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FOCUS Fatigue Outcome in Copaxone USers

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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00267319
Recruitment Status : Completed
First Posted : December 20, 2005
Last Update Posted : December 7, 2009
Sponsor:
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Sanofi

Study Description
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Brief Summary:
  • The study primarily investigates the effect of copaxone on fatigue during treatment, compared to baseline in patients with relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis.
  • Secondary outcome measures are:disability, relapse rate, quality of life and depression.

Condition or disease Intervention/treatment Phase
Multiple Sclerosis Drug: Glatiramer acetate Phase 4

Study Design
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Study Type : Interventional  (Clinical Trial)
Actual Enrollment : 111 participants
Allocation: Non-Randomized
Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment
Masking: None (Open Label)
Primary Purpose: Treatment
Official Title: Fatigue Outcomes of Copaxone Users in Relapsing-remitting Multiple Sclerosis
Study Start Date : June 2003
Actual Primary Completion Date : October 2006

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Arms and Interventions
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Arm Intervention/treatment
Experimental: single group Drug: Glatiramer acetate


Outcome Measures
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Primary Outcome Measures :
  1. fatigue impact scale [ Time Frame: at baseline, month 6 and month 12 ]

Secondary Outcome Measures :
  1. relapse rate [ Time Frame: at baseline, month 6 and month 12 ]
  2. quality of life [ Time Frame: at baseline, month 6 and month 12 ]
  3. depression [ Time Frame: at baseline, month 6 and month 12 ]
  4. disability [ Time Frame: at baseline, month 6 and month 12 ]
  5. Adverse events [ Time Frame: at baseline, month 6 and month 12 ]

Eligibility Criteria
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Ages Eligible for Study:   18 Years and older   (Adult, Older Adult)
Sexes Eligible for Study:   All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:   No
Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

  • relapsing-remitting Multiple Sclerosis (MS),
  • at least 2 relapses in previous 2 years prior to copaxone or interferon beta treatment,
  • ambulant patients i.e disability score EDSS MAX 5,5,
  • clinically stable MS
  • relapse free and steroid free at least 30 days prior to start copaxone treatment

Exclusion Criteria:

  • hypersensitivity to glatiramer acetate or mannitol,
  • pregnancy,
  • fertile female not willing to use effective contraception,
  • previous treatment with copaxone

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Locations
Czech Republic
Sanofi-Aventis
Praha, Czech Republic
Sponsors and Collaborators
Sanofi
Investigators
Study Director: Zuzana Priborska Sanofi
More Information
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Responsible Party: Medical Affairs Study Director, sanofi-aventis
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00267319     History of Changes
Other Study ID Numbers: HMR4002A_4002
First Posted: December 20, 2005    Key Record Dates
Last Update Posted: December 7, 2009
Last Verified: December 2009

Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Sclerosis
Multiple Sclerosis
Fatigue
Multiple Sclerosis, Relapsing-Remitting
Pathologic Processes
Demyelinating Autoimmune Diseases, CNS
Autoimmune Diseases of the Nervous System
Nervous System Diseases
Demyelinating Diseases
 Autoimmune Diseases
Immune System Diseases
Signs and Symptoms
Glatiramer Acetate
Adjuvants, Immunologic
Immunologic Factors
Physiological Effects of Drugs
Immunosuppressive Agents
Antirheumatic Agents