| NCT ID | Title | Phase | Status | Enrollment | Velocity | Design | Start | Completion | Last Updated | Sites | Countries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NCT02479802 | Efficacy and Safety of Plasma Exchange With Albumin in Patients With Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis | PHASE2 | COMPLETED | 13 | — | — | Nov 1, 2014 | Jun 1, 2016 | Jun 16, 2020 | 1 | Spain |
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Functional Rating Scale-Revised (ALSFRS-R) includes 12 questions classified into 3 subdomains: bulbar function (3 questions), fine and gross motor skills (6 questions), and respiratory function (3 questions) to assess the level self sufficiency. Each task was graded according to a 5-point scale from 0 (incapable) to 4 (normal ability) with a total score from 0 (worst) to 48 (best).
| Arm | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Albumin | EXPERIMENTAL | Plasma exchange with Albumin |
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Albumin | BIOLOGICAL | 27 plasma exchange procedures using Albumin 5% (estimated 3000 mL per plasma exchange) as replacement solution: * three weeks of intensive treatment with two plasma exchanges per week * twenty-one weeks of maintenance treatment with one weekly plasma exchange |
Inclusion Criteria: * Signed written-informed consent. * Subjects over 18 years of age, and less than 70 years old. * Subjects with a definite, possible, or probable diagnosis of ALS, according to the revised El Escorial criteria. * Subjects having experienced their first ALS symptoms within 18 mon...