Trial Outcomes & Findings for A Study to Explore the Safety and Tolerability of Acthar in Patients With Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (NCT NCT01906658)

NCT ID: NCT01906658

Last Updated: 2017-01-06

Results Overview

Recruitment status

COMPLETED

Study phase

PHASE2

Target enrollment

43 participants

Primary outcome timeframe

Baseline to Week 8

Results posted on

2017-01-06

Participant Flow

Participant milestones

Participant milestones
Measure
Acthar 80 U (1.0 mL) Subcutaneous (SC) Twice Weekly
Acthar (Repository Corticotropin Injection) 80 U (1.0 mL) SC twice weekly Repository corticotropin injection: Acthar given SC twice weekly (80 U or 56 U) or daily (24 U or 16 U) for 8 weeks
Acthar 24 U (0.3 mL) SC Daily
Acthar (Repository Corticotropin Injection) 24 U (0.3 mL) SC daily Repository corticotropin injection: Acthar given SC twice weekly (80 U or 56 U) or daily (24 U or 16 U) for 8 weeks
Acthar 56 U (0.7 mL) SC Twice Weekly
Acthar (Repository Corticotropin Injection) 56 U (0.7 mL) SC twice weekly Repository corticotropin injection: Acthar given SC twice weekly (80 U or 56 U) or daily (24 U or 16 U) for 8 weeks
Acthar 16 U (0.2 mL) SC Daily
Acthar (Repository Corticotropin Injection) 16 U (0.2 mL) SC daily Repository corticotropin injection: Acthar given SC twice weekly (80 U or 56 U) or daily (24 U or 16 U) for 8 weeks
Overall Study
STARTED
11
11
10
11
Overall Study
COMPLETED
9
10
7
11
Overall Study
NOT COMPLETED
2
1
3
0

Reasons for withdrawal

Withdrawal data not reported

Baseline Characteristics

A Study to Explore the Safety and Tolerability of Acthar in Patients With Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis

Baseline characteristics by cohort

Baseline characteristics by cohort
Measure
Acthar 80 U (1.0 mL) SC Twice Weekly
n=11 Participants
Acthar (Repository Corticotropin Injection) 80 U (1.0 mL) SC twice weekly Repository corticotropin injection: Acthar given SC twice weekly (80 U or 56 U) or daily (24 U or 16 U) for 8 weeks
Acthar 24 U (0.3 mL) SC Daily
n=11 Participants
Acthar (Repository Corticotropin Injection) 24 U (0.3 mL) SC daily Repository corticotropin injection: Acthar given SC twice weekly (80 U or 56 U) or daily (24 U or 16 U) for 8 weeks
Acthar 56 U (0.7 mL) SC Twice Weekly
n=10 Participants
Acthar (Repository Corticotropin Injection) 56 U (0.7 mL) SC twice weekly Repository corticotropin injection: Acthar given SC twice weekly (80 U or 56 U) or daily (24 U or 16 U) for 8 weeks
Acthar 16 U (0.2 mL) SC Daily
n=11 Participants
Acthar (Repository Corticotropin Injection) 16 U (0.2 mL) SC daily Repository corticotropin injection: Acthar given SC twice weekly (80 U or 56 U) or daily (24 U or 16 U) for 8 weeks
Total
n=43 Participants
Total of all reporting groups
Age, Categorical
<=18 years
0 Participants
n=99 Participants
0 Participants
n=107 Participants
0 Participants
n=206 Participants
0 Participants
n=7 Participants
0 Participants
n=31 Participants
Age, Categorical
Between 18 and 65 years
4 Participants
n=99 Participants
7 Participants
n=107 Participants
6 Participants
n=206 Participants
9 Participants
n=7 Participants
26 Participants
n=31 Participants
Age, Categorical
>=65 years
7 Participants
n=99 Participants
4 Participants
n=107 Participants
4 Participants
n=206 Participants
2 Participants
n=7 Participants
17 Participants
n=31 Participants
Gender
Female
4 Participants
n=99 Participants
5 Participants
n=107 Participants
4 Participants
n=206 Participants
4 Participants
n=7 Participants
17 Participants
n=31 Participants
Gender
Male
7 Participants
n=99 Participants
6 Participants
n=107 Participants
6 Participants
n=206 Participants
7 Participants
n=7 Participants
26 Participants
n=31 Participants
Region of Enrollment
United States
11 participants
n=99 Participants
11 participants
n=107 Participants
10 participants
n=206 Participants
11 participants
n=7 Participants
43 participants
n=31 Participants

