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Register: JPRN
Last refreshed on: 17 October 2023
Main ID:  JPRN-UMIN000012705
Date of registration: 07/01/2014
Prospective Registration: Yes
Primary sponsor: Department of Immunology, National Institute of Neuroscience, NCNP
Public title: The efficacy and safety of an anti-interluekin-6 receptor antibody in relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis
Scientific title: The efficacy and safety of an anti-interluekin-6 receptor antibody in relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis - Treatment with an anti-interleukin-6 receptor antibody for relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis
Date of first enrolment: 2014/01/07
Target sample size: 10
Recruitment status: Recruiting
URL:  https://center6.umin.ac.jp/cgi-open-bin/ctr_e/ctr_view.cgi?recptno=R000014841
Study type:  Interventional
Study design:  Single arm Non-randomized  
Phase:  Not applicable
Countries of recruitment
Japan
Contacts
Name:     Takashi Yamamura
Address:  4-1-1, Ogawahigashi, Kodaira, Tokyo 187-8502, Japan Japan
Telephone: 042-341-2711
Email: yamamura@ncnp.go.jp
Affiliation:  National Institute of Neuroscience, NCNP Department of Immunology
Name:     Takashi Yamamura
Address:  4-1-1, Ogawahigashi, Kodaira, Tokyo 187-8502, Japan Japan
Telephone: 042-341-2711
Email: yamamura@ncnp.go.jp
Affiliation:  National Institute of Neuroscience, NCNP Department of Immunology
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria:
Exclusion criteria: 1) Patients with severe infection such as tuberculosis, pneumocystis carinii pneumonia, nontuberculous mycobacterial infection, hepatitis B, hepatitis C, or chronic active EB virus infection. 2) Patients with a history of tuberculosis infection or patients with pleural thickness or old tuberculin in chest X-ray. 3) Patients with a history of hypersensitivity to this drug. 4) Patients with a history of intestinal diverticulum. 5) Patients with interstitial pneumonitis. 6) Patients with leukopenia (white blood cell number < 3500/mm3), lymphopenia (lymphocyte number < 500/mm3) or seropositivity for beta-D-glucan in peripheral blood. 7) Pregnant women or patients with possible pregnancy. 8) Patients with a history of allergy to this drug 9) Patients who can not provide consent to participate in this study by themselves.

Age minimum: 20years-old
Age maximum: 65years-old
Gender: Male and Female
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis
Intervention(s)
Tocilizumab is to be infused every 4 weeks at 8 mg/kg of body weight for 2 years.
Primary Outcome(s)
-Relapse rate, disability (EDSS), and MRI parameters up to 1 or 2 years. -Adverse events up to 1 or 2 years.
Secondary Outcome(s)
Secondary ID(s)
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare
Secondary Sponsor(s)
Ethics review
Status: YES
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