Measuring Silent Disease Progression in Multiple Sclerosis With a Multimodal Approach

NCT ID: NCT06501950

Last Updated: 2024-07-15

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

RECRUITING

Total Enrollment

77 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2024-06-20

Study Completion Date

2027-12-31

Brief Summary

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This observational study wants to examine the disease progression independent of relapses in patients with Multiple Sclerosis (MS) that are treated with monoclonal antibodies. Participants will be clinically examined every 6 months and optionally receive a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) every 12 months. The investigators will also take blood for blood biomarker tests with each clinical examination. Optionally, digital data can be continuously collected via smartphone and smartwatch.

With this information the study will compare the results from clinical, digital, radiological, and blood-based tests with the disease progression the participants report themselves. This study aims to investigate what percentage auf patients with MS under antibody treatment experience a slow progression of the disease.

Detailed Description

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The goal of this observational prospective, observational, multicenter proof of concept study is to identify silent disease progression in people with multiple sclerosis (MS) that are treated with monoclonal antibodies.

Progression independent of relapse activity (PIRA) refers to disability progression unrelated to relapses. Treatment with disease-modifying agent shifts the primary cause of disability towards PIRA, likely due to the prevention of relapses during therapy. In order to promptly identify these patients in the future, newer biomarkers are needed that can detect disease activity more sensitively. Digital health technologies (DHTs), such as connected wearables, offer the capability of continuously collecting real-life data. As they can capture movement patterns, sleep behavior, and cognition, DHTs can document silent disease progression in MS patients and have the potential to enhance our understanding of disease activity.

The goal of the 360 PMS (progressive Multiple Sclerosis) study is to evaluate various widely available smartwatch-derived digital metrics and blood-based analyses as well as imaging tools for monitoring silent disease activity in MS patients at two study centres. Patients with relapsing remitting or primary progressive MS that are treated with monoclonal antibodies and do not have an Expanded Disability Status Scale (EDSS) of more than 7,0 will be included in this study.

Clinical evaluations will be conducted every 6 months, as well as blood-based measurements that include serum neurofilament-light-chain (sNfL), glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP) and proteomic data. Data captured by smartwatches (Withings Scanwatch) include activity-related data (step count, minutes in certain intensity levels), basic cardiovascular measurements such as heart rate, and sleep-related data (total time asleep, sleep efficiency and quality etc.). Additionally, disease progression can be optionally evaluated by monitoring fine motor skills while typing on the smartphone by a smartphone application (Neurokeys).

The study will initially start at the core centre at the University Clinic Düsseldorf and plans to enrol further sites in the months following initiation. Further centers might not include optical coherence tomography (OCT) or MRI measurements. At the core facility additional examinations will be conducted: Structural MRI examinations will be conducted at baseline and in month 12 and 24. OCT measurements will examine retinal morphology and be conducted every 6 months.

The investigators will attempt to closely analyze MS patients under treatment with monoclonal antibodies with these methods. Data will be collected for a 24-month prospective period.

Conditions

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Multiple Sclerosis

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

COHORT

Study Time Perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Study Groups

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Core centre

Persons that will be included by the core centre will be examined every 6 months by clinical testing, blood tests, and optical coherence tomography. A MRI will be conducted every 12 month. Additional digital monitoring using a smartwatch and smartphone ist optional.

No interventions assigned to this group

Other study centre

Persons that will be included by the other study centre will be examined every 6 months by clinical testing and blood tests. Additional digital monitoring using a smartwatch and smartphone ist optional.

No interventions assigned to this group

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Diagnosis of RRMS or PPMS according to the 2017 McDonald criteria
* Current treatment with monoclonal antibodies (including Natalizumab, Ofatumumab, Ocrelizumab) according to SmPC
* EDSS ≤7.0

Exclusion Criteria

* Patients with an acute MS relapse and/or a history of intravenous corticosteroid treatment within past six weeks.
* Any comorbidity resulting in an impairment to understand or successfully complete the study such as (but not restricted to) psychiatric comorbidities or dementia. Decision will be made at investigators discretion.
* Additional immunosuppression except of above mentioned monoclonal antibodies
* Pregnancy
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Heinrich-Heine University, Duesseldorf

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Dr. med. Marc Günter Pawlitzki

Study coordinator / PI

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Marc Günter Pawlitzki, PD Dr. med.

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Heinrich-Heine University, Duesseldorf

Locations

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University Hospital Düsseldorf, Department of Neurology

Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

Site Status RECRUITING

Countries

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Germany

Central Contacts

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Marc Günter Pawlitzki, PD Dr. med.

Role: CONTACT

+49 02118117887

Facility Contacts

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Marc Günter Pawlitzki, PD Dr. med.

Role: primary

References

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Kappos L, Wolinsky JS, Giovannoni G, Arnold DL, Wang Q, Bernasconi C, Model F, Koendgen H, Manfrini M, Belachew S, Hauser SL. Contribution of Relapse-Independent Progression vs Relapse-Associated Worsening to Overall Confirmed Disability Accumulation in Typical Relapsing Multiple Sclerosis in a Pooled Analysis of 2 Randomized Clinical Trials. JAMA Neurol. 2020 Sep 1;77(9):1132-1140. doi: 10.1001/jamaneurol.2020.1568.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 32511687 (View on PubMed)

Masanneck L, Voth J, Huntemann N, Ozturk M, Schroeter CB, Ruck T, Meuth SG, Pawlitzki M. Introducing electronic monitoring of disease activity in patients with chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy (EMDA CIDP): trial protocol of a proof of concept study. Neurol Res Pract. 2023 Aug 24;5(1):39. doi: 10.1186/s42466-023-00267-3.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 37612774 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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360PMS_1.0

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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