NCT00242268.
Trial name or title | A Safety Study of Combination Treatment With Avonex and Zocor in Relapsing Remitting Multiple Sclerosis |
Methods | A Randomized, Double‐Blinded, Placebo Controlled Trial |
Participants | 30 Patients with Relapsing‐remitting MS using the McDonald criteria Age between 18 and 55 years Written informed consent EDSS between 0‐ 5.0 |
Interventions | Intervention group: interferon beta‐1a and simvastatin 40 mg Control group: interferon beta‐1a and placebo |
Outcomes | Primary outcomes: new or enlarging T2 lesions on MRI (at 14 months). Secondary Outcomes: relapse rates; disease progression as measured with EDSS and MSFC. |
Starting date | October 2005 |
Contact information | William T. White, Pharm.D., Tel: 205‐979‐7555, Email: bwhite@sdr.us |
Notes | Sponsored by Alabama Neurology Associates, PC and Biogen Idec http://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT00242268 |