Study Evaluating Mitoxantrone in Multiple Sclerosis
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00146159 |
Recruitment Status :
Terminated
First Posted : September 5, 2005
Last Update Posted : December 28, 2007
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Secondary Progressive Multiple Sclerosis | Drug: Mitoxantrone | Phase 3 |
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Estimated Enrollment : | 336 participants |
Allocation: | Randomized |
Intervention Model: | Parallel Assignment |
Masking: | Quadruple (Participant, Care Provider, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor) |
Primary Purpose: | Treatment |
Official Title: | A Double-Blind, Three-Armed, Randomized Phase-III-Study, to Compare the Efficacy, Tolerability and Safety of Three Doses of Mitoxantrone in the Treatment of Patients With Secondary Progressive Multiple Sclerosis |
Study Start Date : | March 2005 |
Actual Primary Completion Date : | September 2007 |

Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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Experimental: 1
1st group: 12 mg Mitoxantrone/m²
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Drug: Mitoxantrone
dosage |
Experimental: 2
2nd group: 9mg Mitoxantrone/m²
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Drug: Mitoxantrone
dosage |
Experimental: 3
3rd group: 5mg Mitoxantrone/m²
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Drug: Mitoxantrone
dosage |
- 3 clinical measures combined in a multivariate analysis: confirmed Expanded Disability Status Scale(EDSS) [ Time Frame: 3 years ]
- deterioration, change of ambulation index, time to first relapse requiring corticoid treatment [ Time Frame: 3 years ]
- derivations of EDSS and relapses; MRI (baseline, 2 years) [ Time Frame: 3 years ]

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years to 55 Years (Adult) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria:
- Secondary progressive MS in an active stage
- EDSS between 3 and 6
Exclusion Criteria:
- Benign or primary progressive MS
- Patients with cardiac risk factors
- Patients who have already received mitoxantrone

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT00146159
Germany | |
Berg, Germany, D-82335 | |
Berlin, Germany, D-13347 | |
Düsseldorf, Germany, D-40225 | |
Düsseldorf, Germany, D-40479 | |
Gießen, Germany, D-35385 | |
Marburg, Germany, D-35039 | |
Wiesbaden, Germany, D-65191 |
Study Director: | Medical Monitor | Wyeth is now a wholly owned subsidiary of Pfizer |
Responsible Party: | Wyeth (Clinical Trials Registry Specialist), Wyeth |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00146159 |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
0906E-100925 |
First Posted: | September 5, 2005 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | December 28, 2007 |
Last Verified: | December 2007 |
Multiple Sclerosis |
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