measures :

1. The change from baseline to the average of the ALS Functional Rating Scale-Revised (ALSFRS-R) total score obtained at Visits 6 and 7 [ Time Frame: 12 weeks ]

Secondary Outcome Measures :

1. Change in Maximum Voluntary Ventilation (MVV) [ Time Frame: 12 weeks ]
2. Change in Sniff Nasal Inspiratory Pressure (SNIP) [ Time Frame: 12 weeks ]
3. Change in Slow Vital Capacity (SVC) [ Time Frame: 12 weeks ]
4. Change in handgrip strength and fatigability [ Time Frame: 12 weeks ]
   As measured by maximum handgrip strength and sub-maximum handgrip strength
5. Change in muscle strength by hand-held dynamometry (HHD) [ Time Frame: 12 weeks ]

   As determined by the megascore of:

   Elbow flexion (bilateral), wrist extension (bilateral), knee extension (bilateral), and ankle dorsiflexion (bilateral)

Eligibility Criteria

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Ages Eligible for Study:	18 Years and older (Adult, Older Adult)
Sexes Eligible for Study:	All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:	No

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

1. Able to comprehend and willing to sign an Informed Consent Form (ICF)
2. Male or female 18 years of age or older
3. A diagnosis of familial or sporadic ALS (defined as meeting the possible, laboratory-supported probable, probable, or definite criteria for a diagnosis of ALS according to the World Federation of Neurology El Escorial criteria)
4. Upright Slow Vital Capacity (SVC) >60 % of predicted for age, height and sex
5. At least 4 of the 12 ALSFRS-R questions must be scored 2 or 3
6. Diminished but measurable maximum voluntary grip strength in at least one hand; i.e., between 10 and 40 pounds (females) and 10 and 60 pounds (males)
7. Able to swallow tablets without crushing
8. A caregiver (if one is needed) who can and will observe and report the patient's status
9. Pre-study clinical laboratory findings within normal range or, if outside of the normal range, deemed not clinically significant by the Investigator
10. Male patients must agree for the duration of the study and 10 weeks after the end of the study to use a condom during sexual intercourse with female partners who are of reproductive potential and to have female partners use an additional effective means of contraception (e.g., diaphragm plus spermicide, or oral contraceptives) or the male patient must agree to abstain from sexual intercourse during and for 10 weeks after the end of the study
11. Female patients must be post-menopausal (≥ 1 year) or sterilized, or, if of childbearing potential, not be breastfeeding, have a negative pregnancy test, have no intention to become pregnant during the course of the study, and use contraceptive drugs or devices as detailed in item 10 for the duration of the study and for 10 weeks after the end of the study
12. Patients must be either on a stable dose of riluzole 50 mg twice daily for at least 30 days prior to screening or have not taken riluzole for at least 30 days prior to screening and are willing not to begin riluzole use during the conduct of this study.

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Any use of non-invasive positive pressure ventilation (NIPPV, e.g. continuous positive airway pressure [CPAP] or bilevel positive airway pressure [BiPAP]) for any portion of the day, or mechanical ventilation via tracheostomy, or on any form of oxygen supplementation
2. Patients with a diaphragm pacing system (DPS) at study entry or who anticipate DPS placement during the course of the study
3. Body Mass Index (BMI) of 19.0 kg/m2 or lower
4. Unwilling to discontinue theophylline-containing medications during study participation
5. Serum chloride < 100 mmol/L
6. Neurological impairment due to a condition other than ALS, including history of transient ischemic attack (TIA) within the past year
7. Presence at screening of any medically significant cardiac, pulmonary, gastrointestinal (GI), musculoskeletal, or psychiatric illness that might interfere with the patient's ability to comply with study procedures or that might confound the interpretation of clinical safety or efficacy data
8. Has taken any investigational study drug within 30 days or 5 half-lives of the prior agent, whichever is greater, prior to dosing
9. Previously received CK-2017357 in any previous clinical trial

Contacts and Locations

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Sponsors and Collaborators

Cytokinetics

Investigators

Study Director:	Jinsy Andrews, MD	Cytokinetics, Inc.
Study Chair:	Jeremy Shefner, MD, PhD	State University of New York - Upstate Medical University
Principal Investigator:	Jeremy Shefner, MD, PhD	State University of New York - Upstate Medical University

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Responsible Party:	Cytokinetics
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT01709149 History of Changes
Other Study ID Numbers:	CY 4026
First Posted:	October 18, 2012
Last Update Posted:	January 9, 2017
Last Verified:	January 2017

Additional relevant MeSH terms:

Sclerosis; Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis; Motor Neuron Disease; Pathologic Processes; Neurodegenerative Diseases; Nervous System Diseases; Neuromuscular Diseases; Spinal Cord Diseases; Central Nervous System Diseases; TDP-43 Proteinopathies; Proteostasis Deficiencies	Metabolic Diseases; Riluzole; Anticonvulsants; Excitatory Amino Acid Antagonists; Excitatory Amino Acid Agents; Neurotransmitter Agents; Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action; Physiological Effects of Drugs; Neuroprotective Agents; Protective Agents