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Filter by:This will be a 1:1 randomized open label trial. European and outside Europe centres will be involved. Aim of the project is to conduct a head-to-head comparison of effectiveness of two approved disease modifying treatments (DMTs) in patients with relapsing remitting multiple sclerosis (RRMS). The term effectiveness refers to efficacy in a real life setting: this is intended to be in fact the first pragmatic multi-centre randomised controlled trial to directly assess the effectiveness of the new oral agents approved for MS (fingolimod/FTY versus dimethyl-fumarate/DMF) on disease activity, disability progression, quality of life, functioning and symptoms. It will be a randomized trial taking place in clinical care setting and comparing existing therapies, any of which may constitute standard care for naive patients or sub optimal responders to first-line drugs. Post hoc analysis will also identify the better treatment strategy on the different patient subgroups. Patient overall disease experience will be considered for the first time as the most important outcome. In fact, in addition to classical "no evidence of disease activity" (NEDA), a new composite NEDA taking account also of patient point of view and quality of life, will be proposed. Finally,the specific effectiveness profile of the two DMTs will be addressed, by exploring comparative benefits on different outcomes (disease activity, disability progression, brain atrophy, quality of life, fatigue, psychiatric and cognitive symptoms, medication satisfaction).
Randomized study of autologous un-manipulated peripheral blood hematopoietic stem cell transplant (HSCT) comparing two regimens: (1) cyclophosphamide and rabbit anti-thymoglobulin (rATG) versus (2) cyclophosphamide, rATG, and Intravenous Immunoglobulin (IVIg).
The FLX-787-107 study will determine how well FLX-787-ODT works to reduce fasciculations in patients with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS). The study will measure how often fasciculations occur, if tongue and muscle strength, speech, and swallowing are affected, and monitor any side effects that might develop while taking the investigational product. Participants will be assessed before and after taking a single dose of FLX-787-ODT. Approximately 15 people will take part in this study at one center in the United States. Participants will be in the study for a single clinic visit and receive a telephone call 7 days later to monitor for side effects.
The two primary study objectives involve examining the effects of treadmill walking exercise training versus stretching-and-toning activities on the primary and secondary outcomes. Specific Aim 1: The first specific aim is to examine the effects of 3-months of treadmill walking exercise training compared with an active control condition on learning and memory outcomes in fully-ambulatory persons with MS who have impairment in learning new information. We hypothesize that those who undergo treadmill walking exercise training will demonstrate improvements in learning and memory relative to those who undergo stretching-and-toning activities. Specific Aim 2: The second specific aim is to examine the effects of 3-months of treadmill walking exercise training compared with an active control condition on hippocampal volume, hippocampal resting-state functional connectivity, and cardiorespiratory fitness in those persons with MS. We hypothesize that those who are randomly assigned to the treadmill walking exercise condition will demonstrate increases in hippocampal volume and resting-state functional connectivity (i.e., adaptive increases) and improved cardiorespiratory fitness relative to those in the stretching-and-toning condition.
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the safety and tolerability of ATA188 as a monotherapy in Parts 1 and 2, to determine the recommended Part 2 dose (RP2D) of ATA188 as monotherapy in Part 1, and to evaluate the effect of ATA188 treatment on clinical disability, as assessed by confirmed Expanded Disability Status Scale (EDSS) improvement at 12 months in Part 2 in participants with progressive forms of multiple sclerosis (MS) (primary progressive multiple sclerosis [PPMS] and secondary progressive multiple sclerosis [SPMS]).
Goal is to evaluate the achievement of biological NEDA as demonstrated by a drop in neurofilament levels in MS patients commencing Alemtuzumab therapy as part of their MS management.
The humanised IgG4 monoclonal antibody GNbAC1 targets the envelope protein (Env) of the human endogenous multiple sclerosis-associated retrovirus (HERV-W MSRV), which may play a critical role in multiple sclerosis. The study assesses the long-term safety of GNbAC1 in patients with RRMS and the long-term efficacy of GNbAC1 in terms of MRI outcomes, relapse rate, disability and disease progression.
The primary objective of Part 1 of this study is to evaluate the effects of BIIB033 versus placebo on disability improvement over 72 weeks. The primary objective of Part 2 of this study is to evaluate the long-term safety profile of BIIB033 as an add-on therapy in participants with MS. The secondary objective of Part 1 is to evaluate the effects of BIIB033 versus placebo on additional measures of disability improvement. The secondary objective of Part 2 is to investigate long-term efficacy (disability improvement) and additional safety measures of BIIB033 as an add-on therapy in participants with MS.
Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) is a noninvasive brain stimulation technique that utilizes low amplitude direct currents applied via scalp electrodes to apply currents to the brain and modulate the level of cortical excitability. tDCS applied over the dorsolateral prefrontal and motor cortex has been reported to be able to decrease pain sensation and to increase pain threshold in healthy subjects and is effective in reducing central chronic pain in patients with multiple sclerosis (PwMS.) In spite of the encouraging results of tDCS in PwMS, detailed mechanisms accounting for its analgesic effect have not yet been elucidated. This will be the first study to determine the effects of tDCS on whole and regional brain activity in PwMS with neuropathic pain to identify potential mechanisms of the analgesic effects of tDCS. These findings will provide targets for future studies investigating different stimulation areas, possible short- and long-term side effects, and specific target areas for other precise stimulation techniques such as transcranial magnetic stimulation.
The proposed randomized, open label, with treat as usual control group (standard treatment or any disease modifying drugs), crossover phase II study will be conducted in 40 patients (n=20 per group) with the relapsing forms of multiple sclerosis according to the McDonald 2010 Criteria. Patients will be randomized into 2 intervention groups. One will receive the FMT from month 1 and for the first 6 months (early intervention group). On the other hand, the other group will be a control group during the first 6 months and will receive the FMT for the last 6 months of the study. Patients will be screened for eligibility based on MS diagnosis and EDSS and if eligible then consented. All qualified patients will not be currently or recently treated with high dose steroids.