Status:

COMPLETED

Pharmacodynamic Study to Better Understand the Therapeutic Response and Immunomodulatory Effects of Avonex in Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Patients and Healthy Volunteers

Lead Sponsor:

Biogen

Conditions:

Multiple Sclerosis

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-65 years

Phase:

PHASE4

Brief Summary

This study will look at differences in bioanalytical measures among different groups of MS patients and Healthy Volunteers, when administered interferon beta-1a.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Healthy Control Subjects (Group 1)
  • Must be in general good health.
  • Must not have received interferons in the past.
  • All MS Subjects
  • Clinical or laboratory-supported diagnosis of relapsing remitting MS (McDonald et al, criteria numbers 1-4).
  • Either on AVONEX® or treatment-naïve.
  • Have an EDSS score between 0.0 and 5.5, inclusive.

Exclusion

  • History of severe allergic or anaphylactic reaction or hypersensitivity to human albumin, to any interferon, to other components of the drug formulation.
  • History of intolerance to acetaminophen, ibuprofen, naproxen, and aspirin that would preclude the use of at least one of these during the study.
  • History of any clinically significant (as determined by the investigator) cardiac, endocrinologic, hematologic, hepatic, immunologic, metabolic, urologic, pulmonary, neurologic, dermatologic, psychiatric, renal, and/or other major disease.
  • History of malignancy.
  • The presence of any significant medical condition or psychiatric illness not due to MS that, in the investigator's opinion, would interfere with therapy
  • History of uncontrolled seizures within the 3 months prior to enrollment.
  • History of suicidal ideation or an episode of severe depression within the 3 months prior to enrollment.
  • Serious local infection (e.g., cellulitis, abscess) or systemic infection (e.g., pneumonia, septicemia) within 8 weeks prior to enrollment.
  • Positive for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), hepatitis C antibody (HCV) or positive for hepatitis B surface antigen (HbsAg) at screening.
  • Other inclusion and exclusion criteria apply as per protocol

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

November 1 2002

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

November 1 2004

Estimated Enrollment :

121 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00913666

Start Date

November 1 2002

End Date

November 1 2004

Last Update

June 4 2009

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