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A Study Comparing Shared Solutions® Plus MS Center Support Versus Shared Solutions® Alone
This study has been completed.
Sponsor:
Teva Neuroscience, Inc.
Information provided by:
Teva Pharmaceutical Industries
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
NCT00240006
First received: October 13, 2005
Last updated: April 8, 2011
Last verified: April 2011
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Purpose
To compare the effectiveness of a 90-day Copaxone® adherence enhancement program for a sample of MS patients who are at high risk of nonadherence and receive support from Shared Solutions® and their MS Center versus those who receive support only from Shared Solutions®.
| Condition | Intervention | Phase |
|---|---|---|
| Multiple Sclerosis | Procedure: Shared Solutions® plus MS Center v. Shared Solutions® | Phase 4 |
| Study Type: | Interventional |
| Study Design: | Allocation: Non-Randomized Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment Masking: None (Open Label) Primary Purpose: Prevention |
| Official Title: | An Open Label, Prospective Parallel Cohort Study Comparing A 90-day Copaxone® Adherence Enhancement Program Among Persons With Multiple Sclerosis Who Participate in Shared Solutions® Alone or in Partnership With Their MS Center |
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Genetics Home Reference related topics:
multiple sclerosis
MedlinePlus related topics:
Multiple Sclerosis
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Further study details as provided by Teva Pharmaceutical Industries:
Primary Outcome Measures:
- Adherence rate of Copaxone therapy by procedural intervention [ Time Frame: 90 days ]
Secondary Outcome Measures:
- Compliance of treatment, positive experience of treatment, levels of depression, proportion of time spent, self injection competency ratings, and the risk of non-adherence/non-compliance [ Time Frame: 90 days ]
| Enrollment: | 307 |
| Study Start Date: | January 2006 |
| Study Completion Date: | September 2007 |
| Primary Completion Date: | January 2007 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure) |
| Arms | Assigned Interventions |
|---|---|
|
Experimental: 1
Shared Solutions®
|
Procedure: Shared Solutions® plus MS Center v. Shared Solutions®
Copaxone
|
|
Experimental: 2
Shared Solutions® and MS Center/Office Practice Partnership
|
Procedure: Shared Solutions® plus MS Center v. Shared Solutions®
Copaxone
|
Eligibility| Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years and older (Adult, Senior) |
| Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
| Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- Males or females, 18 years of age or older.
- Diagnosed with Relapsing Remitting Multiple Sclerosis (relapses accepted).
- Beginning or restarting therapy with Glatiramer Acetate (Copaxone®).
- Willing and able to complete all procedures and evaluations related to the study.
- Willing to provide informed consent.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Taking any other immunomodulatory or immunosuppressant therapy in conjunction with Copaxone®.
- Has a significant medical illness other than MS that may interfere with the assessment of endpoints or the subject's participation in the trial for the full duration of the study.
- Any situation that the investigator or nurse (if not the investigator) feel may interfere with participation in the study.
- Pregnant or trying to become pregnant, or breast feeding during the study.
- Previously participated in this study or another clinical research study in the past 30 days.
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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00240006
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00240006
Sponsors and Collaborators
Teva Neuroscience, Inc.
Investigators
| Study Director: | MerriKay Oleen-Burkey, Ph.D. | Teva Neuroscience, Inc. |
More Information
Additional Information:
| Responsible Party: | Siyu Liu, Senior Director of Pan Am Clinical Operations, Teva Neuroscience |
| ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00240006 History of Changes |
| Other Study ID Numbers: |
PM024 |
| Study First Received: | October 13, 2005 |
| Last Updated: | April 8, 2011 |
Keywords provided by Teva Pharmaceutical Industries:
|
Multiple Sclerosis Copaxone® Shared Solutions® |
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
|
Sclerosis Multiple Sclerosis Pathologic Processes Demyelinating Autoimmune Diseases, CNS Autoimmune Diseases of the Nervous System Nervous System Diseases Demyelinating Diseases Autoimmune Diseases |
Immune System Diseases Pharmaceutical Solutions Glatiramer Acetate Adjuvants, Immunologic Immunologic Factors Physiological Effects of Drugs Immunosuppressive Agents Antirheumatic Agents |
ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on September 21, 2017