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Relapsing Forms of Multiple SclerosisPOPNCT02230969

Plegridy Observational Program

An observational study of Relapsing Forms of Multiple Sclerosis, run by Biogen at 152 sites in 14 countries.

Completed

Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

Official record
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Trial summary

The primary objectives of the study are to determine the incidence of serious adverse events (SAEs) in participants with relapsing forms of multiple sclerosis (MS) in routine clinical practice and to assess the overall long-term clinical effectiveness of Plegridy in participants with relapsing forms of MS in routine… Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 years and older
Conditions the study is for
Relapsing Forms of Multiple Sclerosis
What is being tested?
peginterferon beta-1a
How many people
1,208 participants
Where
152 sitesin 14 countries
Study dates
12 Nov 2014to 20 Jan 2022
Phase
Observational
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 18 years and older
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

Study population: This study will be conducted in participants with relapsing forms of MS who are newly or currently prescribed Plegridy as prescribed under routine clinical practice and participants who participated in Study 105MS302 (NCT01332019) or Study 105MS303 (NCT01939002).

Who may be able to join

  • Patient with MS who is newly, or is currently, prescribed Plegridy according to local label including patients who participated in Study 105MS302 (NCT01332019) or Study 105MS303 (NCT01939002).
  • Patient willing and able to complete patient-reported outcomes (PRO) with minimal assistance.

Who cannot join

  • Concurrent enrollment in any clinical trial of an investigational product. Participation in non-interventional study can be allowed as long as this participation does not interfere with this protocol or is likely to affect the subject's ability to comply with the protocol.
  • NOTE: Other protocol defined Inclusion/Exclusion criteria may apply

Trial locations and contacts

152 sites in 14 countries.

152 sites in 14 countries

United States50 sites
  • Research Site

    Albuquerque, New Mexico, 87131

  • Research Site

    Atlanta, Georgia, 30327

  • Research Site

    Basalt, Colorado, 81621

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    Bedford, Texas, 76021

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    Berkeley, California, 94705

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    Boston, Massachusetts, 02215

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    Buffalo, New York, 14203

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    California City, California, 93449

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    Charlotte, North Carolina, 28203

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    Colorado Springs, Colorado, 80907

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    Dayton, Ohio, 45417

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    Dayton, Ohio, 45459

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    Delray Beach, Florida, 33445

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    Des Moines, Iowa, 50314

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    Freehold, New Jersey, 07728

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    Gilbert, Arizona, 85234

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    Golden Valley, Minnesota, 55422

  • Research Site

    Great Falls, Montana, 59405

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    Hanford, California, 93230

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    Hickory, North Carolina, 28602

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    Homewood, Alabama, 35209

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    Indianapolis, Indiana, 46256

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    Iowa City, Iowa, 52242

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    Knoxville, Tennessee, 37934

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    Lebanon, New Hampshire, 03756

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    Lexington, Massachusetts, 02421

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    Louisville, Kentucky, 40207

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    Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 53215

  • Research Site

    New Hyde Park, New York, 11042

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    New Orleans, Louisiana, 70121

  • Research Site

    New York, New York, 10016

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    Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, 73104

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    Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, 73112

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    Orange, California, 92868

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    Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15212

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    Port Royal, South Carolina, 29935

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    Portland, Oregon, 97225

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    Raleigh, North Carolina, 27607

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    Richmond, Virginia, 23298

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    Salt Lake City, Utah, 84103

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    Scarborough, Maine, 04074

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    Schaumburg, Illinois, 60173

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    Scottsdale, Arizona, 85258

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    Southfield, Michigan, 48034

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    St Louis, Missouri, 63131

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    Staten Island, New York, 10306

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    Virginia Beach, Virginia, 23456

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    Washington D.C., District of Columbia, 20007

  • Research Site

    Washington D.C., District of Columbia, 20037

  • Research Site

    Worcester, Massachusetts, 01655

Other trials in United States

Germany39 sites
  • Research Site

    Aachen, North Rhine-Westphalia, 52062

  • Research Site

    Aalen, Baden-Wurttemberg, 73433

  • Research Site

    Altenburg, Thuringia, 04600

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    Bad Homburg, Hesse, 61348

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    Bamberg, Bavaria, 96052

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    Berlin, 10713

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    Berlin, 12099

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    Berlin, 14169

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    Bonn, North Rhine-Westphalia, 53127

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    Butzbach, Hesse, 35510

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    Chemnitz, Saxony, 09117

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    Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, 50935

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    Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, 40211

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    Erfurt, Thuringia, 99096

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    Frankfurt am Main, Hesse, 60313

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    Freiburg im Breisgau, Baden-Wurttemberg, 79098

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    Gelnhausen, Hesse, 63571

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    Göttingen, Lower Saxony, 37073

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    Hamburg, 20249

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    Hamburg, 22179

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    Heidenheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, 89518

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    Itzehoe, Schleswig-Holstein, 25524

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    Jena, Thuringia, 07747

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    Kandel, Rhineland-Palatinate, 76870

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    Kassel, Hesse, 34121

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    Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein, 24105

