Multiple Sclerosis Clinical Trial
BEYOND: Betaferon/Betaseron Efficacy Yielding Outcomes of a New Dose in Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Patients
Summary
The purpose of this study is to determine
whether treatment with Betaferon / Betaseron (interferon beta-1b) 500 micrograms safe, tolerable and more efficacious than treatment with interferon beta-1b 250 micrograms
whether treatment with Betaferon / Betaseron (interferon beta-1b) tolerable and more efficacious than treatment with Copaxone (Glatiramer Acetate) 20 mg
Full Description
This study has previously been posted by Berlex, Inc. and Schering AG, Germany. Berlex, Inc. has been renamed to Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Schering AG Germany has been renamed to Bayer Schering Pharma AG, Germany.
Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals, Inc.and Bayer Schering Pharma AG, Germany are the sponsors of the trial.
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
Female and male patients
Aged 18-55 years
Diagnosis of RRMS (Relapsing-Remitting Multiple Sclerosis), EDSS score of 0 to 5.0
Treatment-naive to IFNB or Copaxone
Exclusion Criteria:
Neurological progression at disease onset or between relapses
Serious or acute heart diseases
History of severe depression or suicide attempt
Serious or acute liver, renal or bone marrow dysfunction
Monoclonal gammopathy
Known allergy to Gadolinium-DTPA, to IFNs (Interferons), to glatiramer acetate, to human albumin or to mannitol
Pregnancy or lactation
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There are 194 Locations for this study
Birmingham Alabama, 35294, United States
Cullman Alabama, 35058, United States
Phoenix Arizona, 85013, United States
Tucson Arizona, 85741, United States
Berkeley California, 94705, United States
La Jolla California, 92037, United States
Sacramento California, 95817, United States
San Francisco California, 94117, United States
Englewood Colorado, 80110, United States
Fort Collins Colorado, 80528, United States
Wilmington Delaware, 19806, United States
Washington District of Columbia, 20037, United States
Miami Florida, 33125, United States
Tampa Florida, 33606, United States
Tampa Florida, 33609, United States
Atlanta Georgia, 30309, United States
Augusta Georgia, 30912, United States
Chicago Illinois, 60637, United States
Fort Wayne Indiana, 46805, United States
Indianapolis Indiana, 46202, United States
Des Moines Iowa, 50314, United States
Kansas City Kansas, 66160, United States
Lexington Kentucky, 40536, United States
Louisville Kentucky, 40202, United States
Shreveport Louisiana, 71130, United States
Detroit Michigan, 48202, United States
Duluth Minnesota, 55805, United States
St. Louis Missouri, 63110, United States
Henderson Nevada, 89052, United States
Reno Nevada, 89557, United States
Lebanon New Hampshire, 03756, United States
New Brunswick New Jersey, 08901, United States
Albuquerque New Mexico, 87131, United States
Albany New York, 12208, United States
Mineola New York, 11501, United States
Rochester New York, 14642, United States
Stony Brook New York, 11794, United States
Charlotte North Carolina, 28203, United States
Durham North Carolina, 27710, United States
High Point North Carolina, 27262, United States
Winston-Salem North Carolina, 27157, United States
Cincinnati Ohio, 45219, United States
Columbus Ohio, 43210, United States
Tualatin Oregon, 97062, United States
Philadelphia Pennsylvania, 19104, United States
Philadelphia Pennsylvania, 19107, United States
Pittsburgh Pennsylvania, 15213, United States
Providence Rhode Island, 02905, United States
Charleston South Carolina, 29425, United States
Nashville Tennessee, 37205, United States
Houston Texas, 77030, United States
San Antonio Texas, 78229, United States
Fairfax Virginia, 22031, United States
Seattle Washington, 98101, United States
Tacoma Washington, 98405, United States
Marshfield Wisconsin, 54449, United States
Milwaukee Wisconsin, 53215, United States
Buenos Aires Capital Federal, C1117, Argentina
Buenos Aires Capital Federal, C1280, Argentina
Rosario Santa Fe, S2000, Argentina
Rosario Santa Fe, S2000, Argentina
Buenos Aires , C1416, Argentina
