RecruitingPhase 2NCT06782490

A Study to Evaluate the Efficacy, Safety and Tolerability of BMS-986368 in Participants With Multiple Sclerosis Spasticity

A Phase 2, Randomized, Double-Blind, Four-Arm, Placebo-Controlled, Multicenter Study Assessing the Efficacy, Safety and Tolerability of Three Doses of Orally Administered BMS-986368, a FAAH/MAGL Inhibitor, for the Treatment of Spasticity in Participants With Multiple Sclerosis (BALANCE-MSS-1)


Sponsor

Celgene

Enrollment

200 participants

Start Date

Jun 5, 2025

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Conditions

Summary

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the efficacy, safety, and tolerability of BMS-986368 in participants with Multiple Sclerosis Spasticity


Eligibility

Min Age: 18 YearsMax Age: 70 Years

Inclusion Criteria4

  • Participants must have a multiple sclerosis (MS) diagnosis.
  • Participants must have a history of spasticity due to MS for at least 6 months prior to Visit 1.
  • Participants must have a Modified Ashworth Scale (mAS) score ≥2 in each of 2 muscle groups (at least one muscle group in the leg, excluding ankle plantar flexors) at Visit 1.
  • Participants must have an Expanded Disability Status Scale (EDSS) score 3.0-6.5 at Visit 1.

Exclusion Criteria5

  • Participants must not have any concomitant disease or disorder that has symptoms of spasticity or that may influence the participant's level of spasticity.
  • Participants must not have an acute MS exacerbation/relapse requiring treatment or alteration in disease modifying drug dose within 3 months of Visit 1 or Visit 2.
  • Participants must not have a history of any substance abuse disorder as defined in Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition (DSM-5) Diagnostic Criteria for Drug and Alcohol Abuse.
  • Participants must not be currently taking a medication for spasticity that cannot be discontinued and washed out by Visit 2.
  • Participants must not have used FAAH/MAGL inhibitor medication or any cannabinoid-related products (including cannabis, cannabidiol (CBD), or tetrahydrocannabinol (THC)) within 30 days prior to Visit 1.

Interventions

DRUGBMS-986368

Specified dose on specified days

DRUGPlacebo

Specified dose on specified days


Locations(53)

Local Institution - 0033

Birmingham, Alabama, United States

Perseverance Research Center,LLC

Scottsdale, Arizona, United States

Local Institution - 0017

Aurora, Colorado, United States

Aqualane Clinical Research

Naples, Florida, United States

USF Health

Tampa, Florida, United States

University of Kansas Medical Center

Kansas City, Kansas, United States

Neurology Center of New England

Foxborough, Massachusetts, United States

Washington University School of Medicine

St Louis, Missouri, United States

University of Cincinnati Medical Center

Cincinnati, Ohio, United States

Local Institution - 0039

Columbus, Ohio, United States

Local Institution - 0069

Columbus, Ohio, United States

Local Institution - 0067

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Hope Neurology

Knoxville, Tennessee, United States

EvergreenHealth Medical Center

Kirkland, Washington, United States

John Hunter Hospital

Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia

University of Sydney - Brain and Mind Research Institute (BMRI)

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Centre for Neuroscience Innovation

Kent Town, South Australia, Australia

Box Hill Hospital

Box Hill, Victoria, Australia

Austin Health

Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia

The Royal Melbourne Hospital

Parkville, Victoria, Australia

Perron Institute

Nedlands, Western Australia, Australia

University Of Alberta Hospital

Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

University Hospital - London Health Sciences Centre

London, Ontario, Canada

The Ottawa Hospital - General Campus

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Local Institution - 0028

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Centre de Recherche Saint-Louis

Lévis, Quebec, Canada

Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital

Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Fakultni Nemocnice u sv. Anny v Brne

Brno, Brno-město, Czechia

Local Institution - 0010

Hradec Králové, Hradec Králové, Czechia

Vseobecna fakultni nemocnice v Praze

Prague, Praha 2, Czechia

Fakultni Thomayerova nemocnice

Prague, Praha 4, Czechia

Local Institution - 0011

Prague, Praha 5, Czechia

Nemocnice Pardubického kraje

Pardubice, Czechia

Local Institution - 0009

Teplice, Ústecký kraj, Czechia

Klinikum Würzburg Mitte

Würzburg, Bavaria, Germany

Neurologischen Gemeinschaftspraxis Kassel und Vellmar

Kassel, Hesse, Germany

St. Josef und St. Elisabeth Hospital gGmbH

Bochum, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

Local Institution - 0060

Münster, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

Local Institution - 0031

Meisenheim, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

Universitätsklinikum Jena

Jena, Thuringia, Germany

Neurozentrum Bielefeld

Bielefeld, Germany

Universitaetsklinikum Carl Gustav Carus Dresden

Dresden, Germany

Local Institution - 0020

Essen, Germany

Centrum Medyczne NEUROMED

Bydgoszcz, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland

Local Institution - 0044

Bydgoszcz, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland

Pratia MCM Krakow

Krakow, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Poland

SP ZOZ Szpital Uniwersytecki w Krakowie

Krakow, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Poland

Instytut Zdrowia Dr Boczarska Jedynak

Oświęcim, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Poland

Centrum Medyczne NeuroProtect

Warsaw, Masovian Voivodeship, Poland

Local Institution - 0061

Gdansk, Poland

M.A. - LEK A.M. Maciejowscy S.C., Centrum Terapii SM

Katowice, Poland

Local Institution - 0051

Słomniki, Poland

Puerto Rico Multiple Sclerosis Center

Caguas, Puerto Rico

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