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NCT Number: NCT00958009

The Multicenter, Open-label, Single-use Autoinjector Convenience Study

The purpose of this trial is to test the Single-Use Autoinjector for a) ease of use; b) multiple domains related to subject's acceptability and satisfaction, and c) reliability of the correct function for self-injection of Rebif® 44 mcg sc tiw in subjects with relapsing multiple sclerosis (RMS).

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Key information

Age range

18 year–65 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Phase 3

Primary location

EMD Serono, Inc.

Rockland, Massachusetts, 02370, United States

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • Male and female subjects, 18-65 years of age, inclusive, at the time of informed consent signature
  • RMS diagnosed according to the McDonald criteria
  • Currently receiving Rebif® 44mcg sc tiw using manual injections and/or Rebiject II autoinjector for greater than twelve weeks
  • Capable of self-injecting using the single-use autoinjector
  • Be willing and able to comply with the study procedures for the duration of the trial
  • Have given written informed consent and signed Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Authorization before any study-related activities are carried out
  • Female subjects must not be either pregnant or breast-feeding and must lack childbearing potential

Exclusion criteria

  • Have used any other injectable medications (i.e. for pain) on a regular basis during the week prior to Screening or throughout the duration of the trial (the administration of a single injection for treatment or prophylaxis of a condition unrelated to MS or Rebif® therapy (e.g., influenza or pneumococcus vaccination) will be acceptable)
  • Have received MS therapy other than Rebif® within twelve weeks prior to Screening or at any time during the trial (e.g., other disease modifying drugs, Rebif® New Formulation, combination therapy, immunomodulatory and/or immunosuppressive agents, including but not limited to any interferon, glatiramer acetate (Copolymer I), cyclophosphamide, cyclosporine, methotrexate, linomide, azathioprine, mitoxantrone, teriflunomide, laquinimod, cladribine, total lymphoid irradiation, anti-lymphocyte monoclonal antibody treatment (e.g. natalizumab, alemtuzumab/Campath, anti- CD4), Intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIg), cytokines or anti-cytokine therapy) and telbivudine
  • Have inadequate liver function, defined by a alanine aminotransferase (ALT) > 2.5x upper limit of normal (ULN), or alkaline phosphatase > 2.5x ULN, or total bilirubin > 2.5x ULN
  • Have inadequate bone marrow reserve, defined as a total white blood cell count < 3.0x 109/L, platelet count < 75x109/L, haemoglobin < 100g/L
  • Have complete transverse myelitis or bilateral optic neuritis
  • Have a history of alcohol or drug abuse
  • Have thyroid dysfunction
  • Have moderate to severe renal impairment
  • Have a major medical or psychiatric illness that in the opinion of the investigator creates undue risk to the subject or could affect compliance with the study protocol
  • Have a history of seizures not adequately controlled by treatment
  • Have serious or acute cardiac disease, such as uncontrolled dysrhythmias, uncontrolled angina pectoris, cardiomyopathy, or uncontrolled congestive heart failure
  • Have, in the opinion of the investigator, any visual, physical or cognitive impairment that would preclude the subject from self-injecting with the single-use autoinjector
  • Have a known hypersensitivity or allergy to interferon-beta or any of the excipients
  • Have participated in another clinical trial within the past thirty days
  • Are pregnant or attempting to conceive

Treatment and study plan

Rebidose®

Device

The device is a ready to use single use auto injector containing Rebif® 44 mcg in a 0.5 mL prefilled syringe for sc injection

Primary outcomes

  1. Proportion of Relapsing Multiple Sclerosis (RMS) Subjects Rating the Single-use Autoinjector as 'Easy to Use' or 'Very Easy to Use' for Self-injection in a User Trial Questionnaire

    Time frame: at 12 weeks

    Data from the User Trial Questionnaire, Question 14 (Overall, how do you rate your experience with using the injection device?) Mean and confidence interval refer to proportion of subjects responding positively to question. Missing values were replaced with worst case response.

Secondary outcomes

  1. Multiple Secondary Endpoints Were Assessed, Based on Questions From the User Trial Questionnaire Related to the Single-use Autoinjector Device Use-related Outcomes.

    Time frame: at 12 weeks

    The User Trial Questionnaire was used to assess the ease of use, functional reliability, overall satisfaction with device attributes, convenience, safety and portability of the device. Mean and confidence intervals refer to proportion of subjects responding positively to question. Secondary endpoints presented for decriptive purposes only thus no statistical analysis performed.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

EMD Serono

Industry

Registry information

Official study title

A Twelve-week, Phase IIIb, Open-label, Single-arm, Multicenter Trial to Evaluate Ease of Use of a Ready-to-use, Single-use Autoinjector (SA) for Self-injection in Subjects With Relapsing Multiple Sclerosis (RMS) Treated With Rebif® 44mcg Subcutaneously (sc), Three Times a Week (Tiw)

Important dates

Study start
2009
Primary completion
2010
Study completion
2010
First posted
Aug 13, 2009
Registry last updated
Aug 7, 2013

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