Trial Condition(s):

Multiple Sclerosis, Relapsing-Remitting

BEYOND: Betaferon/Betaseron efficacy yielding outcomes of a new dose in Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Patients

Bayer Identifier:

91162

ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:

NCT00099502

EudraCT Number:

Not Available

EU CT Number:

Not Available

Study Completed

Trial Purpose

The purpose of this study is to determine
- whether treatment with Betaferon / Betaseron (interferon beta-1b) 500 micrograms safe, tolerable and more efficacious than treatment with interferon beta-1b 250 micrograms
- whether treatment with Betaferon / Betaseron (interferon beta-1b) tolerable and more efficacious than treatment with Copaxone (Glatiramer Acetate) 20 mg

Inclusion Criteria
- Female and male patients
 - Aged 18-55 years
 - Diagnosis of RRMS (Relapsing-Remitting Multiple Sclerosis), EDSS score of 0 to 5.0
 - Treatment-naive to IFNB or Copaxone
Exclusion Criteria
- Neurological progression at disease onset or between relapses
 - Serious or acute heart diseases
 - History of severe depression or suicide attempt
 - Serious or acute liver, renal or bone marrow dysfunction
 - Monoclonal gammopathy
 - Known allergy to Gadolinium-DTPA, to IFNs (Interferons), to glatiramer acetate, to human albumin or to mannitol
 - Pregnancy or lactation

Trial Summary

Enrollment Goal
2244
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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Sanatorio Britanico

Rosario, Argentina, S2000CVB

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Completed
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Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre

Halifax, Canada, B3H 3A7

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Completed
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Aarhus Universitetshospital

Aarhus C, Denmark, 8000

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Completed
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Ciutat Sanitària i Universitària de Bellvitge

L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Spain, 08907

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Completed
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Tampereen yliopistollinen sairaala, keskussairaala

Tampere, Finland, 33521

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Completed
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Hopital Roger Salengro

Lille, France, 59037

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Completed
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Neurology Departmant of Latvian

Riga, Latvia, LV-1015

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Completed
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Moskva City MS Center

Moskva, Russia, 127018

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Completed
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Danderyds sjukhus

Stockholm, Sweden, 182 88

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Completed
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City Clinical Hospital #4

Kiev, Ukraine, 03110

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Completed
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University of California Davis Medical Center

Sacramento, United States, 95817

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Completed
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Fundacion de Neurorehabilitacion

Rosario, Argentina, S2000ZBL

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Completed
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A. ö. Krankenhaus St. Pölten

St. Pölten, Austria, 3100

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Completed
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National Centrum voor MS

MELSBROEK, Belgium, 1820

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Completed
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Faculdade de Ciencias Medicas-Universidade Estadual Campinas

Campinas, Brazil, 13081- 970

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Completed
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LNK Wagner Jauregg

Linz, Austria, 4020

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Completed
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UZ Brussel

BRUXELLES - BRUSSEL, Belgium, 1090

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Completed
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Universidade Federal de Sao Paulo - UNIFESP

Sao Paulo, Brazil, 04039

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Completed
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Kliniken der Medizinischen Hochschule Hannover

Hannover, Germany, 30625

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Completed
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Zala Megyei Korhaz

Zalaegerszeg, Hungary, 8900

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Completed
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Beaumont Hospital

Dublin, Ireland, 9

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Completed
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Sourasky Medical Center

Tel-Aviv, Israel, 64239

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Completed
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Ospedale San Raffaele

Milano, Italy, 20132

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Completed
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Multiple Sclerose Centrum Nijmegen

NIJMEGEN, Netherlands, 6533 PA

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Completed
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Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen

Bergen, Norway, N-5021

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Completed
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SP Szpital Kliniczny nr 5

Wroclaw, Poland, 50-417

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Completed
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Klinicni center

Ljubljana, Slovenia, 1000

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Completed
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St. George Private Medical Centre

Kogarah, Australia, 2217

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Completed
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CHUM - Hopital Notre-Dame

Montreal, Canada, H2L 4M1

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Completed
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Hospital Universitario Virgen de la Macarena

Sevilla, Spain, 41071

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Completed
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Centre Hospitalier Universitaire

Nimes, France, 30029

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Completed
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Klinikum der Ernst-Moritz-Arndt-Universität

Greifswald, Germany, 17489

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Completed
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Oulun yliopisto

Oulu, Finland

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Completed
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A IKA General Hospital

Athens, Greece, 15127

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Completed
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Petz Aladar Megyei Korhaz

Györ, Hungary, 9024

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Completed
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Akademiska Sjukhuset

Uppsala, Sweden, 75185

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Completed
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Splosna Bolnisnica Marobor

Maribor, Slovenia, 2000

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Completed
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Medizinische Universität Graz

Graz, Austria, 8036

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Completed
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Gosford Hospital

