Therapy Optimization in Multiple Sclerosis (MS) - Full Text View

Sponsor:	Teva Neuroscience, Inc.
Information provided by (Responsible Party):	Teva Pharmaceutical Industries ( Teva Neuroscience, Inc. )
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00819000

Purpose

The purpose of this study is to determine if higher compliance and adherence rates to drug therapy for MS result in better health outcomes than lower rates of therapy compliance and adherence.

Condition	Intervention
Multiple Sclerosis	Drug: Glatiramer Acetate, IFN-beta 1a (IM), IFN-beta 1a (Subcutaneous), and IFN-beta 1b

Study Type:	Observational
Study Design:	Observational Model: Cohort Time Perspective: Prospective
Official Title:	TOP MS is a Study of Multiple Sclerosis Disease Management in Collaboration With Specialty Pharmacies

Resource links provided by NLM:

MedlinePlus related topics: Multiple Sclerosis

Drug Information available for: Glatiramer Interferon beta-1a Glatiramer acetate Rebif

U.S. FDA Resources

Further study details as provided by Teva Pharmaceutical Industries:

Primary Outcome Measures:

Relationship of therapy Medication Possession Ratio (MPR), to patient outcomes [ Time Frame: 12 months and 24 months ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]

Secondary Outcome Measures:

Relationship of therapy adherence, defined as the accumulation of time from initiation to discontinuation of therapy and measured by time, to patient outcomes [ Time Frame: 12 months and 24 months ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]

Enrollment:	3151
Study Start Date:	December 2008
Estimated Study Completion Date:	December 2012
Estimated Primary Completion Date:	December 2012 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)

Groups/Cohorts	Assigned Interventions
Treated MS Subjects Subjects who are treated with Glatiramer Acetate or Interferon (IFN)-β and receive their therapy from one of the participating Specialty Pharmacies	Drug: Glatiramer Acetate, IFN-beta 1a (IM), IFN-beta 1a (Subcutaneous), and IFN-beta 1b MS therapies (listed above) used according to prescribers' instructions. Other Names: Copaxone® Avonex® Rebif® Betaseron®

Eligibility

Ages Eligible for Study:	18 Years and older
Genders Eligible for Study:	Both
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:	No
Sampling Method:	Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Subjects who are treated with Glatiramer Acetate or Interferon (IFN)-β and receive their therapy from one of the participating Specialty Pharmacies

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

Male or female, 18 years of age or older, with a diagnosis of MS.
Being treated with Glatiramer Acetate (GA) or (IFN)-β
Receiving therapy from a participating Specialty Pharmacy

Exclusion Criteria:

Has any contraindication to GA or IFN-β therapy, including pregnancy, trying to become pregnant, or breast feeding during the study
Has received an experimental drug in the last thirty (30) days other than Fampridine SR (4-aminopyridine or 4-AP)
Unlikely to be able to participate for the full two years of the study

Contacts and Locations

Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00819000

Locations

United States, Michigan
Teva Investigational Site
Swartz Creek, Michigan, United States
United States, Ohio
Teva Investigational Site
Columbus, Ohio, United States
United States, Pennsylvania
Teva Investigational Site
Carnegie, Pennsylvania, United States

Sponsors and Collaborators

Teva Neuroscience, Inc.

Investigators

Study Chair:	MerriKay Oleen-Burkey, PhD	Teva Neuroscience, Inc.
Study Director:	Howard Zwibel, MD	Neurologic Center of South Florida

More Information

No publications provided

Responsible Party:	Teva Pharmaceutical Industries ( Teva Neuroscience, Inc. )
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00819000 History of Changes
Other Study ID Numbers:	PM032
Study First Received:	January 7, 2009
Last Updated:	January 24, 2012
Health Authority:	United States: Institutional Review Board

Keywords provided by Teva Pharmaceutical Industries:

Specialty Pharmacy
Therapy Management
Medication Compliance

Medication Adherence
Medication Persistence
Health Outcomes

Additional relevant MeSH terms:

Multiple Sclerosis
Sclerosis
Demyelinating Autoimmune Diseases, CNS
Autoimmune Diseases of the Nervous System
Nervous System Diseases
Demyelinating Diseases
Autoimmune Diseases
Immune System Diseases
Pathologic Processes
Interferon-beta

Copolymer 1
Antiviral Agents
Anti-Infective Agents
Therapeutic Uses
Pharmacologic Actions
Immunologic Factors
Physiological Effects of Drugs
Antineoplastic Agents
Adjuvants, Immunologic
Immunosuppressive Agents

ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on May 23, 2012