Riluzole in Huntington's Disease

February 15, 2012 updated by: Sanofi

A Phase III Multicenter, Double-Blind, Parallel-Group, Placebo Controlled Study to Measure the Effect of Riluzole 50 mg b.i.d. Over a Period of Three Years on the Progression of Huntington's Disease

Primary objective:

  • The primary objective of the study is to establish that riluzole slows down (1) the decrease in total functional capacity (TFC), (2) the increase of the motor score of the Unified Huntington's Disease Rating Scale (UHDRS) as well as (3) the increase of a combined score of these.

Secondary objectives:

Secondary objectives are to assess

  • changes in the other UHDRS subscales
  • the number of patients who need antichoreic treatment and the time until this treatment has to be initiated
  • the safety/tolerability of riluzole in Huntington patients

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

537

Phase

  • Phase 3

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

23 years to 63 years (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Clinical diagnosis of Huntington's disease and CAG repeat length of 36 or more
  • UHDRS Motor score of at least 5 points
  • UHDRS TFC score of at least 8 points, i.e. patients must be independently ambulatory and must not require nursing care
  • Females require a negative blood pregnancy test at inclusion

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Any forms of chorea other than Huntington's disease
  • Patients on antichoreic treatment within one month prior to entry or foreseen to require such treatment within the first 3 months after randomization (antichoreic medication is prohibited during entire study)
  • Other unacceptable prior/concomitant medications
  • Uncontrolled major psychiatric disorders, in particular uncontrolled major depression (DSM IV definition)
  • Drug or alcohol dependence and/or abuse (DSM IV definition) within the past 6 months
  • Any other concomitant disease with a reasonable possibility to interfere with the study
  • Females who are breast-feeding, not sterilized, at least one year postmenopausal or don't use an adequate contraceptive method for at least one month prior to and during study participation
  • Participation in another clinical study with any investigational drug within 30 days prior to study screening
  • Prior exposure to riluzole
  • ALT and/or AST and/or Total Bilirubin levels greater than 1.5 times the upper limits of normal range, or hepatic disease other than Gilbert's disease
  • Creatinine serum concentrations above 200 µmol/l (resp. 2,3 mg/dl) or hematology parameters as follows: Hemoglobin smaller 11 g/dl for males resp. smaller 10 g/dl for females, or White Blood Cell smaller 3,5 x 10000000000/l

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Treatment
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: Double

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
UHDRS-motor score, TFC

Collaborators and Investigators

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Sponsor

Sanofi

Publications and helpful links

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General Publications

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start

November 1, 1999

Primary Completion (Actual)

July 1, 2004

Study Completion (Actual)

July 1, 2004

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

January 13, 2006

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

January 13, 2006

First Posted (Estimate)

January 16, 2006

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

February 17, 2012

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

February 15, 2012

Last Verified

February 1, 2012

More Information

Terms related to this study

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • RIL_DE1_201

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