Does Quality of Life Improve in Multiple Sclerosis Patients Treated With Interferon Beta-1a? (FLAIR)

December 11, 2007 updated by: Biogen

Evaluation of the Correlation Between the MS Functional Composite Index and Two Quality of Life Scales (MS54 and AMS Quality of Life) in Relapsing MS Patients Treated With Interferon Beta-1a (AVONEX®)

This study was to find out if patients with Relapsing Remitting Multiple Sclerosis treated with Interferon beta-1a had an improved quality of life after treatment with Interferon beta-1a

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

The study was an open-label, multi-center, international post-marketing study (phase 4). Eligible patients were interferon naïve patients suffering from relapsing MS. The duration of a subject's participation in the study was up to a maximum 26 months.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

284

Phase

  • Phase 4

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • Belgium
      • Sijsele-Damme, Belgium, 8340
        • Coordinating Research Site
  • Luxembourg
      • Esch-Sur-Alzette, Luxembourg, 4011
        • Coordinating Research Site
  • United Kingdom
    • Scotland
      • Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom
        • Coordinating Research Site

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

18 years to 70 years (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Relapsing Remitting Multiple Sclerosis
  • Interferon naïve
  • Eligible for interferon beta-1a (AVONEX®) therapy as per Summary of Product Characteristics:
  • Subject has had relapsing MS for > 1 year
  • Subject has had experienced 2 exacerbations in the last 2 years
  • Subject had an EDSS [5] score of < 5.5
  • Subject was ambulant

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Diagnosis of MS defined as progressive
  • History of any significant cardiac, hepatic, pulmonary, or renal disease; immune deficiency; or other medical conditions that would preclude therapy with interferon beta
  • History of severe allergic or anaphylactic reactions or history of hypersensitivity to human albumin
  • History of seizures within the 3 months prior to starting this study
  • History of intolerance to acetaminophen (paracetamol), ibuprofen, naproxen or other NSAIDs, that would preclude use of at least one of these during the study
  • History of intolerance to interferons
  • Previous use of interferon beta
  • Female subjects who were pregnant or breast-feeding
  • For female subjects, unless postmenopausal or surgically sterile, unwillingness to practice effective contraception

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Treatment
  • Allocation: Non-Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: 1
patients received Avonex IM injections and be evaluated for quality of life criteria
Drug: Interferon beta-1a
IM injection

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
The primary objective of this study is to evaluate the correlation between the MS Functional Composite Index and two Quality of Life scales (MS Quality of Life 54 and AMS Quality of Life) in patients treated with interferon beta-1a (AVONEX®).
Time Frame: screening, Day -30, Day -1, Months 3, 6, 12, 18, and 24
screening, Day -30, Day -1, Months 3, 6, 12, 18, and 24

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Reproducibility of Quality of Life scales per language version
Time Frame: months 18 and 24
months 18 and 24
Reliability of the Quality of Life scales per language version
Time Frame: months 18 and 24
months 18 and 24
EDSS score throughout the study
Time Frame: screening, Day -1, Months 12 and 24
screening, Day -1, Months 12 and 24

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Biogen

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Biogen-Idec Investigator, neurologyclinicaltrials@biogenidec.com

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start

November 1, 1999

Study Completion (Actual)

February 1, 2004

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

September 21, 2007

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

September 21, 2007

First Posted (Estimate)

September 24, 2007

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

December 13, 2007

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

December 11, 2007

Last Verified

December 1, 2007

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • BIO-BNL 99-01

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