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Register: ClinicalTrials.gov
Last refreshed on: 17 October 2012
Main ID:  NCT00751881
Date of registration: 07/05/2008
Primary sponsor: Sanofi-Aventis
Public title: An Efficacy Study of Teriflunomide in Patients With Relapsing Multiple Sclerosis TOWER
Scientific title: A Multi-center Double-blind Parallel-group Placebo-controlled Study of the Efficacy and Safety of Teriflunomide in Patients With Relapsing Multiple Sclerosis
Date of first enrolment: August 2008
Target sample size: 1110
Recruitment status: Active, not recruiting
URL:  http://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT00751881
Study type:  Interventional
Study design:  Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Double Blind (Subject, Caregiver, Investigator), Primary Purpose: Treatment  
Countries of recruitment
Australia Austria Belarus Belgium Canada Chile China Czech Republic
Estonia France Germany Greece Mexico Netherlands Philippines Poland
Romania Slovakia South Africa Spain Sweden Thailand Tunisia Turkey
Ukraine United Kingdom United States
Contacts
Name:   Clinical Sciences & Operations
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Affiliation:  Sanofi-Aventis
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

- Relapsing multiple sclerosis,

- Two relapses in prior 2 years or one relapse in prior year.

Exclusion Criteria:

- Clinically relevant cardiovascular, hepatic, neurological, endocrine or other major
systemic disease,

- Significantly impaired bone marrow function,

- Pregnant or nursing women,

- Alcohol or drug abuse,

- Use of cladribine, mitoxantrone, or other immunosuppressant agents such as
azathioprine, cyclophosphamide, cyclosporin, methotrexate or mycophenolate before
enrollment.

- Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) positive,

- Any known condition or circumstance that would prevent in the investigator's opinion
compliance or completion of the study.

The above information is not intended to contain all considerations relevant to a
patient's potential participation in a clinical trial.



Age minimum: 18 Years
Age maximum: 55 Years
Gender: Both
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Multiple Sclerosis
Intervention(s)
Drug: Placebo
Drug: Teriflunomide (HMR1726)
Primary Outcome(s)
Annualized relapse rate (number of relapses per patient-year) [Time Frame: Average of 2 years (between 1 and 3 years)]
Secondary Outcome(s)
Change from baseline in Short Form generic health survey [36 items] (SF-36) scale [Time Frame: 48 weeks]
Change from baseline in subject reported fatigue as assessed by the Fatigue Impact Scale (FIS) [Time Frame: 48 weeks]
Time to disability progression as assessed by the Kurtzke Expanded Disability Status Scale (EDSS) [Time Frame: Average of 2 years (between 1 and 3 years)]
Secondary ID(s)
EFC10531
EudraCT : 2007-004452-36
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Please refer to primary and secondary sponsors
Secondary Sponsor(s)
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