Status:

TERMINATED

Restoring Glutathione Synthesis With Tecfidera: An in Vivo H-MRS Single-Arm Study at 7T in Patients With RR MS

Lead Sponsor:

Yale University

Conditions:

Multiple Sclerosis

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-60 years

Brief Summary

The primary objective is to directly estimate brain glutathione concentrations in vivo using H-MRS at 7T before and after initiation of Tecfidera in established multiple sclerosis (MS) patients consid...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Male or female adult patients
  • 18-60 years of age
  • Diagnosis of multiple sclerosis, in accordance with the revised McDonald criteria (2010)
  • Patients naive to MS therapy or patients switching from an FDA-approved MS therapy, including IFN-B formulations, Cop-1, Teriflunomide, and Fingolimod to BG-12
  • Expanded Disability Status Scale (EDSS) score 0 to 5.5 inclusive

Exclusion

  • Primary progressive multiple sclerosis patients
  • Patients with previous exposure or known allergies to fumarates
  • MS patients switching from natalizumab, cyclophosphamide, or mitoxantrone to BG-12
  • Contraindications for MRI/MRS
  • Known presence of other neurological disorders that may mimic multiple sclerosis
  • Pregnancy or lactation
  • Requirement for chronic treatment with systemic corticosteroids or immunosuppressants during the course of the study
  • History of or currently active primary or secondary immunodeficiency
  • Active infection, or history of or known presence of recurrent or chronic infection (e.g. hepatitis B or C, HIV, syphilis, tuberculosis\_
  • History of progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy
  • Contraindications to or intolerance of oral or intravenous (IV) corticosteroids

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

August 1 2014

Trial Type :

OBSERVATIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

April 1 2016

Estimated Enrollment :

7 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT02218879

Start Date

August 1 2014

End Date

April 1 2016

Last Update

September 5 2016

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Yale University

New Haven, Connecticut, United States, 06519