Efficacy and Safety Study of Oral BG00012 With Active Reference in Relapsing-Remitting Multiple Sclerosis

NCT ID: NCT00451451

Last Updated: 2015-01-26

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

PHASE3

Total Enrollment

1417 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2007-06-30

Study Completion Date

2011-08-31

Brief Summary

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To determine if treatment with BG00012 can decrease the number of MS relapses during a certain time period. Other goals of the study are to determine if, over time, BG00012 treatment can decrease the number of certain types of brain lesions commonly seen in MS patients and slow down the time it takes for MS to get worse.

Other objectives of the study are to determine the safety and tolerability of BG00012, as well as the effect it may have on tests and evaluations used to assess MS. Additionally, glatiramer acetate is being used to compare its benefits and risks with placebo and BG00012.

Detailed Description

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Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic disease of the central nervous system that affects approximately 400,000 persons in North America and 365,000 persons in Europe. It is predominantly a disease of young adults, primarily women, with disease onset typically occurring between the ages of 20 and 40.

Conditions

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Relapsing-Remitting Multiple Sclerosis

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

DOUBLE

Participants Investigators

Study Groups

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BG00012 240 mg Twice Daily (BID)

Participants received two 120 mg BG00012 capsules orally twice daily (BID) and two placebo capsules orally once daily (QD)

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

BG00012

Intervention Type DRUG

Placebo

Intervention Type DRUG

BG00012 240 mg 3 Times Daily (TID)

Participants received two 120 mg BG00012 capsules orally three times daily (TID)

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

BG00012

Intervention Type DRUG

Placebo

Participants received two placebo capsules orally three times daily (TID)

Group Type PLACEBO_COMPARATOR

Placebo

Intervention Type DRUG

Glatiramer Acetate (GA) 20 mg Injection Once Daily (QD)

Participants received glatiramer acetate (GA) 20 mg subcutaneous injection once daily (QD)

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Glatiramer Acetate

Intervention Type DRUG

Interventions

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BG00012

Intervention Type DRUG

Placebo

Intervention Type DRUG

Glatiramer Acetate

Intervention Type DRUG

Other Intervention Names

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dimethyl fumarate Tecfidera®

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Must have confirmed diagnosis of RRMS according to McDonald criteria #1-4
* Must have a baseline EDSS between 0.0 and 5.0, inclusive.
* Must have relapsing-remitting disease course.

Exclusion Criteria

* Other chronic disease of immune system, malignancies, urologic, pulmonary, gastrointestinal disease
* Pregnant or nursing women
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

55 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Biogen

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Medical Director

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

Biogen

Locations

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Birmingham, Alabama, United States

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Cullman, Alabama, United States

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Huntsville, Alabama, United States

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Phoenix, Arizona, United States

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United States Belarus Belgium Bosnia and Herzegovina Bulgaria Canada Costa Rica Croatia Czechia Estonia France Germany Greece India Ireland Israel Latvia Mexico Moldova New Zealand North Macedonia Poland Puerto Rico Romania Serbia Slovakia Spain Ukraine

References

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Other Identifiers

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109MS302

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Identifier Source: org_study_id

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