A Phase 4 Study to Assess the Impact of Patient Support Program on Health Related Quality of Life and Adherence in Subjects With Relapsing-Remitting Multiple Sclerosis Administered Rebif® With the RebiSmart™ Device

NCT ID: NCT01791244

Last Updated: 2017-08-24

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

PHASE4

Total Enrollment

93 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2013-02-28

Study Completion Date

2016-02-29

Brief Summary

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This is a randomized, comparative, and multicenter study to assess the impact of a patient support program (MinSupport Plus) on health related quality of life (HRQoL) and adherence in subjects with relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis administered Rebif® with the RebiSmart™ device.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Multiple Sclerosis Relapsing-Remitting

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

SINGLE

Investigators

Study Groups

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Technical support for the RebiSmart™ device

Subjects will be administered Rebif® by the RebiSmart™ device at a dose of either 22 or 44 microgram (mcg) subcutaneously (SC) 3 times a week in accordance to the summary of product characteristics (SPC) along with technical support for RebiSmart.

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Rebif®

Intervention Type DRUG

Subject support program (MinSupport Plus)

Subjects will be administered Rebif® by the RebiSmart™ device at a dose of either 22 or 44 mcg SC 3 times a week in accordance to the SPC along with subject support program MinSupport Plus which includes technical support for RebiSmart™ device, personal coaching regarding treatment and understanding of the disease, lifestyle guide and web support.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Rebif®

Intervention Type DRUG

Interventions

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Rebif®

Intervention Type DRUG

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Male or female, aged 18 or older
* A diagnosis of relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis according to the revised McDonald Criteria (2010)
* Treatment with Rebif® 22 or 44 mcg subcutaneously three times a week in accordance to the Summary of product characteristics
* Rebif® administered by the RebiSmart™ device
* Provided a signed informed consent form

Exclusion Criteria

* Has received any components, except for technical support, of MinSupport Plus prior to study entry
* Has difficulty reading and/or understanding Swedish
* Has a mental condition rendering the subject unable to understand the nature, scope and possible consequences of the study, and/or evidence of an uncooperative attitude
* No access to computer
* Participation in another clinical study
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Locations

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Please contact the Merck Communications Service for Recruiting locations

Darmstadt, , Germany

Site Status

Research site

Angered, , Sweden

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Ängelholm, , Sweden

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Danderyd, , Sweden

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Eksjö, , Sweden

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Gävle, , Sweden

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Karlstad, , Sweden

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KS Huddinge, , Sweden

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Linköping, , Sweden

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Malmö/Lund, , Sweden

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Motala, , Sweden

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Örnsköldsvik, , Sweden

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Skövde, , Sweden

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Trollhättan, , Sweden

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Countries

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Germany Sweden

References

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Landtblom AM, Guala D, Martin C, Olsson-Hau S, Haghighi S, Jansson L, Fredrikson S. RebiQoL: A randomized trial of telemedicine patient support program for health-related quality of life and adherence in people with MS treated with Rebif. PLoS One. 2019 Jul 5;14(7):e0218453. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0218453. eCollection 2019.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 31276502 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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2012-004887-22

Identifier Type: EUDRACT_NUMBER

Identifier Source: secondary_id

EMR 200136-560

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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