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NCT01118130Completed

Pharmacogenomics of Drug Safety in Multiple Sclerosis

Canadian Pharmacogenomics Network for Drug Safety: Genetic Factors Associated With Multiple Sclerosis Treatment

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 14 Jan 2026

Brief summary (registry, in English)

To investigate whether genotypic differences can be identified between MS patients developing 'liver injury' (defined as ALT levels five times the upper normal limit and above) compared to those not developing liver injury after exposure to beta-interferon for MS.

Status (registry)
Completed
Study type
Observational
Enrollment
300 (estimated)
First submitted
4 May 2010
Start date
Jun 2010
Primary completion date
May 2025
Lead sponsor
University of British Columbia
NCT number
NCT01118130

What you commit to

  • Study type: Observational
  • Planned participants: 300
  • From Jun 2010 to the primary completion date, May 2025
  • 5 sites in 1 country
  • Visits and tests: ask the trial team, the registry does not list them

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Who cannot take part

Copied verbatim from ClinicalTrials.gov and grouped by topic. Only the trial team decides who can take part.

Other

  • primary-progressive MS
  • an elevated liver test result within 6 months of starting beta-interferon treatment
  • presence of a co-morbidity that is a known risk-factor for liver injury

Who the study is looking for

  • definite MS (Poser or McDonald criteria)
  • relapsing-remitting or secondary-progressive disease course
  • Prescribed a beta-interferon as their immunomodulatory drug for MS

Age in the registry: 18 years to - · Sex: All · Does not accept healthy volunteers

Full criteria on ClinicalTrials.gov

Sites (5)

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SiteCityCountrySite status
Dalhousie MS Research Unit
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HalifaxCanadaUnknown status
London Health Sciences Centre MS clinic
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LondonCanadaUnknown status
Hôpital Notre-Dame MS clinic
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MontrealCanadaUnknown status
MS Clinic UBC Hospital
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VancouverCanadaUnknown status
Winnipeg Health Sciences Centre
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WinnipegCanadaUnknown status

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