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    Ladenburg, Baden-Wurttemberg, 68526

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    Leipzig, Saxony, 04229

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    Ludwigshafen am Rhein, Rhineland-Palatinate, 67059

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    Munich, Bavaria, 81825

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    Pforzheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, 75172

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    Regensburg, Bavaria, 93053

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    Regensburg, Bavaria, 93095

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    Rüdersdorf, Brandenburg, 15562

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    Sande, Lower Saxony, 26452

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    Siegen, North Rhine-Westphalia, 57076

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    Stade, Lower Saxony, 21682

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    Stadtroda, Thuringia, 07646

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    Stuttgart, Baden-Wurttemberg, 70182

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Italy11 sites
  • Research Site

    Bergamo, 24127

  • Research Site

    Cagliari, 09126

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    Catanzaro, 88100

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    Florence, 50134

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    Genova, 16153

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    Messina, 98121

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    Milan, 20133

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    Naples, 80138

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    Roma, 00133

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    Roma, 00152

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    Roma, 00189

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France10 sites
  • Research Site

    Gonesse, 95503

  • Research Site

    La Seyne-sur-Mer, Var, 83500

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    Le Mans, Sarthe, 72037

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    Mantes-la-Jolie, Yvelines, 78201

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    Montpellier, Herault, 34295

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    Nîmes, Gard, 30029

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    Poitiers, Vienne, 86021

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    Rennes, Ille Et Vilaine, 35033

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    St-Malo, Ille Et Vilaine, 35403

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    Toulouse, Haute Garonne, 31093

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Canada8 sites
  • Research Site

    Barrie, Ontario, L4M5K3

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    Calgary, Alberta, T2N2T9

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    Cambridge, Ontario, N1R7L6

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    Gatineau, Quebec, J9J 0A5

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    Halifax, Nova Scotia, B3H4K4

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    Saint John, New Brunswick, E2K 5S9

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    Sydney, Nova Scotia, B1P 1P3

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    Toronto, Ontario, M4N 3M5

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United Kingdom8 sites
  • Research Site

    Glasgow, Strathclyde, G51 4TF

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    Inverness, Highland Region, IV2 3UJ

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    Irvine, Ayrshire, KA128SS

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    Leicester, Leicestershire, LE5 4 PW

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    London, Greater London, NW3 2QG

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    Salford, Greater Manchester, M6 8HD

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    Swansea, SA6 6NL

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    Truro, Cornwall, TR13LJ

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Australia6 sites
  • Research Site

    Auchenflower, Queensland, 4066

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    Bedford Park, South Australia, 5042

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    Camperdown, New South Wales, 2050

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    Fitzroy, Victoria, 3065

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    Heidelberg, Victoria, 3084

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    New Lambton Heights, New South Wales, 2305

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Spain5 sites
  • Research Site

    Cadiz, 11009

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    Córdoba, 14011

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    Málaga, 29010

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    Seville, 41014

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    Seville, 41071

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Switzerland4 sites
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    Aarau, 5001

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    Basel, 4031

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    Bern, 3010

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    Lucerne, 6000

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Denmark3 sites
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    Esbjerg, 6700

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    Glostrup Municipality, 2600

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    Sønderborg, 6400

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Netherlands3 sites
  • Research Site

    Blaricum, 1261 AN

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    Breda, 4818 CK

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    Hoorn, 1624 NP

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Austria2 sites
  • Research Site

    Linz, 4021

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    Vienna, 1180

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Portugal2 sites
  • Research Site

    Guimarães, 4835-044

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    Setúbal, 2910-446

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Ireland1 site
  • Research Site

    Dublin, DUBLIN 4

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About this study

Official title: Plegridy™ (Peginterferon β-1a) Real World Effectiveness and Safety Observational Program

The primary objectives of the study are to determine the incidence of serious adverse events (SAEs) in participants with relapsing forms of multiple sclerosis (MS) in routine clinical practice and to assess the overall long-term clinical effectiveness of Plegridy in participants with relapsing forms of MS in routine clinical practice. The secondary objectives of this study in this study population are to describe Plegridy prescription and utilization adherence patterns in routine clinical practice; to assess the specific long-term clinical effectiveness of Plegridy in participants with relapsing forms of MS in routine clinical practice; to monitor the safety and tolerability of Plegridy in routine clinical practice by assessing the incidence of adverse events (AEs) of flu-like symptoms (FLS), injection site reactions (ISRs), and AEs (including laboratory abnormalities) leading to treatment discontinuation; to assess the effect of FLS on participant-reported effectiveness of, and satisfaction with, prophylactic management using a FLS-Visual Analog Scale (FLS-VAS); to evaluate the change in health-related quality of life (HRQoL), FLS, FLS-VAS, healthcare resource consumption, and treatment adherence over time.

