An fMRI Study of Treatment Optimization Comparing Two Disease Modifying Therapies Used to Treat Relapsing Remitting Multiple Sclerosis
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Official title
An fMRI Study of Treatment Optimization Recommendations Comparing Patients Changing Treatment From Glatiramer Acetate 20 mg qd SC (Copaxone®) to IFN-β-1a 30 Mcg qw IM (Avonex®) to Those Changing From to IFN-β-1a 30 Mcg qw IM (Avonex®) to Glatiramer Acetate 20 mg qd SC (Copaxone®) in a Multicenter Study of Patients With Relapsing Remitting Multiple Sclerosis Currently on Disease-Modifying Therapy.
Brief summary
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Impaired short term memory, attention and concentration lapses, and slower processing of information occur in up to 40-65% of patients with Multiple Sclerosis (MS). The quality of life of individuals with MS is impacted to the degree with which they experience these symptoms. There are several medications approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to treat MS symptoms and to modify (slow) disease course. Traditional approaches to determining the effectiveness of medications used in treating MS rely on reports of the number of relapses an individual experiences, as well as standard clinical tests, such as the Kurtzke Expanded Disability Status Scale (EDSS). This research study will look at whether the functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) scan can be used as a tool for measuring changes in the brain associated with treatment in MS patients. Unlike a typical MRI which provides structural information about the brain, the fMRI provides information about brain activity during performance of cognitive or motor tasks.
Study identification
- NCT ID
- NCT00398528
- Recruitment status
- Terminated
- Study type
- Observational
- Phase
- Not listed
- Enrollment
- 48 participants
Conditions and interventions
Conditions
Eligibility (public fields only)
- Age range
- 18 Years to 65 Years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Healthy volunteers not accepted
This page does not interpret eligibility. Detailed inclusion and exclusion criteria are on the official ClinicalTrials.gov record.
Study timeline
- Start date
- Aug 31, 2006
- Primary completion
- Not listed
- Completion
- Oct 31, 2007
- Last update posted
- Dec 4, 2007
2006 – 2007
United States locations
- U.S. sites
- 5
- U.S. states
- 3
- U.S. cities
- 4
| Facility | City | State | ZIP | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Southern California | Los Angeles | California | 90033 | — |
| Minor & James Medical | Seattle | Washington | 98104 | — |
| University of Wisconsin - Madison | Madison | Wisconsin | 53792 | — |
| Aurora St. Luke's Medical Center | Milwaukee | Wisconsin | 53215 | — |
| Medical College of Wisconsin | Milwaukee | Wisconsin | 53226 | — |
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- Last update posted Dec 4, 2007 · Synced Sep 2, 2026
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