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Correlation Between Multiple Sclerosis Functional Composite (MSFC) and Expanded Disability Status Scale (EDSS) in Patients With Multiple Sclerosis (MS) in Argentina

This study is ongoing, but not recruiting participants.
Sponsor:
Information provided by (Responsible Party):
Merck KGaA
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
NCT01080014
First received: February 24, 2010
Last updated: August 20, 2012
Last verified: August 2012
History of Changes
  Purpose

This observational study is being conducted to evaluate the usefulness of the MSFC and its relationship with EDSS scores in subjects with MS in Argentina.


Condition
Multiple Sclerosis

Study Type: Observational
Study Design: Observational Model: Cohort
Time Perspective: Prospective
Official Title: The Multiple Sclerosis Functional Composite (MSFC) in the Follow-up of MS Patients: Correlation With the Expanded Disability Status Scale (EDSS) Among Different Clinical Forms in Argentina

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Further study details as provided by Merck KGaA:

Primary Outcome Measures:
  • - Evaluation of correlations between changes over time [ Time Frame: Baseline and two years ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
    - Evaluation of correlations between changes over time for MSFC composite score and arm, leg and cognitive MSFC scores versus EDSS score changes over the same periods


Secondary Outcome Measures:
  • To evaluate the predictive validity of MSFC score of a subsequent EDSS change in a subgroup of MS patients [ Time Frame: Baseline, 1 year, 2 years ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]

Enrollment: 252
Study Start Date: August 2008
Estimated Study Completion Date: April 2013
Estimated Primary Completion Date: April 2013 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
Detailed Description:

This observational, open-label study is being conducted to correlate change in EDSS score with the change in MSFC scores at the end of a 2-year follow-up period for subjects with MS in Argentina. Measurement of disability is an indispensable parameter in assessing the efficacy of experimental therapeutic agents in MS as well as in trying to determine possible individual evolution of the disease. Clinical scales are being used as primary or secondary outcome measures for recording disease progression in clinical trials. Kurtzke's EDSS is still used as a gold standard for measuring impairment and disability in MS. The MSFC is an examination-based quantitative scoring of neurological impairment. This study aims to establish a correlation between the usefulness of both scales.

OBJECTIVES

Primary Objective:

  • To evaluate the change in MSFC score with change in EDSS scores at end of 2 year follow-up period for subjects with MS in Argentina

Secondary Objectives:

  • To evaluate the cross-sectional correlations in MSFC score at baseline and at 24 months with EDSS score at baseline and at 24 months
  • To describe the MSFC score for MS phenotype in this population
  • To evaluate the predictive validity of MSFC score of a subsequent EDSS change in a subgroup of MS patients in Argentina
  Eligibility

Ages Eligible for Study:   18 Years to 65 Years
Genders Eligible for Study:   Both
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:   No
Sampling Method:   Non-Probability Sample
Study Population

Subjects with MS in 20 sites across Argentina

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Subjects with definite diagnosis of MS, according to McDonald's criteria
  • All clinical types: relapsing-remitting MS (RRMS), primary progressive MS (PPMS) and secondary progressive MS (SPMS). Stable disease course without any relapse for at least the previous 3 months
  • Subjects treated or not with disease modifying drugs
  • Ages between 18 and 65 years and is capable of understanding and complying with protocol requirements
  • Subject has a stable residence with no planned move during the entire investigation period

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Life expectancy less than 5 years at admission
  • Diagnosis of clinically isolated syndrome (CIS)
  • Other clinical conditions that mimic MS
  • Psychiatric diseases
  • Alcohol or drug abuse
  • Pregnancy
  • The subject is unwilling or unable to comply with the protocol or scheduled appointments
  • Subject is unable to understand the language in which the approved informed consent is written
  • The subject is a study site employee, or an immediate family member (i.e., spouse, parent, child, sibling) of a study site employee, involved in conduct of this study
  Contacts and Locations
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01080014

Locations
Argentina
Dr. Roberto Rosa
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Sponsors and Collaborators
Merck KGaA
Investigators
Principal Investigator: Dr. Roberto Rosa, PhD PhD Neurologist, Unaffiliated
  More Information

No publications provided

Responsible Party: Merck KGaA
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01080014     History of Changes
Other Study ID Numbers: EMR 200077_502
Study First Received: February 24, 2010
Last Updated: August 20, 2012
Health Authority: Argentina: Administracion Nacional de Medicamentos, Alimentos y Tecnologia Medica

Keywords provided by Merck KGaA:
Relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis (RRMS)
primary progressive multiple sclerosis (PPMS)
secondary progressive multiple sclerosis (SPMS)
Multiple Sclerosis Functional Composite (MSFC)
Expanded Disability Status Scale (EDSS)

Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Multiple Sclerosis
Sclerosis
Demyelinating Autoimmune Diseases, CNS
Autoimmune Diseases of the Nervous System
Nervous System Diseases
 Demyelinating Diseases
Autoimmune Diseases
Immune System Diseases
Pathologic Processes

ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on May 19, 2013