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NCT00050232 · ClinicalTrials.gov registry record · Phase 3

Safety and Efficacy of AVP-923 for Pseudobulbar Affect in Multiple Sclerosis Patients

A Phase 3 study, sponsored by Avanir Pharmaceuticals.

Completed
Registry status
Phase 3
Development phase
96
Enrollment target

NCT00050232: Completed Phase 3 study, sponsored by Avanir Pharmaceuticals.

NCT00050232 is a Phase 3 study that has completed, run by Avanir Pharmaceuticals. The registered enrollment target is 96 participants, below the 772-participant average among 15,282 other Phase 3 trials with a reported enrollment target (88% lower). According to ClinicalTrials.gov, the official US trial registry.

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The verdict

NCT00050232, a Phase 3 study, has completed, sponsored by Avanir Pharmaceuticals.

COMPLETED
Registry status
Phase 3
Development phase
96 participants
Enrollment target

Study Summary

Pseudobulbar Affect is a condition characterized by frequent episodes of laughing and crying out of proportion. Other terms used to describe this condition include emotional lability, emotionalism, emotion incontinence, emotional discontrol, excessive emotionalism and pathological laughing and crying. AVP-923 is a new experimental drug that may assist in the reduction of uncontrolled episodes. This study will test the safety and efficacy of AVP-923 in the treatment of MS patients suffering from pseudobulbar affect.

Interventions

  • DRUG AVP-923

Trial Details

FieldValue
Enrollment Target 96 participants
Start Date 2002-12
Est. Completion 2004-06
Phase Phase 3
Avanir Pharmaceuticals

15 total trials

What the finished NCT00050232 record still lists

NCT00050232 is an interventional study that assigns participants to a tested intervention. The registry caps enrollment at 96 participants, a relatively small participant target, below the 772-participant average among 15,282 other Phase 3 trials with a reported enrollment target (88% lower).

The record links to 0 conditions, and to 1 intervention - of which AVP-923 is the first listed.

NCT00050232 does not publish any study locations in the registry export this page uses.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is clinical trial NCT00050232 about?

NCT00050232 is a clinical study titled "Safety and Efficacy of AVP-923 for Pseudobulbar Affect in Multiple Sclerosis Patients". Pseudobulbar Affect is a condition characterized by frequent episodes of laughing and crying out of proportion. Other terms used to describe this condition include emotional lability, emotionalism, emotion incontinence, emotional discontrol, excessive emotionalism and pathological laughing and cryin...

What is the current status of trial NCT00050232?

This trial is currently completed. It is a Phase 3 study. The enrollment target is 96 participants. The study started on 2002-12. Estimated completion is 2004-06.

What interventions are being tested in trial NCT00050232?

The interventions under investigation include: AVP-923 (DRUG).

Who is sponsoring clinical trial NCT00050232?

This trial is sponsored by Avanir Pharmaceuticals, which has 15 total clinical trials registered on ClinicalTrials.gov.

How this trial's enrollment target compares

Where NCT00050232's enrollment target sits among peer trials

96 1718th of 2000 higher than 282 of 2,000 other Phase 3 trials

participants (enrollment target), bucketed by value

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Source ClinicalTrials.gov registry export · 2026-08-08

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Source: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT00050232, the US trial registry maintained by the National Library of Medicine. NCT00050232 (small enrollment · none site footprint · completed) retrieved and formatted by PlainTrial, see methodology.