Multicenter, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, parallel-group, dose finding study to evaluate the efficacy, safety, and tolerability of three doses of ACT-128800, an oral S1P1 receptor agonist, administered for twenty-four weeks in patients with relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis
- Conditions
- relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosisMedDRA version: 9.1Level: LLTClassification code 10063399Term: Relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis
- Registration Number
- EUCTR2008-006786-92-FR
- Lead Sponsor
- Actelion Pharmaceuticals Ltd
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- ot Recruiting
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 400
• Adult males and females.
• Diagnosis of RRMS as defined by the revised (2005) McDonald Diagnostic Criteria for Multiple Sclerosis (MS).
• Signed informed consent prior to initiation of any study mandated procedure.
Are the trial subjects under 18? no
Number of subjects for this age range:
F.1.2 Adults (18-64 years) yes
F.1.2.1 Number of subjects for this age range
F.1.3 Elderly (>=65 years) no
F.1.3.1 Number of subjects for this age range
• A diagnosis of MS categorized as primary progressive or secondary progressive or progressive relapsing.
• Patients currently treated for an autoimmune disorder other than MS.
• Contraindications for MRI
• Ongoing bacterial, viral, or fungal infection.
• History or presence of malignancy.
• Additional exclusion criteria apply with respect to medical conditions and concomitant treatments which could affect patients´ risk from participating in the study.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional clinical trial of medicinal product
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Main Objective: •To demonstrate the efficacy of at least one of three doses of ACT-128800 as compared to placebo in patients with relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis (RRMS) on the cumulative number of new gadolinium-enhancing lesions per patient, recorded on four weekly T1 weighted MRI scans.;Secondary Objective: • To evaluate the effects of ACT-128800 on the annualized confirmed relapse rate.<br>• To evaluate the effects of ACT-128800 on time to first confirmed relapse.<br>• To evaluate the safety and tolerability of ACT-128800.<br>;Primary end point(s): • Cumulative number of new gadolinium-enhancing lesions per patient recorded on four weekly T1-weighted MRI scans.<br><br>
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method