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Clinical Trials/DRKS00030948
DRKS00030948
Recruiting
Phase 2

B-cell depletion for the treatment of patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) - A Randomized, Double-blind, Placebo controlled Pilot Study in Patients with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis for the Evaluation of Efficacy and Safety of B-Cell Depletion with Rituximab (ABCD) - ABCD

Deutsches Zentrum für Neurodegenerative Erkrankungen e.v.0 sites65 target enrollmentJuly 3, 2023

Overview

Phase
Phase 2
Intervention
Not specified
Conditions
G12.2
Sponsor
Deutsches Zentrum für Neurodegenerative Erkrankungen e.v.
Enrollment
65
Status
Recruiting
Last Updated
last year

Overview

Brief Summary

No summary available.

Registry
who.int
Start Date
July 3, 2023
End Date
TBD
Last Updated
last year
Study Type
Interventional
Sex
All

Investigators

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • Disease duration of sporadic ALS is \= 24 months after symptom onset and symptoms have not progressed to a permanent need of assisted ventilation of any kind (including non\-invasive ventilation).
  • Written consent to participate in the study
  • Patients with the capacity to give informed consent
  • The patient is capable to attend study visits
  • Medication with riluzole at a stable dose of 50 mg BID for \= 30 days prior to the screening visit and if possible, throughout the study.
  • Slow vital capacity (VC) equal to or more than 75% of the predicted normal value for gender, height and age at the screening visit
  • Recommended vaccination according to STIKO (incl. COVID\-19 vaccination)

Exclusion Criteria

  • Dysfunction (other than ALS) that could distort or obscure the diagnosis of ALS
  • Patients with a tracheostomy or ongoing treatment (more than 7 consecutive days in the 4 weeks prior to the screening visit) requiring noninvasive positive pressure ventilation of any kind
  • Patients with HIV infections
  • Active, severe infections (e.g. tuberculosis, sepsis and opportunistic infections)
  • History of chronically active hepatitis including active or chronic hepatitis B, acute or chronic hepatitis C
  • History of a tuberculosis (TB) infection, signs/symptoms of TB or close contact with a person with an active TB infection
  • Clinically significant infection involving intravenous administration of antibiotics and hospitalization in the 4 weeks prior to the screening visit
  • Patients with a serious impairment of the immune system
  • Severe heart failure (New York Heart Association Class IV) or severe, uncontrolled heart disease
  • Patients having severe disease in the renal, cardiovascular or hematological system

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Not specified

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