Multiple SclerosisSleep-in-MSNCT03759249
Sleep Medical Treatment in MS Patients Suffering From Fatigue
A study testing Sleep medical treatment in people with Multiple Sclerosis and Fatigue, run by Charite University, Berlin, Germany at 1 site in Germany.
Trial summary
This study evaluates the effect of an extensive sleep medical investigation and of the subsequent treatment on multiple sclerosis (MS) related fatigue (provided a previously unknown sleep disorder was found). Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 18 to 75 years
- Conditions the study is for
- Multiple Sclerosis, Fatigue
- What is being tested?
- Sleep medical treatment
- Could I receive a placebo?
- No, everyone receives an active treatment
- How many people
- 51 participants
- Where
- 1 siteGermany
- Study dates
- 8 Dec 2015to 31 May 2021
- Phase
- Interventional
- 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 to 75 years
- All sexes
- No healthy volunteers
- Adult, Older adult
Who may be able to join
- multiple sclerosis
- fatigue
- MFIS values greater than 34 or Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index greater than 5
Who cannot join
- Expanded disability status scale greater than 5
- relapse in the last four weeks
- immunosuppressants in the last two years
- therapy with positive airway pressure (CPAP or BIPAP/ASV)
- treatment with opioids
- treatment with oestrogen
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- body mass index greater than 40
- depression (beck depression inventory (BDI) values greater 20; in case of treatment with antidepressants BDI values greater than 12 or suicidal ideas)
- pregnancy
- anaemia (hemoglobine < 11,5 g/dl in women and < 12,5 g/dl in men)
- thyroid-stimulating hormone outside the normal range
- renal insufficiency (creatinine clearance < 75ml/min)
- elevated transaminases (tripled)
- chronic heart failure (NYHA II, III or IV)
- respiratory insufficiency (CO2 > 45 mmHg or pO2 < 60 mmHg (capillary or arterial) or long-term oxygen therapy)
- carcinoma in the medical history (except for curative approach without relapse in the last 10 years)
- chemotherapy
- poorly controlled diabetes (Glycated hemoglobin greater than 8 per cent)
- pituitary adenomas
- diabetes insipidus
- fibromyalgia
- unclear weight loss greater than 12 kg in one year
- myasthenia gravis or any neuromuscular disorder
- ulcerating colitis or Crohn's disease
- AIDS or infection with HIV
- acute infection in the last two months
- stroke or apoplexy in the history
- Parkinson's Disease
- substance or drug abuse
- participation in other interventional trials
- capacity for consent is lacking
Trial locations and contacts
1 site in 1 country.
About this study
Official title: Control Fatigue: Sleep Medical Treatment as a Novel Therapeutic Approach to an Unmet Medical Need in Multiple Sclerosis
This study evaluates the effect of an extensive sleep medical investigation and of the subsequent treatment on multiple sclerosis (MS) related fatigue (provided a previously unknown sleep disorder was found).
Read the detailed description
Fatigue is among the most frequent symptoms in multiple sclerosis (MS) patients with substantial negative impact on quality of life and employment status; one third of patients describe fatigue as their most burdensome symptom. The enormous personal and socioeconomic burden of this symptom is in striking contrast to the limited therapeutic options.
In a previous polysomnographic study, we found a strong association between sleep disorders and fatigue in MS, measured with the Modified Fatigue Impact Scale (MFIS) and the Fatigue-Severity-Scale (FSS). Thus, it is conceivable that a consequent treatment of sleep disorders may improve fatigue, at least in a subset of patients which would yield a great benefit as pharmacological treatment options for fatigue are insufficient.
All consecutive MS patients of our outpatient clinic will be screened for fatigue. In case of fatigue (MFIS values > 34) or signs of sleep disorders (Pittsburgh sleep quality index > 5) the MS patients were invited to participate in the study. All MS patients will be interviewed by a sleep specialist, and will fill out questionnaires. Afterwards, they will be investigated by two consecutive polysomnographies in the sleep laboratory, followed (if necessary) by multiple sleep latencies tests. Subsequently, a sleep medical diagnosis will be established (no sleep disorder or sleep apnea or insomnia or restless legs syndrome or any other sleep disorders according to the International Classification of Sleep disorders 3th ed.). The primary endpoint will be the Modified Fatigue Impact Scale (MFIS) value six months after sleep medical treatment.
