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CompletedNCT01743651Updated Apr 25, 2022

Efficacy Study of Arbaclofen to Treat Spasticity in Multiple Sclerosis

A Phase 3 interventional study of arbaclofen and baclofen in Spasticity and Multiple Sclerosis, sponsored by RVL Pharmaceuticals, Inc.. Completed at 48 sites in 3 countries. Open to participants aged 18 Years to 65 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2022-04-25.

Sponsored by RVL Pharmaceuticals, Inc. · Phase 3, Interventional, and Treatment

Phase
Phase 3
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
353
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
18 Years to 65 Years
Sex
All
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Study summary

This is a multicenter, randomized (1:1:1), double-blind, active and placebo controlled, parallel group study to evaluate safety, tolerability and efficacy of oral arbaclofen in MS patients with spasticity.

Eligible subjects will be removed from anti-spasticity medications for at least one week and then begin study drug treatment with daily doses increasing up to the target dose which will then be maintained for at least 12 weeks. A down-titration will then occur over two weeks.

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This is a multicenter, randomized (1:1:1), double-blind, active and placebo controlled, parallel group study to evaluate safety, tolerability and efficacy of oral arbaclofen in MS patients with spasticity.

Eligible subjects will be removed from anti-spasticity medications for at least one week and then begin study drug treatment with daily doses increasing up to the target dose which will then be maintained for at least 12 weeks. A down-titration will then occur over two weeks with the final study visit occurring at 19 weeks from start of achieving the target dose or 22 weeks from the Study Visit 1.

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Conditions studied

  • Spasticity
  • Multiple Sclerosis

Keywords

  • spasticity
  • multiple sclerosis
  • arbaclofen
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In context

Muscle Spasticity

713 studies on the registry are indexed under Muscle Spasticity; 148 are open to participants now.

This study's enrollment of 353 is above the median of 36 across 532 interventional studies indexed under Muscle Spasticity.

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Lead sponsor

RVL Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is the lead sponsor of 10 studies on the registry; 1 is open to participants now.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years to 65 Years
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

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Inclusion criteria

  • Patients (male or female) 18 to 65 years of age, inclusive, at the time of dosing
  • Have an established diagnosis (per McDonald Criteria) of Multiple Sclerosis (either relapsing remitting or secondary progressive course), that manifests spasticity for at least 6 months
  • Spasticity due to MS as shown by a TNmAS score equal or greater than six (≥6) in the most affected limb.
  • EDSS equal or greater than 3.0
  • If receiving disease-modifying medications, these must have been at a stable dose for at least three (3) months prior to screening, and the subject must be willing to maintain this treatment for the duration of the study
  • Stable regimen for at least thirty (30) days prior to study entry for all medications and non-pharmacological therapies that are intended to alleviate spasticity
  • Absence of infections, peripheral vascular disease, painful contractures, advanced arthritis, or other conditions that hinder evaluation of joint movement
  • Have a creatinine clearance, as calculated by Glomerular Filtration Rate using the Modification of Diet in Renal Disease (MDRD) Study equation, greater than 60mL/min.
  • Use of a medically highly effective of birth control during the study and for ninety (90) days thereafter for women of child-bearing potential (including female subjects and female partners of non-sterile male subjects)
  • Willing to allow his or her general practitioner and consultant, if appropriate, to be notified of participation in the study

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Any concomitant disease or disorder that has symptoms of spasticity or that may influence the subject's level of spasticity
  • Inability to rate their level of spasticity or distinguish it from other MS symptoms
  • Acute MS exacerbation requiring treatment within twelve (12) weeks of screening
  • Use of intravenous methylprednisolone within the twelve (12) weeks before visit 1
  • Concomitant use of medications that would potentially interfere with the actions of the study medication or outcome variables
  • Use of botulinum toxin A or B within six (6) months of visit 1
  • History of allergy to baclofen or any inactive component of test or reference formulation
  • Pregnancy, lactation or planned pregnancy during the course of the study and for three (3) months thereafter.
  • History of unstable psychiatric disease, or current signs and symptoms of significant medical disorders such as severe, progressive, or uncontrolled pulmonary, cardiac, gastrointestinal, hepatic, renal, genitourinary, hematological, endocrine, immunologic, or neurological disease
  • History of seizures
  • Current significant cognitive deficit, severe or untreated anxiety, severe or untreated depression
  • Subjects with abnormal micturition that requires indwelling or intermittent catheterization or with lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) that result in a score greater than twenty-six (>26) in the Baseline USP© questionnaire
  • Current malignancy or history of malignancy that has not been in remission for more than five (5) years, except effectively treated basal cell skin carcinoma
  • Any other significant disease, disorder or significant laboratory finding which, in the opinion of the investigator, put the subject at risk because of participation, influence the result of the study, or affect the subject's ability to participate
  • Planned elective surgery or other procedures requiring general anesthesia during the study
  • Subject who is inappropriate for placebo medication in the judgment of the Investigator
  • History of substance abuse within the past twelve (12) months
  • Current chronic use of long acting opioids or round the clock use of short acting opioids for the treatment of pain
  • Participation in another research study within thirty (30) days of Screening
  • Patients who are uncooperative or unwilling to sign consent form
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Study design

