Fingolimod Versus Interferon Beta 1b in Cognitive Symptoms

NCT ID: NCT01333501

Last Updated: 2017-03-21

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

PHASE4

Total Enrollment

151 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2011-05-31

Study Completion Date

2015-09-30

Brief Summary

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The purpose of this pilot study is to evaluate, by means of a specific cognitive test battery (Brief Repeatable Battery and Delis-Kaplan Executive Function System scale), the slowing/reduction of cognitive dysfunction progression in RRMS patients after 18 months of treatment with fingolimod in comparison with interferon beta 1b treatment, and to evaluate which test of the battery is the most sensitive in detecting differences between treatment groups.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Multiple Sclerosis

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Fingolimod

0.5 mg in capsules for oral administration once daily

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Fingolimod

Intervention Type DRUG

0.5 mg in capsules for oral administration once daily

Interferon beta 1b

250 μg injected s.c. every other day

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Interferon beta 1b

Intervention Type DRUG

250 μg injected s.c. every other day

Interventions

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Fingolimod

0.5 mg in capsules for oral administration once daily

Intervention Type DRUG

Interferon beta 1b

250 μg injected s.c. every other day

Intervention Type DRUG

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Patients with relapsing-remitting forms of MS defined by 2005 revised McDonald criteria.
* Patients with active disease, defined as at least one clinical relapse in the last year, or two clinical relapses in the last two years if there are signs of disease activity at one brain MRI scan performed in the last six months.
* Patients with cognitive impairment at screening, defined as at least one test of the Rao's Brief Repeatable Battery with scores falling outside the 90th percentile of the normative data.

Exclusion Criteria

* Patients who had already been treated with multiweekly interferon (interferon beta 1b, or beta 1a multiweekly) and had an unsatisfactory response according to the judgment of the investigator.
* Patients with hyperactive forms of the MS disease according to the judgment of the investigator.
* Patients with an EDSS score higher than 5.
* Patients with a prior or current diagnosis of Major Depression according to DSM-IV.
* Patients with a history of chronic disease of the immune system other than MS such as known immunodeficiency syndrome.
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

50 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Novartis Pharmaceuticals

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Novartis Pharmaceuticals

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

Novartis Pharmaceuticals

Locations

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Novartis Investigative Site

Alzenau in Unterfranken, , Germany

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Bamberg, , Germany

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Leipzig, , Germany

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Würzburg, , Germany

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Ancona, AN, Italy

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Bari, BA, Italy

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Bergamo, BG, Italy

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Montichiari, BS, Italy

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Chieti, CH, Italy

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Catania, CT, Italy

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Catania, CT, Italy

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Florence, FI, Italy

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Genova, GE, Italy

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Pozzilli, IS, Italy

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Messina, ME, Italy

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Milan, MI, Italy

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Milan, MI, Italy

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Cefalù, PA, Italy

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Pavia, PV, Italy

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Roma, RM, Italy

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Roma, RM, Italy

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Roma, RM, Italy

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Roma, RM, Italy

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Gallarate, VA, Italy

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Napoli, , Italy

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Napoli, , Italy

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Countries

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Germany Italy

Other Identifiers

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2010-023023-19

Identifier Type: EUDRACT_NUMBER

Identifier Source: secondary_id

CFTY720DIT01

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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