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Filter by:To assess the safety and efficacy of 10 milligram (mg) twice a day (b.i.d.) Fampridine-SR in patients diagnosed with multiple sclerosis (MS), in a double-blind, placebo-controlled, parallel group study.
Multiple sclerosis (MS) affects 1 in 1000 people in western countries, mainly women in their childbearing years. It is an autoimmune disease of the central nervous system (CNS), which results in a chronic focal inflammatory response with subsequent demyelination and axonal loss. Recent prospective studies reported a significant decline by two-thirds in the rate of relapses during the third trimester of pregnancy and a significant increase by two-thirds during the first three months post-partum by comparison to the relapse rate observed during the year prior to the pregnancy (Confavreux et al., 1998). These dramatic changes in the relapse rate occur at a time when the impregnation of many substances (among which, sexual steroids) is at its highest, before a dramatic decline to the pre-pregnancy levels, immediately following delivery. It may be hypothesized that sexual steroids could exert beneficial effects through a modulation of the immune state with a lowering of the pro-inflammatory lymphocyte responses of the Th1 type and an enhancement of the anti-inflammatory responses of the Th2 type. They may also play a direct role in the remyelination of central nervous system lesions, as they do in the peripheral nervous system. The POPART'MUS study is a European, multicentre, randomized, placebo-controlled and double-blind clinical trial, which aims to prevent MS relapses related to the post-partum condition, by administering high doses of progestin (nomegestrol acetate), in combination with endometrial protective doses of estradiol. Treatment will be given immediately after delivery and continuously during the first three months post-partum. Assuming the results of the trial to be positive, this new treatment could be considered in the relapsing-remitting phase of the disease in women afar from pregnancy and post-partum.
This study will determine whether fish oil can reduce depression in people with multiple sclerosis (MS) who are mild to moderately depressed and are currently taking antidepressant medication. Study hypothesis: Three months of fish oil supplementation will improve depression scores on the Montgomery-Asberg depression rating scale (MADRS) or Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) better than placebo.
The purpose of this pilot trial is to provide preliminary evidence of the effectiveness of a brief behavioral intervention using telemedicine home monitoring to help individuals with multiple sclerosis adhere to medications that slow disease progression.
The purpose of this study is to determine the efficacy and safety of combination therapy with AVONEX plus low dose oral methotrexate (MTX), every other month courses of intravenous methylprednisolone (IVMP), or both in patients with continued disease activity on AVONEX monotherapy.
The primary objective of the study is to compare the immunogenicity of the new fetal bovine serum (FBS)-free/human serum albumin (HSA)-free Rebif® formulation (RNF) to historical data.
This research study is being conducted in the U.S. and Europe to evaluate the safety and efficacy of daclizumab for the treatment of multiple sclerosis (MS).
This study will compare the effect of A4I antagonist and placebo on MRI lesions,on clinical endpoints, and safety in patients with relapsing Multiple Sclerosis (MS). Eligible patients will be randomized to receive placebo or A4I antagonist, 20mg, 80mg or 300mg, po bid. Patients will undergo MRI brain scans and MS clinical evaluations at intervals throughout the study. The anticipated time on study treatment is 3-12 months, and the target sample size is 100-500 individuals.
This research study is being done to evaluate the safety of BHT-3009 alone and when combined with atorvastatin (Lipitor) in patients with multiple sclerosis (MS).
Brief Summary: 800 RRMS Subjects currently treated with Avonex or Copaxone will be randomized to either continue on their current therapy or receive Rebif therapy. The subjects will be followed for 2 years. The primary objective is to compare the time to worsening to a medium level of concern as defined by the Canadian Multiple Sclerosis Working Group (CMSWG) treatment optimization recommendations.