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Pivotal Study of N-acetyl-L-leucine for CACNA1A

A Phase 3 interventional study of N-Acetyl-L-Leucine and Placebo in CACNA1A, Spinocerebellar Ataxia Type 6 and Episodic Ataxia Type 2, sponsored by IntraBio Inc. Active, not recruiting at 11 sites in 7 countries. Open to participants aged 4 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2026-11-03.

Sponsored by IntraBio Inc · Phase 3, Interventional, and Treatment

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Phase
Phase 3
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
60
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
4 Years and older
Sex
All
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Study summary

A pivotal, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, multi-center therapeutic study for patients age 4 and older with a confirmed diagnosis of CACNA1A. The objective of this study is to evaluate the safety, tolerability and efficacy of N-acetyl-L-leucine (IB1001) compared to standard of care.

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This is a multinational, randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blinded, cross-over Phase III study that will assess the safety and efficacy of N-Acetyl-L-Leucine (IB1001) versus Placebo for the treatment of CACNA1A Disorders.

Patients will be assessed during three study periods: a baseline period (approximately 2-weeks), after which they will be randomized (1:1) to receive treatment with IB1001 or Placebo for approximately 12-weeks during the first intervention period ("Period I"). Following Period I, patients will crossover to receive the opposite treatment (IB1001 or Placebo) for approximately 12-weeks during a second intervention period ("Period II).

Patients will be assessed twice during each study period. Patients who have participated in the study may be offered the opportunity to roll over into an Extension Phase, which is planned to allow patients to have further access to IB1001.

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Conditions studied

  • CACNA1A
  • Spinocerebellar Ataxia Type 6
  • Episodic Ataxia Type 2
  • Familial Hemiplegic Migraine-1

Keywords

  • CACNA1A
  • Episodic Ataxia Type 2
  • Spinocerebellar Ataxia Type 6
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In context

Spinocerebellar Ataxias

94 studies on the registry are indexed under Spinocerebellar Ataxias; 24 are open to participants now.

This study's planned enrollment of 60 is above the median of 31 across 60 interventional studies indexed under Spinocerebellar Ataxias.

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Lead sponsor

IntraBio Inc is the lead sponsor of 7 studies on the registry; 1 is open to participants now.

Counted across the registry records on this site, refreshed daily.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
4 Years and older
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

Eligibility criteria

Inclusion Criteria: Individuals who meet all of the following criteria are eligible to participate in the study:

  1. Written signed by the patient and/or their legal representative / parent/ impartial witness.
  2. Male or female aged ≥4 years with a genetically-confirmed diagnosis of a CACNA1A Disorder (including patients with loss-of-function and fain-of-function mutations, e.g. Episodic Ataxia Type 2 (EA2), Familial Hemiplegic Migraine Type 1, Spinocerebellar Ataxia type C (SCA6), Developmental and Epileptic encephalopathy 42 (DEE42), Congenital ataxia or cerebellar hypoplasia due to a CACNA1A mutation) at the time of signing informed consent.
  3. Females of , defined as a premenopausal female capable of becoming pregnant, will be included if they are either sexually inactive (sexually abstinent for 14 days prior to the first dose and confirm to continue through 28 days after the last dose) or using one of the following highly effective (i.e. results in \<1% failure rate when used consistently and correctly) 14 days prior to the first dose continuing through 28 days after the last dose:

    1. intrauterine device (IUD);
    2. surgical sterilization of the partner (vasectomy for 6 months minimum);
    3. combined (estrogen or progestogen containing) hormonal contraception associated with the inhibition of ovulation (either oral, intravaginal, or transdermal);
    4. progestogen only hormonal contraception associated with the inhibition of ovulation (either oral, injectable, or implantable);
    5. intrauterine hormone releasing system (IUS);
    6. bilateral tubal occlusion.
  4. Females of non-childbearing potential who have undergone one of the following sterilization procedures at least 6 months prior to the first dose:

