RecruitingPhase 2NCT06527222

A Study of Ranolazine in ALS

Ranolazine in ALS: Safety, and Effect on Cramps, Function and Quality of Life.


Sponsor

Swathy Chandrashekhar, MBBS

Enrollment

72 participants

Start Date

Apr 29, 2025

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Conditions

Summary

The purpose of this study is to evaluate safety, effect on cramps, function and quality of life of ranolazine versus placebo for the treatment of ALS.


Eligibility

Min Age: 18 Years

Inclusion Criteria6

  • years or older
  • Diagnosed with clinically definite, possible, probably, or lab-supported probable ALS per revised El Escorial criteria
  • Breathing assessment called forced vital capacity (FVC) greater than or equal to 50%.
  • Able to swallow pills at the start of the study and expected to for the length of the study.
  • If on ALS modifying medications must be on a stable dose at least 30 days.
  • Experiencing 4 or more cramps per week during a 2-week screening period.

Exclusion Criteria8

  • Disease duration < 5 years
  • Tracheostomy invasive ventilation, or noninvasive ventilation of more than 12 hours/day
  • Pregnant or lactating, adults unable to consent, and prisoners
  • Taking ranolazine or investigational drug or has received an investigational drug within 30 days (or 5 half-lives for drugs, whichever is longer) prior to screening
  • Medically uncontrolled comorbidities (heart, liver, kidney disease)
  • Baseline QTc interval prolongation >450 ms for men/ >470 ms for women, history of long QT syndrome, or medications which prolong the QT interval
  • Participation in an experimental drug trial less than 30 days before screening
  • Patients have to be on a stable dosage of any medications used to treat muscle cramps for ≥30 days or have been off these medications ≥30 days prior to randomization.

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Interventions

DRUGRanolazine

500mg twice daily

DRUGRanolazine

1000 mg twice daily

DRUGPlacebo

Ranolazine placebo twice daily


Locations(7)

University of California, San Francisco

San Francisco, California, United States

Mayo Clinic Florida

Jacksonville, Florida, United States

University of Kansas Medical Center

Fairway, Kansas, United States

University of Kansas Medical Center: Wichita

Wichita, Kansas, United States

University of Missouri Health Care

Columbia, Missouri, United States

The Ohio State University

Columbus, Ohio, United States

National Neuromuscular Research Institute, PLLC.

Austin, Texas, United States

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