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Registration number
NCT01281189
Ethics application status
Date submitted
20/01/2011
Date registered
21/01/2011
Date last updated
7/06/2021

Titles & IDs
Public title
Phase 3 Study of Dexpramipexole in ALS
Scientific title
A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Multi-Center Study of the Safety and Efficacy of Dexpramipexole in Subjects With Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
Secondary ID [1] 0 0
EUDRA CT NO: 2010-022818-19
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223AS302
Universal Trial Number (UTN)
Trial acronym
EMPOWER
Linked study record

Health condition
Health condition(s) or problem(s) studied:
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis 0 0
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Condition code
Neurological 0 0 0 0
Neurodegenerative diseases
Human Genetics and Inherited Disorders 0 0 0 0
Other human genetics and inherited disorders

Intervention/exposure
Study type
Interventional
Description of intervention(s) / exposure
Treatment: Drugs - Dexpramipexole
Treatment: Drugs - Placebo

Experimental: Dexpramipexole -

Placebo comparator: Placebo -


Treatment: Drugs: Dexpramipexole
Oral tablet 150mg twice daily for up to 18 months.

Treatment: Drugs: Placebo
Oral tablet twice daily for up to 18 months.
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Treatment: Drugs
Comparator / control treatment
Control group

Outcomes
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Composite Assessment of Function and Survival (CAFS) at 12 Months
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12 months
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Death up to 12 Months (CAFs Individual Component)
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12 months
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Change From Baseline in ALSFRS-R at 12 Months (CAFs Individual Component)
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12 months
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Death or Respiratory Insufficiency (DRI) up to Month 18
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18 months
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Death up to 18 Months
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18 months
Secondary outcome [3] 0 0
=50% Predicted Upright Slow Vital Capacity (SVC) or Died up to 18 Months
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18 months

Eligibility
Key inclusion criteria
* Aged 18 to 80 years old, inclusive, on Day 1.
* Diagnosis of sporadic or familial ALS.
* Onset of first ALS symptoms within 24 months prior to Day 1.
* World Federation of Neurology El Escorial criteria are met for a possible, laboratory-supported probable, probable, or definite ALS diagnosis.
* Upright slow vital capacity (SVC) of 65% or more at screening.
* Patients taking or not taking Riluzole are eligible for this study: if a patient has never taken Riluzole, he or she is eligible; if a patient is currently taking Riluzole, he or she must have been on a stable dose for at least 60 days; if a patient has discontinued Riluzole, he or she must have stopped taking it for at least 30 days.
* Must be able to swallow tablets at the time of study entry.
Minimum age
18 Years
Maximum age
80 Years
Sex
Both males and females
Can healthy volunteers participate?
No
Key exclusion criteria
* Other medically significant illness.
* Clinically significant abnormal laboratory values.
* Pregnant women or women breastfeeding.
* Prior exposure to dexpramipexole.
* Currently taking pramipexole or other dopamine agonists.

Other protocol-defined inclusion/exclusion criteria may apply.

Study design
Purpose of the study
Treatment
Allocation to intervention
Randomised controlled trial
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Methods used to generate the sequence in which subjects will be randomised (sequence generation)
Masking / blinding
Blinded (masking used)
Who is / are masked / blinded?
The people receiving the treatment/s
The people administering the treatment/s
The people assessing the outcomes
The people analysing the results/data
Intervention assignment
Parallel
Other design features
Phase
Phase 3
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Statistical methods / analysis

Recruitment
Recruitment status
Completed
Data analysis
Reason for early stopping/withdrawal
Other reasons
Date of first participant enrolment
Anticipated
Actual
1/03/2011
Date of last participant enrolment
Anticipated
Actual
Date of last data collection
Anticipated
Actual
1/11/2012
Sample size
Target
Accrual to date
Final
942
Recruitment in Australia
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NSW,QLD,VIC
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Prince of Wales Hospital - Randwick
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Westmead Hospital - Westmead
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Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital - Herston
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Calvary Health Care Bethlehem - Melbourne
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- Randwick
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2145 - Westmead
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4029 - Herston
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3121 - Melbourne
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Funding & Sponsors
Primary sponsor type
Commercial sector/industry
Name
Knopp Biosciences
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Ethics approval
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Summary
Brief summary
The purpose of this study is to determine whether dexpramipexole (150 mg twice daily) is safe and effective in the treatment of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS).
Trial website
https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT01281189
Trial related presentations / publications
Cudkowicz ME, van den Berg LH, Shefner JM, Mitsumoto H, Mora JS, Ludolph A, Hardiman O, Bozik ME, Ingersoll EW, Archibald D, Meyers AL, Dong Y, Farwell WR, Kerr DA; EMPOWER investigators. Dexpramipexole versus placebo for patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (EMPOWER): a randomised, double-blind, phase 3 trial. Lancet Neurol. 2013 Nov;12(11):1059-67. doi: 10.1016/S1474-4422(13)70221-7. Epub 2013 Sep 23. Erratum In: Lancet Neurol. 2013 Nov;12(11):1042. Carbonell, J G [corrected to Gamez, J].
Public notes

Contacts
Principal investigator
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Merit Cudkowicz, MD, MSc
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Professor of Neurology of the Harvard Medical School
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Summary Results

For IPD and results data, please see https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT01281189