Assessing the Effects of Ongoing Ocrelizumab (OCR) Therapy on Fatigue and Cognition in Veterans With Multiple Sclerosis: Utilizing Cognitive Assessment Scales, and Patient-Reported Outcome Measures
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 尚未招募
- 发起方
- 入组人数
- 30
- 试验地点
- 2
- 主要终点
- Change in global cognitive performance
研究概览
简要总结
This study seeks to assess the effects of long-term ocrelizumab therapy on fatigue (extreme tiredness) as well as cognition (thinking and reasoning skills, such as memory, learning and attention), in veterans with multiple sclerosis. The evaluation will involve cognitive assessment scales (to assess memory, attention and learning abilities), clinical evaluations (to assess nerve function and ability to move), and patient-reported outcome measures (in which you will answer questions about your tiredness, sleep and how you function in daily life).
These assessments will occur at baseline (visit 1), 6 month (Visit-2) and 12 months (visit 3) to track changes over time.
详细描述
This is a prospective, interventional study involving 30 subjects who have been diagnosed with multiple sclerosis (MS) and being treated with ocrelizumab (OCR) for at least one year. This study will be performed at the John D. Dingell, VA Medical Center. All participants will require full informed consent prior to any study- related procedures. All aspects of the study and informed consent forms will be reviewed and approved by the institutional Review Board (IRB). MS patients who have been on OCR- for MS treatment, and enrolled in this study will undergo cognitive and fatigue assessments using the Brief International Cognitive Assessment for MS (BICAMS) and the Modified Fatigue Impact Scale (MFIS), respectively. Importantly, the cognitive and fatigue assessments administered in this study are not currently part of the standard clinical care for MS patients on OCR. By prospectively assigning participants to undergo these additional assessments, this aspect of the study is considered investigational, and findings may contribute to clinical decision-making regarding the incorporation of cognitive and fatigue assessments into routine MS management.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Na
- 干预模型
- Single Group
- 主要目的
- Supportive Care
- 盲法
- None
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 18 Years 至 75 Years（Adult, Older Adult）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 否
入选标准
- •Age 18-75, men and women.
- •Confirmed diagnosis of Multiple Sclerosis (MS) (relapsing or progressive forms).
- •Expanded Disability Status Scale score between 0 and 7.
- •On continuous ocrelizumab therapy for at least 1 year.
- •Women of childbearing potential: Must agree to remain abstinent or use acceptable contraceptive methods during the study and for 6 months after the. last ocrelizumab dose; must have a negative pregnancy test before enrollment.
排除标准
- •Patients without a confirmed diagnosis of MS based on McDonald 2017 Criteria.
- •Not on ocrelizumab therapy for at least 6 months prior to study start.
- •Currently receiving other disease-modifying therapies for MS in addition to Ocrelizumab.
- •Experienced an MS relapse or corticosteroid use within the last 30 months prior to enrollment.
- •History of major psychiatric conditions (severe depression, schizophrenia, bipolar disorder) interfering with assessments.
- •Significant cognitive impairment due to non-MS-related conditions (Traumatic brain injury, dementia, other neurodegenerative diseases).
- •Other major neurological disorders (e.g., Parkinson's, epilepsy, stroke).
- •History of alcohol or substance abuse within the past year.
- •Uncontrolled comorbidities (severe cardiovascular disease, diabetes with complications, renal/liver failure).
- •Uncorrected vision or hearing impairments interfering with cognitive testing.
- •Unable to provide informed consent due to cognitive or legal reasons.
- •Pregnant, lactating, or planning to become pregnant during the study period.
- •Currently enrolled in other interventional clinical trials affecting cognitive or fatigue outcomes.
- •Known presence of recurrent or chronic infections (Human Immunodeficiency Virus, syphilis, tuberculosis).
- •History or presence of infectious causes of myelopathy (e.g., syphilis, Lyme disease, Human T-lymphotropic virus type 1).
- •Active bacterial, viral, fungal, mycobacterial infection requiring recent hospitalization or IV antibiotics.
- •History of cancer (except treated basal cell, in situ squamous cell, or resolved cervical carcinoma).
- •History of or currently active primary or secondary immunodeficiency.
- •Severe allergic or anaphylactic reactions to monoclonal antibodies.
- •Systemic autoimmune disorders causing progressive neurological disease (e.g., lupus, Sjögren's).
- •Concomitant diseases requiring chronic systemic corticosteroid or immunosuppressant use.
- •Significant uncontrolled cardiovascular, pulmonary, renal, hepatic, endocrine, or gastrointestinal disease.
- •History of other neurologic disorders (e.g., progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy, central nervous system/spinal tumors, hereditary spastic paraparesis, mitochondrial encephalomyopathy, lactic acidosis, and stroke-like episodes syndrome, neuromyelitis optica-spectrum disorder).
- •Recent systemic corticosteroid therapy within 4 weeks prior to baseline.
- •Prior MS treatments with cyclophosphamide, mitoxantrone, or bone marrow transplant.
- •Receipt of live, attenuated, or inactivated/component vaccine within 6 weeks before enrollment.
- •Laboratory abnormalities: Positive hepatitis B markers, elevated liver enzymes (AST/ALT ≥2x ULN), cytopenias, low IgG/IgM.
结局指标
主要结局
Change in global cognitive performance
时间窗: Baseline to 12 months.
Global cognitive performance will be assessed using a composite z-score, derived from 3 standardized tests: 1. CVLT (California Verbal Learning Test): Measures verbal learning and memory. Immediate Recall Max score= 80, Min = 0. Short and Long-Delay Recall: Max = 16 each, Min = 0. Recognition: Max = 16, Min = 0. Higher scores = better memory and learning ability. Lower scores = memory/learning impairment. 2. BVMT-R (Brief Visuospatial Memory Test-Revised): Measures visuospatial learning/ memory; 6 abstract designs × 3 learning trials. Max total learning = 36, Min = 0. Delayed Recall: Max = 12, Min = 0. Recognition: Max = 6, Min = 0. Higher = better visuospatial memory. Lower = difficulty in visual memory. 3. SDMT (Symbol Digit Modalities Test): Measures information processing speed, attention, working memory. Max = 110, Min = 0. Higher = better processing, Lower = slower processing Individual raw scores will be standardized, averaged, and compared between baseline and 12 months.
Change in fatigue impact (Modified Fatigue Impact Scale, MFIS)
时间窗: Baseline to 12 months.
Change in total score on the Modified Fatigue Impact Scale (MFIS; 21 items). Item responses range 0-4 and total score ranges 0-84, with higher scores indicating greater fatigue impact. The outcome is the difference between MFIS total at baseline and over a 12-month period; higher score = greater fatigue impact (worse) and lower score = less fatigue impact (better).
次要结局
- Change in health-related quality of life (Multiple Sclerosis Quality of Life-54; MSQOL-54, physical and mental composite scores)(Baseline to 12 months)
- Change in patient-reported physical and mental health (Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System, 29-item profile; PROMIS-29)(Baseline to 12 months)
研究者
Anza Memon
Staff Neurologist- John D. Dingell VAMC
John D. Dingell VA Medical Center