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Safety and efficacy of ceftriaxone for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: a multi-stage, randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial
This study is registered with ClinicalTrials.gov, number NCT00349622. Findings Stage 3 included 66 participants from stages 1 and 2 and 448 new participants. In total, 340 participants were randomly allocated to ceftriaxone and 173 to placebo. During stages 1 and 2, mean ALSFRS-R declined more slowly in participants who received 4 g ceftriaxone than in those on placebo (difference 0·51 units per month, 95% CI 0·02 to 1·00; p=0·0416), but in stage 3 functional decline between the treatment groups did not differ (0·09, −0·06 to 0·24; p=0·2370). No significant differences in survival between the groups were recorde...
Source: The Lancet Neurology - October 17, 2014 Category: Neurology Source Type: research