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NCT Number: NCT01128075

Treatment Adherence When Using RebiSmart™ in Relapsing Multiple Sclerosis Subjects

This is a multi-center, two-arm non-comparative, observational, 96 week Phase IV study to evaluate treatment adherence when using RebiSmart™ for self-injection of Rebif® in subjects with relapsing multiple sclerosis (RMS).

Subjects who have a confirmed diagnosis of RMS using McDonald Criteria and meet the eligibility criteria during a screening period of up to 28 days will be provided with an electronic self-injection device (RebiSmart™) to inject Rebif® for 96 weeks.

The main purpose of this study is to evaluate treatment adherence for subjects with RMS over 24 weeks of treatment when using RebiSmart™ for self-injection of Rebif® in a multi-dose cartridge.

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Key information

Age range

18 year–65 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Observational

Primary location

University of British Columbia

Vancouver, Canada

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

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

Inclusion criteria

  • Males and females between 18 and 65 years of age.
  • Have RMS according to the revised McDonald Criteria.
  • Subject is eligible for Rebif® therapy according to indications and clinical use in the Rebif® Product Monograph.
  • Be willing and able to comply with the protocol requirements for the duration of the study.
  • Have given written informed consent prior to entering the screening period.
  • Must register with the Rebif® Multiple Support Program.
  • Subjects previously on disease modifying drugs (DMDs) must be stable and not be experiencing any side effects related to the previous DMDs at the time of enrollment into the study, in the opinion of the investigator. Rebif® will be prescribed as per Product Monograph and a washout period will be left at the discretion of the investigator.

Exclusion criteria

  • 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 subject's MS (e.g.,influenza or pneumococcus vaccination) will be acceptable.
  • Are contraindicated for the use of Rebif® according to the Rebif® Product Monograph.
  • Have a diagnosis of clinically isolated syndrome (CIS).
  • Participation in any other investigational trial prior to 30 days of Study Day 1.
  • Any visual or physical impairment that precludes the subject from self-injecting the treatment using RebiSmart™
  • Have received previous treatment with Rebif within 5 years prior to screening.
  • Subjects have any medical, psychiatric or other conditions that compromise his/her ability to understand the subject information, to give informed consent, to comply with the study protocol or to complete the study questionnaires.

Treatment and study plan

RebiSmart™

Device

Electronic self-injection device (RebiSmart™) to inject Rebif®

Other names: Rebif

Primary outcomes

  1. Treatment adherence for RMS subjects over 24 weeks of treatment when using RebiSmart™ for self-injection of Rebif® in a multi-dose cartridge.

    Time frame: 24 weeks

Secondary outcomes

  1. Long-term adherence in subjects with RMS over 96 weeks of treatment using RebiSmart for self-injection of Rebif® in multi-dose cartridge.

    Time frame: 96 weeks

  2. Treatment persistence by measuring treatment discontinuations

    Time frame: 96 weeks

  3. Treatment compliance

    Time frame: 96 weeks

    Measuring the number of injections received relative to the time on study

  4. Comparison of subject treatment adherence between categories of cognitive function

    Time frame: 96 weeks

    Measured by the short version of Rao's Brief Repeatable Battery (BRB)

  5. Longitudinal changes in anxiety symptoms

    Time frame: 96 weeks

    Measured by the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HAD) and State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI)

  6. Qualitative assessment of subjects' experience with RebiSmart

    Time frame: 96 weeks

    A standardized Patient Experience Questionnaire (PEQ) will be used for the assessment.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany

Industry

Collaborators

  • EMD Inc., Canada

Registry information

Official study title

Multi-center, Two-arm Non-comparative, Observational, 96-week Phase IV Study to Evaluate Treatment Adherence When Using RebiSmart™ for Self-injection of Rebif® in Multi-dose Cartridges in Subjects With Relapsing Multiple Sclerosis (RMS)

Acronym: MEASURE

Important dates

Study start
2009
Primary completion
2014
Study completion
2014
First posted
May 21, 2010
Registry last updated
Jul 9, 2014

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