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Clinical Trials/NCT01006941
NCT01006941
Completed
Phase 2

Trichuris Suis Ova Therapy for Relapsing Multiple Sclerosis - a Safety Study

Rigshospitalet, Denmark1 site in 1 country10 target enrollmentMay 2010

Overview

Phase
Phase 2
Intervention
Not specified
Conditions
Relapsing Multiple Sclerosis
Sponsor
Rigshospitalet, Denmark
Enrollment
10
Locations
1
Primary Endpoint
MRI activity judged by the number of new or enlarging T2 lesions, number of Gd enhancing lesions and volume of T2 lesions
Status
Completed
Last Updated
14 years ago

Overview

Brief Summary

The hypothesis of this study is that treatment with Trichuris suis ova will be safe and effective as an oral treatment of patients with relapsing multiple sclerosis.

Registry
clinicaltrials.gov
Start Date
May 2010
End Date
September 2011
Last Updated
14 years ago
Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Single Group
Sex
All

Investigators

Responsible Party
Principal Investigator
Principal Investigator

Ana Voldsgaard

MD

Rigshospitalet, Denmark

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • age between 19 and 55 years
  • relapsing course of multiple sclerosis (relapsing-remitting or secondary progressive MS with relapses
  • duration of the disease of at least 1 year
  • no disease modifying therapy or unchanged immunomodulatory therapy for the last 3 months
  • at least 2 documented relapses during the last 24 months with the last relapse within the last 12 months

Exclusion Criteria

  • pregnancy or period of breastfeeding or missing adequate contraceptive protection for female premenopausal patients
  • relapse in the last month prior enrolment
  • treatment with steroids in the last 30 days
  • previous treatment with mitoxantroneduring the last year
  • previous treatment with cyclophosphamide or other intensive immunosuppression, total irradiation
  • treatment with glatiramer acetate, azathioprine, IVIG or any other immunosuppressive or immunomodulatory drug apart from interferon-beta in the 6 months prior to enrolment
  • cardiac insufficiency (NYHA III/IV), cardiomyopathy, significant cardiac dysrhythmia requiring treatment, instable or advanced ischemic heart disease (CCS III or IV), malignant hypertension
  • diabetes mellitus and other autoimmune diseases
  • history of renal insufficiency
  • stay in tropical areas during the last 3 months

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

MRI activity judged by the number of new or enlarging T2 lesions, number of Gd enhancing lesions and volume of T2 lesions

Time Frame: every 3. week. 3 MRI before treatment and 4 MRI during and after treatment

Study Sites (1)

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