Neuroprotection and Repair in Optic Neuritis

NCT ID: NCT01073813

Last Updated: 2013-01-23

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: TERMINATED
• Clinical Phase: PHASE2
• Total Enrollment: 6 participants
• Study Classification: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2010-02-28
• Study Completion Date: 2013-01-31

Brief Summary

The primary aim of this open-label pilot trial is to estimate the treatment effect of 100 mg of oral minocycline twice daily for 90 days, initiated within 30 days of onset of ON, on functional and structural optic nerve recovery compared to no treatment. The primary outcome measure that will be used to measure optic nerve recovery is retinal nerve fibre layer (RNFL) thickness. Other objectives: Secondary outcomes are temporal RNFL thickness, macular volume, and visual outcomes.

Conditions

Multiple Sclerosis; Optic Neuritis

Study Design

• Allocation Method: RANDOMIZED
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Primary Study Purpose: TREATMENT
• Blinding Strategy: NONE

Study Groups

Minocycline 100mg

Patients are in one of three strata (currently on Glatiramer acetate (GA), Interferon beta (IFN), or neither disease modifying therapy (DMT). There will be a minimum of 12 patients per strata. Patients will be randomized within each strata in a 2:1 fashion to receive either Minocycline 100mg twice daily or no treatment.

Group Type: ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Minocycline

Intervention Type: DRUG

100mg twice daily

No treatment

Patients are in one of three strata (currently on Glatiramer acetate (GA), Interferon beta (IFN), or neither disease modifying therapy (DMT). There will be a minimum of 12 patients per strata. Patients will be randomized within each strata in a 2:1 fashion to receive either Minocycline 100mg twice daily or no treatment.

Group Type: NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

Minocycline

100mg twice daily

Intervention Type: DRUG

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• Age between 18 and 60 years, the lower age limit has been set for safety purposes to avoid exposing children and adolescents to unproven therapies at least early in their development, the upper limit is set because the specificity of the diagnosis of ON is likely reduced in older individuals
• onset of ON within the previous 30 days
• intention to continue current multiple sclerosis (MS) disease modifying therapy (if any) for at least 6 months (glatiramer acetate, interferon beta) and not start, or switch to, a new therapy
• sexually active participants of child-bearing potential must agree to use adequate contraception
• willingness to provide written informed consent

Exclusion Criteria

• Coexistence of any disease other than MS that could be responsible for ON or better explains their signs and symptoms. This would include patients with other suspected or established causes of vision loss including glaucoma, maculopathies, amblyopia, neuro-myelitis optica (NMO), and other optic neuropathies
• clinically significant liver, renal, or bone marrow dysfunction
• any condition that could interfere with any evaluation in the study including patients who are unable to undergo reliable OCT testing due to dense media opacities or severe nystagmus in whom appropriate fixation cannot be attained
• concurrent or prior use of corticosteroids during this episode of optic neuritis
• concurrent participation in any clinical therapeutic trial
• use within the previous 12 months of any of the following: natalizumab, mitoxantrone, cyclophosphamide, azathioprine, cyclosporine, methotrexate, or any other immunomodulating or immunosuppressive drug including other recombinant or non-recombinant cytokine or any experimental therapy known to effect immune function
• use within the previous 6 months of minocycline or another tetracycline or use of either for MS at any time
• any other condition or situation that in the opinion of the investigator would either put the patient at risk of worsening health if enrolled in the trial or would prevent completion of the trial with complete follow-up.

• Minimum Eligible Age: 18 Years
• Maximum Eligible Age: 60 Years
• Eligible Sex: ALL
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

Sponsors

Neuroscience Canada

UNKNOWN

Sponsor Role: collaborator

University of Calgary

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Dr. Luanne Metz

Neurologist

Responsibility Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

Luanne Metz, Dr.

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

University of Calgary

Fiona Costello, Dr.

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

University of Calgary

Other Identifiers

Funding Agency

Identifier Type: OTHER_GRANT

Identifier Source: secondary_id

Minocycline in Optic Neuritis

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id