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BRAVO Study: Laquinimod Double Blind Placebo Controlled Study in RRMS Patients With a Rater Blinded Reference Arm of Interferon β-1a (Avonex®)
This study is ongoing, but not recruiting participants.
First Received: January 8, 2008   Last Updated: June 10, 2009   History of Changes
Sponsor: Teva Pharmaceutical Industries
Information provided by: Teva Pharmaceutical Industries
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00605215
  Purpose

The study aims to compare the effect of daily oral treatment of laquinimod capsules 0.6 mg with the effect of placebo capsules (capsules that contain no active medication) as well as with the effect of an existing MS injectable drug: Interferon β-1a (Avonex®).


Condition Intervention Phase
Multiple Sclerosis
Drug: laquinimod
Drug: placebo
Drug: Interferon β-1a (Avonex®)
Phase III

Study Type: Interventional
Study Design: Treatment, Randomized, Double Blind (Subject, Caregiver, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor), Placebo Control, Parallel Assignment, Safety/Efficacy Study
Official Title: A Multinational, Multicenter, Randomized, Parallel-Group Study Performed in Subjects With RRMS to Assess the Efficacy, Safety and Tolerability of Laquinimod Over Placebo in a Double-Blind Design and a Reference Arm of Interferon β-1a (Avonex®) in a Rater-Blinded Design.

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Further study details as provided by Teva Pharmaceutical Industries:

Primary Outcome Measures:
  • Relapse rate [ Time Frame: 24 months ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]

Secondary Outcome Measures:
  • Accumulation of disability; other MRI endpoints [ Time Frame: 24 months ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]

Estimated Enrollment: 1200
Study Start Date: April 2008
Estimated Study Completion Date: November 2011
Estimated Primary Completion Date: June 2011 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
Arms Assigned Interventions
1: Experimental
0.6 mg Laquinimod oral once daily
Drug: laquinimod
0.6 mg oral once daily for 24 months
2: Placebo Comparator
oral placebo once daily
Drug: placebo
oral placebo once daily for 24 months
3: Active Comparator
Interferon β-1a (Avonex®) 30 mcg IM once weekly
Drug: Interferon β-1a (Avonex®)
Interferon β-1a (Avonex®) 30 mcg IM once weekly for 24 months

  Eligibility

Ages Eligible for Study:   18 Years to 55 Years
Genders Eligible for Study:   Both
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:   No
Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

  1. Willing and able to give written informed consent
  2. Confirmed MS diagnosis as defined by the McDonald criteria
  3. R-R MS disease course
  4. Subjects must be in a stable neurological condition and free of corticosteroid treatment
  5. Women of child-bearing potential must practice a reliable method of birth control
  6. Must understand the requirements of the study and agree to comply with the study protocol

Exclusion Criteria:

  1. Subjects who suffer from any form of progressive MS
  2. Any condition which the investigator feels may interfere with participation in the study
  3. Subjects with a clinically significant or unstable medical or surgical condition that would preclude safe and complete study participation
  4. Subjects who received any investigational medication, immunosuppressives or cytotoxic agents within 6 months prior to screening
  5. Previous treatment with immunomodulators within two months prior to screening
  6. Pregnancy or breastfeeding
  Contacts and Locations
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00605215

