Long-term Efficacy and Safety of Fingolimod (FTY720) in Patients With Relapsing-remitting Multiple Sclerosis

NCT ID: NCT00662649

Last Updated: 2012-07-12

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

PHASE3

Total Enrollment

920 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2008-02-29

Study Completion Date

2011-06-30

Brief Summary

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This extension study of was designed to evaluate the long-term safety, tolerability, and efficacy of fingolimod (FTY720) in patients with multiple sclerosis. The Extension study was an extension to the 24-month Core study (CFTY720D2301/NCT00289978).

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Multiple Sclerosis

Keywords

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Multiple sclerosis. Relapse-remitting Fingolimod

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

TRIPLE

Participants Caregivers Investigators

Study Groups

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Fingolimod 1.25 mg

Patients continued the same dose to which they had been randomized in the Core study (CFTY720D2301/NCT00289978), fingolimod 1.25 mg/day, in this Extension study.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Fingolimod 1.25 mg

Intervention Type DRUG

Patients self-administered fingolimod 1.25 mg capsules orally once daily.

Fingolimod 0.5 mg

Patients continued the same dose to which they had been randomized in the Core study, fingolimod 0.5 mg/day, in this Extension study.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Fingolimod 0.5 mg

Intervention Type DRUG

Patients self-administered fingolimod 0.5 mg capsules orally once daily.

Placebo-fingolimod

Patients randomized to placebo in the Core study were re randomized to fingolimod (either 0.5 or 1.25 mg/day) in this Extension study.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Fingolimod 0.5 mg

Intervention Type DRUG

Patients self-administered fingolimod 0.5 mg capsules orally once daily.

Fingolimod 1.25 mg

Intervention Type DRUG

Patients self-administered fingolimod 1.25 mg capsules orally once daily.

Placebo-fingolimod 1.25 mg

Patients randomized to placebo in the Core study were re randomized to fingolimod 1.25 mg/day in this Extension study.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Fingolimod 1.25 mg

Intervention Type DRUG

Patients self-administered fingolimod 1.25 mg capsules orally once daily.

Placebo-fingolimod 0.5 mg

Patients randomized to placebo in the Core study were re randomized to fingolimod 0.5 mg/day in this Extension study.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Fingolimod 0.5 mg

Intervention Type DRUG

Patients self-administered fingolimod 0.5 mg capsules orally once daily.

Interventions

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Fingolimod 0.5 mg

Patients self-administered fingolimod 0.5 mg capsules orally once daily.

Intervention Type DRUG

Fingolimod 1.25 mg

Patients self-administered fingolimod 1.25 mg capsules orally once daily.

Intervention Type DRUG

Other Intervention Names

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FTY720 FTY720

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Patients should complete the 24 month core study

Exclusion Criteria

* Patients with other chronic disease of the immune system, malignancies, acute pulmonary disease, cardiac failure, etc.
* Pregnant or nursing women
Minimum Eligible Age

20 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

58 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Novartis

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Novartis Pharmaceuticals

Role: STUDY_CHAIR

Novartis Pharmaceuticals

Locations

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Chatswood, , Australia

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Fitzroy, , Australia

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Austin Health, Department of Neurology

Heidelberg, , Australia

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Woodville, , Australia

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Australia Belgium Canada Czechia Estonia Finland France Germany Greece Hungary Ireland Israel Netherlands Poland Romania Russia Slovakia South Africa Sweden Switzerland Turkey (Türkiye) United Kingdom

Related Links

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http://www.msclinicaltrials.com

Fingolimod clinical trials information website

Other Identifiers

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2007-004122-24

Identifier Type: EUDRACT_NUMBER

Identifier Source: secondary_id

CFTY720D2301E1

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id