Real-Life Outcomes of Multiple Sclerosis Treatment With Rebif

NCT ID: NCT02377323

Last Updated: 2017-05-24

Study Results

Results pending

The study team has not published outcome measurements, participant flow, or safety data for this trial yet. Check back later for updates.

Basic Information

Get a concise snapshot of the trial, including recruitment status, study phase, enrollment targets, and key timeline milestones.

Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

296 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2014-01-31

Study Completion Date

2016-12-31

Brief Summary

Review the sponsor-provided synopsis that highlights what the study is about and why it is being conducted.

The purpose of this study is to determine whether Rebif has an impact on employment status, quality of life and cognition.

Detailed Description

Dive into the extended narrative that explains the scientific background, objectives, and procedures in greater depth.

With this study the investigator plans to evaluate the impact of Rebif on the Real-Life Outcomes (RLO) of Multiple Sclerosis (MS) patients followed at the Clinic within the last two years, and with a follow-up of up to 18 years.

The investigator will evaluate the employment outcomes with a questionnaire designed to document eventual changes in the employment status and other variables in the work conditions of the study participants.

Furthermore, to evaluate the quality of life (QoL),eligible patients will be asked to complete the Multiple Sclerosis Quality of Life (MSQOL)-54 Instrument, contains 52 items distributed into 12 scales, and two single items. This MS-specific QoL assessment tool uses the Short Form Health Survey (SF-36) as its generic core measure and includes 18 additional items under the following categories: health distress, sexual function, satisfaction with sexual function (one item), overall quality of life, cognitive function, energy, pain, and social function.

A sub-group of patients will be selected to come to the clinic to undergo the cognitive portion of the study, using the well-known and validated battery of tests named Minimal Assessment of Cognitive Function in MS (MACFIMS battery).

Socio-demographic data on education level, marital and family life will also be collected. All questionnaires (including the MSQoL-54) will be available by means of an online survey.

Conditions

See the medical conditions and disease areas that this research is targeting or investigating.

Multiple Sclerosis

Study Design

Understand how the trial is structured, including allocation methods, masking strategies, primary purpose, and other design elements.

Allocation Method

NON_RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

OTHER

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

Review each arm or cohort in the study, along with the interventions and objectives associated with them.

Treatment with Rebif

Patients treated with Rebif only, for at least two years, and for up to 18 years

Group Type OTHER

MACFIMS

Intervention Type OTHER

Cognitive evaluation of 50 participants

MSQoL-54

Intervention Type OTHER

Quality of life questionnaires

Never treated

Patients never treated with a disease-modifying drug (DMD)

Group Type OTHER

MACFIMS

Intervention Type OTHER

Cognitive evaluation of 50 participants

MSQoL-54

Intervention Type OTHER

Quality of life questionnaires

Interventions

Learn about the drugs, procedures, or behavioral strategies being tested and how they are applied within this trial.

MACFIMS

Cognitive evaluation of 50 participants

Intervention Type OTHER

MSQoL-54

Quality of life questionnaires

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

Check the participation requirements, including inclusion and exclusion rules, age limits, and whether healthy volunteers are accepted.

Inclusion Criteria

* Patients with CIS or definite MS (RRMS or SPMS);
* Patients seen at our Clinic within the last 2 years;
* Patients untreated, or treated with either low dose or high dose Rebif for at least two years;
* Patients between 18 to 60 years old at time of treatment initiation;
* EDSS ≤ 5.5 at treatment initiation;
* Patients able to read and write in French.

Exclusion Criteria

* Patients diagnosed with primary progressive MS;
* Patients treated with other DMD, other than Rebif;
* Co-existence of other diseases that could influence outcomes.
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

Meet the organizations funding or collaborating on the study and learn about their roles.

EMD Serono Canada Inc.

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role collaborator

Centre hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal (CHUM)

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

Identify the individual or organization who holds primary responsibility for the study information submitted to regulators.

Pierre Duquette

MD

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

Learn about the lead researchers overseeing the trial and their institutional affiliations.

Pierre Duquette, MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Centre hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal (CHUM)

Locations

Explore where the study is taking place and check the recruitment status at each participating site.

