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Last refreshed on: 16 March 2021
Main ID:  NCT02403570
Date of registration: 10/03/2015
Prospective Registration: No
Primary sponsor: Turku University Hospital
Public title: Rotating Frame Relaxation Imaging in Patients With Multiple Sclerosis ROMUS
Scientific title: Rotating Frame Relaxation Imaging in Patients With Multiple Sclerosis
Date of first enrolment: February 2015
Target sample size: 21
Recruitment status: Completed
URL:  https://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT02403570
Study type:  Observational
Study design:   
Phase: 
Countries of recruitment
Finland
Contacts
Name:     Hannu Aronen, M.D., Ph.D.
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Telephone:
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Affiliation:  Turku University Hospital, Department of Diagnostic Radiology
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

- The diagnosis of relapsing remitting MS made according to the Poser, McDonald's or
revised McDonald's criteria (Group I) before participating in the study

- Initial MS diagnosis of relapsing remitting form of the disease according to the
criteria as mentioned above, and conversion into the secondary progressive phase of
the disease as evaluated by the referring neurologist according to the clinical
evaluation and confirmed by the study physician (Group II).

- Mental status: Patients must be able to understand the meaning of the study

- Informed consent: The patient must sign the appropriate Ethical Committee (EC)
approved informed consent documents in the presence of the designated staff

Exclusion Criteria:

- Any other autoimmune disease than MS requiring immunomodulatory or immunosuppressive
medication

- High-dose corticosteroid treatment within 30 days before participating in the study

- Prior medical history: Patient must have no history of serious cardiovascular, liver
or kidney disease

- Any psychiatric condition that compromises the subject's ability to participate in the
study

- Infections: Patient must not have an uncontrolled serious infection

- No contraindications for MRI (cardiac pacemaker, intracranial clips etc)



Age minimum: 18 Years
Age maximum: 65 Years
Gender: All
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Multiple Sclerosis, Relapsing-Remitting
Multiple Sclerosis, Chronic Progressive
Multiple Sclerosis
Intervention(s)
Other: Brain MRI
Primary Outcome(s)
MR relaxation values 0 [Time Frame: Baseline]
MR relaxation values 1 [Time Frame: One year]
Secondary Outcome(s)
MR relaxation values and clinical markers 1 [Time Frame: One year]
MR relaxation values and clinical markers 0 [Time Frame: Baseline]
Secondary ID(s)
T125/2014
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Please refer to primary and secondary sponsors
Secondary Sponsor(s)
Ethics review
Results
Results available:
Date Posted:
Date Completed:
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