    1. hysteroscopic sterilization;
    2. bilateral salpingectomy;
    3. hysterectomy;
    4. bilateral oophorectomy; OR be with amenorrhea for at least 1 year prior to the first dose and follicle stimulating hormone (FSH) serum levels consistent with postmenopausal status. FSH analysis for postmenopausal women will be done at screening. FSH levels should be in the postmenopausal range as determined by the central laboratory.
  5. Non-vasectomized male patient agrees to use a condom with spermicide during the study until 90 days beyond the last dose of study medication and the female partner agrees to comply with inclusion criteria 3 or 4. For a vasectomized male who has had his vasectomy 6 months or more prior to study start, it is required that they use a condom during sexual intercourse. A male who has been vasectomized less than 6 months prior to study start must follow the same restrictions as a non-vasectomized male.
  6. If male, patient agrees not to donate sperm from the first dose until 90 days after their last dose.
  7. Patients who have ataxia symptoms which (outside of episodes, if applicable) fall within:

    1. A SARA score of 7 ≤ X ≤ 34 points (out of 40) AND
    2. Either:

    i. Within the 2-7 range (0-8 range) of the Gait subtest of the SARA scale OR ii. Be able to perform the 9-Hole Peg Test with Dominant Hand (9HPT-D) (SCAFI subtest) in 20 ≤ X ≤150 seconds.

  8. Weight ≥15 kg at screening.
  9. Patients are willing to disclose their existing medications/therapies for (the symptoms of) CACNA1A disorder, including those on the prohibited medication list. Non-prohibited medications/therapies, therapy, and physiotherapy are permitted provided:

    1. The Investigator does not believe the medication/therapy will interfere with the study protocol/results
    2. Patients have been on a stable dose/duration and type of therapy for at least 42 days before Visit 1 (Baseline 1)
    3. Patients are willing to maintain a stable dose/do not change their therapy throughout the duration of the study.
  10. An understanding of the implications of study participation, provided in the written patient information and informed consent by patients or their legal representative/parent, and demonstrates a willingness to comply with instructions and attend required study visits (for children this criterion will also be assessed in parents or appointed guardians).

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Exclusion Criteria: Individuals who meet any of the following criteria are not eligible to participate in the study:

  1. Patients who have any known or history of hypersensitivity to:

    1. Acetyl-Leucine (DL-, L-, D-) or derivatives.
    2. the IB1001 sachet (namely isomalt, hypromellose, and strawberry flavor).
    3. Excipients the placebo sachet (namely isomalt, hypromellose, strawberry flavor, citric acid, microcrystalline cellulose, lactose, denatonium benzoate).
  2. Simultaneous participation in another clinical study or participation in any clinical study involving administration of an medicinal product (IMP; 'study drug') for at least 42 days prior to Visit 1. At the discretion of the Investigator, Medical Monitor, and Sponsor, the for specific IMPs may be longer based on the pharmacological activity and pharmacokinetics of the drug.
  3. Patients with a physical or psychiatric condition which, at the Investigator's discretion and in consultation with the Medical Monitor and Sponsor (as applicable), may put the patient at risk, may confound the study results, or may interfere with the patient's participation in the clinical study, i.e. reliably perform study assessments.
  4. Known or persistent use, misuse, or dependency of medication, drugs, or alcohol.
  5. Current or planned pregnancy or women who are breastfeeding.
  6. Patients with severe vision or hearing impairment (that is not corrected by glasses or hearing aids) that, at the Investigator's discretion, interferes with their ability to perform study assessments.
  7. Patients who have been diagnosed with arthritis or other musculoskeletal disorders affecting joints, muscles, ligaments, and/or nerves that by themselves affect patient's mobility and, at the Investigator's discretion, interferes with their ability to perform study assessments.
  8. Patients at non-EU trial sites unwilling and/or not able to undergo a 42-day washout period from any of the following prohibited medication prior to Visit 1 (Baseline 1) and remain without prohibited medication through Visit 6.

    1. N-Acetyl-DL-Leucine (e.g. Tanganil®);
    2. N-Acetyl-L-Leucine (prohibited if not provided as IMP in the IB1001-304 trial);
  9. Patients at EU trial sites who have had any of the following prohibited medication 42-days prior to Visit 1 (Baseline 1) and unwilling and/or not able to remain without prohibited medication through Visit 6.

    1. N-Acetyl-DL-Leucine (e.g. Tanganil®);
    2. N-Acetyl-L-Leucine (prohibited if not provided as IMP in the IB1001-304 trial).