Being tested
peginterferon beta-1a
Keywords
peginterferon, relapsing, pegylated, Subcutaneous, Injectable, Multiple Sclerosis
Medical subject headings
Recurrence, Multiple Sclerosis

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • peginterferon beta-1aDrug

    Also called BIIB017, PEG IFN β-1a, Plegridy, PEGylated Interferon Beta-1a

    Administered as specified in the treatment arm

Study groups in NCT02230969
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
peginterferon beta-1aPlegridy will not be supplied for this study. The study will collect data in an observational manner from participants who are prescribed Plegridy by physicians, according to the approved label in the respective country.
Receives: Drug: peginterferon beta-1a

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Safety as measured by the incidence proportion of SAEs

    Measured: Up to 5 years

  2. Safety as measured by the incidence rate of SAEs

    Measured: Up to 5 years

  3. Clinical no evidence of disease activity (NEDA) as measured by the proportion of participants with no relapses

    Measured: Up to 5 years

  4. Clinical NEDA as measured by the proportion of participants with no disability progression

    Measured: Up to 5 years

Secondary outcomes (16)
  1. Prescription and utilization patterns as measured by prescribed dosing frequency

    Measured: Up to 5 years

  2. Prescription and utilization patterns as measured by duration of Plegridy use

    Measured: Up to 5 years

  3. Prescription and utilization patterns as measured by the primary reason for discontinuation of Plegridy

    Measured: Up to 5 years

  4. Relapse activity as measured by annualized relapse rate (ARR)

    Measured: Up to 5 years

  5. Relapse activity as measured by time to first relapse

    Measured: Up to 5 years

  6. Relapse activity as measured by the proportion of participants with relapse

    Measured: Up to 5 years

  7. Relapse activity as measured by the distribution of the number of relapses

    Measured: Up to 5 years

  8. Disability progression as measured by the proportion of participants with sustained progression for at least six months

    Disability progression measured by the Expanded Disability Status Scale (EDSS). The EDSS measures disability status on a scale ranging from 0 to 10, with higher scores indicating more disability. Scoring is based on measures of impairment in eight functional systems on examination by a neurologist. Participants with confirmed progression of disability in EDSS physical functional system scores will be defined as those who meet one of the following criteria: an increase of ≥ 1 point from baseline system score of ≥ 1 or an increase of ≥ 2 points from baseline system score of 0 in at least 2 physical functional systems, or an increase of ≥ 2 points from baseline system score of ≥ 1 or an increase of ≥ 3 points from baseline system score of 0 in any 1 physical functional system. Worsening must be confirmed on a subsequent examination using the same criterion in the same functional system(s) at least 6 months later.

    Measured: Up to 5 years

  9. Disability progression as measured by the time to sustained disability progression for at least six months

    Measured: Up to 5 years

  10. Incidence proportion of non-serious AEs leading to treatment discontinuation

    Measured: Up to 5 years

  11. Incidence rate of non-serious AEs leading to treatment discontinuation

    Measured: Up to 5 years

  12. Impact of the severity of FLS on the ability to successfully manage symptoms via prophylaxis as measured by the participant-reported FLS-VAS

    Measured: Up to 5 years

  13. Changes in FLS assessment and FLS-VAS over time

    Measured: Baseline to 5 years

  14. Changes in EuroQoL EQ-5D, 3-level (EQ-5D-3L) score over time

    The EQ-5D-3L is a standardized instrument for use as a measure of health outcome. It is a health questionnaire that consists of 2 pages - the EQ-5D descriptive system (page 2) and the EQ visual analogue scale (EQ VAS) (page 3). The EQ-5D-3L descriptive system comprises the following 5 dimensions: mobility, self-care, usual activities, pain/discomfort and anxiety/depression. Each dimension has 3 levels: no problems, some problems, extreme problems.

    Measured: Baseline to 5 years

  15. Treatment adherence as measured by changes in adherence over time as reported in the treatment adherence questionnaires

    Where pen/syringe collection is locally allowed, treatment adherence will also be assessed by the proportion of used auto-injector pens/pre-filled syringes out of the total number of pens/syringes prescribed.

    Measured: Baseline to 5 years

  16. Frequency of MS-related and non-MS-related physician visits, specialists' visits, use of physiotherapy, hospitalizations and lengths of stay, and emergency room/department visits

    Measured: Up to 5 years

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted3 Sep 2014 (estimated)
  2. Study start12 Nov 2014
  3. Primary completion20 Jan 2022
  4. Study completion20 Jan 2022

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More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Observational
Observational model
Cohort
Time perspective
Prospective
Enrolment
1,208 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT02230969
Sponsor's protocol ID
105MS401
Acronym
POP
Status last verified
Sep 2022
First submitted
29 Aug 2014
Last updated
26 Sep 2022
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
No
Individual data sharing
Yes: In accordance with Biogen's Clinical Trial Transparency and Data Sharing Policy on http://clinicalresearch.biogen.com/

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

An observational study of Relapsing Forms of Multiple Sclerosis, run by Biogen at 152 sites in 14 countries.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 2 inclusion and 2 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 26 Sep 2022. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 152 sites in United States, Germany, Italy, France, Canada and 9 more countries. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

Are results available for this study?

The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Safety as measured by the incidence proportion of SAEs (time frame: Up to 5 years). The study lists 4 primary outcomes in all. It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 26 Sep 2022.

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