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NCT03693781: Co-ALS
Colchicine for Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
Phase 2 trial testing Colchicine 1 MG Oral Tablet in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis in 54 participants. Completed in 3 January 2023.
14 April 2022
Quick facts
| Lead sponsor | Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Modena |
|---|---|
| Phase | Phase 2 |
| Status | Completed |
| Study type | INTERVENTIONAL |
| Allocation | randomized |
| Design | parallel |
| Masking | double |
| Primary purpose | treatment |
| Enrollment | 54 |
| Start date | 10 April 2019 |
| Primary completion | 14 April 2022 |
| Estimated completion | 3 January 2023 |
| Sites | 8 locations across Italy |
Drugs / interventions tested
- Colchicine 1 MG Oral Tablet — full drug profile →
- Colchicine 1 MG Oral Tablet — full drug profile →
- Placebo Oral Tablet — full drug profile →
Conditions studied
- Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis — all drugs for Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis →
Sponsor
Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Modena — full company profile →
Who can join
Adults 18 to 80, any sex, with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis. Patients with the condition only — healthy volunteers not accepted.
Sponsor's own description
The study evaluates the effects of two different Colchicine doses (0.01mg/kg/day or 0.005 mg/kg/day) compared to placebo in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) patients. Disease progression as defined by changes in ALSFRS-r is the primary outcome measure. Other measures of clinical progression and survival, together with safety and tolerability of Colchicine in ALS patients will be assessed.
Publications & conference data
8 peer-reviewed publications reference this trial (live from Europe PMC):
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Targeting autophagy in disease: established and new strategies.
Kocak M, Ezazi Erdi S, Jorba G, Maestro I, et al · · 2022 · cited 164× · PMID 34241570 · DOI 10.1080/15548627.2021.1936359 -
Combating deleterious phase transitions in neurodegenerative disease.
Darling AL, Shorter J. · · 2021 · cited 61× · PMID 33549703 · DOI 10.1016/j.bbamcr.2021.118984 -
Proteostasis and ALS: protocol for a phase II, randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled, multicentre clinical trial for colchicine in ALS (Co-ALS).
Mandrioli J, Crippa V, Cereda C, Bonetto V, et al · · 2019 · cited 56× · PMID 31152038 · DOI 10.1136/bmjopen-2018-028486 -
Aberrant Phase Transitions: Side Effects and Novel Therapeutic Strategies in Human Disease.
Verdile V, De Paola E, Paronetto MP. · · 2019 · cited 56× · PMID 30967892 · DOI 10.3389/fgene.2019.00173 -
Comprehensive Research on Past and Future Therapeutic Strategies Devoted to Treatment of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis.
Sever B, Ciftci H, DeMirci H, Sever H, et al · · 2022 · cited 51× · PMID 35269543 · DOI 10.3390/ijms23052400 -
New developments and opportunities in drugs being trialed for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis from 2020 to 2022.
Jiang J, Wang Y, Deng M. · · 2022 · cited 48× · PMID 36518658 · DOI 10.3389/fphar.2022.1054006 -
Emerging Therapies and Novel Targets for TDP-43 Proteinopathy in ALS/FTD.
Hayes LR, Kalab P. · · 2022 · cited 46× · PMID 35790708 · DOI 10.1007/s13311-022-01260-5 -
Protein clearance strategies for disease intervention.
Hommen F, Bilican S, Vilchez D. · · 2022 · cited 30× · PMID 34689261 · DOI 10.1007/s00702-021-02431-y
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Verify against primary sources
- ClinicalTrials.gov — authoritative US registry record
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- Trial protocol + status: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT03693781 (US National Library of Medicine, public domain)
- Publications: Europe PMC API search by NCT ID, retrieved 10 June 2026
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- Sponsor: as reported to ClinicalTrials.gov by Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Modena
- Last refreshed: 1 March 2023
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