Evaluation of Emotional Disorders During Treatment by Interferon Beta in Relapsing-remitting Multiple Sclerosis Patients (SEPTIME)

December 2, 2013 updated by: Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany
This study is planned to evaluate emotional disorders during treatment by interferon (IFN) beta in relapsing remitting multiple sclerosis (RRMS) subjects. This is an open-label exploratory study with no change of therapeutic behavior but with standardized neuropsychologic follow-up.

Study Overview

Status

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Completed

Conditions

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Intervention / Treatment

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Detailed Description

This study is planned to evaluate emotional disorders during treatment by IFN beta in RRMS subjects. This is an open-label, prospective, interventional, multicentric study with no change of therapeutic behavior but with standardized neuropsychologic follow-up. Subjects will undergo 13 evaluations (categorical and dimensional evaluations), 3 evaluations will be performed before the treatment (Baseline, Day 7 and 15) and 10 evaluations after the treatment (Month 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 9, 12, 18 and 24).

Study Type

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Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

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79

Phase

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  • Phase 4

Participation Criteria

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Eligibility Criteria

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Ages Eligible for Study

18 years and older (ADULT, OLDER_ADULT)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Male and female subjects aged ≥ 18 years
  • Subjects with RRMS
  • Subjects with at least 2 relapses in the past two years (with last relapse finished or finishing)
  • Subjects with indication of IFN beta treatment determined by the investigator
  • Other protocol-defined inclusion criteria may apply

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Subjects with secondary progressive multiple sclerosis (MS) without relapse
  • Subjects with ongoing acute relapse
  • Subjects already being treated with interferon
  • Subjects with corticoid therapy for less than 15 days
  • Subjects presenting acute major depression or treated with anti-depressant therapy
  • Subjects involved in another therapeutic study
  • Subjects with any condition which could interfere with a good compliance of this study
  • Other protocol-defined exclusion criteria may apply

Study Plan

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How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: TREATMENT
  • Allocation: NA
  • Interventional Model: SINGLE_GROUP
  • Masking: NONE

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

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Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Change From Baseline in Emotional Dyscontrol Sub-score of the Depressive Mood Scale (Echelle d'Humeur Depressive [EHD]) Scale at Month 12
Time Frame: Baseline and Month 12
EHD scale is a tool to assess the depressive mood dimensions 'lack of emotional control' (emotional dyscontrol) and 'blunted effect' which comprises of 11 items graded in 4 degrees from 1 (not at all) to 4 (very much), where 4 corresponds to the worst state. The emotional dyscontrol sub-score is the sum of items 1, 2, 4, 5, 9, 10, and 11. The total possible score range from 1 (not at all) to 28 (very much), where 28 corresponds to worst state. (Radat F et al., 2007)
Baseline and Month 12
Change From Baseline in Emotional Dyscontrol Sub-score of the EHD Scale at Month 18
Time Frame: Baseline and Month 18
EHD scale is a tool to assess the depressive mood dimensions 'lack of emotional control' (emotional dyscontrol) and 'blunted effect' which comprises of 11 items graded in 4 degrees from 1 (not at all) to 4 (very much), where 4 corresponds to the worst state. The emotional dyscontrol sub-score is the sum of items 1, 2, 4, 5, 9, 10, and 11. The total possible score range from 1 (not at all) to 28 (very much), where 28 corresponds to worst state. (Radat F et al., 2007)
Baseline and Month 18
Change From Baseline in Emotional Dyscontrol Sub-score of the EHD Scale at Month 24
Time Frame: Baseline and Month 24
EHD scale is a tool to assess the depressive mood dimensions 'lack of emotional control' (emotional dyscontrol) and 'blunted effect' which comprises of 11 items graded in 4 degrees from 1 (not at all) to 4 (very much), where 4 corresponds to the worst state. The emotional dyscontrol sub-score is the sum of items 1, 2, 4, 5, 9, 10, and 11. The total possible score range from 1 (not at all) to 28 (very much), where 28 corresponds to worst state. (Radat F et al., 2007)
Baseline and Month 24

