The Effectiveness, Safety and Tolerability of Actorif® Compared to Rebif® in Subjects with Relapsing Remitting Multiple Sclerosis (RRMS)
- Conditions
- Multiple sclerosis.Demyelinating diseases of the central nervous system
- Registration Number
- IRCT2013030512398N3
- Lead Sponsor
- Biosun Pharmed Company
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 144
Inclusion Criteria:
Male or female patients aged between 18-55 years, with a diagnosis of RRMS based on McDonald criteria 2010and or have two relapses in previous two years, and are eligible for interferon beta 1a therapy according to indications and clinical use in the product monograph; Patients must have an EDSS score of 0.0 to 5.5;Patients must have at least 2 relapses in previous 2 years; Signed informed consent obtained prior to initiation the study; Patients do not have any condition that mandates excluding them from the study; Female patients of child-bearing potential must have a negative pregnancy test and use at least one form of contraception as approved by the Investigator for four weeks prior to the study and during the study. For the purposes of this study, child-bearing potential is defined as: All female patients unless they are post-menopausal for at least one year or are surgically sterile”; Ability to co-operate with the treatment and follow up.
Exclusion Criteria
Disease-dependent criteria(Participant has an ongoing MS relapse; Has any progressive form of MS;Presenting MS relapse within 30 days prior to study drug administration); Safety of treatment dependent criteria: Presence of any serious concomitant systemic disorders incompatible with the administration of interferon beta-1a or any systemic disease that can influence the patient's safety(history of hypersensitivity to natural or recombinant interferon beta-1a, or hypersensitivity to human albumin or any other component of the formulation; History of uncontrolled seizures within the 3 months prior to enrollment; History of suicidal ideation or an episode of severe depression within the 3 months prior to enrollment; Serious local infection or systemic infection within 8 weeks prior to enrollment; Pregnant or breast-feeding patients or any patient with childbearing potential not using adequate contraception; History of major depression; History of major cardiac disease; History of known malignancy(except: S.C.C,B.C.C, non melanoma) or patient who is under chemotherapy); Patients with inadequate organ function(Bone Marrow: absolute neutrophil count (ANC) = 1.5 x 109/L, platelet count =100 x 109/L,Hemoglobin = 9 g/dL; Hepatic: Bilirubin = 1.5 x the upper limit of normal (ULN),aspartate transaminases (AST/SGOT) And/or alkaline transaminases(ALT/SGPT)=2.5xULN,alkaline phosphatase (AP)=2.5 x ULN; Renal: Serum creatinine =1.5 mg/dL or creatinine clearance = 60 mL/min calculated according to the Cockroft and Gault formula); Criteria dependent on compliance with study procedures, or the evaluation of the disability(Unwilling to use a reliable and acceptable contraceptive method throughout the study period;Conditions interfering with Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) or Gadolinium DTPA (Gadovist, contrast agent) allergy or Inability to undergo MRI with gadolinium administration;Treatment with certain other agents to treat MS underlying disease; Participant received any other approved disease modifying therapy for MS (e.g. glatiramer acetate IV, Immunoglobulin, Azathriopine, Methotrexate, Cyclophosphamide, Mitoxantrona, Plasmapheresis) or any cytokine or anti-cytokine therapy within the 3 months prior to Study Day 0 (SD0);Systemic corticosteroids within 30 days prior to the initiation of this study treatment;Treatment with any investigational product within 30 days prior to study drug administration; Previous participation in this study.)
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Study & Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
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- Secondary Outcome Measures
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