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Last refreshed on: 12 December 2020
Main ID:  NCT02545959
Date of registration: 07/09/2015
Prospective Registration: Yes
Primary sponsor: Centre Hospitalier de PAU
Public title: Intrathecal Rituximab in Progressive Multiple Sclerosis EFFRITE
Scientific title: Intrathecal Rituximab in Progressive Multiple Sclerosis
Date of first enrolment: November 30, 2015
Target sample size: 10
Recruitment status: Completed
URL:  https://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT02545959
Study type:  Interventional
Study design:  Allocation: Randomized. Intervention model: Parallel Assignment. Primary purpose: Treatment. Masking: None (Open Label).  
Phase:  Phase 2
Countries of recruitment
France
Contacts
Name:     Mickael Bonnan, MD
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Affiliation:  CH Pau
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

- Age =45 years, male or female ;

- Secondary or primary progressive MS, in progressive phase since >2 years ;

- EDSS =6.0 ;

- Absence of alternative therapy.

Exclusion Criteria:

- Relapsing-remitting phase of MS;

- Contraindication to MRI, lumbar puncture, Trendelenburg position ;

- Active infection or immunosuppressive state or treatment (actual or less than 6
months);

- Earlier treatment with rituximab;

- Dementia or severe psychiatric disorder.



Age minimum: 45 Years
Age maximum: N/A
Gender: All
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Multiple Sclerosis, Chronic Progressive
Nervous System Diseases
Intervention(s)
Drug: Rituximab IT
Drug: methylprednisolone IV
Drug: Rituximab IV
Primary Outcome(s)
Change in osteopontin level in CSF [Time Frame: at day 4, day 21, day 180]
Secondary Outcome(s)
Change in Tumor Necrosis Factor alpha level in CSF [Time Frame: day 4, day 21, day 180]
Change in IgG synthesis in CSF [Time Frame: day 4, day 21, day 180]
Change in neurofilament level in CSF [Time Frame: day 4, day 21, day 180]
Secondary ID(s)
CHPAU2014/01
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Please refer to primary and secondary sponsors
Secondary Sponsor(s)
University Hospital, Bordeaux
Ethics review
Results
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