A Prospective Study Looking at the Use of Rebif® in Subjects With Clinically Isolated Syndrome

NCT ID: NCT00287079

Last Updated: 2013-12-27

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

PHASE3

Total Enrollment

35 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2005-10-31

Study Completion Date

2008-11-30

Brief Summary

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The primary objective of this initiative is to assess the effectiveness of subcutaneous (sc) interferon (IFN) beta - 1a, (Rebif®), versus No Treatment in delaying the conversion to Clinically Definite Multiple Sclerosis (CDMS) - as defined by the occurrence of a second exacerbation - over 96 weeks in subjects that present with Clinically Isolated Syndrome (CIS) accompanied by an abnormal magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). The secondary objectives are to:

* Assess the effectiveness of sc IFN beta - 1a (Rebif®) therapy in reducing the proportion of patients with CIS converting to CDMS
* Assess the safety of sc IFN beta - 1a (Rebif®) in the patients with CIS

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Clinically Isolated Syndrome

Study Design

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Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Rebif®

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Rebif®

Intervention Type DRUG

44 microgram (mcg) IFN beta-1a sc once a week (qw) for 96 weeks

No Treatment

Group Type OTHER

No Treatment

Intervention Type OTHER

No treatment for 96 weeks

Interventions

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Rebif®

44 microgram (mcg) IFN beta-1a sc once a week (qw) for 96 weeks

Intervention Type DRUG

No Treatment

No treatment for 96 weeks

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Subject must have experienced a first clinical episode suggestive of demyelinating disease
* Subject must present with an abnormal MRI displaying at least 3 T2 weighted hyperintense lesions typical of multiple sclerosis (MS)
* Subject must be greater than or equal to 18 years old
* Subject must have had onset of the clinical attack within the last 120 days
* Subject must give written informed consent
* Female subjects must be neither pregnant nor breast feeding, and must not be of child-bearing potential as defined by either:
* Being post-menopausal or surgically sterile
* Using hormonal contraceptive, intra-uterine device, diaphragm with spermicide or condom with spermicide for the duration of the study

Subjects electing treatment:

* Subject must be eligible for Interferon-beta 1-a therapy

Exclusion Criteria

* Subject has evidence of other neurological diseases that could explain his/her symptomatology
* Subject is pregnant or in lactation
* Subject suffers from an intercurrent autoimmune disease
* Subject suffers from major medical or psychiatric illness that in the opinion of the investigator creates undue risk to the subject or could affect compliance with the procedures required by this study
* Subject has received immunomodulatory or immunosuppressive therapy (including but not limited to cyclophosphamide, cyclosporine, methotrexate, azathioprine, linomide, mitoxantrone, teriflunomide, natalizumab, laquinimod, campath), within 12 months of study day 1

Subjects electing treatment:

* Subject has inadequate liver function, defined by total bilirubin, aspartate transaminase (AST), alanine aminotransferase (ALT), or alkaline phosphatase \> 2.5 times the upper limit of normal values
* Subject has inadequate bone marrow reserve, defined as white blood cell count less than 0.5 times the lower limit of normal
* Subject has a known allergy to IFN or any of the excipients of the drug product
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Months

Maximum Eligible Age

65 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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EMD Serono Canada Inc.

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role collaborator

Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Medical Director

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

EMD Serono Canada Inc.

Locations

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Canadian Medical Information Office

Windsor, Barrie, Hamilton, Mississauga, Ontario, Canada

Site Status

Countries

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Canada

Related Links

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http://www.mslifelines.com

Full FDA approved prescribing information can be found here

Other Identifiers

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IMP 26222

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id