Phase
Phase 3
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Parallel assignment
Masking
Quadruple (Participant, Care provider, Investigator, Outcomes assessor)
Enrollment
353 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Placebo comparator
    Placebo

    Placebo

    Drug: Placebo

  • Active comparator
    Baclofen

    80 mg/day of Baclofen Tablets, USP

    Drug: baclofen

  • Experimental
    Arbaclofen

    40 mg/day of Arbaclofen Tablets

    Drug: arbaclofen

Interventions

  • 40 mg/day as 20 mg arbaclofen ER administered orally 2 times per day

    Also known as: OS440, AERT

  • 80 mg/day as 20 mg baclofen administered orally 4 times per day

  • DrugPlacebo

    arbaclofen image matched placebo tablets administered orally 2 times/day or baclofen image matched placebo capsules administered orally 4 times/day

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Efficacy as determined by Total Numeric Transformed Modified Ashworth scale (TNmAS) in the most affected limb.

    Change from baseline through end of treatment in the pre-dose, morning TNmAS of the most affected limb. The most affected limb is determined at baseline using the sum of scores for three major motor groups. High scores indicate more severe spasticity.

    Time frame: Change in baseline from Visit 1 through Visit 9 (120 days) or end of treatment

  2. Clinical Global Impression of Change (CGIC) through end of treatment

    The CGIC is a global rating scale that captures the investigator's assessment of the subject's change in overall functional performance since starting the study. Scores range from -3 (significant worsening) to +3 (significant improvement.

    Time frame: Visit 9 (120 days) or end of study

Secondary outcomes

  1. Changes in the Multiple Sclerosis Spasticity Scale (MSSS-88)

    This MSSS-88 is a self-administered questionnaire for the subject to assess overall functional performance and sense of impairment with respect to the level of spasticity.

    Time frame: Baseline through Visit 9 (120 days)

  2. Changes in the TNmAS for the most affected limb

    The modified Ashworth Scale is a six (6)-point rating scale that measures abnormality in tone or the resistance to passive movements. Measurements are made in three muscle groups of each limb. The most affect limb is determined at baseline, based on the sum of scores from each limb. Higher scores indicate more severe spasticity.

    Time frame: From baseline to visits 4 (22 days), 5 (36 days), 6 (50 days), 7 (71 days), and 9 (120 days)

  3. Changes in the TNmAS for the sum of all limbs

    The sums of scores from all limbs are compared to the baseline sum. Higher scores indicate more severe spasticity.

    Time frame: Baseline to visits 4 (22 days), 5 (36 days), 6 (50 days), 7 (71 days), and 9 (120 days)

  4. Changes in Expanded Disability Status Score (EDSS)

    The EDSS is based on an examination by a neurologist with a scale that ranges from zero (0) to ten (10) in half point (0.5) unit increments. Higher scores represent higher levels of disability.

    Time frame: Baseline to Visit 9 (120 Days)

  5. Changes in the Lower Extremity Manual Muscle Testing (LEMMT) Scale

    The LEMMT Scale is an evaluation of the function and strength of individual muscles and muscle groups based on effective performance of limb movement in relation to the forces of gravity and manual resistance. Maximum muscular strength is the maximum amount of tension or force that a muscle or muscle group can voluntarily exert in one maximal effort. Scores for each muscle or muscle group range from 0 (no detectable activity) to 5 (normal activity).

    Time frame: Baseline to Visit 4 (22 days), Visit 5 (36 days) Visit 6 (50 days) Visit 7 (71 days) and Visit 9 (120 days)

  6. Changes in Epworth Sleepiness Scale (ESS)

    The ESS is used to determine the level of daytime sleepiness. The questionnaire asks the subject to rate his or her probability of falling asleep on a scale of increasing probability from 0 to 3 in eight different situations.

    Time frame: Baseline to Visit 4 (22 days), Visit 5 (36 days) Visit 6 (50 days) Visit 7 (71 days) and Visit 9 (120 days)

  7. Changes in the subject-recorded mean daily Drowsiness Numerical Rating Scale (DNRS)score for the day prior to each visit

    Drowsiness will be reported by the subject using a numerical rating scale with a range of zero (0; no drowsiness) to ten (10; worst possible drowsiness). Scores will be recorded every 3 hours during the day before each designated visit.

