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NCT07184840Active, not recruitingPhase 2

Eculizumab For the Acute Attack of Neuromyelitis Optica Spectrum Disorder

Eculizumab For Acute Attack of Neuromyelitis Optica Spectrum Disorder (NMOSD): a Multi-Center, Phase 2 Trial (EASE-NMO)

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 3 Jun 2026

Brief summary (registry, in English)

Neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder (NMOSD) is a relapsing, inflammatory autoimmune disorder of the central nervous system characterized by the pathogenic anti-aquaporin 4 antibody (AQP4-IgG). The objectives of this study are to assess the efficacy and safety of eculizumab for treatment of patients with neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorders during acute phase who are anti-aquaporin-4 (AQP4) antibody-positive. Eculizumab, a humanized monoclonal antibody, inhibits the terminal complement protein C5 and prevents its cleavage into C5a and the formation of C5b-9 (MAC), has approved for preventive treatment of NMOSD. Given the high efficacy of C5 inhibition, eculizumab is proposed to potentially provide rapid relief from astrocyte destruction by reducing MAC formation, which could contribute to the fast alleviation of neurological deficit during NMO acute attack. The potential of eculizumab warrants further investigation as a treatment for acute neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorders attacks.

Status (registry)
Active, not recruiting
Phase (registry)
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
110 (actual)
First submitted
8 Sept 2025
Start date
9 Sept 2025
Primary completion date
28 Apr 2026
Lead sponsor
Tianjin Medical University General Hospital
NCT number
NCT07184840

What you commit to

  • Study type: Interventional · Phase 2
  • Participants enrolled: 110
  • From 9 Sept 2025 to the primary completion date, 28 Apr 2026
  • 1 site in 1 country
  • Visits and tests: ask the trial team, the registry does not list them

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Who cannot take part

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Prior treatment

  • Use of IVIg within 3 weeks prior to screening
  • Any systemic bacterial or other infection which is clinically significant in the opinion of the Investigator and has not been treated with appropriate antibiotics
  • Participation in any other investigational drug study or was exposed to an investigational drug or device within 30 days of screening.
  • Has previously received treatment with eculizumab

Other illness

  • Unresolved meningococcal infection
  • Hypersensitivity to murine proteins or to one of the excipients of eculizumab
  • Any medical condition that, in the opinion of the Investigator, might interfere with thepatient's participation in the trial, poses any added risk for the patient, or confounds the assessment of the patients

Who the study is looking for

  • Anti-AQP4 antibody seropositive.
  • Male or female patients ≥18 years old
  • Body weight ≥ 35 kg
  • Acute optic neuritis and/or transverse myelitis enrolled within 28 days from the attack, with a change in neurological exam that meet an increase of OSIS at least 2 points of baseline compared to that of prior attack.
  • A female subject is eligible to enter the trial if she is:
    • Not pregnant or breastfeeding, not intending to conceive during the course of the trial

Age in the registry: 18 years to - · Sex: All · Does not accept healthy volunteers

Full criteria on ClinicalTrials.gov

Sites (1)

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SiteCityCountrySite status
Tianjin Medical University General Hospital
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TianjinChinaUnknown status

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