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Last refreshed on: 4 March 2013
Main ID:  NCT00525668
Date of registration: 04/09/2007
Primary sponsor: Charite University, Berlin, Germany
Public title: Sunphenon Epigallocatechin-gallate (EGCg) in Relapsing-remitting Multiple Sclerosis (SuniMS Study) SuniMS
Scientific title: Sunphenon EGCg (Epigallocatechin-gallate) in Relapsing-remitting Multiple Sclerosis (SuniMS Study)
Date of first enrolment: September 2007
Target sample size: 120
Recruitment status: Completed
URL:  http://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT00525668
Study type:  Interventional
Study design:  Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Double Blind (Subject, Caregiver, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor), Primary Purpose: Treatment  
Countries of recruitment
Germany
Contacts
Name:   Judith Bellmann-Strobl, Dr., MD
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Affiliation:  Experimental and Clinical Research Center, Charite University, Berlin, Germany
Name:   Friedemann Paul, Prof. , MD
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Affiliation:  NeuroCure Clinical Research Center, Charité University, Berlin, Germany
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

- male and female subjects age 18 to 60

- relapsing-remitting course of MS

- stable treatment with glatiramer acetate at least 6 months prior to inclusion

Exclusion Criteria:

- primary or secondary progressive forms of MS

- clinically relevant heart, lung, liver, kidney diseases

- regular hepatotoxic co-medication

- drug addiction

- alcohol abuse



Age minimum: 18 Years
Age maximum: 60 Years
Gender: Both
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Relapsing-remitting Multiple Sclerosis
Intervention(s)
Drug: epigallocatechin-gallate (Sunphenon)
Drug: placebo
Primary Outcome(s)
number of new T2 lesions on brain MRI performed after 18 months of Sunphenon treatment compared to baseline MRI in the verum arm versus placebo [Time Frame: 18 months]
Secondary Outcome(s)
development of brain atrophy under treatment with EGCG vs. placebo [Time Frame: 18 months]
Safety and tolerability [Time Frame: 18 months]
Secondary ID(s)
2006-006323-39
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Please refer to primary and secondary sponsors
Secondary Sponsor(s)
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