Cordoba , X5000, Argentina
Gosford New South Wales, 2250, Australia
Kogarah New South Wales, 2217, Australia
Liverpool New South Wales, 2170, Australia
Melbourne Victoria, 3065, Australia
Parkville Victoria, 3050, Australia
Nedlands Western Australia, 6009, Australia
St. Pölten Niederösterreich, 3100, Austria
Graz Steiermark, 8036, Austria
Innsbruck Tirol, 6020, Austria
Linz , 4020, Austria
Bruxelles - Brussel , 1090, Belgium
Leuven , 3000, Belgium
Melsbroek , 1820, Belgium
Curitiba Parana, 80060, Brazil
Recife PE, 52010, Brazil
Rio de Janeiro RJ, 21949, Brazil
Porto Alegre RS, , Brazil
Campinas Sao Paulo, 13081, Brazil
Sao Paulo SP, 05403, Brazil
Sao Pulo SP, 05651, Brazil
Sao Paulo , 04039, Brazil
Calgary Alberta, T2N 2, Canada
Vancouver British Columbia, V6T 2, Canada
Winnipeg Manitoba, R3A 1, Canada
Halifax Nova Scotia, B3H 3, Canada
London Ontario, N6A 5, Canada
Mississauga Ontario, L5B 1, Canada
Nepean Ontario, K2G 6, Canada
Ottawa Ontario, K1H 8, Canada
Toronto Ontario, M5C 2, Canada
Greenfield Park Quebec, J4V 2, Canada
Hull Quebec, J8Y 1, Canada
Montreal Quebec, H2L 4, Canada
Montreal Quebec, H3A 2, Canada
Aarhus C , 8000, Denmark
Oulu , , Finland
Tampere , 33521, Finland
Rennes Bretagne, 35038, France
Bordeaux Gironde, 33076, France
Caen , F-140, France
Clermont ferrand , 63003, France
Dijon , 21033, France
Lille , 59037, France
Lyon , 69003, France
Nancy , 54035, France
Nantes , 44805, France
Nice , 06000, France
Nimes , 30029, France
Toulouse , 31059, France
Heidelberg Baden-Württemberg, 69112, Germany
Bayreuth Bayern, 95445, Germany
Regensburg Bayern, 93053, Germany
Hennigsdorf Brandenburg, 16761, Germany
Gießen Hessen, 35392, Germany
Marburg Hessen, 35043, Germany
Offenbach Hessen, 63069, Germany
Greifswald Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, 17489, Germany
Göttingen Niedersachsen, 37075, Germany
Hannover Niedersachsen, 30171, Germany
Hannover Niedersachsen, 30625, Germany
Düsseldorf Nordrhein-Westfalen, 40225, Germany
Essen Nordrhein-Westfalen, 45177, Germany
Münster Nordrhein-Westfalen, 48149, Germany
Asbach Rheinland-Pfalz, 53567, Germany
Halle Sachsen-Anhalt, 06120, Germany
Dresden Sachsen, 01307, Germany
Leipzig Sachsen, 04129, Germany
Berlin , 13347, Germany
Berlin , 13578, Germany
Hamburg , 20099, Germany
Hamburg , 20251, Germany
Athens Attica, 11527, Greece
Athens , 15127, Greece
Thessaloniki , 546 3, Greece
Budapest , 1076, Hungary
Budapest , 1145, Hungary
Györ , 9024, Hungary
Miskolc , 3526, Hungary
Pecs , 7623, Hungary
Zalaegerszeg , 8900, Hungary
Dublin Dublin 24, , Ireland
Cork , , Ireland
Dublin , 7, Ireland
Dublin , 9, Ireland
Dublin , DUBLI, Ireland
Ashkelon , 78306, Israel
Haifa , 31048, Israel
Haifa , 34362, Israel
Jerusalem , 91120, Israel
Petach Tikva , 49100, Israel
Tel Hashomer , 52621, Israel
Tel-Aviv , 64239, Israel
Zerifin , 70300, Israel
Bari BA, 70122, Italy
Firenze FI, 50134, Italy
Milano MI, 20132, Italy
Padova PD, 35128, Italy
Roma RO, 00189, Italy
Orbassano TO, 10043, Italy
Riga , LV-10, Latvia
Nijmegen Gelderland, 6533 , Netherlands
Breda , 4819 , Netherlands
Sittard , 6131 , Netherlands
Bergen , N-502, Norway
Gdansk , 80-80, Poland
Katowice , 40752, Poland
Lodz , 90-15, Poland
Poznan , 60-35, Poland
Warszawa , 02-09, Poland
Warszawa , 02957, Poland
Wroclaw , 50-41, Poland
Moscow , 11704, Russian Federation
Moscow , 11904, Russian Federation
Moskva , 12336, Russian Federation
Moskva , 12701, Russian Federation
Moskva , 12911, Russian Federation
Nizhny Novogorod , 60307, Russian Federation
Novosibirsk , 63000, Russian Federation
Sankt-Peterburg , 19404, Russian Federation
Sankt-Peterburg , 19737, Russian Federation
St. Petersburg , 19702, Russian Federation
Yaroslavl , 15003, Russian Federation
Ljubljana , 1000, Slovenia
Maribor , 2000, Slovenia
L'Hospitalet de Llobregat Barcelona, 08907, Spain
Málaga , 29010, Spain
Sevilla , 41071, Spain
Helsingborg , 25278, Sweden
Stockholm , 182 8, Sweden
Uppsala , 75185, Sweden
Bern , 3010, Switzerland
St. Gallen , 9007, Switzerland
Donetsk , 83003, Ukraine
Kharkiv , 61068, Ukraine
Kiev , 03110, Ukraine
Lviv , 79000, Ukraine
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