NCT01111656.
Methods | Randomized single blinded parallel‐group‐study |
Participants | 28 patients with Relapsing‐Remitting MS (according to McDonald's criteria) Successful completion of the SWABIMS study |
Interventions | Intervention group: interferon beta‐1b and atorvastatin 40 mg Control group: interferon beta‐1b |
Outcomes | Primary outcomes: proportion of patients with new lesions on T2‐weighted images after 12 months of treatment. Secondary Outcomes: Gd‐enhancing lesions on T1‐weighted images, change of total T2 lesion volume, cortical atrophy, clinical disease progression, number of relapse free patients, relapse rate, and time to first relapse. |
Notes | Sponsored by University Hospital Inselspital, Berne. http://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT01111656 |