Secondary Outcome Measures

Secondary Outcome Measures

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Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Change From Baseline in Emotional Abrasion Sub-score of the EHD Scale at Months 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 9, 12, 18 and 24
Time Frame: Baseline, Months 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 9, 12, 18 and 24
EHD scale is a tool to assess the depressive mood dimensions 'lack of emotional control' (emotional dyscontrol) and 'blunted effect' which comprises of 11 items graded in 4 degrees from 1 (not at all) to 4 (very much), where 4 corresponds to the worst state. The emotional abrasion sub-score is the sum of items 3, 6, 7, and 8. The total possible score range from 1 (not at all) to 16 (very much), where 16 corresponds to worst state. (Radat F et al., 2007)
Baseline, Months 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 9, 12, 18 and 24
Change From Baseline in State-trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI State) Score at Months 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 9, 12, 18 and 24
Time Frame: Baseline, Months 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 9, 12, 18 and 24
STAI state scale is an auto-evaluation scale for anxiety. This scale includes 20 items that allow quantifying feeling of apprehension, tension, nervousness and worry that the participant feels at the time of the completion of the questionnaire. The 20 items are graded from 1 (no) to 4 (yes), where 'yes' corresponds to the best state for items 1, 2, 5, 8, 10, 11, 15, 16, 19, 20 (scoring was reversed before calculation of total score); and to the worst state for items 3, 4, 6, 7, 9, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18. The total score ranged from 1 (best state) to 80 (worst state). (Spielberger CD et al., 1983)
Baseline, Months 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 9, 12, 18 and 24
Change From Baseline in Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression (CES-D) Score at Months 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 9, 12, 18 and 24
Time Frame: Baseline, Months 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 9, 12, 18 and 24
CES-D is an auto-questionnaire including 20 items to screen for depressive feelings and behaviour. The 20 items of this scale are graded from 0 (never) to 3 (always), where 3 corresponds to the most severe state with the exception of items 4, 8, 12 and 16 (scoring was reversed before the calculation of the total score). Total score ranged from 0 (never) to 60 (always), where 60 corresponds to most severe state. (Radloff LS, 1977)
Baseline, Months 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 9, 12, 18 and 24
Change From Baseline in Center for State-trait Anger Expression Inventory 2 (STAXI-state) Score at Months 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 9, 12, 18 and 24
Time Frame: Baseline, Months 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 9, 12, 18 and 24
STAXI-state scale measures the intensity of anger as an emotional state (state anger) and the disposition to experience angry feelings as a personality trait (trait anger). In this study only 1 of the original 6 scales was used, the state anger scale, which measures the intensity of anger at a given moment as emotional state. This scale consists of 15 items graded in 4 degrees from 1 (not at all) to 4 (very much), where 4 corresponds to the worst state. The total score range from 1 (not at all) to 60 (very much), where 60 corresponds to the worst state. (Spielberger CD, 1996)
Baseline, Months 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 9, 12, 18 and 24
Change From Baseline in Fatigue Score at Months 1, 2, 3, 6, 12 and 24
Time Frame: Baseline, Months 1, 2, 3, 6, 12, and 24
Fatigue scale was derived from the United Kingdom Neurological Disability Scale (UKNDS), and evaluates fatigue according to the participant's subjective impression and the functional disability that it causes. 'Yes' or 'No' answers result in a score that ranges from 0 to 5, where a score 5 shows worse state. (Sharrack B et al., 1999)
Baseline, Months 1, 2, 3, 6, 12, and 24

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Sponsor

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Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany

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Merck Serono S.A.S, France

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  • Principal Investigator: Bruno Brochet, MD, Prof., Hôpital PELLEGRIN, Place Amélie Raba Léon 33076 BORDEAUX Cedex

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January 1, 2005

Primary Completion (ACTUAL)

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July 1, 2010

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July 1, 2010

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September 13, 2010

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September 13, 2010

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September 14, 2010

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December 27, 2013

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

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December 2, 2013

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December 1, 2013

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  • IMP 25206

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