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    Summary
    EudraCT Number:2009-014724-32
    Sponsor's Protocol Code Number:SABA
    National Competent Authority:Germany - BfArM
    Clinical Trial Type:EEA CTA
    Trial Status:Completed
    Date on which this record was first entered in the EudraCT database:2010-10-26
    Trial results View results
    Index
    A. PROTOCOL INFORMATION
    B. SPONSOR INFORMATION
    C. APPLICANT IDENTIFICATION
    D. IMP IDENTIFICATION
    D.8 INFORMATION ON PLACEBO
    E. GENERAL INFORMATION ON THE TRIAL
    F. POPULATION OF TRIAL SUBJECTS
    G. INVESTIGATOR NETWORKS TO BE INVOLVED IN THE TRIAL
    N. REVIEW BY THE COMPETENT AUTHORITY OR ETHICS COMMITTEE IN THE COUNTRY CONCERNED
    P. END OF TRIAL
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    A. Protocol Information
    A.1Member State ConcernedGermany - BfArM
    A.2EudraCT number2009-014724-32
    A.3Full title of the trial
    SAFETY, TOLERABILITY AND MECHANISM OF ACTION OF BOSWELLIC ACIDS (BA) IN MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS (MS) AND CLINICALLY ISOLATED SYNDROME (CIS):
    A MRI-CONTROLLED, MULTICENTER, BASELINE-TO-TREATMENT, 32-WEEKS, OPEN-LABEL, PHASE IIA TRIAL IN PATIENTS WITH RELAPSING-REMITTING MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS OR CLINICALLY ISOLATED SYNDROME

    A.3.1Title of the trial for lay people, in easily understood, i.e. non-technical, language
    Boswellic Acids in Multiple Sclerosis
    A.3.2Name or abbreviated title of the trial where available
    SABA
    A.4.1Sponsor's protocol code numberSABA
    A.7Trial is part of a Paediatric Investigation Plan No
    A.8EMA Decision number of Paediatric Investigation Plan
    B. Sponsor Information
    B.Sponsor: 1
    B.1.1Name of SponsorUniversity Medical Center Eppendorf
    B.1.3.4CountryGermany
    B.3.1 and B.3.2Status of the sponsorNon-Commercial
    B.4 Source(s) of Monetary or Material Support for the clinical trial:
    B.4.1Name of organisation providing supportBMBF (Project Neu2)
    B.4.2CountryGermany
    B.5 Contact point designated by the sponsor for further information on the trial
    B.5.1Name of organisationInstitute for Neuroimmunology and Clinical Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Research, University Medical Center Eppendorf
    B.5.2Functional name of contact pointMS Outpatient Unit
    B.5.3 Address:
    B.5.3.1Street AddressMartinistraße 52
    B.5.3.2Town/ cityHamburg
    B.5.3.3Post code20251
    B.5.3.4CountryGermany
    B.5.4Telephone number004940741054076
    B.5.5Fax number004940741055682
    B.5.6E-mailmultiplesklerose@uke.uni-hamburg.de
    D. IMP Identification
    D.IMP: 1
    D.1.2 and D.1.3IMP RoleTest
    D.2 Status of the IMP to be used in the clinical trial
    D.2.1IMP to be used in the trial has a marketing authorisation No
    D.2.5The IMP has been designated in this indication as an orphan drug in the Community No
    D.2.5.1Orphan drug designation number
    D.3 Description of the IMP
    D.3.1Product nameBOSWELAN
    D.3.2Product code BOSWELAN
    D.3.4Pharmaceutical form Capsule, soft
    D.3.4.1Specific paediatric formulation No
    D.3.7Routes of administration for this IMPOral use
    D.3.8 to D.3.10 IMP Identification Details (Active Substances)
    D.3.8INN - Proposed INNBOSWELAN
    D.3.9.2Current sponsor codeBOSWELAN
    D.3.9.3Other descriptive nameBoswellia serrata extract PS0201Bo capsules
    D.3.10 Strength
    D.3.10.1Concentration unit mg milligram(s)
    D.3.10.2Concentration typeequal
    D.3.10.3Concentration number400
    D.3.11 The IMP contains an:
    D.3.11.1Active substance of chemical origin No
    D.3.11.2Active substance of biological/ biotechnological origin (other than Advanced Therapy IMP (ATIMP) Yes
    The IMP is a:
    D.3.11.3Advanced Therapy IMP (ATIMP) No
    D.3.11.3.1Somatic cell therapy medicinal product No
    D.3.11.3.2Gene therapy medical product No
    D.3.11.3.3Tissue Engineered Product No
    D.3.11.3.4Combination ATIMP (i.e. one involving a medical device) No
    D.3.11.3.5Committee on Advanced therapies (CAT) has issued a classification for this product No
    D.3.11.4Combination product that includes a device, but does not involve an Advanced Therapy No
    D.3.11.5Radiopharmaceutical medicinal product No
    D.3.11.6Immunological medicinal product (such as vaccine, allergen, immune serum) No