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Locations
United States, Alabama
Alabama Neurology Associates
Birmingham, Alabama, United States, 35209
United States, Arizona
Barrow Neurological Clinic
Phoenix, Arizona, United States, 85013
Northwest NeuroSpecialists
Tucson, Arizona, United States, 85741-3537
HOPE Research Institute
Phoenix, Arizona, United States, 85050
United States, California
University of California, Davis
Sacramento, California, United States, 95817
Neuro Therapeutics, Inc.
Pasadena, California, United States, 91105
United States, Colorado
University of Colorado
Aurora, Colorado, United States, 80045
United States, Florida
Neurological Services of Orlando
Orlando, Florida, United States, 32806
Lovelace Scientific Resources
Sarasota, Florida, United States, 34232
United States, Georgia
MS Center at Shepherd - MS Dept
Atlanta, Georgia, United States, 30309
United States, Illinois
OSFMG - Neurology
Peoria, Illinois, United States, 61606
United States, Indiana
Indiana University School of Medicine
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States, 46202
United States, Louisiana
LSU Health Sciences Center - Neurology Dept
New Orleans, Louisiana, United States, 70112
Louisiana State University Health Science Center
Shreveport, Louisiana, United States, 71130
United States, Maryland
Maryland Center for MS - MS Dept
Baltimore, Maryland, United States, 21201
United States, New Hampshire
Ayres and Associates Clinical Trials, Upper Valley Neurology/Neurosur
Lebanon, New Hampshire, United States, 03766
United States, New York
Dent Neurological Group LLP - Neurology Dept
Amherst, New York, United States, 14226
Upstate Clinical Research, LLC
Albany, New York, United States, 12205
United States, North Carolina
Raleigh Neurology Associates - Neurology Dept
Raleigh, North Carolina, United States, 27607
United States, Ohio
Cleveland Clinic Foundation - Mellen Center - Neurology Dept
Cleveland, Ohio, United States, 44195-5244
Neurological Research Institute
Columbus, Ohio, United States, 43221
Neurology and Neuroscience Associates
Akron, Ohio, United States, 44302
United States, Oregon
Providence MS Clinic
Portland, Oregon, United States, 97225
United States, Tennessee
St. Thomas Neurology Group
Nashville, Tennessee, United States, 37202
United States, Virginia
Blue Ridge Research Center LLC
Roanoke, Virginia, United States, 24018
United States, Washington
Neurology & Neurosurgery Associates of Tacoma Inc., P.S.
Tacoma, Washington, United States, 98405
Bulgaria
UMBAL St. Marina
Varna, Bulgaria, 2002
SBALNP - St. Naum - EAD
Sofia, Bulgaria, 1113
Medical Institute - Ministry of Interiority
Sofia, Bulgaria, 1606
National Heart Hospital, Special Hospital for Active Treatment of Cardio-vascular Diseases
Sofia, Bulgaria, 1309
MHAT "Tsaritsa Yoanna - ISUL"
Sofia, Bulgaria, 1527
MMA HAT Sofia - Clinic of Neurology
Sofia, Bulgaria, 1606
MMA HAT Sofia - Clinic of Functional Diagnostics of Nervous System
Sofia, Bulgaria, 1606
University Hospital Aleksandrovska
Sofia, Bulgaria, 1431
UMBAL Pleven - Second Clinic of Neurology
Pleven, Bulgaria, 5800
UMBAL Pleven - First Clinic of Neurology
Pleven, Bulgaria, 5800
MHAT Shumen
Shumen, Bulgaria, 9700
MHAT "Sveti Georgi"
Plovdiv, Bulgaria, 4002
MHAT Stara Zagora
Stara Zagora, Bulgaria, 6000
Croatia
Klinical Hospital Center Split
Split, Croatia, 21000
Klinical Hospital "Sestre milosrdnice"
Zagreb, Croatia, 10000
Klinical Hospital Osijek
Osijek, Croatia, 31000
Klinical Hospital Center Zagreb
Zagreb, Croatia, 10000
General Hospital Varazdin
Varazdin, Croatia, 42000
General Hospital Sveti Duh
Zagreb, Croatia, 10000
Czech Republic
General Faculty Hospital, Dpt of Neurology
Praha 2, Czech Republic, 128 08
Faculty Hospital Olomouc Dpt. of Neurology
Olomouc, Czech Republic, 775 20
Faculty Hospital Motol, Dpt of Neurology
Praha 5, Czech Republic, 150 06
Hospital Teplice, Neurology department
Telplice, Czech Republic, 415 29
Neurology Dpt. St. Anne`s University Hospital Brno
Brno, Czech Republic, 656 91
Estonia
West Tallinn Central Hospital
Tallinn, Estonia, EE-10617
East Viru Central Hospital
Kohtla-Jaerve, Estonia, 30322
Georgia
Sarajishvili Institute of Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery
Tbilisi, Georgia, 0114
