E.1 Medical condition or disease under investigation |
E.1.1 | Medical condition(s) being investigated |
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MedDRA Classification |
E.1.2 Medical condition or disease under investigation |
E.1.2 | Version | 9.1 |
E.1.2 | Level | SOC |
E.1.2 | Classification code | 10029205 |
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E.1.2 Medical condition or disease under investigation |
E.1.2 | Version | 9.1 |
E.1.2 | Level | HLGT |
E.1.2 | Classification code | 10012303 |
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E.1.2 Medical condition or disease under investigation |
E.1.2 | Version | 9.1 |
E.1.2 | Level | HLT |
E.1.2 | Classification code | 10052785 |
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E.1.2 Medical condition or disease under investigation |
E.1.2 | Version | 9.1 |
E.1.2 | Level | LLT |
E.1.2 | Classification code | 10063399 |
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E.1.3 | Condition being studied is a rare disease | No |
E.2 Objective of the trial |
E.2.1 | Main objective of the trial |
To define whether individual`s IL-6 and TNF-alpha polymorphisms, at the position -174 and -376 of the IL-6 and TNF-alpha genes, respectively may be relevant for the development of Flu Like Syndrome (FLS) in Multiple Sclerosis (MS) patients treated with Interferon Beta (IFN-)1 a im |
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E.2.2 | Secondary objectives of the trial |
1. to verify if different IL-6 and TNF- polymorphisms are associate with mild or severe symptoms and with short or prolonged FLS 2. to investigate whether IL-6 polymorphism is associated with different levels of IL-6 in the serum of naive MS patients 3. to study if IL-6 polymorphism is associated with different levels of IL-6 in the serum of IFN- treated MS patients and if this is associated with more or less severe FLS symptoms. |
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E.2.3 | Trial contains a sub-study | No |
E.3 | Principal inclusion criteria |
1. They need to have a diagnosis of relapsing remitting MS according to Mc Donald revised criteria 2. They will be naive for any DMTs therapy and will undergo therapy with IFN- 1a due to their clinical features as required by nota 65 AIFA 3. They will be more than 18 years old 4. They will have and EDSS between 0 and 4.5. 5. No steroids for at least 1 month before starting IFN-1a therapy 6. All subjects must give informed consent |
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E.4 | Principal exclusion criteria |
1. Primary progressive, secondary progressive, or progressive relapsing multiple sclerosis 2. Concurrent DMTs 3. Steroids during the month before starting IFN- 1a therapy 4. Concomitant or in the previous year immunosuppressive therapies 5. History of alcohol or drug abuse within 2 years prior to randomization. 6. No resolution of a clinically significant infectious illness (e.g., cellulitis, abscess, pneumonia, septicemia) within 30 days prior to randomization 7. History of any significant cardiac, endocrinologic, hematologic, hepatic, immunologic, metabolic, urologic, pulmonary, gastrointestinal, dermatologic, psychiatric, renal, and/or other major disease, that, in the opinion of the investigator, would preclude the administration of an IFN-β for the duration of the study 8. Presence of infectious or flu like symptoms in the week before the beginning of the study 9. Nursing mothers, pregnant women, and women planning to become pregnant while on study 10. 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 ability to comply with the study protocol according to the Investigator and/or the Sponsor |
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E.5 End points |
E.5.1 | Primary end point(s) |
A diary for the evaluation of the severity of FLS will fill out by patient after every injection for the first 12 weeks while on IFN-β 1 a im treatment and at 12 month. |
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E.6 and E.7 Scope of the trial |
E.6 | Scope of the trial |
E.6.1 | Diagnosis | No |
E.6.2 | Prophylaxis | No |
E.6.3 | Therapy | No |
E.6.4 | Safety | Yes |
E.6.5 | Efficacy | No |
E.6.6 | Pharmacokinetic | No |
E.6.7 | Pharmacodynamic | No |
E.6.8 | Bioequivalence | No |
E.6.9 | Dose response | No |
E.6.10 | Pharmacogenetic | Yes |
E.6.11 | Pharmacogenomic | No |
E.6.12 | Pharmacoeconomic | No |
E.6.13 | Others | No |
E.7 | Trial type and phase |
E.7.1 | Human pharmacology (Phase I) | No |
E.7.1.1 | First administration to humans | No |
E.7.1.2 | Bioequivalence study | No |
E.7.1.3 | Other | No |
E.7.1.3.1 | Other trial type description | |
E.7.2 | Therapeutic exploratory (Phase II) | No |
E.7.3 | Therapeutic confirmatory (Phase III) | No |
E.7.4 | Therapeutic use (Phase IV) | Yes |
E.8 Design of the trial |
E.8.1 | Controlled | No |
E.8.1.1 | Randomised | No |
E.8.1.2 | Open | No |
E.8.1.3 | Single blind | No |
E.8.1.4 | Double blind | No |
E.8.1.5 | Parallel group | No |
E.8.1.6 | Cross over | No |
E.8.1.7 | Other | Yes |
E.8.1.7.1 | Other trial design description |
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E.8.2 | Comparator of controlled trial |
E.8.2.1 | Other medicinal product(s) | Information not present in EudraCT |
E.8.2.2 | Placebo | Information not present in EudraCT |
E.8.2.3 | Other | Information not present in EudraCT |
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.8.4.1 | Number of sites anticipated in Member State concerned | 24 |
E.8.5 | The trial involves multiple Member States | No |
E.8.6 Trial involving sites outside the EEA |
E.8.6.1 | Trial being conducted both within and outside the EEA | No |
E.8.6.2 | Trial being conducted completely outside of the EEA | Information not present in EudraCT |
E.8.7 | Trial has a data monitoring committee | No |
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
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E.8.9 Initial estimate of the duration of the trial |
E.8.9.1 | In the Member State concerned years | 1 |
E.8.9.1 | In the Member State concerned months | 6 |
E.8.9.1 | In the Member State concerned days | 0 |
E.8.9.2 | In all countries concerned by the trial years | 1 |
E.8.9.2 | In all countries concerned by the trial months | 6 |
E.8.9.2 | In all countries concerned by the trial days | 0 |