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Efficacy and Safety of Fingolimod in Patients With Relapsing-remitting Multiple Sclerosis (FREEDOMS)

This study has been completed.
Sponsor:
Information provided by (Responsible Party):
Novartis
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
NCT00289978
First received: February 9, 2006
Last updated: April 9, 2012
Last verified: April 2012
History of Changes
Results First Received: January 4, 2011  
Study Type: Interventional
Study Design: Allocation: Randomized;   Endpoint Classification: Safety/Efficacy Study;   Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment;   Masking: Double Blind (Subject, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor);   Primary Purpose: Treatment
Condition: Relapsing-remitting Multiple Sclerosis
Interventions: Drug: Fingolimod 1.25 mg
Drug: Fingolimod 0.5 mg
Drug: Placebo

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Recruitment Details
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Pre-Assignment Details
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Reporting Groups
  Description
Fingolimod 1.25 mg Patients self-administered fingolimod 1.25 mg capsules orally once daily.
Fingolimod 0.5 mg Patients self-administered fingolimod 0.5 mg capsules orally once daily.
Placebo Patients self-administered a fingolimod placebo capsule orally once daily.

Participant Flow:   Overall Study
    Fingolimod 1.25 mg     Fingolimod 0.5 mg     Placebo  
STARTED     429     425     418  
COMPLETED     332 [1]   369 [2]   332 [3]
NOT COMPLETED     97     56     86  
Withdrawal by Subject                 31                 17                 28  
Adverse Event                 22                 13                 18  
Lack of Efficacy                 13                 6                 25  
Abnormal laboratory value(s)                 20                 9                 1  
Lost to Follow-up                 3                 5                 7  
Protocol Violation                 5                 5                 4  
Abnormal test procedure result(s)                 2                 1                 1  
Death                 1                 0                 2  
[1] 296 completed on study drug, 35 completed off study drug.
[2] 345 completed on study drug, 24 completed off study drug.
[3] 303 completed on study drug, 29 completed off study drug.



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Reporting Groups
  Description
Fingolimod 1.25 mg Patients self-administered fingolimod 1.25 mg capsules orally once daily.
Fingolimod 0.5 mg Patients self-administered fingolimod 0.5 mg capsules orally once daily.
Placebo Patients self-administered a fingolimod placebo capsule orally once daily.
Total Total of all reporting groups

Baseline Measures
    Fingolimod 1.25 mg     Fingolimod 0.5 mg     Placebo     Total  
Number of Participants  
[units: participants]
 		  429     425     418     1272  
Age  
[units: years]
Mean ± Standard Deviation 		  37.4  ± 8.91     36.6  ± 8.77     37.2  ± 8.60     37.1  ± 8.76  
Age, Customized  
[units: participants]
 		       
<18 years     1     0     0     1  
18 -30     107     120     97     324  
31-40     147     162     165     474  
41-55     174     143     156     473  
Gender  
[units: participants]
 		       
Female     295     296     298     889  
Male     134     129     120     383  
Duration of multiple sclerosis since first symptoms  
[units: Years]
Mean ± Standard Deviation 		  8.4  ± 6.86     8.0  ± 6.60     8.1  ± 6.35     8.2  ± 6.60  
Number of relapses in last 2 years  
[units: relapses]
Mean ± Standard Deviation 		  1.5  ± 0.81     1.5  ± 0.76     1.4  ± 0.73     1.5  ± 0.77  
Expanded Disability Status Scale (EDSS) [1]
[units: Units on a scale]
Mean ± Standard Deviation 		  2.41  ± 1.36     2.30  ± 1.29     2.49  ± 1.29     2.40  ± 1.32  
[1] The EDSS is a scale for assessing disability in 8 functional systems (visual, brain stem, pyramidal, cerebellar, sensory, bowel & bladder, cerebral, other functions). Based on scores in these 8 functional systems, an overall score ranging from 0 (normal) to 10 (death due to MS) is assigned. Patients with EDSS scores of 0.0 to 4.5 are fully ambulatory; patients with EDSS scores of 5.0 to 9.5 have impaired ambulation. EDSS was assessed by an evaluating physician at each site.



  Outcome Measures
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1.  Primary:   Estimated Annualized Aggregate Relapse Rate (ARR)   [ Time Frame: Baseline to end of study (Month 24) ]
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2.  Secondary:   Percentage of Patients Free of Disability Progression at Month 24 Assessed With the Expanded Disability Status Scale (EDSS)   [ Time Frame: Baseline to end of study (Month 24) ]
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3.  Secondary:   Number of New or Newly Enlarged T2 Lesions at Month 24 in Comparison With Baseline   [ Time Frame: Baseline to end of study (Month 24) ]
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