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Could a common blood pressure drug boost energy in ALS?

NCT ID NCT07224269

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First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Sep 10, 2026 · Updated 4 times

Summary

This pilot study tests whether terazosin, a drug used for high blood pressure, can increase energy levels in people with ALS. Twenty participants will take either terazosin or a placebo for 12 weeks. The goal is to see if the drug is safe and if it raises ATP, a key energy molecule, in the body.

What this could mean

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Active substance
terazosin
What this could lead to
If it works, this could point toward a treatment that helps slow ALS by improving how cells produce energy.
What could go wrong
This is a very early pilot study with only 20 people, so it may not show clear benefits. It is designed mainly to check safety, not effectiveness.

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Study facts

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Phase

Early phase 1

The earliest testing in people: a first look at safety, in a very small group.

Participants

About 20 people

The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.

Started

Aug 2026

Expected to finish

Oct 2027

An estimate. End dates often move.

Lead sponsor

Other sponsor

The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.

Who can take part

This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.

Ages

18 to 80 years

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Not accepted

This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.

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INCLUSION CRITERIA * Ages 18 - 80 years old * Diagnosed with ALS based on Gold Coast Criteria * ALS symptom onset within 36 months at enrollment * Slow vital capacity (SVC) greater than or equal to 60% * Riluzole use-Never taken or taking a stable dose for at least 4 weeks prior to screening visit or will refrain from starting for the duration of the study * Edaravone use-Never taken or completed at least one cycle (typically 14 days) prior to screening visit or will refrain from starting for the duration of the study * Must have the ability to swallow pills at the time of the screening visit, and in the principle investigator's opinion, have the ability to swallow pills for the duration of the study * Willing to use highly effective contraception for the duration of the trial treatment and for a duration of 80 days after the last dose. EXCLUSION CRITERIA * Orthostatic hypotension at screening is defined as decrease in BP \> 20 mmHg systolic or \> 10 mmHg diastolic and HR increase \<20 bpm on transition from supine to sitting or from sitting to standing * Known allergy or previous adverse reaction to terazosin or related compound * Current use of terazosin or concurrent use of doxazosin, alfuzosin, prazosin, or tamsulosin at the time of screening visit or within the 3 months prior to baseline visit * Pregnancy or breastfeeding women * Taking therapeutic anticoagulant medication (i.e. warfarin, DOAC's, full dose Lovenox or heparin) * Liver function blood tests (ALT or AST) more than twice the upper limit of normal * Hemoglobin \< 11.0 g/dL * Traumatic brain injury or post-traumatic stress disorder * Presence of a confounding acute or unstable medical, psychiatric, or orthopedic condition * Noncompliant or sporadic use of medications that modulate the central nervous system * Uncontrolled major depression or bipolar affective disorder, or other mental health disorders that are, in the opinion of the PI, sufficiently severe to increase risk of experiencing an Adverse Drug Reaction (ADR) * Current suicidal ideation as measured by question 2 of the Columbia-Suicide Severity Rating Scale (C-SSRS) * Participants with insufficient decisional capacity to provide written informed consent determined by the primary investigator. * Noncompliant or sporadic use of antihypertensive medications * Unable to lie supine and still for 60 minutes for the duration of the study * Currently taking part in another clinical trial with an investigational medicinal product or having taken part in one in the three months prior to screening visit * Current diagnosis of diabetes (type 1 or type 2) or healthcare professional-recommended treatment (medication, exercise or diet) of diabetes mellitus * Screening visit glucose \>140 mg/dl

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Locations

  • University of Iowa Health Care

    RECRUITING

    Iowa City, Iowa, 52242, United States

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