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| CDMRP-AL230079 | Other Grant/Funding Number | US Department of Defense |
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| Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center | OTHER |
| United States Department of Defense | FED |
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Following completion of the ALS Early Feasibility Study of the MyoRegulator® device for treatment of ALS (NCT06165172), the CALM study will further assess the feasibility of the MyoRegulator® device to treat ALS in an expanded number of individuals with ALS. CALM will gather additional preliminary evidence of clinical safety and potential effectiveness in this patient population with a longer follow-up period and additional secondary endpoints in a single-arm study prior to commencing a larger sham-controlled pivotal trial.
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS, Lou Gehrig's disease) is a progressive neurodegenerative disease that affects motor neurons in spinal cord and brain. ALS causes motor and cognitive function deficits and eventual death, typically within 2-5 years of diagnosis. There are at least 30,000 ALS patients in the United States and about 5,000 new diagnoses every year according to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC).
Central features of ALS pathology include the development of motor neuron hyperexcitability and the formation of protein aggregates in the cytoplasmic compartment of motor neurons and these are found across different ALS variants. The MyoRegulator® treatment is a non-invasive neuromodulation-based intervention that suppresses motor neuron hyperexcitability and activates protein degradation pathways through the use of multi-site direct current stimulation (multi-site DCS). Pre-clinical studies show that treatment using multi-site DCS effectively slows disease progression in transgenic mouse models of ALS. This is associated with improved motor function, preservation of motor neurons, and improved animal survival.
This clinical study is a non-significant risk (NSR), single-site, open-label investigation using the non-invasive multi-site DCS MyoRegulator® to evaluate the feasibility and safety of treatment with MyoRegulator® in individuals with ALS and to provide initial evidence of efficacy. The primary endpoint is feasibility and safety. Feasibility will be evaluated by recording and assessing the proportion potential participants who are enrolled from the total number of participants screened for the study, the ease of delivering treatment, the tolerability of study participants to the treatment, and the compliance of study participants with the study schedule and evaluations. Safety will be evaluated by recording the frequency and duration of any adverse events reported by study participants or observed by physical examination during or following treatment and throughout the study duration.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
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| Active MyoRegulator Treatment Arm | Experimental | 4 weeks of active MyoRegulator® device treatment three times per week then follow-up at 1 week, 1 month, 3 months, and optionally at 6 months following the end of treatment |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
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| Multi-site direct current stimulation (DCS) | Device | The MyoRegulator® treatment is a non-invasive intervention that suppresses motor neuron hyperexcitability and activates protein degradation pathways through the use of multi-site direct current stimulation (multi-site DCS). |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Feasibility of treating ALS patients using multi-site DCS | The feasibility of treating ALS patients using multi-site DCS will be evaluated by determining the number of patients who can complete all of the study treatments at the target stimulation levels: | On treatment day and at each follow-up visit out to 3 months post-treatment |
| Incidence of Treatment-Emergent Adverse Events [Safety and Tolerability] | Safety will be evaluated by recording the frequency and duration of any adverse events reported by study participants or observed by physical examination during or following treatment and throughout the study duration, with particular attention to any device-related serious adverse events or unanticipated adverse events. | On treatment day and at each follow-up visit out to 6 months post-treatment |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| ALS Functional Rating Scale (ALSFRS-R) | The Revised (ALSFRS-R) is a clinician administered outcome measure that provides an evaluation of function in ALS patients. The ALSFRS-R measures 12 aspects of physical function, ranging from one's ability to swallow and use utensils to climbing stairs and breathing. Each function is scored from 4 (normal) to 0 (no ability), with a maximum total score of 48 and a minimum total score of 0. |
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Inclusion Criteria:
Exclusion Criteria:
Study participants who are on permanent assisted ventilation (PAV) defined as >22h of noninvasive or invasive ventilation a day for > 7 consecutive days.
Study participants who have been diagnosed with ALS having only clinical bulbar involvement
Implanted intrathecal pump
Prior botulinum toxin injection(s) at any site within 12 weeks of study enrollment
Prior phenol or alcohol injections for spasticity within 6 months of study enrollment
Presence of potential tsDCS and/or TMS risk factors:
Any medical condition that would prevent the participant from being able to participate in the clinical outcome measures
Pregnant females, as determined by a pregnancy test at V1 (in females of child-bearing potential)
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| Name | Role | Phone | Extension | |
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| Seward Rutkove (Clinical Site PI), M.D. | Contact | 617-667-3069 | mhemme@bidmc.harvard.edu | |
| Nader Yaghoubi (Study PI), M.D., Ph.D. | Contact | 617-535-7696 | nyaghoubi@pmneuro.com |
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| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center | Recruiting | Boston | Massachusetts | 02215 | United States |
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| ID | Term |
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| D000690 | Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis |
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| D013118 | Spinal Cord Diseases |
| D002493 | Central Nervous System Diseases |
| D009422 | Nervous System Diseases |
| D016472 | Motor Neuron Disease |
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| Just prior to treatment start at study week 1, after the last treatment at study week 4, then during follow-up at study weeks 8, 16, and 28 |
| Rasch Overall ALS Disability Scale (ROADS) | ROADS is a patient-reported outcome measure used to evaluate functional abilities for activities of daily living in patients with ALS. ROADS is scored by assigning each of its 28 items a value of 0, 1, or 2: 0: Unable to perform the task
| Just prior to treatment start at study week 1, after the last treatment at study week 4, then during follow-up at study weeks 8, 16, and 28 |
| ALS Assessment Questionnaire (ALSAQ-40) | The ALSAQ-40 is a patient-reported, 40-item questionnaire that measures five areas of health status (domains) in patients with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) or other motor neuron diseases: 1) physical mobility; 2) activities of daily living and independence; 3) eating and drinking; 4) communication; 5), and emotional functioning. Each item on the ALSAQ-40 is scored using a 5-point Likert scale from 0 to 4. The sum of the item scores for each domain is divided by the maximum possible score for that domain, and then multiplied by 100. A lower score indicates a higher health-related quality of life (HRQoL). | Just prior to treatment at study week 1, then during follow-up at study weeks 4, 8, 16, and 28 |
| Accurate Test of Limb Isometric Strength (ATLIS) | The ATLIS machine will be used to measure any changes in isometric muscle strength in the study patients over the course of the study. | At baseline the day prior to treatment start, after the last treatment at study week 4, and at follow-up during weeks 8, 16, and 28 |
| Threshold tracking nerve conduction studies (TTNCS) | TTNCS is used to assess spinal motor neuron excitability. | At baseline the day prior to treatment start, after the last treatment at study week 4, and at follow-up during weeks 5, 8, 16, and 28 |
| Measurement of cortical motor neuron excitabiity using Trans-cranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) | TMS is used to assess any changes in cortical motor neuron excitability throughout the study compared to baseline. This assessment involves evaluating the motor evoked potential (MEP) and the resting motor threshold (MT) using single-pulse TMS and evaluating intracortical excitability using a paired-pulse technique. | At baseline the day prior to treatment start, after the last treatment at study week 4, and at follow-up during weeks 5, 8 and 16. |
| Slow Vital Capacity (SVC) | SVC is used to assess respiratory function. | At baseline the day prior to treatment start, after the last treatment at study week 4 and at follow-up during weeks 5, 8, 16, and 28 |
| D019636 | Neurodegenerative Diseases |
| D057177 | TDP-43 Proteinopathies |
| D009468 | Neuromuscular Diseases |
| D057165 | Proteostasis Deficiencies |
| D008659 | Metabolic Diseases |
| D009750 | Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases |