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BEYOND: Betaferon/Betaseron Efficacy Yielding Outcomes of a New Dose in Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Patients

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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00099502
Recruitment Status : Completed
First Posted : December 16, 2004
Last Update Posted : December 19, 2008
Sponsor:
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Bayer

Study Description
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Brief Summary:

The purpose of this study is to determine

  • whether treatment with Betaferon / Betaseron (interferon beta-1b) 500 micrograms safe, tolerable and more efficacious than treatment with interferon beta-1b 250 micrograms
  • whether treatment with Betaferon / Betaseron (interferon beta-1b) tolerable and more efficacious than treatment with Copaxone (Glatiramer Acetate) 20 mg

Condition or disease Intervention/treatment Phase
Multiple Sclerosis, Relapsing-Remitting Drug: Interferon beta-1b (Betaferon/Betaseron, BAY86-5046) Drug: Copaxone Phase 3

Detailed Description:

This study has previously been posted by Berlex, Inc. and Schering AG, Germany. Berlex, Inc. has been renamed to Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Schering AG Germany has been renamed to Bayer Schering Pharma AG, Germany.

Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals, Inc.and Bayer Schering Pharma AG, Germany are the sponsors of the trial.

Study Design
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Study Type : Interventional  (Clinical Trial)
Actual Enrollment : 2244 participants
Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Triple (Participant, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)
Primary Purpose: Treatment
Official Title: International, Randomized, Multicenter, Phase IIIb Study in Patients With Relapsing-Remitting Multiple Sclerosis Comparing Over a Treatment Period of at Least 104 Weeks: 1. Double-Blinded Safety, Tolerability, and Efficacy of Betaseron/ Betaferon 250 µg (8 MIU) and Betaseron/-Betaferon 500 µg (16 MIU), Both Given Subcutaneously Every Other Day, and 2. Rater-Blinded Safety, Tolerability, and Efficacy of Betaseron/-Betaferon s.c. Every Other Day With Copaxone 20 mg s.c. Once Daily.
Study Start Date : November 2003
Actual Study Completion Date : August 2007

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Arms and Interventions
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Arm Intervention/treatment
Experimental: Arm 1 Drug: Interferon beta-1b (Betaferon/Betaseron, BAY86-5046)
250mcg administered s.c. every other day
Experimental: Arm 2 Drug: Interferon beta-1b (Betaferon/Betaseron, BAY86-5046)
500mcg administered s.c. every other day
Active Comparator: Arm 3 Drug: Copaxone
20 mg administered s.c. once daily.


Outcome Measures
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Primary Outcome Measures :
  1. Hazard ratio for relapses [ Time Frame: During the first and during the second 52 weeks ]

Secondary Outcome Measures :
  1. Time to confirmed Expanded Disability Status Score (EDSS) progression [ Time Frame: After 52 and after 104 weeks ]
  2. Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI): Change from screening in volume of hypointense lesion on enhanced T1 weighted images [ Time Frame: After 104 weeks ]

Eligibility Criteria
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Ages Eligible for Study:   18 Years to 55 Years   (Adult)
Sexes Eligible for Study:   All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:   No
Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Female and male patients
  • Aged 18-55 years
  • Diagnosis of RRMS (Relapsing-Remitting Multiple Sclerosis), EDSS score of 0 to 5.0
  • Treatment-naive to IFNB or Copaxone

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Neurological progression at disease onset or between relapses
  • Serious or acute heart diseases
  • History of severe depression or suicide attempt
  • Serious or acute liver, renal or bone marrow dysfunction
  • Monoclonal gammopathy
  • Known allergy to Gadolinium-DTPA, to IFNs (Interferons), to glatiramer acetate, to human albumin or to mannitol
  • Pregnancy or lactation
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Sponsors and Collaborators
Bayer
Investigators
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Study Director: Bayer Study Director Bayer
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Publications automatically indexed to this study by ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier (NCT Number):

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Responsible Party: Therapeutic Area Head, Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00099502    
Obsolete Identifiers: NCT00185432
Other Study ID Numbers: 91162
EudraCT: 2005-002235-27
306440
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First Posted: December 16, 2004    Key Record Dates
Last Update Posted: December 19, 2008
Last Verified: December 2008
Keywords provided by Bayer:
Relapsing multiple sclerosis
interferon beta 1b
Betaferon
Betaseron
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
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Multiple Sclerosis
Multiple Sclerosis, Relapsing-Remitting
Sclerosis
Pathologic Processes
Demyelinating Autoimmune Diseases, CNS
Autoimmune Diseases of the Nervous System
Nervous System Diseases
Demyelinating Diseases
Autoimmune Diseases
Immune System Diseases
Interferons
 Interferon-beta
Glatiramer Acetate
Interferon beta-1b
Antineoplastic Agents
Antiviral Agents
Anti-Infective Agents
Immunologic Factors
Physiological Effects of Drugs
Adjuvants, Immunologic
Immunosuppressive Agents
Antirheumatic Agents