A Pilot Study of the Effect of Terazosin on ATP Levels in People With Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
试验速览
- 阶段
- 1 期
- 状态
- 招募中
- 入组人数
- 20
- 试验地点
- 1
- 主要终点
- Change in ATP levels
研究概览
简要总结
This will be a single center, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled pilot study to assess the safety and tolerability of terazosin (TZ) at a dose of 5 milligrams (mg) per os (PO) daily for patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). The primary outcome of this study is to determine whether TZ increases adenosine triphosphate (ATP) levels in ALS. The investigators will measure adverse outcomes, safety, and tolerability of taking TZ. Procedures include blood draws, spirometry, fluorodeoxyglucose-positron emission tomography (FDG-PET) scans, questionnaires, and physical examinations. TZ will be titrated up to 5 mg PO daily. This is a pilot study and is not powered to assess efficacy of this medication. The investigators' hope is that this study will guide future studies of this (and similar) medications for the disease modification of ALS. This study also aims to learn more about how patients produce and use energy and if TZ can help to reverse energy deficits that appear in ALS.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Randomized
- 干预模型
- Single Group
- 主要目的
- Basic Science
- 盲法
- Quadruple (Participant, Care Provider, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 18 Years 至 80 Years（Adult, Older Adult）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 否
入选标准
- •Ages 18 - 80 years old
- •Diagnosed with ALS based on Gold Coast Criteria
- •ALS symptom onset within 36 months at enrollment
- •Slow vital capacity (SVC) greater than or equal to 60%
- •Riluzole use-Never taken or taking a stable dose for at least 4 weeks prior to screening visit or will refrain from starting for the duration of the study
- •Edaravone use-Never taken or completed at least one cycle (typically 14 days) prior to screening visit or will refrain from starting for the duration of the study
- •Must have the ability to swallow pills at the time of the screening visit, and in the principle investigator's opinion, have the ability to swallow pills for the duration of the study
- •Willing to use highly effective contraception for the duration of the trial treatment and for a duration of 80 days after the last dose.
排除标准
- •Orthostatic hypotension at screening is defined as decrease in BP > 20 mmHg systolic or > 10 mmHg diastolic and HR increase <20 bpm on transition from supine to sitting or from sitting to standing
- •Known allergy or previous adverse reaction to terazosin or related compound
- •Current use of terazosin or concurrent use of doxazosin, alfuzosin, prazosin, or tamsulosin at the time of screening visit or within the 3 months prior to baseline visit
- •Pregnancy or breastfeeding women
- •Taking therapeutic anticoagulant medication (i.e. warfarin, DOAC's, full dose Lovenox or heparin)
- •Liver function blood tests (ALT or AST) more than twice the upper limit of normal
- •Hemoglobin < 11.0 g/dL
- •Traumatic brain injury or post-traumatic stress disorder
- •Presence of a confounding acute or unstable medical, psychiatric, or orthopedic condition
- •Noncompliant or sporadic use of medications that modulate the central nervous system
- •Uncontrolled major depression or bipolar affective disorder, or other mental health disorders that are, in the opinion of the PI, sufficiently severe to increase risk of experiencing an Adverse Drug Reaction (ADR)
- •Current suicidal ideation as measured by question 2 of the Columbia-Suicide Severity Rating Scale (C-SSRS)
- •Participants with insufficient decisional capacity to provide written informed consent determined by the primary investigator.
- •Noncompliant or sporadic use of antihypertensive medications
- •Unable to lie supine and still for 60 minutes for the duration of the study
- •Currently taking part in another clinical trial with an investigational medicinal product or having taken part in one in the three months prior to screening visit
- •Current diagnosis of diabetes (type 1 or type 2) or healthcare professional-recommended treatment (medication, exercise or diet) of diabetes mellitus
- •Screening visit glucose >140 mg/dl
研究组 & 干预措施
Terazosin
干预措施: Terazosine (Drug)
Placebo
干预措施: Placebo (Drug)
结局指标
主要结局
Change in ATP levels
时间窗: Baseline and 12 weeks
Mean percent change from baseline to 12 weeks in whole-blood ATP and brain glycolytic rate using FDG-PET imaging
次要结局
未报告次要终点
研究者
Andrea Swenson
Clinical Professor
University of Iowa