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. 2009 Jan 21;2009(1):CD006153. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD006153.pub2

Meininger 2009.

Methods Randomized, double‐blind, placebo‐controlled
Participants Six countries in Europe
N = 366 (glatiramer acetate: 184, placebo: 182)
Mean age 55.7 years (glatiramer acetate), 56.7 years (placebo)
Gender distribution, male (%): 62.5% (glatiramer acetate), 60.4% (placebo)
Family history of ALS not reported in published manuscript
Interventions Glatiramer acetate
40 mg subcutaneously x 52 weeks
Outcomes Primary: slope of the ALSFRS‐R
Secondary: time to death, tracheostomy or permanent assisted ventilation
Notes Funded by Teva Pharmaceutical Industries