Pilot Clinical Trial of ACTHar Gel 14 Days Subcutaneous (SQ)Versus ACTHar Gel Five Days SQ for the Treatment of MS Exacerbations

Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Clinical Trial

Official title: Pilot Clinical Trial of ACTHar Gel 14 Days Subcutaneous (SQ) Versus ACTHar Gel Five Days SQ for the Treatment of MS Exacerbations

Status Completed

Clinical Trial Summary

This pilot study is designed as a prospective cohort study to determine whether standard subcutaneous (SQ) Highly-Purified (HP) Acthar Gel 14 days is superior to SQ HP Acthar Gel 5 days in the treatment of relapses or attacks in multiple sclerosis (MS).

Clinical Trial Description

Evaluations and treatment will be administered as an outpatient in the Neurology Clinic. Each subject will be seen for MS relapse or exacerbation in the Neurology Clinic during a routine or semi-emergent visit. Patients will be offered an FDA approved treatment (ACTHar Gel) for MS attacks under a standard 14 day SQ protocol (standard 14 day SQ protocol (80 IU x 14 days) or a 5 day SQ protocol - (5 day subcutaneous protocol (80 IU x 5 days). Both protocols are within package insert guidelines. The subjects will be evaluated for Extended Disability Status Scales (EDSS), a standardized measure of clinical status in MS and the initial visit and 28 days later (and 90 days later). We will compare the change in EDSS outcomes between day 0 and day 28 (day 90) to determine if the 14 days is superior to 5 day protocol may be clinically equivalent. Patients will also be evaluated for walking, upper extremity function (9 hole peg test), cognition and vision. ;

Study Design

Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Double Blind (Subject, Investigator), Primary Purpose: Treatment

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Multiple Sclerosis
• Multiple Sclerosis (MS)

• NCT number: NCT01888354
• Study type: Interventional
• Source: The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston
• Status: Completed
• Phase: Phase 4
• Start date: April 2013
• Completion date: August 2014