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Last refreshed on: 19 February 2015
Main ID:  NCT00228228
Date of registration: 26/09/2005
Prospective Registration: No
Primary sponsor: Sheba Medical Center
Public title: TCV -01-002: T-Cell Vaccination in the Treatment of Probable Multiple Sclerosis
Scientific title: T-Cell Vaccination in the Treatment of Probable Multiple Sclerosis
Date of first enrolment: May 2002
Target sample size: 80
Recruitment status: Recruiting
URL:  http://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT00228228
Study type:  Interventional
Study design:  Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Double-Blind, Primary Purpose: Treatment  
Phase:  Phase 3
Countries of recruitment
Israel
Contacts
Name:     Mathilda Mandel, MD
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Affiliation:  Blood Bank, Sheba Medical Center, Tel-Hashomer, Israel
Name:     Anat Achiron, MD PhD
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Telephone: 972-3-5303932
Email: Achiron@post.tau.ac.il
Affiliation: 
Name:     Anat Achiron, MD, PhD
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Telephone:
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Affiliation:  Multiple Sclerosis Center, Sheba Medical Center, Tel-Hashomer, Israel
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

- Ages 15-50

- Three months within the acute onset of neurological symptoms suggestive of multiple
sclerosis

- Diagnosis of clinically probable MS (CPMS) C3: 1 attack with at least 1 clinical
manifestation in addition to positive brain MRI as defined in the protocol,
signifying paraclinical evidence (Poser criteria 1983).

- Positive Brain MRI: at least 4 focal lesions involving the white matter of 3 lesions
if one is periventricular > 3mm diameter, each

- Negative pregnancy test and use of effective contraceptives for female patients who
are sexually active.

- Signed written informed consent.

Exclusion Criteria:

- Blood tests suggestive of other autoimmune diseases

- Known allergic reaction to MRI contrast media.

- A clear regression of the neurological symptoms after the first attack that excludes
a primary progressive course.

- Corticosteroid treatment in the previous 4 weeks.

- Previous treatment with immunosuppressive medications such as cyclophosphamide,
azathioprine, methotrexate, mitoxantrone, or cyclosporine.

- Previous treatment with interferon beta 1a or 1b copolymer-1 IVIg, plasmapheresis.



Age minimum: 15 Years
Age maximum: 50 Years
Gender: Both
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Multiple Sclerosis
Intervention(s)
Biological: T cell vaccination
Primary Outcome(s)
Time to progression to definite MS (second attack)
The rate of progression to definite MS (second attack) during the study
Secondary Outcome(s)
The change in neurological disability as measured by the Expanded Disability Status Scale (EDSS)
Change in the count of new gadolinium (GD) enhancing lesions from two baseline (B) MRIs to the final (F) MRIs
Change in total volume of new GD enhancing lesions from two baseline MRIs (B) to the final MRIs (F)
Secondary ID(s)
SHEBA-01-2490-AA-CTIL
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Please refer to primary and secondary sponsors
Secondary Sponsor(s)
Ethics review
Results
Results available:
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