Trial Condition(s):

Multiple Sclerosis

BENEFIT study (Betaferon® / Betaseron® in newly emerging multiple sclerosis for initial treatment) and BENEFIT Follow-up Study

Bayer Identifier:

91031

ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:

NCT00185211

EudraCT Number:

Not Available

EU CT Number:

Not Available

Study Completed

Trial Purpose

This study will primarily compare the long-term effects of an early and continued treatment with Betaferon/Betaseron (patients who were treated with active medication during the double-blind BENEFIT study) to treatment initiated either after Clinically Definite Multiple Sclerosis (CDMS) has been diagnosed or after two years (those patients who were treated with placebo during the double-blind BENEFIT study).
Analyses are based on the integrated data of the initial BENEFIT study and this follow-up study.

Inclusion Criteria
- Patients who have reached scheduled end of study in BENEFIT, either by developing CDMS  or by completing 24 months
Exclusion Criteria
- No participation in the initial BENEFIT study

Trial Summary

Enrollment Goal
468
Trial Dates
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Phase
3
Could I receive a placebo?
No
Products
Betaseron (Interferon beta-1b, BAY86-5046)
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
No

Where to Participate

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Universitätsspital Basel

Basel, Switzerland, 4031

Status
Completed
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Hospitais da Universidade de Coimbra

Coimbra, Portugal, 3000

Status
Completed
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Fakultni nemocnice

Hradec Kralove, Czech Republic, 50005

Status
Completed
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Vivantes Klinikum Spandau

Berlin, Germany, 13585

Status
Completed
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Ciutat Sanitària i Universitària de Bellvitge

Hospitalet de Llobregat, Spain, 08907

Status
Completed
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Oulun yliopisto

Oulu, Finland, 90029

Status
Completed
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Hopital general

Dijon, France, 21033

Status
Completed
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Kantonsspital St. Gallen

St. Gallen, Switzerland, 9007

Status
Completed
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Fakultni nemocnice s poliklinikou Ostrava

Ostrava, Czech Republic, 70852

Status
Completed
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Hospital Clínic i Provincial de Barcelona

Barcelona, Spain, 08036

Status
Completed
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Hopital Roger Salengro

Lille, France, 59037

Status
Completed
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Ottawa Hospital-General Campus

Ottawa, Canada, K1H 8L6

Status
Completed
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Neurolocicka klinika - MS centrum

Prag, Czech Republic, 12808

Status
Completed
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Hospital de Cruces

Barakaldo, Spain, 48903

Status
Completed
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Postitalon lääkäriasema

Helsinki, Finland, 00100

Status
Completed
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Jahn Ferenc Hospital

Budapest, Hungary, 1204

Status
Completed
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Medizinische Universität Graz

Graz, Austria, 8036

Status
Completed
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CU Saint-Luc/UZ St-Luc

Bruxelles, Belgium, 1200

Status
Completed
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Fakultni nemocnice Brno

Brno, Czech Republic, 63900

Status
Completed
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Krankenhaus Hennigsdorf

Hennigsdorf, Germany, 16761

Status
Completed
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Ciutat Sanitària i Universitaria de la Vall d'Hebron

Barcelona, Spain, 08035

Status
Completed
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Suomen Erikoisneurologiakeskus Oy

Turku, Finland, 20100

Status
Completed
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Hospital Pellegrin

Bordeaux, France, 33076

Status
Completed
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Aberdeen Royal Infirmary

Aberdeen, United Kingdom, AB25 2ZN

Status
Completed
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Uzsoki utkai Korhaz

Budapest, Hungary, 1145

Status
Completed
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Haukeland universitetssjukehus, Bergen

Bergen, Norway, N-5021

Status
Completed
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Szpital Uniwersytecki w Krakowie

Krakow, Poland, 31503

Status
Completed
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Sahlgrenska Universitetssjukhuset

Göteborg, Sweden, 41685

Status
Completed
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Klinicni center

Lubljana, Slovenia, 1525

Status
Completed
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Universitätsklinikum Innsbruck

Innsbruck, Austria, 6020

Status
Completed
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Amtssygehuset Glostrup

Glostrup, Denmark, 2600

Status
Completed
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University of Debrecen Medical&Health Science Center

Debrecen, Hungary, 4032

Status
Completed
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Ospedale Sant'Antonio Abate

Gallarate, Italy, 21013

Status
Completed
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SP Szpital Kliniczny nr 5

Wroclaw, Poland, 50420

Status
Completed
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Fakultni nemocnice Kralovske Vinohrady

Prag, Czech Republic, 10034

Status
Completed
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Hospital Clínico Universitario San Carlos

Madrid, Spain, 28040

Status
Completed
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Peterfy Sandor utcai Korhaz - Rendelointezet

Budapest, Hungary, 1076

Status
Completed
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Kuopion yliopistollinen sairaala

Kuopio, Finland, 70210

Status
Completed
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Centre hospitalier universitaire

nancy, France, 54035

Status
Terminated
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St. Elisabeth Ziekenhuis

Tilburg, Netherlands, 5022 GC

Status
Completed
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UZ Gent

Gent, Belgium, 9000

Status
Completed
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Foothills Medical Centre

