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 |