PRIMARY outcome

Timeframe: Baseline to Week 8

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
Acthar 80 U (1.0 mL) SC Twice Weekly
n=11 Participants
Acthar (Repository Corticotropin Injection) 80 U (1.0 mL) SC twice weekly Repository corticotropin injection: Acthar given SC twice weekly (80 U or 56 U) or daily (24 U or 16 U) for 8 weeks
Acthar 24 U (0.3 mL) SC Daily
n=11 Participants
Acthar (Repository Corticotropin Injection) 24 U (0.3 mL) SC daily Repository corticotropin injection: Acthar given SC twice weekly (80 U or 56 U) or daily (24 U or 16 U) for 8 weeks
Acthar 56 U (0.7 mL) SC Twice Weekly
n=10 Participants
Acthar (Repository Corticotropin Injection) 56 U (0.7 mL) SC twice weekly Repository corticotropin injection: Acthar given SC twice weekly (80 U or 56 U) or daily (24 U or 16 U) for 8 weeks
Acthar 16 U (0.2 mL) SC Daily
n=11 Participants
Acthar (Repository Corticotropin Injection) 16 U (0.2 mL) SC daily Repository corticotropin injection: Acthar given SC twice weekly (80 U or 56 U) or daily (24 U or 16 U) for 8 weeks
Proportion of Subjects With Adverse Events (AEs) That Required Study Drug Discontinuation or Could Not be Controlled With Concomitant Medication
2 Participants
0 Participants
2 Participants
0 Participants

SECONDARY outcome

Timeframe: Baseline to Week 8

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
Acthar 80 U (1.0 mL) SC Twice Weekly
n=11 Participants
Acthar (Repository Corticotropin Injection) 80 U (1.0 mL) SC twice weekly Repository corticotropin injection: Acthar given SC twice weekly (80 U or 56 U) or daily (24 U or 16 U) for 8 weeks
Acthar 24 U (0.3 mL) SC Daily
n=11 Participants
Acthar (Repository Corticotropin Injection) 24 U (0.3 mL) SC daily Repository corticotropin injection: Acthar given SC twice weekly (80 U or 56 U) or daily (24 U or 16 U) for 8 weeks
Acthar 56 U (0.7 mL) SC Twice Weekly
n=10 Participants
Acthar (Repository Corticotropin Injection) 56 U (0.7 mL) SC twice weekly Repository corticotropin injection: Acthar given SC twice weekly (80 U or 56 U) or daily (24 U or 16 U) for 8 weeks
Acthar 16 U (0.2 mL) SC Daily
n=11 Participants
Acthar (Repository Corticotropin Injection) 16 U (0.2 mL) SC daily Repository corticotropin injection: Acthar given SC twice weekly (80 U or 56 U) or daily (24 U or 16 U) for 8 weeks
Proportion of Subjects With Adverse Events That Required Study Drug Discontinuation
2 Participants
0 Participants
2 Participants
0 Participants

SECONDARY outcome

Timeframe: Baseline to Week 8

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
Acthar 80 U (1.0 mL) SC Twice Weekly
n=11 Participants
Acthar (Repository Corticotropin Injection) 80 U (1.0 mL) SC twice weekly Repository corticotropin injection: Acthar given SC twice weekly (80 U or 56 U) or daily (24 U or 16 U) for 8 weeks
Acthar 24 U (0.3 mL) SC Daily
n=11 Participants
Acthar (Repository Corticotropin Injection) 24 U (0.3 mL) SC daily Repository corticotropin injection: Acthar given SC twice weekly (80 U or 56 U) or daily (24 U or 16 U) for 8 weeks
Acthar 56 U (0.7 mL) SC Twice Weekly
n=10 Participants
Acthar (Repository Corticotropin Injection) 56 U (0.7 mL) SC twice weekly Repository corticotropin injection: Acthar given SC twice weekly (80 U or 56 U) or daily (24 U or 16 U) for 8 weeks
Acthar 16 U (0.2 mL) SC Daily
n=11 Participants
Acthar (Repository Corticotropin Injection) 16 U (0.2 mL) SC daily Repository corticotropin injection: Acthar given SC twice weekly (80 U or 56 U) or daily (24 U or 16 U) for 8 weeks
Proportion of Subjects With Adverse Events That Could Not be Controlled by Concomitant Medication
0 Participants
0 Participants
0 Participants
0 Participants