- Conditions
- Multiple Sclerosis, Fatigue
- Being tested
- Sleep medical treatment
- Keywords
- multiple sclerosis, polysomnography
- Medical subject headings
- Multiple Sclerosis, Fatigue
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
Sleep medical treatmentOther
The participant ungo Standard Sleep medical diagnostics. If a sleep disorder is diagnosed in the interventional Group the applicable therapy is conducted.
If the participant is randomized in the waiting Group the applicable Therapy is initiated after study completion.
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| Treatment group | Experimental | Standard Treatment of Sleep disorder according to applicable guideline Receives: Other: Sleep medical treatment |
| Waiting list | No intervention | Continuation of former treatment, after completing the study standard treatment of Sleep disorder according to applicable guidelines |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
Modified Fatigue Impact Scale value
Measuring fatigue
Total value of the Modified Fatigue Impact Scale: 0-84 (min-max), higher values represent increased fatigue, and lower values are considered to be a better outcome
Measured: six months after treatment
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted29 Nov 2018
- Study start8 Dec 2015
- Primary completion31 May 2021
- Study completion31 May 2021
Why it stopped: Recruitment number could not be reached, difficult conditions under Corona
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Publications (6)Papers the sponsor has linked to this study.
- Other trials for Multiple SclerosisStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- More trials run by Charite University, Berlin, GermanyThe sponsor's other registered studies.
- What the trial phases meanHow a treatment moves from first tests in people to approval.
More details
For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.
Study design
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Phase N/A
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Enrolment
- 51 participants (actual)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- Charite University, Berlin, Germany
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Collaborators
- Genzyme, a Sanofi Company
- Responsible party
- Principal investigator, Friedemann Paul, Charite University, Berlin, Germany
- Investigators
- Friedemann Paul, MD, Principal investigator, Charite University, Berlin, Germany
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT03759249
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- SLEEPFAMS
- Acronym
- Sleep-in-MS
- Status last verified
- Jul 2021
- First submitted
- 28 Nov 2018
- Last updated
- 3 Aug 2021
- Results posted
- No
- Data monitoring committee
- No
- FDA-regulated drug
- No
- FDA-regulated device
- No
- Individual data sharing
- No
Publications
Veauthier C, Hasselmann H, Gold SM, Paul F. The Berlin Treatment Algorithm: recommendations for tailored innovative therapeutic strategies for multiple sclerosis-related fatigue. EPMA J. 2016 Nov 24;7(1):25. doi: 10.1186/s13167-016-0073-3. eCollection 2016.
PubMed 27904656Veauthier C, Paul F. Fatigue in multiple sclerosis: which patient should be referred to a sleep specialist? Mult Scler. 2012 Feb;18(2):248-9. doi: 10.1177/1352458511411229. Epub 2011 Jun 7. No abstract available.
PubMed 21652611Veauthier C, Gaede G, Radbruch H, Gottschalk S, Wernecke KD, Paul F. Treatment of sleep disorders may improve fatigue in multiple sclerosis. Clin Neurol Neurosurg. 2013 Sep;115(9):1826-30. doi: 10.1016/j.clineuro.2013.05.018. Epub 2013 Jun 12.
PubMed 23764040Veauthier C, Radbruch H, Gaede G, Pfueller CF, Dorr J, Bellmann-Strobl J, Wernecke KD, Zipp F, Paul F, Sieb JP. Fatigue in multiple sclerosis is closely related to sleep disorders: a polysomnographic cross-sectional study. Mult Scler. 2011 May;17(5):613-22. doi: 10.1177/1352458510393772. Epub 2011 Jan 28.