    Time frame: Baseline to Visit 4 (22 days), Visit 5 (36 days) Visit 6 (50 days) Visit 7 (71 days) and Visit 9 (120 days)

  8. Changes in the Urinary Symptom Profile (USP) Scale

    The USP is a Health-Related Quality of Life questionnaire composed of 13 items assessing urinary symptoms in adults with stress, urge, overactive bladder, or urinary obstructive symptoms.

    Time frame: Baseline to Visit 4 (22 days), Visit 5 (36 days) Visit 6 (50 days) Visit 7 (71 days) and Visit 9 (120 days)

  9. Clinical Global Impression of Change (CGIC)

    The CGIC scores will be recorded at the designated intervals prior to Visit 9 (end of study)

    Time frame: Baseline to Visit 4 (22 days), Visit 5 (36 days) Visit 6 (50 days) Visit 7 (71 days)

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Study locations

48 sites
  • Osmotica Study Site-138
    Cullman, Alabama 35058, United States
  • Osmotica Site-143
    Long Beach, California 92845, United States
  • Osmotica Study Site-123
    Aurora, Colorado 80045, United States
  • Osmotica Study Site-110
    Bradenton, Florida 34205, United States
  • Osmotica Study Site-142
    Maitland, Florida 32751, United States
  • Osmotica Study Site-119
    Ormond Beach, Florida 32174, United States
  • Osmotica Study Site-120
    Pompano Beach, Florida 33060, United States
  • Osmotica Study Site-109
    Tampa, Florida 33606, United States
  • Osmotica Study Site-126
    Northbrook, Illinois 60096, United States
  • Osmotica Study Site-108
    Fort Wayne, Indiana 46805, United States
  • Osmotica Study Site-116
    Lenexa, Kansas 66214, United States
  • Osmotica Study Site-124
    Baltimore, Maryland 21201, United States
  • Osmotica Study Site-136
    Springfield, Massachusetts 01104, United States
  • Osmotica Study Site-101
    Ann Arbor, Michigan 48104, United States
  • Osmotica Study Site-115
    Johnson City, New York 13790, United States
  • Osmotica Study Site-113
    New York, New York 10016, United States
  • Osmotica Study Site-141
    New York, New York 10019, United States
  • Osmotica Study Site-125
    New York, New York 10029, United States
  • Osmotica Study Site-106
    Charlotte, North Carolina 28204, United States
  • Osmotica Study Site-131
    Cincinnati, Ohio 45219, United States
  • Osmotica Study Site-127
    Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15212, United States
  • Osmotica Study Site-112
    San Antonio, Texas 78229, United States
  • Osmotica Study Site-133
    Salt Lake City, Utah 84103, United States
  • Osmotica Study Site-129
    Seattle, Washington 98122, United States
  • Osmotica SIte-144
    Tacoma, Washington 98405, United States
  • Osmotica Study Site-509
    Pyatigorsk, Stavropol Kray, Russia
  • Osmotica Study Site-510
    Tonnel’nyy, Stavropol Kray, Russia
  • Osmotica Site-511
    Krasnoyarsk, Russia
  • Osmotica Study Site-508
    Krasnoyarsk, Russia
  • Osmotica Study Site-510
    Krasnoyarsk, Russia
  • Osmotica Study Site-501
    Moscow, Russia
  • Osmotica Study Site-502
    Moscow, Russia
  • Osmotica Study Site-503
    Saint Petersburg, Russia
  • Osmotica Study Site-505
    Saint Petersburg, Russia
  • Osmotica Study Site-507
    Saint Petersburg, Russia
  • Osmotica Study Site-506
    Sestroretsk, Russia
  • Osmotica Study Site 614
    Chernihiv, 14001, Ukraine
  • Osmotica Study Site-602
    Dnipropetrovsk, 49005, Ukraine
  • Osmotica Study Site-603
    Dnipropetrovsk, 49022, Ukraine
  • Osmotica Study Site-609
    Dnipropetrovsk, 53012, Ukraine
  • Osmotica Study Site-611
    Donetsk, 83003, Ukraine
  • Osmotica Study Site-613
    Ivano-Frankivsk, 76008, Ukraine
  • Osmotica Site-605
    Kharkiv, 61068, Ukraine
  • Osmotica Study Site-610
    Kharkiv, 61103, Ukraine
  • Osmotica Study Site-604
    Kharkiv, Ukraine
  • Osmotica Study Site-606
    Lviv, Ukraine
  • Osmotica Study Site-608
    Odesa, Ukraine
  • Osmotica Study Site-615
    Uzhhorod, 88018, Ukraine
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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Apr 25, 2022, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT01743651
Lead sponsor
RVL Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Collaborators
Osmotica Pharmaceutical US LLC
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Dec 6, 2012
Start date
Nov 2012
Primary completion
Apr 2014
Completion
Apr 2014
Last update
Apr 25, 2022

Study contacts

Praveen Tyle, PhD
study chair · Osmotica Pharmaceutical

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
Yes
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