Status:

COMPLETED

12-week Study to Evaluate RebiSmart™ Suitability for Self Injection in Relapsing Multiple Sclerosis.

Lead Sponsor:

EMD Serono

Conditions:

Multiple Sclerosis

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-65 years

Phase:

PHASE3

Brief Summary

The Electronic Device - The RebiSmart™ is an electronic injection device that is being studied for the delivery of Merck Serono's Rebif® New Formulation. The RebiSmart™ device is a stand-alone hand-he...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Males and females between 18 and 65 years of age, inclusive
  • Female subjects must be neither pregnant nor breast-feeding and must lack child-bearing potential, as defined by either:
  • Post-menopausal or surgically sterile, or
  • Using a highly effective method of contraception for the duration of the study. This is defined as a method that result in a low failure rate (i.e., less than 1% per year) when used consistently and correctly, and includes for instance implants, injectables, combined oral contraceptives, intra-uterine device (IUD)s, sexual abstinence or vasectomised partner.
  • Have RMS according to the revised McDonald Criteria 2005
  • Have disease duration for at least 3 months
  • Are currently receiving RNF 44 mcg sc by Rebiject IITM (RII) tiw and have been consistently on therapy for a minimum of 6 weeks prior to Screening

Exclusion

  • Have any disease other than MS that could better explain his/her signs and symptoms
  • Receive any other injectable medications on a regular basis during the week prior to the screening period or throughout the duration of the study. The administration of a single injection for treatment or prophylaxis of a condition unrelated to the patient's MS or the patient's RNF therapy (e.g., influenza or pneumococcus vaccination) will be acceptable
  • Receive any MS therapy other than Rebif / RNF (e.g., other disease-modifying drug \[DMD\]s: immunomodulatory , immunosuppressive agents or combination therapy) within 12 months prior to study enrolment or at any time during the study
  • Receive oral or systemic corticosteroids or adrenocorticotrophic hormone (ACTH) within 30 days prior to SD1
  • Have inadequate liver function, defined by a alanine aminotransferase (ALT) \> 3 x upper limit of normal (ULN), or alkaline phosphatase \> 2 x ULN, or total bilirubin \> 2 x ULN if associated with any elevation of ALT or alkaline phosphatase
  • Have inadequate bone marrow reserve, defined as a white blood cell count less than 0.5 x lower limit of normal
  • Have moderate to severe renal impairment
  • History of any chronic pain syndrome
  • Any visual or physical impairment that precludes the subject self-injecting the treatment using the RebiSmartä

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

July 1 2008

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

Estimated Enrollment :

106 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00735007

Start Date

July 1 2008

Last Update

November 14 2013

Active Locations (6)

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US Local Medical Information

Rockland, Massachusetts, United States, 02370

2

Canada, Local Medical Information

Ontario, British Columbia, Quebec, Canada

3

Germany, Local Medical Information

Hamburg, Ulm, Berlin, Erbach, Germany

4

Italy, Local Medical Information

Chieti & Roma, Italy, Italy