What this phase means
Phase 3: this treatment already looked useful in smaller studies. Now it is tested in a large group, often against standard care or a dummy treatment, to see if it should be approved.
Phase labels are FDA/ICH categories applied to the registry Phase field. They are not a finding that this study succeeded.
What the registry says happens
If you join, the listed intervention(s) are Pridopidine, or Placebo. The registry lists allocation as randomized. The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if the drug pridopidine works to treat amyotrophic lateral sclerosis in adults.
They plan to enroll about 500 people at 56 sites. Taking part typically means taking a study drug (or dummy pill) plus check-ins.
Official title (unrewritten)
A Phase 3, Randomized, Double-blind, Placebo-controlled Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of Pridopidine in Participants With Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
Interventions: Pridopidine, Placebo
Primary outcome (registry wording): Change from baseline through Week 26 and Week 48 in the Revised ALS Functional Rating Scale (ALSFRS-R) total score adjusted for mortality