Oral Corticotherapy in Megadoses to Treat Multiple Sclerosis During Relapse

Summary

This is a phase IV, multicenter, randomized, double blind clinical trial. The investigators will study 48 patients with remitting relapsing multiple sclerosis (MS) experiencing moderate or severe attack receiving immunomodulatory therapy or not. Patients will be randomly assigned to one of the two groups.

Timeline

Start

2008-11

Primary completion

2010-11

Completion

2011-01

Publications

• Ramo-Tello C, Tintore M, Rovira A, Ramio-Torrenta L, Brieva L, Saiz A, Cano A, Carmona O, Hervas JV, Grau-Lopez L. Baseline clinical status as a predictor of methylprednisolone response in multiple sclerosis relapses. Mult Scler. 2016 Jan;22(1):117-21. doi: 10.1177/1352458515590648. Epub 2015 Jun 25.
• Grau-Lopez L, Teniente-Serra A, Tintore M, Rovira A, Ramio-Torrenta L, Brieva L, Saiz A, Cano A, Carmona O, Hervas JV, Martinez-Caceres EM, Ramo-Tello C. Similar biological effect of high-dose oral versus intravenous methylprednisolone in multiple sclerosis relapses. Mult Scler. 2015 Apr;21(5):646-50. doi: 10.1177/1352458514546786. Epub 2014 Aug 21.
• Ramo-Tello C, Grau-Lopez L, Tintore M, Rovira A, Ramio i Torrenta L, Brieva L, Cano A, Carmona O, Saiz A, Torres F, Giner P, Nos C, Massuet A, Montalban X, Martinez-Caceres E, Costa J. A randomized clinical trial of oral versus intravenous methylprednisolone for relapse of MS. Mult Scler. 2014 May;20(6):717-25. doi: 10.1177/1352458513508835. Epub 2013 Oct 21.

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