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Terms in these criteria, in plain language(8)

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Informed consent

Before you join, the study team explains what taking part involves — its purpose, what happens, the risks and possible benefits — and answers your questions, so you can decide freely. Consent is usually recorded on a form (the informed consent form, ICF) signed by you or, where the law allows, by someone legally authorised to decide for you.

You can keep asking questions during the study, you are told of new information that matters, and you can choose to leave at any time.

Childbearing potential

Able to become pregnant: from the first period until menopause, unless permanently unable to through surgery (removal of the womb, or of both ovaries or both fallopian tubes).

Criteria for people of childbearing potential usually ask for a negative pregnancy test and for contraception during the study and for a time after it.

Contraception

Ways of preventing pregnancy. “Highly effective” methods fail less than 1% of the time a year when used correctly — for example an IUD or an implant.

Criteria usually say which methods count and how long to keep using them after the last dose, sometimes for male participants too. Some studies accept a partner’s vasectomy if it was confirmed successful and that person is the participant’s only sexual partner.

Postmenopausal

Periods have stopped for good: usually no period for 12 months in a row without another medical reason, sometimes confirmed by a blood test (FSH).

Hypersensitivity

An allergy, or another reaction of the immune system, to a substance. “Hypersensitivity to the study drug” means a known allergic reaction to it — not every side effect a medicine can have.

Excipients

The other ingredients in a medicine besides the active drug, such as fillers, colours or preservatives.

Investigational drug or device

A drug or device being studied in a clinical trial.

It may be new, or already approved and being studied for another use, dose or form. Criteria often leave out people who took part in another study of one within a recent period, commonly 30 days or five half-lives.

Washout period

A planned gap after a treatment, so that its effects can lessen before the study treatment or a study assessment. Ask the study team and the doctor who prescribed it before changing any medicine.

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Study design

Phase
Phase 3
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Crossover assignment
Masking
Quadruple (Participant, Care provider, Investigator, Outcomes assessor)
Enrollment
60 participants (estimated)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    N-acetyl-L-leucine (IB1001)

    Oral administration (granule in a sachet for suspension in water, orange juice, or almond milk). Patients will receive a total daily dose of 2-4 g/day based on weight-tiered doses.

    Drug: N-Acetyl-L-Leucine

  • Placebo comparator
    Placebo

    Oral administration (granule in a sachet for suspension in water, orange juice, or almond milk). Patients will receive a total daily dose of 2-4 g/day based on weight-tiered doses.

    Other: Placebo

Interventions

  • N-Acetyl-L-Leucine is a modified amino-acid ester that is orally administered (granules for suspension in a sachet)

  • OtherPlacebo

    Matching Placebo Sachet

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Scale for the Assessment and Rating of Ataxia

    The Scale for Assessment and Rating of Ataxia has 8 items that are related to gait, stance, sitting, speech, finger-chase test, nose-finger test, fast alternating movements, and heel-shin test. The range is 0-40 points, with a lower score representing neurological improvement and a higher score representing neurological worsening.

    Time frame: End of Period I (week 12) vs. End of Period 2 (week 24)

Secondary outcomes

  1. Spinocerebellar Ataxia Functional Index (SCAFI)

    Spinocerebellar Ataxia Functional Index (SCAFI) is composed of 8 Meter Walk Test, 9-Hole Peg Test of Dominant and Non-Dominant Hand (9HPT-D/9HPT-ND) (the 3 tests are timed assessments; each is done twice and values are averaged; the 8MWT and 9HPT-D and 9HPT-ND values are converted from times to rates, and the results expressed as a composite Z-score of each test relative to baseline) and the PATA rate (counted number how often a patient can repeat the syllables "PATA" within 10 seconds), a measure of speech performance. The scores of these 3 were transformed to Z-scores (=individual's average of both trials to perform the respective task - mean of study population at baseline) / SD of study population at baseline). A Z-score of 0 equates to the population mean at baseline. For all 3, higher Z-scores (above mean) mean better performance. The SCAFI total score was calculated as the arithmetic mean of the non-missing Z-scores for the 3. A higher total score means better performance.

