An Efficacy Study of Teriflunomide in Participants With Relapsing Multiple Sclerosis
NCT ID: NCT00751881
Last Updated: 2016-07-07
Study Results
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COMPLETED
PHASE3
1169 participants
INTERVENTIONAL
2008-08-31
2015-08-31
Brief Summary
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Key secondary objective was to assess the effect of the two doses of teriflunomide, in comparison to placebo, on disability progression.
Other secondary objectives were:
* To assess the effect of the two doses of teriflunomide in comparison to placebo on:
* Fatigue;
* Health-related quality of life, a measure of the impact of the participant's health on his or her overall well being.
* To evaluate the safety and tolerability of teriflunomide.
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Detailed Description
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* A core treatment period: Teriflunomide 7 mg or Teriflunomide 14 mg or placebo was administered in double-blind fashion until a fixed common end date which was approximately 48 weeks after randomization of the last participant.
* An extension treatment period: the highest dose of teriflunomide was administered in open-label fashion to participants who successfully complete the core treatment period and wish to continue.
The overall treatment period was followed by a 4-week elimination follow-up period.
Conditions
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Study Design
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RANDOMIZED
PARALLEL
TREATMENT
TRIPLE
Study Groups
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Teriflunomide 7 mg / 14 mg
Core treatment period: Teriflunomide 7 mg once daily. Extension treatment period: Teriflunomide 14 mg once daily.
Teriflunomide
Film-coated tablet
Oral administration
Teriflunomide 14 mg / 14 mg
Core treatment period: Teriflunomide 14 mg once daily. Extension treatment period: Teriflunomide 14 mg once daily.
Teriflunomide
Film-coated tablet
Oral administration
Placebo / Teriflunomide 14 mg
Core treatment period: Placebo (for teriflunomide) once daily. Extension treatment period: Teriflunomide 14 mg once daily.
Placebo
Film-coated tablet
Oral administration
Teriflunomide
Film-coated tablet
Oral administration
Interventions
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Placebo
Film-coated tablet
Oral administration
Teriflunomide
Film-coated tablet
Oral administration
Other Intervention Names
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
* Two relapses in prior 2 years or one relapse in prior year.
Exclusion Criteria
* Significantly impaired bone marrow function or, significant anemia, leukopenia or thrombocytopenia,
* Pregnant or nursing woman,
* Alcohol or drug abuse,
* Prior or concomitant use of cladribine, mitoxantrone, or other immunosuppressant agents such as azathioprine, cyclophosphamide, cyclosporin, methotrexate or mycophenolate,
* Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) positive,
* Any known condition or circumstance that would prevent, in the investigator's opinion, compliance or completion of the study.
The above information is not intended to contain all considerations relevant to a participant's potential participation in a clinical trial.
18 Years
55 Years
ALL
No
Sponsors
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Sanofi
INDUSTRY
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Principal Investigators
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Clinical Sciences & Operations
Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR
Sanofi
Locations
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Groesbeek, , Netherlands
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Edirne, , Turkey (Türkiye)
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Izmir, , Turkey (Türkiye)
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Kocaeli, , Turkey (Türkiye)
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Manisa, , Turkey (Türkiye)
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Samsun, , Turkey (Türkiye)
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Trabzon, , Turkey (Türkiye)
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Chernihiv, , Ukraine
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Dnipropetrovsk, , Ukraine
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Donetsk, , Ukraine
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Zaporizhya, , Ukraine
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Edinburgh, , United Kingdom
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Haywards Heath, , United Kingdom
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Irvine, , United Kingdom
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Leeds, , United Kingdom
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Salford, , United Kingdom
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References
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Comi G, Freedman MS, Meca-Lallana JE, Vermersch P, Kim BJ, Parajeles A, Edwards KR, Gold R, Korideck H, Chavin J, Poole EM, Coyle PK. Prior treatment status: impact on the efficacy and safety of teriflunomide in multiple sclerosis. BMC Neurol. 2020 Oct 6;20(1):364. doi: 10.1186/s12883-020-01937-4.
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Freedman MS, Morawski J, Thangavelu K. Clinical efficacy of teriflunomide over a fixed 2-year duration in the TOWER study. Mult Scler J Exp Transl Clin. 2018 May 16;4(2):2055217318775236. doi: 10.1177/2055217318775236. eCollection 2018 Apr-Jun.
Freedman MS, Wolinsky JS, Comi G, Kappos L, Olsson TP, Miller AE, Thangavelu K, Benamor M, Truffinet P, O'Connor PW; TEMSO and TOWER Study Groups. The efficacy of teriflunomide in patients who received prior disease-modifying treatments: Subgroup analyses of the teriflunomide phase 3 TEMSO and TOWER studies. Mult Scler. 2018 Apr;24(4):535-539. doi: 10.1177/1352458517695468. Epub 2017 Mar 17.
Other Identifiers
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2007-004452-36
Identifier Type: EUDRACT_NUMBER
Identifier Source: secondary_id
EFC10531
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id
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