Medical Center Health
Tbilisi, Georgia, 0179
Research Institute of Clinical Medicine
Tbilisi, Georgia, 0112
Israel
Carmel Medical Center-Neurology Department
Haifa, Israel, 34362
Hadassah Medical Center-Neurology Dept.
Jerusalem, Israel, 91120
Asaf Harofe Medical Center-Neurology Dept.
Zrifin, Israel, 70300
Sheba Medical Center-MS Center
Tel Hashomer, Israel, 52621
Italy
Policlinico Universitario Tor Vergata - Dipartimento di Neuroscienze
Roma, Italy, 00133
Ospedale Bellaria - Azienda USL di Bologna
Bologna, Italy, 40139
Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore - "Policlinico A. Gemelli"- Dip. Neuroscienze - UOC Neurologia
Roma, Italy, 00168
Azienda Ospedaliera San Giovanni Battista di Torino - Dipartimento di Neuroscienze
Torino, Italy, 10136
Azienda Ospedaliera S. Camillo-Forlanini - Divisione di Neurologia Centro Sclerosi Multipla
Roma, Italy, 00149
Fondazione Istituto San Raffaele - G. Giglio di Cefalù - Unità Operativa Neurologia
Cefalù (Palermo), Italy, 90015
Ospedale Clinicizzato - SS. Annunziata
Chieti, Italy, 66100
Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II - Dipartimento Scienze Neurologiche
Napoli, Italy, 80131
Azienda Ospedaliero - Universitaria Careggi
Firenze, Italy, 50139
Ospedale Santa Maria della Misericordia
Perugia, Italy, 06132
Istituto Auxologico Italiano I.S. San Luca - U.O. di Neurologia
Milano, Italy, 20139
ASL4 Serra Spiga
Cosenza, Italy, 87100
IRCCS San Raffaele Pisana - Servizio di Neuromotoria
Roma, Italy, 00163
Latvia
Maritim Medical Center
Riga, Latvia, 1015
Lithuania
Siauliai region hospital
Siauliai, Lithuania, 76231
Kaunas University of Medicine
Kaunas, Lithuania, 50009
Poland
SPZOZ Uniwersytecki Szpital Kliniczny nr. 1 im. Barlickiego w Lodzi, Oddzial Kliniczny Neurologii
Lodz, Poland, 90-153
SPZOZ Pomorskie Centrum Traumatologii Wojewodzki Szpital Specjalistyczny im. Mikolaja Kopernika w Gd
Gdansk, Poland, 80-803
SPZOZ Akademickie Centrum Kliniczne-Szpital Akademii Medycznej w Gdansku
Gdansk, Poland, 80-952
Indywidualna Specjalistyczna Praktyka Lekarska Andrzej Potemkowski
Szczecin, Poland, 70-019
SP ZOZ Szpital Specjalistyczny w Kościerzynie, Oddział Neurologiczny
Kościerzyna, Poland, 83-400
Szpital Zachodni im. Jana Pawła II
Grodzisk Mazowiecki, Poland, 05-825
Katedra i Klinika Neurologii Slaskiej Akademii Medycznej
Katowice-Ligota, Poland, 40-752
Klinika Neurologii, Akademicki Szpital Kliniczny im. Jana Mikulicza-Radeckiego we Wroclawiu
Wroclaw, Poland, 50-556
Instytut Psychiatrii i Neurologii, II Klinika Neurologiczna
Warsaw, Poland, 02-957
Niepubliczny Zaklad Opieki Zdrowotnej KENDRON
Bialystok, Poland, 15-420
SPZOZ Wojewodzki Szpital Specjalistyczny w Olsztynie
Olsztyn, Poland, 10-561
SPSK Nr 7 Slaskiej Akademii Medycznej w Katowicach,Gornoslaskie Centrum Medyczne, Klinika Neurologii
Katowice, Poland, 40-635
Wojskowy Instytut Medyczny, Klinika Neurologiczna Centralnego Szpitala Klinicznego MON
Warszawa, Poland, 00-909
SPZOZ Samodzileny Publiczny Centralny Szpital Kliniczny w Warszawie
Warszawa, Poland, 02-097
Puerto Rico
Caribbean Center for Clinical Research
Guaynabo, Puerto Rico, 00969
Romania
University Emergency Hospital Bucharest,Radiology and Medical Imaging Department
Bucharest, Romania, 050098
Constanta County Clinical Emergency Hospital, Neurology Department
Constanta, Romania, 900591
County Clinical Hospital Cluj, Neurology Department
Cluj-Napoca, Romania, 400012
Iasi Clinical Rehabilitation Hospital, Neurology Department
Iasi, Romania, 700661
Fundeni Clinical Hospital, Radiology and Medical Imaging Department
Bucharest, Romania, 022328
Central Military Hospital, Neurology Department
Bucharest, Romania, 010825
Russian Federation
RSMU, Dept. of Neurology and Neurosurgery based on City Hospital #1
Moscow, Russian Federation, 117049
RSMU, Department of Neurology
Moscow, Russian Federation, 118352
Brain Institute of Russian Academy of Science
St. Petersburg, Russian Federation, 197376
Novosibirsk State Regional Clinical Hospital, Center of MS
Novosibirsk, Russian Federation, 630087
Leningrad Regional Hospital - Neurology Dept.
St. Petersburg, Russian Federation, 194291
Samara State Medical University
Samara, Russian Federation, 443095
Saint-Petersburg State Medical University n.a. I.P. Pavlov, Department of Neurology & Neurosurgery