PubMed 21278050Kaminska M, Kimoff RJ, Benedetti A, Robinson A, Bar-Or A, Lapierre Y, Schwartzman K, Trojan DA. Obstructive sleep apnea is associated with fatigue in multiple sclerosis. Mult Scler. 2012 Aug;18(8):1159-69. doi: 10.1177/1352458511432328. Epub 2011 Dec 19.
PubMed 22183937Cote I, Trojan DA, Kaminska M, Cardoso M, Benedetti A, Weiss D, Robinson A, Bar-Or A, Lapierre Y, Kimoff RJ. Impact of sleep disorder treatment on fatigue in multiple sclerosis. Mult Scler. 2013 Apr;19(4):480-9. doi: 10.1177/1352458512455958. Epub 2012 Aug 22.
PubMed 22914848
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 3 Aug 2021. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- Control Fatigue: Sleep Medical Treatment as a Novel Therapeutic Approach to an Unmet Medical Need in Multiple Sclerosis
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT03759249
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- Sleep-in-MS / SLEEPFAMS
- Conditions
- Multiple Sclerosis, Fatigue
- Keywords
- multiple sclerosis, polysomnography
- Study type
- Interventional
- Recruitment status
- TerminatedReason stopped: Recruitment number could not be reached, difficult conditions under Corona
- Enrolment
- 51 participants (actual)
- Lead sponsor
- Charite University, Berlin, GermanyUniversity, hospital or other
- Collaborators
- Genzyme, a Sanofi Company
- Study start
- 8 Dec 2015 (actual)
- Primary completion
- 31 May 2021 (actual)
- Study completion
- 31 May 2021 (actual)
- First posted
- 29 Nov 2018 (actual)
- Results
- Not posted in the source record
Clinical summary
The research question as the sponsor registered it. This describes what the study plans to test, not what it found.
This study evaluates the effect of an extensive sleep medical investigation and of the subsequent treatment on multiple sclerosis (MS) related fatigue (provided a previously unknown sleep disorder was found).
Detailed description
Fatigue is among the most frequent symptoms in multiple sclerosis (MS) patients with substantial negative impact on quality of life and employment status; one third of patients describe fatigue as their most burdensome symptom. The enormous personal and socioeconomic burden of this symptom is in striking contrast to the limited therapeutic options.
In a previous polysomnographic study, we found a strong association between sleep disorders and fatigue in MS, measured with the Modified Fatigue Impact Scale (MFIS) and the Fatigue-Severity-Scale (FSS). Thus, it is conceivable that a consequent treatment of sleep disorders may improve fatigue, at least in a subset of patients which would yield a great benefit as pharmacological treatment options for fatigue are insufficient.
All consecutive MS patients of our outpatient clinic will be screened for fatigue. In case of fatigue (MFIS values > 34) or signs of sleep disorders (Pittsburgh sleep quality index > 5) the MS patients were invited to participate in the study. All MS patients will be interviewed by a sleep specialist, and will fill out questionnaires. Afterwards, they will be investigated by two consecutive polysomnographies in the sleep laboratory, followed (if necessary) by multiple sleep latencies tests. Subsequently, a sleep medical diagnosis will be established (no sleep disorder or sleep apnea or insomnia or restless legs syndrome or any other sleep disorders according to the International Classification of Sleep disorders 3th ed.). The primary endpoint will be the Modified Fatigue Impact Scale (MFIS) value six months after sleep medical treatment.