CHUM

Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Site Status

Countries

Review the countries where the study has at least one active or historical site.

Canada

References

Explore related publications, articles, or registry entries linked to this study.

Trojano M, Pellegrini F, Paolicelli D, Fuiani A, Zimatore GB, Tortorella C, Simone IL, Patti F, Ghezzi A, Zipoli V, Rossi P, Pozzilli C, Salemi G, Lugaresi A, Bergamaschi R, Millefiorini E, Clerico M, Lus G, Vianello M, Avolio C, Cavalla P, Lepore V, Livrea P, Comi G, Amato MP; Italian Multiple Sclerosis Database Network (MSDN) Group. Real-life impact of early interferon beta therapy in relapsing multiple sclerosis. Ann Neurol. 2009 Oct;66(4):513-20. doi: 10.1002/ana.21757.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 19847899 (View on PubMed)

Glanz BI, Degano IR, Rintell DJ, Chitnis T, Weiner HL, Healy BC. Work productivity in relapsing multiple sclerosis: associations with disability, depression, fatigue, anxiety, cognition, and health-related quality of life. Value Health. 2012 Dec;15(8):1029-35. doi: 10.1016/j.jval.2012.07.010. Epub 2012 Oct 25.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 23244804 (View on PubMed)

Krokavcova M, Nagyova I, Van Dijk JP, Rosenberger J, Gavelova M, Middel B, Szilasiova J, Gdovinova Z, Groothoff JW. Self-rated health and employment status in patients with multiple sclerosis. Disabil Rehabil. 2010;32(21):1742-8. doi: 10.3109/09638281003734334.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 20350069 (View on PubMed)

Roessler RT, Rumrill PD Jr. Multiple sclerosis and employment barriers: a systemic perspective on diagnosis and intervention. Work. 2003;21(1):17-23.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 12897387 (View on PubMed)

Beatty WW, Hames KA, Blanco CR, et al. Demographic, clinical and cognitive characteristics of multiple sclerosis patients who continue to work. J Neurol Rehab 1995; 9:167-73.

Reference Type BACKGROUND

Simmons RD, Tribe KL, McDonald EA. Living with multiple sclerosis: longitudinal changes in employment and the importance of symptom management. J Neurol. 2010 Jun;257(6):926-36. doi: 10.1007/s00415-009-5441-7. Epub 2010 Jan 19.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 20084515 (View on PubMed)

Larocca N, Kalb R, Scheinberg L, Kendall P. Factors associated with unemployment of patients with multiple sclerosis. J Chronic Dis. 1985;38(2):203-10. doi: 10.1016/0021-9681(85)90093-1.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 3156140 (View on PubMed)

Smith MM, Arnett PA. Factors related to employment status changes in individuals with multiple sclerosis. Mult Scler. 2005 Oct;11(5):602-9. doi: 10.1191/1352458505ms1204oa.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 16193900 (View on PubMed)

Verdier-Taillefer MH, Sazdovitch V, Borgel F, Cesaro P, Kurtz A, Millet MF, Roullet E, Marteau R. Occupational environment as risk factor for unemployment in multiple sclerosis. Acta Neurol Scand. 1995 Jul;92(1):59-62. doi: 10.1111/j.1600-0404.1995.tb00467.x.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 7572062 (View on PubMed)

Glad SB, Nyland H, Aarseth JH, Riise T, Myhr KM. How long can you keep working with benign multiple sclerosis? J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry. 2011 Jan;82(1):78-82. doi: 10.1136/jnnp.2010.210732. Epub 2010 Aug 27.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 20802029 (View on PubMed)

Rao SM, Leo GJ, Ellington L, Nauertz T, Bernardin L, Unverzagt F. Cognitive dysfunction in multiple sclerosis. II. Impact on employment and social functioning. Neurology. 1991 May;41(5):692-6. doi: 10.1212/wnl.41.5.692.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 1823781 (View on PubMed)

Benito-Leon J, Morales JM, Rivera-Navarro J, Mitchell A. A review about the impact of multiple sclerosis on health-related quality of life. Disabil Rehabil. 2003 Dec 2;25(23):1291-303. doi: 10.1080/09638280310001608591.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 14617435 (View on PubMed)