    D.3.11.7Plasma derived medicinal product No
    D.3.11.8Extractive medicinal product Yes
    D.3.11.9Recombinant medicinal product No
    D.3.11.10Medicinal product containing genetically modified organisms No
    D.3.11.11Herbal medicinal product Yes
    D.3.11.12Homeopathic medicinal product No
    D.3.11.13Another type of medicinal product Yes
    D.3.11.13.1Other medicinal product typephytopharmaceutical medicinal product
    D.8 Information on Placebo
    E. General Information on the Trial
    E.1 Medical condition or disease under investigation
    E.1.1Medical condition(s) being investigated
    Relapsing-Remitting Multiple Sclerosis and Clinically Isolated Syndrome
    E.1.1.1Medical condition in easily understood language
    Autoimmune Disease of the central nervous system
    E.1.1.2Therapeutic area Diseases [C] - Nervous System Diseases [C10]
    MedDRA Classification
    E.1.3Condition being studied is a rare disease No
    E.2 Objective of the trial
    E.2.1Main objective of the trial
    To determine the safety and tolerability of BOSWELAN in subjects with multiple sclerosis or clinically isolated syndrome
    E.2.2Secondary objectives of the trial
    To describe the effect of Boswellic acids on the disease activity as assessed by monthly MRI measures
    E.2.3Trial contains a sub-study No
    E.3Principal inclusion criteria
    - Between the ages of 18 and 65 years, inclusive
    - Females and Males
    - Subjects with a clinically isolated syndrome (high risk of conversion to MS) as well as subjects with clinically definite relapsing-remitting according to published criteria
    - Subjects able of giving informed consent
    - Signed informed consent
    - EDSS score between 0.0 and 5.5, inclusive.
    - Patients have either failed standard treatment (interferon beta, glatiramer acetate) by clinical measures or were not eligible for any of the standard treatments available or opted not to start or to continue with any of these treatments
    -average of at least 0.5 Gd-enhancing lesions per month over the 4 month pre-treatment baseline period
    E.4Principal exclusion criteria
    - ALT (SGPT) or AST (SGOT) > three times the upper limit of normal
    - Total white blood cell count < 3,000/mm3
    - Platelet count < 85,000/mm3
    - Creatinine > 1.5 mg/dl
    - Serology indicating active hepatitis B or C infection or other chronic liver disease
    - Positive pregnancy test, or breast-feeding female
    - Nausea/vomiting as a frequent complaint
    - History or signs of immunodeficiency
    - Concurrent, clinically significant (as determined by the investigator) cardiac, immunological, pulmonary, neurological, renal, and/or other major disease
    - History of alcohol or drug abuse within the 5 years prior to enrollment
    - Female subjects who are not post-menopausal or surgically sterile who are not using an highly effective method of birth control. Highly effective is defined as having a failure rate of <1%. Written documentation that the subject is post-menopausal or surgically sterile must be available prior to study start
    - Unwillingness or inability to comply with the requirements of this protocol including the presence of any condition (physical, mental, or social) that is likely to affect the subject's returning for follow-up visits on schedule
    - Previous participation in this study
    - Participation in other pharmaceutical trials during this study or 3 months before
    - Patients hospitalized due to juridical or legal regulation
    -Known hypersensitivity to BA
    E.5 End points
    E.5.1Primary end point(s)
    Number and volume of total Gd-enhancing lesions
    E.5.1.1Timepoint(s) of evaluation of this end point
    month 8
    E.5.2Secondary end point(s)
    • Number of persisting Gd-enhancing lesions
    • Number of new active lesions (new Gd-enhancing lesions +new or enlarging non-enhancing T2 lesions)
    • Number of new Gd-enhancing lesions evolving into persistent hypointense lesions
    • T2 lesion volume
    • T1 hypointense lesion volume
    • Number of persisting T1 lesions
    • Brain atrophy (brain parenchymal fraction)
    • Magnetization Transfer Ratio (MTR)
    • Relapse rate
    E.5.2.1Timepoint(s) of evaluation of this end point
    month 8, month 12
    E.6 and E.7 Scope of the trial
