Long Term Study of Avonex Therapy Following a First Attack of Multiple Sclerosis

PHASE4CompletedINTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment

155

Participants

Timeline

Start Date

February 28, 2001

Primary Completion Date

March 31, 2009

Study Completion Date

March 31, 2009

Conditions
Multiple SclerosisOptic NeuritisTransverse MyelitisAcute Brainstem/Cerebellar Syndrome
Interventions
DRUG

interferon beta 1a 30 ug IM once weekly

Immediate treatment group refers to those patients who were randomized to the interferon beta 1a 30 ug IM once weekly treatment arm of the original, controlled phase III CHAMPS study; Delayed treatment group refers to those patients who were randomized to the placebo group during the original controlled, phase III CHAMPS study and did not start treatment, if at all, until they completed the CHAMPS study protocol at a later date.

Trial Locations (26)

14203

Jacobs Neurological Institute, Buffalo

14642

University of Rochester, Rochester

15212

Allegheny Neurological Associates, Pittsburgh

19104

Univeristy of Pennsylvania Medical Center, Philadelphia

19401

The Neurology Group, Norristown

23219

Virginia Commonwealth University/Medical College of Virginia, Richmond

23230

Neurological Associates, Inc., Richmond

28207

Carolinas Medical Center - MS Center, Charlotte

30327

MS Center of Atlanta, Atlanta

33647

Jaeb Center for Health Research, Tampa

43210

The Ohio State University, Columbus

44195

Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland

48824

Michigan State University, East Lansing

52242

University of Iowa College of Medicine, Iowa City

54449

Marshfield Clinic, Marshfield

60007

Beta Research, Inc, Elk Grove

63110

St. Louis University Health Sciences Center, St Louis

77030

Univeristy of Texas Houston Health Science Center, Houston

06418

MS Treatment Center at Griffin Hospital, Derby

02215

Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston

V6T 2B5

Vancouver Hospital Health Sciences Centre, Vancouver

B3H 1V7

QEII Health Sciences Centre, Halifax

K1H 8L6

Ottawa General Hospital, Ottawa

M5B 1W8

University of Toronto - St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto

H2l 4M1

Hospital Notre Dame, Montreal

H3A 2B4

Montreal Neurological Institute, Montreal

Sponsors

Collaborators (1)

All Listed Sponsors
collaborator

Biogen

INDUSTRY

lead

Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

OTHER

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