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Impact of Disease Modifying Therapies (DMTs) and Associated Support Services in Relapsing Multiple Sclerosis (RMS) Patients

The Impact of Disease Modifying Therapies (DMTs) and Associated Support Services on Patient Reported Experience Measures (PREMs) and Outcomes (PROs) in Relapsing Multiple Sclerosis (RMS) Patients

Status
Completed
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT01601119
Enrollment
545
Registered
2012-05-17
Start date
2012-01-31
Completion date
2014-07-31
Last updated
2015-05-29

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Relapsing Multiple Sclerosis

Keywords

Multiple Sclerosis, Patient reported outcome, Patient reported experience

Brief summary

The objective is to establish the impact of current disease modifying therapies (DMTs) and associated support services on Patient Reported Experience Measures and Patient Reported Outcomes in relation to the treatment and management of Relapsing Multiple Sclerosis in the United Kingdom (UK).

Interventions

DRUGRebif

The subjects will receive Rebif as per the current practices or as directed by the physician.

OTHEROther: Disease modifying therapies (DMT)

The subjects will receive other DMTs as per the current practices or as directed by the physician.

Sponsors

Merck Serono Limited, UK
CollaboratorINDUSTRY
Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany
Lead SponsorINDUSTRY

Study design

Observational model
COHORT
Time perspective
PROSPECTIVE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

* Relapsing Multiple Sclerosis patients aged 18 years or over. * Naive to previous DMT therapy and not yet started treatment with a disease modifying therapy.

Exclusion criteria

* Participating in an MS-related clinical trial. * Unwilling to provide electronic online consent. * Any disability that may impair them from being able to complete the online questionnaire. * Do not have regular access to the Internet. * Unable to complete the baseline questionnaire before they receive their first DMT injection.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Treatment Satisfaction96 weeksThe survey sample size has been calculated based on the TSQM-9 questionnaire in order to compare scores between both patient cohorts.

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Work Productivity96 weeksWork Productivity and Activity Impairment (WPAI) Questionnaire
Health Related Quality of Life96 weeksMultiple Sclerosis Impact Scale (MSIS-29) v2.0 Questionnaire
Health Related Quality of Life EuroQoL (EQ-5D)-5L Questionnaire96 weeks
Device satisfaction96 weeksMultiple Sclerosis Treatment Concerns Questionnaire (MSTCQ) is an MS-specific treatment satisfaction questionnaire that evaluates injection system satisfaction and side effects.
Evaluation of support services96 weeksPatient evaluation of Manufacturer, Homecare and NHS support services

Countries

United Kingdom

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026