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ChariotMS - Cladribine to Halt Deterioration in People With Advanced Multiple Sclerosis

Phase 2
Recruiting
Conditions
Progressive Multiple Sclerosis
Advanced Multiple Sclerosis
Interventions
Registration Number
NCT04695080
Lead Sponsor
Queen Mary University of London
Brief Summary

MS is a chronic inflammatory and degenerative disease of the central nervous system (CNS) affecting more than 120,000 people in the UK.and 2.5 million people worldwide.

Without disease modifying treatment (DMT),the majority of people with MS (pwMS) will develop significant disability within 10 years of onset, and 50% will require wheelchair assistance within 20 years. convenient, highly effective and CNS penetrant DMT for patients with relapsing multiple sclerosis (pwRMS) administered in short (8-10 days/year over 2 years) treatment courses.

It effectively depletes B cells, particularly Memory B cells, a likely key mechanism of disease control in MS. Cladribine is the investigational product in this study as it not currently used to treat patients with an EDSS of 6.5 - 8.5. This is a multi-centre, randomised double-blind placebo-controlled phase IIb to test cladribine tablets (MAVENCLAD®) (3.5mg/kg over 24 months) for safety, efficacy, and cost effectiveness, and to advance mechanistic understanding of its action in people with advanced MS (pwAMS).

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
RECRUITING
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
200
Inclusion Criteria

Not provided

Exclusion Criteria

Not provided

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Cladribine (MAVENCLAD®)Cladribine (MAVENCLAD®)-
PlaceboPlacebo-
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
The 9-HPT peg speed (tasks/second) at 24 months24 months

To establish whether there is efficacy superiority of cladribine tablets over placebo in reducing deterioration of upper limb function in pwAMS.

To investigate whether cladribine tablets 3.5mg/kg over 24 months is an effective DMT in pwAMS as measured using the 9-hole peg test (9HPT) peg speed at 24 months.

9-HPT proportion of patients who do not deteriorate at 24 months24 months
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Preventing loss of brain volumeScreening, Month 6 and 24

(MRI) Change over 24 months in brain volume assessed using the "Structural Image Evaluation, using Normalisation, of Atrophy" (SIENA) technique

Preventing new focal demyelinating lesions and T2 burden of disease increase.Screening, Month 6 and 24

(MRI) Total number of new focal demyelinating brain lesions over 24 months

Preventing new hypo-intense lesions ("black holes") on T1 weighted MRIScreening, Month 6 and 24

(MRI) Total number of new hypo-intense T1 lesions over 24 months

Change over 24 months of the study in clinical outcome measure: ARATScreening, Month 6, 12, 18 and 24

ARAT (Upper Limb Function Test) upper limb function test score

Change over 24 months of the study in clinical outcome measure: EDSSScreening, Month 6, 12, 18 and 24

The proportion of the cladribine versus placebo arms with an increase of \>=0.5 in EDSS score over 24 months.

Change over 24 months of the study in clinical outcome measure: SLCVAScreening, Month 6, 12, 18 and 24

SLCVA (Sloan low contrast letter visual acuity) score.

Change over 24 months of the study in clinical outcome measure: NFI-MSScreening, Month 6, 12, 18 and 24

NFI-MS (Neurological Fatigue Index-Multiple Sclerosis) score.

Change over 24 months of the study in clinical outcome measure: MSIS-29v2Screening, , Month 6, 12, 18 and 24

MSIS-29v2 (Multiple Sclerosis Impact Scale) quality of life score

Change over 24 months of the study in clinical outcome measure: SDMTScreening, Month 6, 12, 18 and 24

SDMT (The Symbol Digit Modalities Test) score.

Safety/occurrence of adverse eventsThrough study completion, an average of 24 months

Safety:

* Any AEs/SAEs,

* Lymphopenia (peripheral blood lymphocyte counts),

* Severe infections,

* Malignancies.

* Pregnancies

* Special situations (e.g. overdose)

Preventing loss of spinal cord cross sectional areaScreening, Month 6 and 24

(MRI) Change in the total cross-sectional area of spinal cord (at level C2) over 24 months

Change over 24 months of the study in clinical outcome measure: ABILHANDScreening, Month 6, 12, 18 and 24

ABILHAND score for manual ability

Change over 24 months of the study in clinical outcome measure: T25ftWTScreening, Month 6, 12, 18 and 24

Lower Limb Function: The T25ftWT (Timed 25 foot walk test) will be collected in all pwAMS able to walk the required distance twice.

Change over 24 months of the study in clinical outcome measure: WPAI-GHBaseline, Month 6, 12, 18 and 24

WPAI-GH (Work Productivity and Activity Impairment Questionnaire: General Health V2.0 (WPAI:GH) score

Degree of unblindingMonth 24

To determine the perception of treatment allocation for both participants and trial teams at 24 months.

Change over 24 months of the study in clinical outcome measure: EuroQoL EQ-5D-5LScreening, Month 6, 12, 18 and 24

Cost-utility: health and social care and other costs.

Trial Locations

Locations (22)

Morriston Hospital, Swansea

🇬🇧

Swansea, United Kingdom

Luton and Dunstable Hospital

🇬🇧

Luton, United Kingdom

Salford Royal Hospital NHS Trust

🇬🇧

Manchester, United Kingdom

Queens University Belfast (Belfast Health and Social Care Trust)

🇬🇧

Belfast, United Kingdom

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham

🇬🇧

Birmingham, United Kingdom

University Hospitals of Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust

🇬🇧

Coventry, United Kingdom

Cardiff University Hospital

🇬🇧

Cardiff, United Kingdom

Anne Rowling Clinic, University of Edinburgh

🇬🇧

Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Queen Elizabeth University Hospital Glasgow

🇬🇧

Glasgow, United Kingdom

University Hospital Hairmyres, NHS Lanarkshire

🇬🇧

Glasgow, United Kingdom

Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

🇬🇧

Leeds, United Kingdom

Royal London Hospital

🇬🇧

London, United Kingdom

Walton Centre NHS Trust

🇬🇧

Liverpool, United Kingdom

Queen's Hospital (Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust)

🇬🇧

London, United Kingdom

Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust

🇬🇧

London, United Kingdom

St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

🇬🇧

London, United Kingdom

Aneurin Bevan University Health Board

🇬🇧

Newport, United Kingdom

University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust

🇬🇧

Stoke-on-Trent, United Kingdom

University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust

🇬🇧

Plymouth, United Kingdom

Nottingham University Hospital (Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust)

🇬🇧

Nottingham, United Kingdom

Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

🇬🇧

Sheffield, United Kingdom

Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust

🇬🇧

London, United Kingdom

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