Effects of ODM-109 on Respiratory Function in Patients With Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis

Summary

In the double-blind, cross-over part of the study, ODM-109 capsules and placebo capsules for ODM-109 will be administered for 2 weeks separated by a 19-23 days wash-out period. During each treatment period of the double-blind cross-over part, there will be a baseline visit (day 1) and 2 visits (5 ± 2 and 14 ± 2 days) after the start of study treatment. After completing the 3rd treatment period, the subjects will continue in the open-label follow-up part for 6 months. During the open-label follow-up, visits will be at 1, 3 and 6 months. An end-of-study visit will take place 14-25 days after the last study treatment administration for each subject. The study duration will be about 13-14 weeks for the double-blind cross-over part, and about 9-10 months for the entire study including the 6 months open-label follow-up. The number of randomised study subjects is planned to be approximately 54 in cross-over comparison. The maximum number of subjects will not exceed 70. Primary objective is to investigate the efficacy of oral ODM-109 on respiratory function in patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS).

Timeline

Start

2015-07

Primary completion

2017-05

Completion

2017-06

Publications

• Al-Chalabi A, Shaw P, Leigh PN, van den Berg L, Hardiman O, Ludolph A, Aho VV, Sarapohja T, Kuoppamaki M. Oral levosimendan in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: a phase II multicentre, randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial. J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry. 2019 Oct;90(10):1165-1170. doi: 10.1136/jnnp-2018-320288. Epub 2019 Jul 17.

Drugs

Indications