Use of Dalfampridine in Primary Lateral Sclerosis
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT02868567 |
Recruitment Status :
Active, not recruiting
First Posted : August 16, 2016
Last Update Posted : October 3, 2022
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Motor Neuron Disease, Upper | Drug: dalfampridine | Phase 1 |
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Estimated Enrollment : | 35 participants |
Allocation: | N/A |
Intervention Model: | Single Group Assignment |
Masking: | None (Open Label) |
Primary Purpose: | Treatment |
Official Title: | A Multicenter, 18-week Open Label Safety and Efficacy Trial of Dalfampridine in Primary Lateral Sclerosis |
Study Start Date : | March 2016 |
Estimated Primary Completion Date : | July 2023 |
Estimated Study Completion Date : | July 2023 |

Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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Experimental: Ampyra
Ampyra open label
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Drug: dalfampridine
Pill open label
Other Name: ampyra |
- consistent improvement in the Timed 25 Foot Walk test [ Time Frame: over the duration of the study at week 2, 4, 6, 10, 14, 18 ]speed of walking 25 feet
- Effect of Dalfampridine on quality of life [ Time Frame: over the course of study at weeks 2, 4, 6, 10, 14, 18 ]ALSFRS-R,
- Effects of Dalfampridine on functional status [ Time Frame: over the course of study at weeks 2, 4, 6, 10, 14, 18 ]MSWS-12
- Effects of Dalfampridine on functional status [ Time Frame: over the course of study at weeks 2, 4, 6, 10, 14, 18 ]CGI, SGI
- Effects of Dalfampridine on functional status [ Time Frame: over the course of study at weeks 2, 4, 6, 10, 14, 18 ]2MW, TUG
- Effects of Dalfampridine on functional status [ Time Frame: over the course of study at weeks 2, 4, 6, 10, 14, 18 ]PPT, Hand and Foot tapping.

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years to 99 Years (Adult, Older Adult) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria:
- Male or female, aged 18-99;
- Diagnosis of upper motor neuron disease, compatible with PLS but may include upper motor neuron (UMN) predominant ALS, defined as only upper motor neuron (UMN) features in at least 2 body regions on examination.
- EMG within 3 months of enrollment with minimal or no evidence of lower motor neuron disease,
- Time from symptom onset > 18 months
- No previous allergy to dalfampridine
- No current or exposure to any therapeutic agent targeting PLS or ALS within 30 days of enrollment.
- Must have a forced vital capacity (FVC) ≥ 60% of expected
- Written informed consent prior to screening is present.
- Subjects on a stable dose of or have not taken Riluzole for at least thirty days
- Impaired walking as measured by a Hauser Index of greater than 1 and less than 7 (2 to 6, inclusive);
- Mini Mental Status Score > 22 and deemed by the PI of being capable of providing informed consent and following trial procedures.
- Geographically accessible to the site.
- Women must not be able to become pregnant (e.g., post-menopausal, surgically sterile, or using adequate birth control methods) for the duration of the study and three months after study completion. Adequate contraception includes: abstinence, hormonal contraception (oral contraception, implanted contraception, injected contraception or other hormonal contraception, for example patch or contraceptive ring), intrauterine device (IUD) in place for ≥ 3 months, barrier method in conjunction with spermicide, or another adequate method.
Exclusion Criteria:
- History of clinically significant liver disease, renal disease, peripheral neuropathy, serious peripheral vascular disease, known HSP or + C9orf72 or SPG4 mutation, or any other medical condition felt to be exclusionary by the investigator;
- Unwillingness to sign informed consent or any other reasons for which the investigator feels the subject cannot complete the study;
- Women who are pregnant, breastfeeding, or trying to become pregnant;
- Active cancer within the previous 2 years, except treated basal cell carcinoma of the skin;
- Subjects taking any other experimental drugs within 30 days prior to enrollment;
- Patient has any history of seizures; brain surgery, brain implants, any metallic implants above the neck, cardiac pacemakers, cochlear implants, piercing or body modification above the neck, known history of TMS related complications or side-effects, tinnitus.
- Patient has moderate or severe renal impairment as defined by a calculated creatinine clearance of ≤50 mL/minute;
- Patient has been administered botulinum toxin in the lower extremities within 6 months prior to the screening visit and/or is expected to receive botulinum toxin in the lower extremities during the course of the study;
- Patient has a known allergy to pyridine-containing substances or any of the inactive ingredients of the dalfampridine tablet (colloidal silicon dioxide, hydroxypropyl methylcellulose, magnesium stearate, microcrystalline cellulose, polyethylene glycol, and titanium dioxide);
- Patient has a history of drug or alcohol abuse within the past year;
- Patient has clinically significant abnormal laboratory values.
- Anything else that, in the opinion of the SI, would place the subject at increased risk or preclude the subject's full compliance with or completion of the study.

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT02868567
United States, Florida | |
University of Florida Gainsville | |
Gainesville, Florida, United States, 32607 | |
United States, Massachusetts | |
Mass General Hospital | |
Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02114 | |
United States, New York | |
Shara Holzberg | |
New York, New York, United States, 10021 |
Principal Investigator: | Dale Lange, MD | HSS |
Responsible Party: | Hospital for Special Surgery, New York |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT02868567 |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
2016-247 |
First Posted: | August 16, 2016 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | October 3, 2022 |
Last Verified: | September 2022 |
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product: | Yes |
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product: | No |
Motor Neuron Disease Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Neurodegenerative Diseases Nervous System Diseases Neuromuscular Diseases Spinal Cord Diseases Central Nervous System Diseases |
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