Calgary, Canada, T2N 2T9

Status
Completed
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Hospital Regional Carlos Haya

Malaga, Spain, 29010

Status
Completed
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C. H. U. Hopital Purpan

Toulouse, France, 31059

Status
Completed
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Medizinische Einrichtungen der Heinrich-Heine-Universität

Düsseldorf, Germany, 40225

Status
Completed
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Centre hospitalier universitaire

nice, France, 06000

Status
Completed
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Fondations rothshild

PARIS, France, 75019

Status
Completed
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Universitätsmedizin der Georg-August-Universität Göttingen

Göttingen, Germany, 37099

Status
Completed
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Carmel Medical Center

Haifa, Israel, 34362

Status
Completed
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Szpital im. N. Barlickiego

Lodz, Poland, 90153

Status
Completed
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Allgemeines Krankenhaus der Stadt Wien Universitätskliniken

Wien, Austria, 1090

Status
Completed
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UZ Leuven Gasthuisberg

Leuven, Belgium, 3000

Status
Completed
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CHUM - Hopital Notre-Dame

Montreal, Canada, H2L 4M1

Status
Completed
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Klinikum der Ernst-Moritz-Arndt-Universität

Greifswald, Germany, 17475

Status
Completed
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Seinäjoen keskussairaala

Seinäjoki, Finland, 60220

Status
Completed
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Charing Cross Hospital

London, United Kingdom, W6 8RF

Status
Completed
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Szeged University Medical School

Szeged, Hungary, 6720

Status
Completed
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Sheba Medical Center

Tel Hashomer, Israel, 52621

Status
Completed
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Samodzielny Publiczny Szpital Kliniczny nr 4

Lublin, Poland, 20090

Status
Completed
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CHU de Liège

Liège 1, Belgium, 4000

Status
Completed
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Charité Campus Benjamin Franklin

Berlin, Germany, 12200

Status
Completed
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HELIOS Klinikum Erfurt GmbH

Erfurt, Germany, 99089

Status
Completed
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Tampereen yliopistollinen sairaala, keskussairaala

Tampere, Finland, 33521

Status
Completed
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Ninewells Hospital and Medical School

Dundee, United Kingdom, DD1 9SY

Status
Completed
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Universitätskliniken des Saarlandes

Homburg, Germany, 66424

Status
Completed
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Johannes-Gutenberg-Universität Mainz

Mainz, Germany, 55101

Status
Completed
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LMU Klinikum der Universität München - Großhadern

München, Germany, 81377

Status
Completed
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Universitätsklinikum Regensburg

Regensburg, Germany, 93053

Status
Completed
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Universitätsklinikum Ulm

Ulm, Germany, 89081

Status
Completed
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Klinikum der Universität Würzburg

Würzburg, Germany, 97080

Status
Completed
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Klinikum Offenbach

Offenbach, Germany, 63069

Status
Completed
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Orbis Medisch Centrum

Sittard, Netherlands, 6131 BK

Status
Completed
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10 Wojskowy Szpital Kliniczny z Poliklinika SPZOZ

Bydgoszcz, Poland, 85681

Status
Completed
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Fakultni nemocnice Plzen

Plzen, Czech Republic, 30460

Status
Completed
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Städt. Krankenhaus Martha-Maria Halle-Dölau gGmbH

Halle, Germany, 06120

Status
Completed
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The Royal Hallamshire Hospital

Sheffield, United Kingdom, S10 2JF

Status
Completed
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University of British Columbia Hospital

Vancouver, Canada, V6T 2B5

Status
Completed
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Hospital Universitario Virgen de la Macarena

Sevilla, Spain, 41071

Status
Completed
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Hopital Pontchaillou

Rennes, France, 35038

Status
Completed
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Ospedale San Raffaele

Milano, Italy, 20132

Status
Completed
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London Health Sciences Centre

London, Canada, N6A 5A5

Status
Completed
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Städtisches Klinikum Braunschweig gGmbH

Braunschweig, Germany, 38126

Status
Completed
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Hospital Universitari i Politècnic La Fe

Valencia, Spain, 46026

Status
Completed
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St. Michael's Hospital Health Centre

Toronto, Canada, M5B 1W8

Status
Completed
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Hopital gabriel montpied

Clermont ferrand, France, 63003

Status
Completed
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A.O. di Padova

Padova, Italy, 35128

Status
Completed
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Pavia, Italy, 27100

Status
Completed
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Universitätsklinikum Giessen und Marburg

Gießen, Germany, 35392

Status
Completed
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Università di Torino

Torino, Italy, 10126

Status
Completed
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Universitätsklinikum Köln

Köln, Germany, 50931

Status
Completed
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Otto-von-Guericke-Universität Magdeburg

Magdeburg, Germany, 39120

Status
Completed
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Universitätsklinik Gießen und Marburg GmbH

Marburg, Germany, 35039

Status
Completed
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Marien-Hospital

Düsseldorf, Germany, 40479

Status
Completed
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Universitätsklinikum Münster

Münster, Germany, 48149

Status
Completed

Trial Design