SECONDARY outcome

Timeframe: Baseline to Week 36

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
Acthar 80 U (1.0 mL) SC Twice Weekly
n=11 Participants
Acthar (Repository Corticotropin Injection) 80 U (1.0 mL) SC twice weekly Repository corticotropin injection: Acthar given SC twice weekly (80 U or 56 U) or daily (24 U or 16 U) for 8 weeks
Acthar 24 U (0.3 mL) SC Daily
n=11 Participants
Acthar (Repository Corticotropin Injection) 24 U (0.3 mL) SC daily Repository corticotropin injection: Acthar given SC twice weekly (80 U or 56 U) or daily (24 U or 16 U) for 8 weeks
Acthar 56 U (0.7 mL) SC Twice Weekly
n=10 Participants
Acthar (Repository Corticotropin Injection) 56 U (0.7 mL) SC twice weekly Repository corticotropin injection: Acthar given SC twice weekly (80 U or 56 U) or daily (24 U or 16 U) for 8 weeks
Acthar 16 U (0.2 mL) SC Daily
n=11 Participants
Acthar (Repository Corticotropin Injection) 16 U (0.2 mL) SC daily Repository corticotropin injection: Acthar given SC twice weekly (80 U or 56 U) or daily (24 U or 16 U) for 8 weeks
Proportion of Subjects With Treatment Emergent Suicidality
1 Participants
3 Participants
0 Participants
0 Participants

Adverse Events

Acthar 80 U (1.0 mL) SC Twice Weekly

Serious events: 2 serious events
Other events: 11 other events
Deaths: 0 deaths

Acthar 24 U (0.3 mL) SC Daily

Serious events: 3 serious events
Other events: 11 other events
Deaths: 0 deaths

Acthar 56 U (0.7 mL) SC Twice Weekly

Serious events: 1 serious events
Other events: 9 other events
Deaths: 0 deaths

Acthar 16 U (0.2 mL) SC Daily

Serious events: 1 serious events
Other events: 11 other events
Deaths: 0 deaths

Serious adverse events

Serious adverse events
Measure
Acthar 80 U (1.0 mL) SC Twice Weekly
n=11 participants at risk
Acthar (Repository Corticotropin Injection) 80 U (1.0 mL) SC twice weekly Repository corticotropin injection: Acthar given SC twice weekly (80 U or 56 U) or daily (24 U or 16 U) for 8 weeks
Acthar 24 U (0.3 mL) SC Daily
n=11 participants at risk
Acthar (Repository Corticotropin Injection) 24 U (0.3 mL) SC daily Repository corticotropin injection: Acthar given SC twice weekly (80 U or 56 U) or daily (24 U or 16 U) for 8 weeks
Acthar 56 U (0.7 mL) SC Twice Weekly
n=10 participants at risk
Acthar (Repository Corticotropin Injection) 56 U (0.7 mL) SC twice weekly Repository corticotropin injection: Acthar given SC twice weekly (80 U or 56 U) or daily (24 U or 16 U) for 8 weeks
Acthar 16 U (0.2 mL) SC Daily
n=11 participants at risk
Acthar (Repository Corticotropin Injection) 16 U (0.2 mL) SC daily Repository corticotropin injection: Acthar given SC twice weekly (80 U or 56 U) or daily (24 U or 16 U) for 8 weeks
Respiratory, thoracic and mediastinal disorders
Respiratory arrest
9.1%
1/11 • Number of events 1
0.00%
0/11
0.00%
0/10
0.00%
0/11
Nervous system disorders
Seizures
9.1%
1/11 • Number of events 1
0.00%
0/11
0.00%
0/10
0.00%
0/11
Respiratory, thoracic and mediastinal disorders
Atelectasis
9.1%
1/11 • Number of events 1
0.00%
0/11
0.00%
0/10
0.00%
0/11
Respiratory, thoracic and mediastinal disorders
Respiratory failure
0.00%
0/11
18.2%
2/11 • Number of events 2
10.0%
1/10 • Number of events 1
0.00%
0/11
Metabolism and nutrition disorders
Hypokalaemia
0.00%
0/11
9.1%
1/11 • Number of events 1
0.00%
0/10
0.00%
0/11
Injury, poisoning and procedural complications
Feeding tube complication
0.00%
0/11
0.00%
0/11
10.0%
1/10 • Number of events 1
0.00%
0/11
Cardiac disorders
Supraventricular tachycardia
0.00%
0/11
0.00%
0/11
0.00%
0/10
9.1%
1/11 • Number of events 1
Gastrointestinal disorders
Gastrointestinal haemorrhage
0.00%
0/11
0.00%
0/11
0.00%
0/10
9.1%
1/11 • Number of events 1
Infections and infestations
Pneumonia
9.1%
1/11 • Number of events 1
0.00%
0/11
0.00%
0/10
0.00%
0/11