    E.6Scope of the trial
    E.6.1Diagnosis No
    E.6.2Prophylaxis No
    E.6.3Therapy Yes
    E.6.4Safety Yes
    E.6.5Efficacy Yes
    E.6.6Pharmacokinetic No
    E.6.7Pharmacodynamic No
    E.6.8Bioequivalence No
    E.6.9Dose response Yes
    E.6.10Pharmacogenetic Yes
    E.6.11Pharmacogenomic No
    E.6.12Pharmacoeconomic No
    E.6.13Others No
    E.7Trial type and phase
    E.7.1Human pharmacology (Phase I) No
    E.7.1.1First administration to humans No
    E.7.1.2Bioequivalence study No
    E.7.1.3Other No
    E.7.1.3.1Other trial type description
    E.7.2Therapeutic exploratory (Phase II) Yes
    E.7.3Therapeutic confirmatory (Phase III) No
    E.7.4Therapeutic use (Phase IV) No
    E.8 Design of the trial
    E.8.1Controlled No
    E.8.1.1Randomised No
    E.8.1.2Open No
    E.8.1.3Single blind No
    E.8.1.4Double blind No
    E.8.1.5Parallel group No
    E.8.1.6Cross over No
    E.8.1.7Other No
    E.8.2 Comparator of controlled trial
    E.8.2.1Other medicinal product(s) No
    E.8.2.2Placebo No
    E.8.2.3Other No
    E.8.3 The trial involves single site in the Member State concerned No
    E.8.4 The trial involves multiple sites in the Member State concerned Yes
    E.8.4.1Number of sites anticipated in Member State concerned2
    E.8.5The trial involves multiple Member States No
    E.8.6 Trial involving sites outside the EEA
    E.8.6.1Trial being conducted both within and outside the EEA No
    E.8.6.2Trial being conducted completely outside of the EEA No
    E.8.7Trial has a data monitoring committee Yes
    E.8.8 Definition of the end of the trial and justification where it is not the last visit of the last subject undergoing the trial
    End of trial is Visit at month +8. A 4 months optional follow up will follow the trial.
    E.8.9 Initial estimate of the duration of the trial
    E.8.9.1In the Member State concerned years2
    E.8.9.1In the Member State concerned months0
    E.8.9.1In the Member State concerned days0
    E.8.9.2In all countries concerned by the trial years2
    E.8.9.2In all countries concerned by the trial months0
    E.8.9.2In all countries concerned by the trial days0
    F. Population of Trial Subjects
    F.1 Age Range
    F.1.1Trial has subjects under 18 No
    F.1.1.1In Utero No
    F.1.1.2Preterm newborn infants (up to gestational age < 37 weeks) No
    F.1.1.3Newborns (0-27 days) No
    F.1.1.4Infants and toddlers (28 days-23 months) No
    F.1.1.5Children (2-11years) No
    F.1.1.6Adolescents (12-17 years) No
    F.1.2Adults (18-64 years) Yes
    F.1.2.1Number of subjects for this age range: 30
    F.1.3Elderly (>=65 years) No
    F.2 Gender
    F.2.1Female Yes
    F.2.2Male Yes
    F.3 Group of trial subjects
    F.3.1Healthy volunteers No
    F.3.2Patients Yes
    F.3.3Specific vulnerable populations Yes
    F.3.3.1Women of childbearing potential not using contraception For clinical trials recorded in the database before the 10th March 2011 this question read: "Women of childbearing potential" and did not include the words "not using contraception". An answer of yes could have included women of child bearing potential whether or not they would be using contraception. The answer should therefore be understood in that context. This trial was recorded in the database on 2010-10-26. Yes
    F.3.3.2Women of child-bearing potential using contraception Yes
    F.3.3.3Pregnant women No
    F.3.3.4Nursing women No
    F.3.3.5Emergency situation No
    F.3.3.6Subjects incapable of giving consent personally No
    F.3.3.7Others No
    F.4 Planned number of subjects to be included
    F.4.1In the member state30
    F.5 Plans for treatment or care after the subject has ended the participation in the trial (if it is different from the expected normal treatment of that condition)
    n.a.
    G. Investigator Networks to be involved in the Trial
    N. Review by the Competent Authority or Ethics Committee in the country concerned
    N.Competent Authority Decision Authorised
    N.Date of Competent Authority Decision2011-03-24
    N.Ethics Committee Opinion of the trial applicationFavourable
    N.Ethics Committee Opinion: Reason(s) for unfavourable opinion
    N.Date of Ethics Committee Opinion
    P. End of Trial
    P.End of Trial StatusCompleted
    P.Date of the global end of the trial2017-03-07
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