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Filter by:The primary objective was to demonstrate the effect of teriflunomide, in comparison to placebo, on frequency of Multiple Sclerosis (MS) relapses in patients with relapsing forms of MS who are treated with Interferon-beta (IFN-beta). The secondary objectives were: - Assess the effect of teriflunomide, in comparison to placebo, when added to IFN-beta on: - Disease activity as measured by brain Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) - Disability progression - Burden of disease and disease progression as measured by brain MRI - Evaluate the safety and tolerability of teriflunomide when added to IFN-beta therapy - Assess the pharmacokinetics of teriflunomide in use in addition to baseline IFN-beta therapy - Assess associations between variations in genes and clinical outcomes (safety and efficacy) - Assess other measures of efficacy of teriflunomide such as fatigue and health-related quality of life - Assess measures of health economics (hospitalization due to relapse, including the length of stay and any admission to intensive care unit)
The study is a randomized Phase II study, masked and crossed-over with placebo to evaluate the safety and tolerability of autologous mesenchymal stem cell transplantation in patients with active multiple sclerosis
The objective of this active-drug Extension Study is to evaluate the continuing safety and efficacy of ONO-4641 (MSC2430913A) in patients with relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis (RRMS) in patients who have completed an initial 26-week study (ONO-4641POU006).
The primary purpose of this study is to detect changes in the brain that may be associated with multiple sclerosis. Results will be compared to age matched controls. Investigators will assess lesions by measuring T2 and T1 enhanced lesion volumes and magnetization transfer ratio histogram parameters (MTRHP) in patients with relapsing-remitting and secondary-progressive disease. This data will be correlated to total brain parenchymal volume as well as identifying the effect of MS lesions on the gray and white matter, volumetric disability, including Kurtzke Expanded Disability Status Scale (EDSS) and a specific battery of neuropsychological tests. Quantitative analysis of whole brain N-acetylaspartate (WBNAA), a reproducible measure of viable neuron number, using 1H MRS and compare the results to age-matched controls over duration of 5 years.
The study is being done to determine if venous angioplasty is an effective treatment for chronic cerebrospinal venous insufficiency (CCSVI). In this condition, areas of narrowing or blockages are present in the internal jugular or azygos veins (veins which drain blood from the central nervous system) and these blockages may be associated with symptoms classically attributed to MS. Therefore, angioplasty may help to improve the symptoms associated with CCSVI and multiple sclerosis (MS). In this study, the investigators will evaluate the effectiveness of angioplasty in the treatment of CCSVI by comparing two the outcomes of two groups of patients: one group with CCSVI diagnosed on a venogram and treated with angioplasty and one group with CCSVI diagnosed on a venogram but not treated. The patients enrolled in this study, and the neurologist evaluating patients after the procedure, will not know whether or not they were treated with angioplasty.
This study is designed to evaluate the efficacy and safety of zoledronic acid 5 mg intravenous (i.v.) relative to placebo in Multiple Sclerosis (MS) patients with osteoporosis and to support the optimal use of zoledronic acid for this indication. Primary objective is the change of Bone Mineral Density (BMD) at lumbar spine (L1-L4) and total hip region assessed by T-Score at month 12 relative to screening as measured by Dual X-ray Absorptiometry (DXA). This double-blind period will be followed by a 52-week open-label treatment phase to assess long-term efficacy and safety of zoledronic acid in these patients.
Phase IV, multi-center, non-treatment, observational, registry study to determine long term effects of AVONEX® therapy on EDSS, MRI, QoL, and cognition.
The purpose of this study is to determine the safety and tolerability of ELND002 in patients with relapsing forms of secondary progressive multiple sclerosis (SPMS) or relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis (RRMS).
This is a multicentric, double-blind, placebo-controlled, randomized, parallel group study to estimate the effect of minocycline as add-on to interferon beta-1a (IFN beta-1a) in subjects with relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis (RRMS).
The pathogenesis of MS remain elusive, however some studies have linked the disease with infection by Epstein-Barr virus; therefore the use of drugs with immunosuppressive or immunomodulating action alone may be less suitable for primary progressive MS.This study will evaluate treatment with hydroxyurea (HU) in primary progressive MS. Hydroxyurea act by inhibiting the synthesis of deoxynucleotides essential for viral transcription,HU has recently been used in combination with antiretroviral drugs in HIV and has been shown to limit immune activation and suppress viral load by both antiviral and cytostatic activities. Furthermore has been demonstrated experimentally that HU suppressed the expression of EBV. For these reasons HU could be useful in primary progressive MS with cytostatic and antiviral action , confirming the role of EBV in the pathogenesis of MS.