Biomarker Study of ATH434 in Participants With MSA
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT05864365 |
Recruitment Status :
Recruiting
First Posted : May 18, 2023
Last Update Posted : June 22, 2023
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Multiple System Atrophy | Drug: ATH434 | Phase 2 |
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Estimated Enrollment : | 15 participants |
Allocation: | N/A |
Intervention Model: | Single Group Assignment |
Masking: | None (Open Label) |
Primary Purpose: | Treatment |
Official Title: | An Open-Label Biomarker Study of ATH434 in Multiple System Atrophy |
Actual Study Start Date : | May 23, 2023 |
Estimated Primary Completion Date : | December 15, 2024 |
Estimated Study Completion Date : | December 31, 2024 |

Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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Experimental: ATH434 |
Drug: ATH434
ATH434 taken by mouth two times per day |
- Change in iron content as measured by brain MRI [ Time Frame: Change from Baseline to Week 52 ]
- Change in Aggregating alpha-Synuclein Levels [ Time Frame: Change from Baseline to Week 52 ]
- Change in Neurofilament Light Chain Levels [ Time Frame: Change from Baseline to Week 52 ]
- Change in Unified MSA Rating Scale (UMSARS) Score [ Time Frame: Change from Baseline to Week 52 ]
- Change in 36-Item Short Form Survey (SF-36) Score [ Time Frame: Change from Baseline to Week 52 ]

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 30 Years to 75 Years (Adult, Older Adult) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria:
- Participant has clinical features of parkinsonism.
- Participant has evidence of orthostatic hypotension and/or bladder dysfunction.
- Participant has ataxia and/or pyramidal signs on neurological examination.
- Participant has biomarker evidence of MSA in biologic fluid and on MRI.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Participant is unable to swallow study drug.
- Participant is unable to attend study visits or complete study procedures.
- Participant has structural brain abnormality on MRI.
- Participant has any significant neurological disorder other than MSA.
- Participant has an unstable medical or psychiatric illness.
- Participant has a contraindication to, or is unable to tolerate, MRI or lumbar puncture.

To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contact information provided by the sponsor.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT05864365
Contact: Alterity Clinical Trials | +1 650 300-2141 | ClinicalTrials@alteritytherapeutics.com |
United States, Tennessee | |
Vanderbilt University Medical Center | Recruiting |
Nashville, Tennessee, United States, 37232 | |
Contact: Carol Wallace cognitionandmovement@vumc.org |
Responsible Party: | Alterity Therapeutics |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT05864365 |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
ATH434-202 |
First Posted: | May 18, 2023 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | June 22, 2023 |
Last Verified: | June 2023 |
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product: | Yes |
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product: | No |
Multiple System Atrophy ATH434 Neurodegenerative disease Shy-Drager Syndrome Movement disorders |
Autonomic dysfunction Synucleinopathies Atypical parkinsonism Biomarkers |
Multiple System Atrophy Shy-Drager Syndrome Atrophy Pathological Conditions, Anatomical Primary Dysautonomias Autonomic Nervous System Diseases Nervous System Diseases Basal Ganglia Diseases |
Brain Diseases Central Nervous System Diseases Movement Disorders Synucleinopathies Neurodegenerative Diseases Hypotension Vascular Diseases Cardiovascular Diseases |