Trial Outcomes & Findings for Stress Management for Patients With Multiple Sclerosis (NCT NCT00147446)

NCT ID: NCT00147446

Last Updated: 2013-09-10

Results Overview

Gd+ is Gadolinium-enhancing MRI brain lesion, A marker of the opening of the blood-brain barrier and is typically used as a primary endpoints in phase II trials because of its high sensitivity to ongoing MS disease activity and its association with clinical exacerbation. The single value was calculated by summing up the lesions from week 8 to week 24.

Recruitment status

COMPLETED

Study phase

PHASE2

Target enrollment

121 participants

Primary outcome timeframe

week 8 to week 24

Results posted on

2013-09-10

Participant Flow

Participants were enrolled at MS specialty clinics at three sites in the United States (University of California San Francisco California (UCSF), Evergreen Hospital Medical Center in Seattle Washington and the Feinberg School of Medicine at Northwestern University in Chicago Illinois) and through local chapters of the National MS Society.

Participant milestones

Participant milestones
Measure
Stress Management Therapy for Mulitple Sclerosis
Stress management therapy for MS(SMT-MS), provided 16 individual treatment sessions over 24 weeks, followed by a 24-week post-treatment follow-up.
Wait List Control Condition
Wait list control provided treatment as usual for the first 10+ months of participants. A 5-hour workshop was provided afte the 10th month. This allowed at least 2 post-treatment MRI evaluations that were not contaminated by the workshop.
Overall Study
STARTED
60
61
Overall Study
COMPLETED
60
61
Overall Study
NOT COMPLETED
0
0

Reasons for withdrawal

Withdrawal data not reported

Baseline Characteristics

Stress Management for Patients With Multiple Sclerosis

Baseline characteristics by cohort

Baseline characteristics by cohort
Measure
Stress Management Therapy for Multiple Sclerosis
n=60 Participants
Stress management therapy for multiple sclerosis(SMT-MS)at baseline
Wait List Control Condition
n=61 Participants
Wait list control provided treatment as usual for the first 10+ months of participation. A 5-hour workshop was provided after the 10th month. This allowed at least 2 post-treatment MRI evaluations that were not contaminated by the workshop
Total
n=121 Participants
Total of all reporting groups
Age, Categorical
<=18 years
0 Participants
n=5 Participants
0 Participants
n=7 Participants
0 Participants
n=5 Participants
Age, Categorical
Between 18 and 65 years
60 Participants
n=5 Participants
58 Participants
n=7 Participants
118 Participants
n=5 Participants
Age, Categorical
>=65 years
0 Participants
n=5 Participants
3 Participants
n=7 Participants
3 Participants
n=5 Participants
Age Continuous
42.3 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 9.03 • n=5 Participants
43.0 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 9.08 • n=7 Participants
42.7 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 9.79 • n=5 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Female
51 Participants
n=5 Participants
50 Participants
n=7 Participants
101 Participants
n=5 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Male
9 Participants
n=5 Participants
11 Participants
n=7 Participants
20 Participants
n=5 Participants
Region of Enrollment
United States
60 participants
n=5 Participants
61 participants
n=7 Participants
121 participants
n=5 Participants

PRIMARY outcome

Timeframe: week 8 to week 24

Population: A total of 121 patients with relapsing forms of MS were randomized to SMT-MS or WLC. Participants were enrolled at MS specialty clinics at 3 sites in the United States (UCSF; Evergreen Hospital Medical Center, and the Feinberg School of Medicine at Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois) and through local chapters of the National MS Society.

Gd+ is Gadolinium-enhancing MRI brain lesion, A marker of the opening of the blood-brain barrier and is typically used as a primary endpoints in phase II trials because of its high sensitivity to ongoing MS disease activity and its association with clinical exacerbation. The single value was calculated by summing up the lesions from week 8 to week 24.

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
Stress Management Therapy for Multiple Sclerosis
n=60 Participants
Stress management therapy for MS(SMT-MS), provided 16 individual treatment sessions over 24 weeks, followed by a 24-week post-treatment follow-up.
Wait List Control Condition
n=61 Participants
Wait list control(WLC) provided treatment as usual for the first 10+ months of participants. A 5-hour workshop was provided after the 10th month. This allowed at least 2 post-treatment MRI evaluations that were not contaminated by the workshop
No.of Gd+ Lesions From Week 8 to Week 24
No. of Gd+ lesions(week 8 to week 24), Gd+ = 0
46 participants
33 participants
No.of Gd+ Lesions From Week 8 to Week 24
No. of Gd+ lesions(week 8 to week 24), Gd+ = 1
5 participants
13 participants
No.of Gd+ Lesions From Week 8 to Week 24
No. of Gd+ lesions(week 8 to week 24), Gd+ = 2
2 participants
6 participants
No.of Gd+ Lesions From Week 8 to Week 24
No. of Gd+ lesions(week 8 to week 24), Gd+ = 3
2 participants
6 participants
No.of Gd+ Lesions From Week 8 to Week 24
No. of Gd+ lesions(week 8 to week 24), Gd+ >= 4
5 participants
3 participants

SECONDARY outcome

Timeframe: week 8 to week 24

T2-weighted MRI is commonly used in phase II trials to identify more permanent lesions. The single value was calculated by summing up the lesions from week 8 to week 24.

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
Stress Management Therapy for Multiple Sclerosis
n=60 Participants
Stress management therapy for MS(SMT-MS), provided 16 individual treatment sessions over 24 weeks, followed by a 24-week post-treatment follow-up.
Wait List Control Condition
n=61 Participants
Wait list control(WLC) provided treatment as usual for the first 10+ months of participants. A 5-hour workshop was provided after the 10th month. This allowed at least 2 post-treatment MRI evaluations that were not contaminated by the workshop
No.of New or Enlarged T2 Lesions From Week 8 to Week 24
No. of T2 lesions (week 8 to week 24), T2 = 0
43 participants
26 participants
No.of New or Enlarged T2 Lesions From Week 8 to Week 24
No. of T2 lesions(week 8 to week 24), T2 = 1
8 participants
9 participants
No.of New or Enlarged T2 Lesions From Week 8 to Week 24
No. of T2 lesions(week 8 to week 24), T2 = 2
1 participants
9 participants
No.of New or Enlarged T2 Lesions From Week 8 to Week 24
No. of T2 lesions(week 8 to week 24), T2 = 3
1 participants
7 participants
No.of New or Enlarged T2 Lesions From Week 8 to Week 24
No. of T2 lesions(week 8 to week 24), T2 >=4
7 participants
10 participants

Adverse Events

Stress Management Therapy for Multiple Sclerosis

Serious events: 0 serious events
Other events: 0 other events
Deaths: 0 deaths

Wait List Control Condition

Serious events: 0 serious events
Other events: 0 other events
Deaths: 0 deaths

Serious adverse events

Adverse event data not reported

Other adverse events

Adverse event data not reported

Additional Information

David C. Mohr

Northwestern University

Phone: 312-503-3128

Results disclosure agreements

  • Principal investigator is a sponsor employee
  • Publication restrictions are in place