Does Long-Term Natalizumab (NTZ) Therapy Normalize Brain Atrophy Rates and Quality of Life (QOL) in Relapsing Remitting Multiple Sclerosis (RRMS)?
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Official title
Does Long-Term Natalizumab (NTZ) Therapy Normalize Brain Atrophy Rates and Quality of Life (QOL) in Relapsing Remitting Multiple Sclerosis (RRMS)? A Longitudinal Study Using Whole Brain, Neocortical and Subcortical Atrophy Rates and Patient Reported Outcomes (PROs).
Brief summary
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Primary Aims: To determine how effective long term Natalizumab (NTZ) therapy is in slowing the progression of whole brain atrophy. Whole brain atrophy rates will be measured through magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans and compared between patients with Multiple Sclerosis (MS) who have been using NTZ for at least 2 years versus age and gender-matched healthy controls. The primary outcome will be whole brain atrophy rate measured as the percent change in brain volume (PBVC) over a two-year period. Primary hypothesis: The investigators hypothesize that long term (\>2 years) NTZ therapy will slow the rate of whole brain atrophy in patients with Multiple Sclerosis (MS) (as measured by percent change in brain volume), reaching a whole brain atrophy rate similar to that of non-MS controls (a true "disease activity free" state).
Study identification
- NCT ID
- NCT02588053
- Recruitment status
- Completed
- Study type
- Observational
- Phase
- Not listed
- Enrollment
- 85 participants
Conditions and interventions
Conditions
Interventions
Not listed
Eligibility (public fields only)
- Age range
- 18 Years to 55 Years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Accepts healthy volunteers
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Study timeline
- Start date
- Jun 30, 2014
- Primary completion
- Nov 30, 2018
- Completion
- Dec 31, 2018
- Last update posted
- Apr 16, 2019
2014 – 2019
United States locations
- U.S. sites
- 1
- U.S. states
- 1
- U.S. cities
- 1
| Facility | City | State | ZIP | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Colorado Anschutz | Aurora | Colorado | 80045 | — |
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- Last update posted Apr 16, 2019 · Synced Sep 10, 2026
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