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Efficacy and Safety Study of Oral BG00012 With Active Reference in Relapsing-Remitting Multiple Sclerosis (CONFIRM)
This study has been completed.

First Received on March 21, 2007.   Last Updated on September 29, 2011   History of Changes
Sponsor: Biogen Idec
Information provided by: Biogen Idec
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00451451
  Purpose

To determine if treatment with BG00012 can decrease the number of MS relapses during a certain time period. Other goals of the study are to determine if, over time, BG00012 treatment can decrease the number of certain types of brain lesions commonly seen in MS patients and slow down the time it takes for MS to get worse.

Other objectives of the study are to determine the safety and tolerability of BG00012, as well as the effect it may have on tests and evaluations used to assess MS. Additionally, glatiramer acetate is being used to compare its benefits and risks with placebo and BG00012.


Condition Intervention Phase
Relapsing-remitting Multiple Sclerosis
Drug: BG00012
Phase III

Study Type: Interventional
Study Design: Allocation: Randomized
Endpoint Classification: Safety/Efficacy Study
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Double Blind (Subject, Investigator)
Primary Purpose: Treatment
Official Title: A Randomized, Multicenter, Placebo-Controlled and Active Reference (Glatiramer Acetate) Comparison Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of BG00012 in Subjects With Relapsing-Remitting Multiple Sclerosis

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Further study details as provided by Biogen Idec:

Primary Outcome Measures:
  • To determine whether BG00012, when compared with placebo is effective in reducing the rate of clinical relapses at 2 years. [ Time Frame: 2 years ] [ Designated as safety issue: Yes ]

Secondary Outcome Measures:
  • If BG00012 decreases number of brain lesions, slows time to progression, the safety and tolerability, and effect it has on MS tests and evaluations. Commercially available glatiramer acetate is being used to compare its benefits and risks with placebo. [ Time Frame: 2 years ] [ Designated as safety issue: Yes ]

Enrollment: 1232
Study Start Date: June 2007
Study Completion Date: August 2011
Primary Completion Date: August 2011 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
Arms Assigned Interventions
Experimental: 1
240 mg (two 120 MG capsules) twice a day
Drug: BG00012
240 mg (two 120 mg capsules) orally twice a day, 240 mg (two 120 mg capsules) orally three times a day, glatiramer acetate 20 mg SC injection once a day.
Experimental: 2
240 mg (two capsules) three times a day.
Drug: BG00012
240 mg (two 120 mg capsules) orally twice a day, 240 mg (two 120 mg capsules) orally three times a day, glatiramer acetate 20 mg SC injection once a day.
Placebo Comparator: 3
placebo
Drug: BG00012
240 mg (two 120 mg capsules) orally twice a day, 240 mg (two 120 mg capsules) orally three times a day, glatiramer acetate 20 mg SC injection once a day.
Active Comparator: 4
glatiramer acetate 20 mg subcutaneous injection once a day.
Drug: BG00012
240 mg (two 120 mg capsules) orally twice a day, 240 mg (two 120 mg capsules) orally three times a day, glatiramer acetate 20 mg SC injection once a day.

Detailed Description:

Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic disease of the central nervous system that affects approximately 400,000 persons in North America and 365,000 persons in Europe. It is predominantly a disease of young adults, primarily women, with disease onset typically occurring between the ages of 20 and 40.

  Eligibility

Ages Eligible for Study:   18 Years to 55 Years
Genders Eligible for Study:   Both
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:   No
Criteria

Unless otherwise specified, to be eligible to participate in this study, candidates must meet the following eligibility criteria at the time of the randomization:

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Aged 18 to 55 years old, inclusive at the time of informed consent
  • Must have confirmed diagnosis of RRMS according to McDonald criteria #1-4
  • Must have a baseline EDSS between 0.0 and 5.0, inclusive.
  • Must have relapsing-remitting disease course.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Other chronic disease of immune system, malignancies, urologic, pulmonary, gastrointestinal disease
  • Pregnant or nursing women

Other protocol-defined inclusion/exclusion criteria may apply.

  Contacts and Locations
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00451451

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Sponsors and Collaborators
Biogen Idec
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Responsible Party: Biogen Idec MD, Biogen Idec Inc.
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00451451     History of Changes
Other Study ID Numbers: 109MS302
Study First Received: March 21, 2007
Last Updated: September 29, 2011
Health Authority: Romania: National Medicines Agency;   France: Afssaps - French Health Products Safety Agency;   United States: Institutional Review Board;   Ukraine: State Pharmacological Center - Ministry of Health;   Ireland: Irish Medicines Board;   Mexico: Federal Commission for Protection Against Health Risks;   Spain: Spanish Agency of Medicines;   Estonia: The State Agency of Medicine;   Bulgaria: Ministry of Health;   New Zealand: Medsafe;   Czech Republic: State Institute for Drug Control;   Australia: National Health and Medical Research Council;   Greece: National Organization of Medicines;   Slovakia: State Institute for Drug Control;   Germany: Federal Institute for Drugs and Medical Devices;   Croatia: Ministry of Health and Social Care;   Canada: Health Canada;   Latvia: State Agency of Medicines;   Poland: Office for Registration of Medicinal Products, Medical Devices and Biocidal Products;   United States: Food and Drug Administration;   Belgium: Directorate general for the protection of Public health: Medicines;   Lithuania: State Medicine Control Agency - Ministry of Health

Keywords provided by Biogen Idec:
relapsing
multiple sclerosis
oral
remitting

Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Multiple Sclerosis
Sclerosis
Multiple Sclerosis, Relapsing-Remitting
Demyelinating Autoimmune Diseases, CNS
Autoimmune Diseases of the Nervous System
Nervous System Diseases
Demyelinating Diseases
Autoimmune Diseases
Immune System Diseases
Pathologic Processes
Copolymer 1
Dimethyl fumarate
Adjuvants, Immunologic
Immunologic Factors
Physiological Effects of Drugs
Pharmacologic Actions
Immunosuppressive Agents
Dermatologic Agents
Therapeutic Uses
Radiation-Sensitizing Agents

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