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Last refreshed on: 19 February 2015
Main ID:  NCT01074346
Date of registration: 22/02/2010
Prospective Registration: No
Primary sponsor: Merck KGaA
Public title: Tolerability of Rebif® (Interferon-beta 1-A) Therapy in Korean Patients With Multiple Sclerosis
Scientific title: A Prospective, Multi-center, Observational Study to Assess the Tolerability of Interferon-beta 1-A (Rebif®) Therapy for Korean Patients With Multiple Sclerosis
Date of first enrolment: August 2008
Target sample size: 60
Recruitment status: Completed
URL:  http://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT01074346
Study type:  Observational
Study design:  Observational Model: Cohort, Time Perspective: Prospective  
Phase:  N/A
Countries of recruitment
Korea, Republic of
Contacts
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

- Subjects, who are eligible for Rebif treatment according to the indication in the
national label of Rebif in Korean subjects with MS. The national labels approved by
Korean Regulatory Authority are:

1. Subjects with relapsing MS with two or more acute exacerbations in the previous
two years

2. Subjects with secondary progressive MS with ongoing relapsing activity

- Subjects who sign the informed consent form.

Exclusion Criteria:

- Initiation of treatment in pregnancy.

- Subjects with a history of hypersensitivity to natural or recombinant interferon-ß,
or to any excipients.

- Subjects with current severe depression and/or suicidal ideation.



Age minimum: N/A
Age maximum: N/A
Gender: Both
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Multiple Sclerosis
Intervention(s)
Drug: Interferon-ß-1a
Primary Outcome(s)
Proportion of subjects with moderate to severe (grade 3-5) injection site reactions based on pain, bruising and/or transient (<24 hours) erythema; inflammation alone and with induration; necrosis at injection site; plastic surgery required for necrosis [Time Frame: After 3, 6 and 12 months of Rebif treatment]
Secondary Outcome(s)
Annual relapse rate [Time Frame: Baseline to 12 months observation period]
Change in EDSS [Time Frame: Baseline to 12 months observation period]
Time to first relapse [Time Frame: Baseline to 12 months observation period]
Change in MSTCQ [Time Frame: Baseline to 12 months observation period]
Incidence of side effects associated with Rebif therapy [Time Frame: Baseline to 12 months observation period]
Secondary ID(s)
EMR 701068-511
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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