    Time frame: End of Period I (week 12) vs. End of Period 2 (week 24)

  2. Physician's / Caregiver's / Patient's Clinical Global Impressions (CGI)

    The Clinical Global Impression of Improvement assessed by the investigator/caregiver/patient is evaluated on a 7 point Likert scale ranging from 1='very much improved' to 7='very much worse'

    Time frame: End of Period I (week 12) vs. End of Period 2 (week 24)

  3. EuroQuol- 5 Dimension (EQ-5D) Quality of Life Scale

    For posting, health-related quality of life based on the EQ-5D visual analogue scale (VAS) was presented as a secondary endpoint. EQ-5D VAS is a 0-100 scale where patients are asked to indicate their overall health, with a score of 0 indicating worst health and a score of 100 indicating best health.

    Time frame: End of Period I (week 12) vs. End of Period 2 (week 24)

  4. Neuro Quality of Life - Upper Extremity Function (NeuroQOL-UEF)

    The Neurology Quality of Life (NeuroQOL) Upper Extremity Function (UEF) scale is a self-report of health-related quality of life that measures the patient's ability to carry out various activities involving digital, manual, and reach-related functions, ranging from fine motor to self-care (activities of daily living). The NeuroQOL scale is approximately a 100-point scale, where 100 is the best functioning, and 0 is the worst.

    Time frame: End of Period I (week 12) vs. End of Period 2 (week 24)

Other outcomes

  1. Scale for Ocular Motor Disorders in Ataxia

    The Scale for Ocular Motor Dysfunction in Ataxia (SODA) is a 7-item clinical rating scale (ocular alignment, saccadic intrusions, jerk nystagmus, vestibulo-ocular reflex (VOR) cancellation, ocular pursuit, VOR, and saccades) evaluating the extend of ocular motor deficits in cerebellar disorders. The scale ranges from range -26, where 0 is the best status and 26 is the worst).

    Time frame: End of Period I (week 12) vs. End of Period 2 (week 24)

  2. Epworth Sleepiness Scale

    The Epworth Sleepiness Scale is a self-administered questionnaire with 8 questions. Patients (or the caregiver on the patient's behalf) are asked to rate, on a 4-point scale (0-3), their usual chances of dozing off or falling asleep while engaged in eight different activities. Most people engage in these activities at least occasionally, although not necessarily every day. The Epworth Sleepiness Scale score (the sum of 8 item scores, 0-3) can range from 0 to 24.

    Time frame: End of Period I (week 12) vs. End of Period 2 (week 24)

  3. Frequency of Seizures

    Patients and their caregivers will be asked to keep a diary of the frequency of seizures. Specifically, they will note the number of attacks of seizures, and days with seizures per week.

    Time frame: End of Period I (week 12) vs. End of Period 2 (week 24)

  4. Frequency of Migraine Attacks

    Patients and their caregivers will be asked to keep a diary of the frequency of migraines. Specifically, they will note the number of attacks of migraine, aura, and days with headache (including migraine) per week.

    Time frame: End of Period I (week 12) vs. End of Period 2 (week 24)

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Study locations

11 sites
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References and documents

Individual participant data

Plan to share: No — The results of the study will be published within a reasonable timeframe of completion. Pseudonymised individual patient data may be available in these findings.

No publications or documents are linked to this record.

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Updates

1 registry update since Sep 25, 2026
Status
Recruiting→Active, not recruiting
changed Nov 3, 2026
Primary completion
May 1, 2027→May 1, 2028
Nov 3, 2026
Study completion
Nov 1, 2028→Dec 1, 2028
Nov 3, 2026
Show all 1 update
  1. Nov 3, 2026
    Recruiting→Active, not recruiting
    Primary completion May 1, 2027→May 1, 2028
    Study completion Nov 1, 2028→Dec 1, 2028
    + 3 other changes: verification date, contact details and site details

From the registry record's own update history. This site started tracking changes on Sep 25, 2026; for anything earlier, see the record history on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT07221292
Lead sponsor
IntraBio Inc
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Oct 27, 2025
Start date
Aug 17, 2026
Primary completion
May 1, 2028 (estimated)
Completion
Dec 1, 2028 (estimated)
Last update
Nov 3, 2026

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
Yes
FDA-regulated drug
Yes
FDA-regulated device
No
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