Rudick RA, Miller D, Clough JD, Gragg LA, Farmer RG. Quality of life in multiple sclerosis. Comparison with inflammatory bowel disease and rheumatoid arthritis. Arch Neurol. 1992 Dec;49(12):1237-42. doi: 10.1001/archneur.1992.00530360035014.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 1449401 (View on PubMed)

Kobelt G, Berg J, Lindgren P, Kerrigan J, Russell N, Nixon R. Costs and quality of life of multiple sclerosis in the United Kingdom. Eur J Health Econ. 2006 Sep;7 Suppl 2:S96-104. doi: 10.1007/s10198-006-0380-z.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 17310341 (View on PubMed)

Solari A. Role of health-related quality of life measures in the routine care of people with multiple sclerosis. Health Qual Life Outcomes. 2005 Mar 18;3:16. doi: 10.1186/1477-7525-3-16.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 15777478 (View on PubMed)

Amato MP, Zipoli V, Portaccio E. Multiple sclerosis-related cognitive changes: a review of cross-sectional and longitudinal studies. J Neurol Sci. 2006 Jun 15;245(1-2):41-6. doi: 10.1016/j.jns.2005.08.019. Epub 2006 Apr 27.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 16643953 (View on PubMed)

Rao SM, Leo GJ, Bernardin L, Unverzagt F. Cognitive dysfunction in multiple sclerosis. I. Frequency, patterns, and prediction. Neurology. 1991 May;41(5):685-91. doi: 10.1212/wnl.41.5.685.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 2027484 (View on PubMed)

Amato MP, Ponziani G, Pracucci G, Bracco L, Siracusa G, Amaducci L. Cognitive impairment in early-onset multiple sclerosis. Pattern, predictors, and impact on everyday life in a 4-year follow-up. Arch Neurol. 1995 Feb;52(2):168-72. doi: 10.1001/archneur.1995.00540260072019.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 7848126 (View on PubMed)

Kujala P, Portin R, Ruutiainen J. The progress of cognitive decline in multiple sclerosis. A controlled 3-year follow-up. Brain. 1997 Feb;120 ( Pt 2):289-97. doi: 10.1093/brain/120.2.289.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 9117376 (View on PubMed)

Jennekens-Schinkel A, Laboyrie PM, Lanser JB, van der Velde EA. Cognition in patients with multiple sclerosis After four years. J Neurol Sci. 1990 Nov;99(2-3):229-47. doi: 10.1016/0022-510x(90)90158-j.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 2086726 (View on PubMed)

Amato MP, Ponziani G, Siracusa G, Sorbi S. Cognitive dysfunction in early-onset multiple sclerosis: a reappraisal after 10 years. Arch Neurol. 2001 Oct;58(10):1602-6. doi: 10.1001/archneur.58.10.1602.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 11594918 (View on PubMed)

Benedict RH, Cookfair D, Gavett R, Gunther M, Munschauer F, Garg N, Weinstock-Guttman B. Validity of the minimal assessment of cognitive function in multiple sclerosis (MACFIMS). J Int Neuropsychol Soc. 2006 Jul;12(4):549-58. doi: 10.1017/s1355617706060723.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 16981607 (View on PubMed)

Fischer JS, LaRocca NG, Miller DM, Ritvo PG, Andrews H, Paty D. Recent developments in the assessment of quality of life in multiple sclerosis (MS). Mult Scler. 1999 Aug;5(4):251-9. doi: 10.1177/135245859900500410.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 10467384 (View on PubMed)

Vickrey BG, Hays RD, Harooni R, Myers LW, Ellison GW. A health-related quality of life measure for multiple sclerosis. Qual Life Res. 1995 Jun;4(3):187-206. doi: 10.1007/BF02260859.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 7613530 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

Review additional registry numbers or institutional identifiers associated with this trial.

NE156

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

More Related Trials

Additional clinical trials that may be relevant based on similarity analysis.

Transition to Rebif New Formulation
NCT00619307 COMPLETED PHASE3