Study design
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Number of arms
- 2
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| Treatment group | Experimental | Other: Sleep medical treatmentStandard Treatment of Sleep disorder according to applicable guideline |
| Waiting list | No intervention | –Continuation of former treatment, after completing the study standard treatment of Sleep disorder according to applicable guidelines |
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 18 to 75 years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
- Age groups
- Adult, Older adult
Key inclusion criteria (3 listed)
- multiple sclerosis
- fatigue
- MFIS values greater than 34 or Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index greater than 5
Key exclusion criteria (31 listed)
- Expanded disability status scale greater than 5
- relapse in the last four weeks
- immunosuppressants in the last two years
- therapy with positive airway pressure (CPAP or BIPAP/ASV)
- treatment with opioids
Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening; this overview does not establish that a patient qualifies. Full inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Interventions
| Intervention | Type | Arms |
|---|---|---|
| Sleep medical treatmentThe participant ungo Standard Sleep medical diagnostics. If a sleep disorder is diagnosed in the interventional Group the applicable therapy is conducted. If the participant is randomized in the waiting Group the applicable Therapy is initiated after study completion. | Other | Treatment group |
Primary outcome
Modified Fatigue Impact Scale value
Time frame: six months after treatment
Measuring fatigue Total value of the Modified Fatigue Impact Scale: 0-84 (min-max), higher values represent increased fatigue, and lower values are considered to be a better outcome
Results and safety
The study was stopped early (reason given: Recruitment number could not be reached, difficult conditions under Corona). Results are not available in the source record.
Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 3 Aug 2021.
- Background: PubMed 27904656Veauthier C, Hasselmann H, Gold SM, Paul F. The Berlin Treatment Algorithm: recommendations for tailored innovative therapeutic strategies for multiple sclerosis-related fatigue. EPMA J. 2016 Nov 24;7(1):25. doi: 10.1186/s13167-016-0073-3. eCollection 2016.
- Background: PubMed 21652611Veauthier C, Paul F. Fatigue in multiple sclerosis: which patient should be referred to a sleep specialist? Mult Scler. 2012 Feb;18(2):248-9. doi: 10.1177/1352458511411229. Epub 2011 Jun 7. No abstract available.
- Background: PubMed 23764040Veauthier C, Gaede G, Radbruch H, Gottschalk S, Wernecke KD, Paul F. Treatment of sleep disorders may improve fatigue in multiple sclerosis. Clin Neurol Neurosurg. 2013 Sep;115(9):1826-30. doi: 10.1016/j.clineuro.2013.05.018. Epub 2013 Jun 12.
- Background: PubMed 21278050Veauthier C, Radbruch H, Gaede G, Pfueller CF, Dorr J, Bellmann-Strobl J, Wernecke KD, Zipp F, Paul F, Sieb JP. Fatigue in multiple sclerosis is closely related to sleep disorders: a polysomnographic cross-sectional study. Mult Scler. 2011 May;17(5):613-22. doi: 10.1177/1352458510393772. Epub 2011 Jan 28.
- Background: PubMed 22183937Kaminska M, Kimoff RJ, Benedetti A, Robinson A, Bar-Or A, Lapierre Y, Schwartzman K, Trojan DA. Obstructive sleep apnea is associated with fatigue in multiple sclerosis. Mult Scler. 2012 Aug;18(8):1159-69. doi: 10.1177/1352458511432328. Epub 2011 Dec 19.
- Background: PubMed 22914848Cote I, Trojan DA, Kaminska M, Cardoso M, Benedetti A, Weiss D, Robinson A, Bar-Or A, Lapierre Y, Kimoff RJ. Impact of sleep disorder treatment on fatigue in multiple sclerosis. Mult Scler. 2013 Apr;19(4):480-9. doi: 10.1177/1352458512455958. Epub 2012 Aug 22.
- Individual participant dataSharing planned: No
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Referral and contact
AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals. Contact the study team or a site listed below; they decide who can take part. This study is not recruiting at the moment.
Friedemann Paul, MD principal investigator
Charite University, Berlin, Germany
1 site in 1 country: see every site and its status.
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
A study testing Sleep medical treatment in people with Multiple Sclerosis and Fatigue, run by Charite University, Berlin, Germany at 1 site in Germany.
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 3 inclusion and 31 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: stopped early, as of the sponsor's last update on 3 Aug 2021. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.
Where is the study taking place?
The record lists 1 site in Germany. 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 was stopped early (reason given: Recruitment number could not be reached, difficult conditions under Corona). Results are not available in the source record.
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?
Modified Fatigue Impact Scale value (time frame: six months after treatment). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.
Where can I read the original study information?
On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT03759249, which also lists 6 linked publications.
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 3 Aug 2021; AzTrials last refreshed its copy on 7 Nov 2026.