Simvastatin in Relapsing Remitting Multiple Sclerosis (RRMS) Patients Using Avonex Compared to Placebo (irmsrct)

This study has been completed.
Sponsor:
Information provided by:
Tehran University of Medical Sciences
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
NCT00668343
First received: April 27, 2008
Last updated: July 29, 2010
Last verified: July 2010

April 27, 2008
July 29, 2010
April 2005
March 2008   (final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
attack number [ Time Frame: 1 year ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
Same as current
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Simvastatin in Relapsing Remitting Multiple Sclerosis (RRMS) Patients Using Avonex Compared to Placebo
 

Patient with relapsing remitting multiple sclerosis taking avonex are included in this double blind randomized control trial. Simvastatin is compared to placebo. end points of edss , total attack, new enhancing lesion and newt2 lesion in mri is evaluated as end point.

 
Interventional
Phase 3
Allocation: Randomized
Endpoint Classification: Safety/Efficacy Study
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Double Blind (Subject, Caregiver, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)
Primary Purpose: Treatment
Relapsing Remitting Multiple Sclerosis
  • Drug: simvastatin
    40 mg/ day
  • Drug: placebo
    80 mg /day
  • Active Comparator: 1
    Intervention: Drug: simvastatin
  • Placebo Comparator: 2
    Intervention: Drug: placebo
Togha M, Karvigh SA, Nabavi M, Moghadam NB, Harirchian MH, Sahraian MA, Enzevaei A, Nourian A, Ghanaati H, Firouznia K, Jannati A, Shekiba M. Simvastatin treatment in patients with relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis receiving interferon beta 1a: a double-blind randomized controlled trial. Mult Scler. 2010 Jul;16(7):848-54. Epub 2010 May 20.

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Completed
80
March 2009
March 2008   (final data collection date for primary outcome measure)

Inclusion Criteria:

  1. edss<5
  2. >=1 attack in last year

Exclusion Criteria:

  1. >2 attacks in study
  2. drug complication
Both
15 Years to 60 Years
No
Contact information is only displayed when the study is recruiting subjects
Iran, Islamic Republic of
 
NCT00668343
132/9388, 83/132/9388
Yes
mansoureh togha, Tehran University of Medical Sciences
Tehran University of Medical Sciences
 
Principal Investigator: Mansooreh Togha, MD TUMS
Tehran University of Medical Sciences
July 2010

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