Towards personalized dosing of natalizumab in multiple sclerosis
- Conditions
- MSmultiple sclerosis10012303
- Registration Number
- NL-OMON43550
- Lead Sponsor
- Vrije Universiteit Medisch Centrum
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 60
- 18 years or older.
- Relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis (RRMS) according to the McDonald criteria, revised by Polman 2010.
- Natalizumab treatment for 12 months or longer at inclusion.
- An expanded disability status scale (EDSS) score of 0.0-6.0 at baseline.
- Natalizumab level more than 15 µg/ml just prior natalizumab infusions for 2 consecutive months.
- Written informed consent.
- Any MS disease activity (radiologically or clinically) during natalizumab treatment, with exclusion of the first three months of treatment.
- Unable to undergo frequent MRI.
- The use of other immunomodulatory medication other than natalizumab.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <p>The primary endpoint is the number of patients developing gadolinium (Gd+)<br /><br>enhancing lesions on brain MRI. </p><br>
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <p>The secondary endpoints are new or enlarging T2 lesions on brain MRI,<br /><br>progression on the expanded disability status scale (EDSS) and clinical<br /><br>relapses and measurements of the quality of life by the SF-36.</p><br>