St. Petersburg, Russian Federation, 197022
Sverdlovskaya Regional Clinical Hospital#1-Neurology d
Ekaterinburg, Russian Federation, 620102
Perm State Medical Academy - Department of Neurology
Perm, Russian Federation, 614990
Scientific Research Institute of Neurology of Russian Academy of Medical Sciences
Moscow, Russian Federation, 125367
SRI of Clinical and Experimental Lymphology, Siberian Branch of RAMS, Therapy Dpt
Novosibirsk, Russian Federation, 630117
Altay Regional Clinical Hjspital-Neurology Department
Barnaul, Russian Federation
Bashkirian State Medical University Based on Republic Clinical Hospital
Ufa, Russian Federation, 450005
Krasnoyarsk State Medical Academy Based on Yenisci Clinical Hospital
Krasnoyarsk, Russian Federation
Slovakia
Faculty Hospital Bratislava, Dpt. of Neurology
Bratislava, Slovakia, 813 69
Faculty Hospital Nitra, Dpt. of Neurology
Nitra, Slovakia, 949 01
Hospital in Zilina, Dpt. Of Neurology
Zilina, Slovakia, 010 01
Spain
Hospital General Universitari Vall d'Hebrón
Barcelona, Spain, 08035
Hospital Virgen Macarena
Sevilla, Spain, 41071
Ciutat Sanitaria de Bellvitge
L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Spain, 08907
Hospital de Tortosa Verge de la Cinta
Tortosa-Tarragona, Spain, 43500
Complejo Hospitalario Carlos Haya
Málaga, Spain, 29010
Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre
Madrid, Spain, 28041
Hospital Mutua de Terrassa
Terrassa, Spain, 08221
Hospital de Figueres-Fundacio Salut Emporda
Figueres-Girona, Spain, 17600
Turkey
Kocaeli University Medical Faculty
Izmit, Turkey
Karadeniz Teknik University Medical Faculty
Trabzon, Turkey, 61080
Haydarpasa Numune Egitim ve Arastirma Hastanesi
Istanbul, Turkey, 34220
Ukraine
Lviv National Medical University, Chair of Neurology, Lviv Regional Clinical Hospital
Lviv, Ukraine, 79010
M.I. Pirogov Vinnitsya National Medical University,O.I. Yushchenko Vinnytsya Regional Psychoneurl. H
Vinnytsya, Ukraine, 21005
Ukrainian State Research Institute of Medical and Social Problems of Disability
Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine, 49027
O.M. Gorky Donetsk National Medical University
Donetsk, Ukraine, 83003
Kyiv City Clinical Hospital
Kyiv, Ukraine, 03110
Med. Stomatological Acad., Sklifosovsky Regional Clinical Hospital
Poltava, Ukraine, 36024
State Treatment and Prophylactic Institution Central Clinical Hospital of Ukrzaliznytsya
Kharkiv, Ukraine, 61018
Zaporozhye Medical Academy of Postgraduate Education located at Zaporozhye Regional Clinical Hospita
Zaporizhya, Ukraine, 69600
State Treatment and Prophylactic Institution Central clinical Hospital of Ukrzaliznytsya
Kharkiv, Ukraine, 61018
Institute of Neurology Psychiatry and Neurology of AMS Ukraine Department of Neuroinfections and MS
Kharkiv, Ukraine, 61068
Zaporozhye State Medical University located at 6th Zaporozhye State Clinical Hospital
Zaporozhys, Ukraine, 69035
Odessa Regional Clinical Hospital
Odessa, Ukraine, 65117
Ivano Frankivsk Regional Clinical Hospital
Ivano-Frankivsk, Ukraine, 76008
Sponsors and Collaborators
Teva Pharmaceutical Industries
Investigators
Principal Investigator: Douglas L. Vollmer St. Joseph's Hospital & Medical Center
Principal Investigator: Per S Sorensen Copenhagen Trial Unit, Center for Clinical Intervention Research
  More Information

No publications provided

Responsible Party: Teva Neuroscience ( Siyu Liu, Senior Director of Pan Am Clinical Operations )
Study ID Numbers: MS-LAQ-302, EUDRACT 2007-005450-23
Study First Received: January 8, 2008
Last Updated: June 10, 2009
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00605215     History of Changes
Health Authority: United States: Food and Drug Administration

Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Anti-Infective Agents
Autoimmune Diseases
Immunologic Factors
Demyelinating Diseases
Immune System Diseases
Antineoplastic Agents
Physiological Effects of Drugs
Nervous System Diseases
Interferons
Adjuvants, Immunologic
Sclerosis
Antiviral Agents
Pharmacologic Actions
Multiple Sclerosis
Pathologic Processes
Therapeutic Uses
Interferon beta 1a
Demyelinating Autoimmune Diseases, CNS
Autoimmune Diseases of the Nervous System

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