Eligibility Module
The Eligibility Module contains detailed information about who can participate in the clinical trial. This includes eligibility criteria, age restrictions, gender requirements, healthy volunteer status, and study population descriptions, helping researchers understand who is eligible to participate in the study.
Eligibility Module path is as follows:
Study -> Protocol Section -> Eligibility Module
Eligibility Module
Ignite Creation Date:
2025-12-24 @ 5:03 PM
Ignite Modification Date:
2025-12-24 @ 5:03 PM
NCT ID:
NCT05959850
Eligibility Criteria:
Inclusion Criteria:
1. Must have given written informed consent before any study related assessments are performed and must be able to understand purpose of the study, including any possible risks and adverse events.
2. ALS as diagnosed according to the recently proposed Gold Coast diagnostic criteria.
3. First symptom of ALS less than or equal to 18 months prior to screening. The qualifying first symptoms of ALS are limited to manifestations of weakness in extremity, bulbar, or respiratory muscles. Cramps, fasciculations, or fatigue should not be taken in isolation as a first symptom of ALS.
4. Forced vital capacity (FVC) greater than or equal to 60% of predicted value as adjusted for gender, height and age at the Screening Visit.
5. Male or female patients aged 18 years or greater (inclusive) and less than 85 years at the time of ALS diagnosis.
6. Able to swallow liquid.
7. Able to perform reproducible pulmonary function tests
8. Female patients must be post-menopausal or sterilized or must not be breastfeeding, have no intention to become pregnant during the study, and use acceptable methods of contraception or abstain from intercourse.
9. Male patients who have not had a vasectomy and confirmed zero sperm count must agree after receiving the first dose of study drug either to use acceptable methods of contraception or abstain from intercourse.
10. If on riluzole, stable dosing for 30-days prior to screening.
11. Pre-study ALSFRS-R progression between disease onset and screening of greater than or equal to 0.5 points/month (calculated by ALSFRS-R total score decline from 48 divided by the months since onset of ALS symptoms).
Exclusion Criteria:
1. Use of non-invasive ventilation (NIV) support for ALS only or gastrostomy tube at time of screening.
2. Exposure to investigational drug within 12-weeks prior to screening.
3. At screening of any medically significant cardiac, pulmonary, 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 data.
4. Patient with a history of significant other major medical conditions based on the Investigator's judgment.
5. Based on the investigator's judgment, patients who may have difficulty complying with the protocol and/or any study procedures.
6. Any person who is an employee or an Investigator or Sponsor, or an immediate relative of an Investigator.
Healthy Volunteers:
False
Sex:
ALL
Minimum Age:
18 Years
Maximum Age:
85 Years
Study:
NCT05959850
Study Brief:
Protocol Section:
NCT05959850