Other adverse events

Other adverse events
Measure
Acthar 80 U (1.0 mL) SC Twice Weekly
n=11 participants at risk
Acthar (Repository Corticotropin Injection) 80 U (1.0 mL) SC twice weekly Repository corticotropin injection: Acthar given SC twice weekly (80 U or 56 U) or daily (24 U or 16 U) for 8 weeks
Acthar 24 U (0.3 mL) SC Daily
n=11 participants at risk
Acthar (Repository Corticotropin Injection) 24 U (0.3 mL) SC daily Repository corticotropin injection: Acthar given SC twice weekly (80 U or 56 U) or daily (24 U or 16 U) for 8 weeks
Acthar 56 U (0.7 mL) SC Twice Weekly
n=10 participants at risk
Acthar (Repository Corticotropin Injection) 56 U (0.7 mL) SC twice weekly Repository corticotropin injection: Acthar given SC twice weekly (80 U or 56 U) or daily (24 U or 16 U) for 8 weeks
Acthar 16 U (0.2 mL) SC Daily
n=11 participants at risk
Acthar (Repository Corticotropin Injection) 16 U (0.2 mL) SC daily Repository corticotropin injection: Acthar given SC twice weekly (80 U or 56 U) or daily (24 U or 16 U) for 8 weeks
General disorders
Edema, peripheral
36.4%
4/11
18.2%
2/11
20.0%
2/10
54.5%
6/11
Musculoskeletal and connective tissue disorders
Muscular weakness
36.4%
4/11
27.3%
3/11
50.0%
5/10
36.4%
4/11
Nervous system disorders
Headache
0.00%
0/11
27.3%
3/11
50.0%
5/10
36.4%
4/11
Musculoskeletal and connective tissue disorders
Muscle spasms
18.2%
2/11
9.1%
1/11
20.0%
2/10
45.5%
5/11
Injury, poisoning and procedural complications
Fall
36.4%
4/11
9.1%
1/11
20.0%
2/10
18.2%
2/11
General disorders
Asthenia
36.4%
4/11
9.1%
1/11
10.0%
1/10
18.2%
2/11
Musculoskeletal and connective tissue disorders
Back pain
9.1%
1/11
0.00%
0/11
40.0%
4/10
27.3%
3/11
Gastrointestinal disorders
Salivary hypersecretion
27.3%
3/11
9.1%
1/11
30.0%
3/10
18.2%
2/11
Psychiatric disorders
Anxiety
27.3%
3/11
0.00%
0/11
20.0%
2/10
9.1%
1/11
General disorders
Edema
18.2%
2/11
27.3%
3/11
10.0%
1/10
0.00%
0/11
Nervous system disorders
Dizziness
0.00%
0/11
9.1%
1/11
20.0%
2/10
27.3%
3/11
Eye disorders
Vision blurred
9.1%
1/11
18.2%
2/11
0.00%
0/10
27.3%
3/11
Gastrointestinal disorders
Diarrhea
0.00%
0/11
9.1%
1/11 • Number of events 1
30.0%
3/10 • Number of events 3
9.1%
1/11 • Number of events 1
Musculoskeletal and connective tissue disorders
Muscle atrophy
0.00%
0/11
0.00%
0/11
30.0%
3/10
18.2%
2/11

Additional Information

Lawrence Hill

Mallinckrodt Pharmaceuticals

Phone: 908-238-6370

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