A Phase IIB Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Multi-Dose Study to Evaluate the Effects of PHENOGENE-1A (Cromolyn) as an Adjuvant Treatment in Subjects With Mild to Moderate Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS)

Status: Recruiting
Location: See all (3) locations...
Intervention Type: Drug
Study Type: Interventional
Study Phase: Phase 2
SUMMARY

The purpose of this study is to test the effects of PHENOGENE-1A, which is the treatment under investigation in this study. This research will investigate if PHENOGENE-1A can help people with ALS by measuring their function using the ALS Functional Rating Scale Revised (ALSFRS-R), measuring lung function using pulmonary function tests (PFTs), such as forced vital capacity (FVC), and measuring neuro-inflammatory biomarkers in the blood.

Eligibility
Participation Requirements
Sex: All
Minimum Age: 18
Maximum Age: 75
Healthy Volunteers: f
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• Diagnosis of ALS; the diagnosis of ALS defined by revised El Escorial criteria as follows:

∙ Evidence of lower motor neuron (LMN) degeneration by clinical, electrophysiological, or neuropathological examination.

‣ Evidence of upper motor neuron (UMN) degeneration by clinical examination.

‣ Progressive spread of symptoms or signs within a region or to other regions, as determined by clinical examination or the history of disease progression.

‣ Absence of electrophysiological, neuroimaging, or pathological evidence of other diseases that might explain the UMN or LMN degeneration and exclusion of other causes.

• Male or female subjects aged 18 to 75 years inclusive.

• Must provide written informed consent for study-related procedures.

• Must be capable of completing all study-related procedures, assessments, and visits in the judgment of Investigator.

• Disease duration from ALS symptom onset of motor weakness ≤24 months.

• ALSFRS-R total score ≥38 at screening visit.

• ALSFRS-R Breathing subscore should be ≥9 at the time of screening.

• ALSFRS-R Bulbar subscore should be ≥9 at the time of screening.

• Forced vital capacity \>70% of predicted value.

⁃ PIFR ≥100 L/minute.

⁃ Must be receiving a stable dose of standard-of-care treatment Riluzole for 4-weeks before signing informed consent.

⁃ Female subjects who are of childbearing potential must agree to use of highly effective methods of contraception consistent with local regulations during the study, and for 3 months after the study drug administration. Examples include the following, but not limited to:

• Combined (estrogen and progestogen containing) or progestogen-only hormonal contraceptives;

∙ Intrauterine device or intrauterine hormone-releasing system; OR

∙ Post-menopausal status must have experienced their last menstrual period minimum of 1 year prior to study drug administration; OR

∙ Surgically sterilized. Female subject should be willing to not donate egg during the trial and for 3 months after the last dose of the study drug.

⁃ Male subjects who are sexually active with a female of childbearing potential must agree to use highly effective contraception as described above, or a combination of 2 acceptable methods of contraception (e.g., a barrier method along with a female partner using a hormonal contraceptive method), in accordance with local regulations, throughout the duration of the study, and for 3 months after the last dose of the study drug.

⁃ (Male subject should be willing to not donate sperm during the trial and for 3 months after the last dose of the study drug.)

Locations
United States
California
Sutter Health - California Pacific Medical Center Research Institute
RECRUITING
San Francisco
Florida
Mayo Clinic Jacksonville
RECRUITING
Jacksonville
New York
Lange Neurology
RECRUITING
New York
Contact Information
Primary
David R Elmaleh, PhD
delmaleh@phenonet.us
+1 (617) 784-0490
Backup
Atul Gupta, M.D.
agupta@phenonet.us
+91-9717287654
Time Frame
Start Date: 2025-11-25
Estimated Completion Date: 2028-03
Participants
Target number of participants: 105
Treatments
Experimental: Low Dose PHENOGENE-1A (17.1 mg BID)
17.1 mg, BID, oral inhalation via dry powder inhaler
Experimental: High Dose PHENOGENE-1A (34.2 mg BID)
34.2 mg, BID, oral inhalation via dry powder inhaler
Placebo_comparator: Placebo
Placebo comparator matched to active treatment, BID, oral inhalation via dry powder inhaler
Sponsors
Leads: PhenoNet, Inc.

This content was sourced from clinicaltrials.gov