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Last refreshed on: 19 February 2015
Main ID:  NCT01705457
Date of registration: 09/10/2012
Prospective Registration: No
Primary sponsor: Tehran University of Medical Sciences
Public title: Impact of Vitamin A on RAR Gene Expression in Multiple Sclerosis RAR
Scientific title: Impact of Vitamin A Supplementation on RAR Gene Expression in PBMC Cells in Multiple Sclerotic Patients
Date of first enrolment: February 2010
Target sample size: 20
Recruitment status: Enrolling by invitation
URL:  http://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT01705457
Study type:  Interventional
Study design:  Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Double Blind (Subject, Caregiver, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor), Primary Purpose: Treatment  
Phase:  Phase 4
Countries of recruitment
Iran, Islamic Republic of
Contacts
Name:     Sama Bitarafan, MD, PhD student
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Affiliation:  Tehran University of Medical Siences
Name:     Ali Akbar saboor Yaraghi, PhD
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Affiliation:  Tehran University of Medical Sciences
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

- Patients who have used interferon beta in last 3 months.

- Patients with 0-5 EDSS

Exclusion Criteria:

- Patients who have diseases which affect on Th1/Th2 balance such as asthma, active
viral infections, and autoimmune diseases, OR

- Patients who have allergy to vitamin A compounds, OR

- Patients who have used vitamin supplements in last 3 months.



Age minimum: 20 Years
Age maximum: 45 Years
Gender: Both
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Relapsing Remitting Multiple Sclerosis
Intervention(s)
Drug: Dietary Supplement: vitamin A
Drug: placebo
Primary Outcome(s)
Gene expression of RAR(Relative quantification) [Time Frame: Change from baseline at 6 months]
Secondary Outcome(s)
Secondary ID(s)
91-03-161-19476
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Please refer to primary and secondary sponsors
Secondary Sponsor(s)
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