Gosford, Australia, 2250

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Completed
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AHEPA University General Hospital of Thessaloniki

Thessaloniki, Greece, 546 36

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Completed
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Peterfy Sandor utcai Korhaz - Rendelointezet

Budapest, Hungary, 1076

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Completed
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A.O.U. Careggi

Firenze, Italy, 50134

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Completed
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Szpital im. N. Barlickiego

Lodz, Poland, 90-153

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Completed
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Privatlakarna

Helsingborg, Sweden, 25278

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Completed
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Institute of Neurology, Psychiatric and Narcology of AMSU

Kharkiv, Ukraine, 61068

Status
Completed
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UZ Leuven Gasthuisberg

LEUVEN, Belgium, 3000

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Completed
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Hospital das Clínicas da Faculdade de Medicina da USP

Sao Paulo, Brazil, 05403-900

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Completed
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St Vincents University Hospital

Dublin, Ireland, DUBLIN 4

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Completed
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Carmel Medical Center

Haifa, Israel, 34362

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Completed
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Policlinico Consorziale

Bari, Italy, 70122

Status
Completed
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Orbis Medisch Centrum

SITTARD, Netherlands, 6131 BK

Status
Completed
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II Klinika Neurologii

Warszawa, Poland, 02957

Status
Completed
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Institute of Neurology of Russian Academy of Medical Science

Moskva, Russia, 123367

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Completed
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Donetsk state medical university

Donetsk, Ukraine, 83003

Status
Completed
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University of Chicago Hospitals

Chicago, United States, 60637-1470

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Completed
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Policlinica Bancaria

Buenos Aires, Argentina, C1416CRJ

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Completed
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Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein

Sao Pulo, Brazil, 05651-901

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Completed
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Ottawa Hospital-General Campus

Ottawa, Canada, K1H 8L6

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Completed
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Krankenhaus Hennigsdorf

Hennigsdorf, Germany, 16761

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Completed
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Hospital Regional Carlos Haya

Málaga, Spain, 29010

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Completed
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Hopital Pontchaillou

Rennes, France, 35038

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Completed
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Cork University Hospital

Cork, Ireland

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Completed
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Hebrew University - Hadassah Medical School

Jerusalem, Israel, 91120

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Completed
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Centre Hospitalier des Vallees de l'outaouais

Hull, Canada, J8Y 1W7

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Completed
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Kantonsspital St. Gallen

St. Gallen, Switzerland, 9007

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Completed
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Städt. Krankenhaus Martha-Maria Halle-Dölau gGmbH

Halle, Germany, 06120

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Completed
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G. Gennimatas General State Hospital of Athens

Athens, Greece, 11527

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Completed
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Ospedale San Luigi Gonzaga

Orbassano, Italy, 10043

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Completed
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St. Petersburg Medical University n.a. Pavlov

St. Petersburg, Russia, 197022

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Completed
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Fundacion FACENE

Buenos Aires, Argentina, C1117ABE

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Completed
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Montreal Neurological Hospital

Montreal, Canada, H3A 2B4

Status
Completed
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Rabin Medical Center

Petach Tikva, Israel, 49100

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Completed
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A.O. di Padova

Padova, Italy, 35128

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Completed
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Sir Charles Gardiner Hospital

Nedlands, Australia, 6009

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Completed
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Hospital da Restauracao

Recife, Brazil, 52010-040

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Completed
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Health Science Centre

Winnipeg, Canada, R3A 1R9

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Completed
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Uzsoki utkai Korhaz

Budapest, Hungary, 1145

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Completed
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Bnai Zion Medical Center

Haifa, Israel, 31048

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Completed
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1st Medical Academy Municipal Hospital N61

Moscow, Russia, 119048

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Completed
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1st Pirogov Clinical Hospital

Moscow, Russia, 117049

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Completed
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Neurology Associates

Tualatin, United States, 97062

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Completed
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Hospital Británico

Buenos Aires, Argentina, C1280AEB

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Completed
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St Vincents Hospital

Melbourne, Australia, 3065

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Completed
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Centre hospitalier universitaire

nancy, France, 54035

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Completed
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Borsod County Hospital

Miskolc, Hungary, 3526

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Completed
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Misericordiae Hospital

Dublin, Ireland, 7

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Completed
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Sheba Medical Center

Tel Hashomer, Israel, 52621

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Completed
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Centralny Szpital Kliniczny AM

Warszawa, Poland, 02-097

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Completed
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Regional Clinical Hospital

Lviv, Ukraine, 79000

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Completed
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University of Alabama at Birmingham

Birmingham, United States, 35294

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Completed
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Universitätsklinikum Innsbruck

Innsbruck, Austria, 6020

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Completed
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Liverpool Hospital

Liverpool, Australia, 2170

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Completed
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Medizinische Fakultät Carl Gustav Carus

Dresden, Germany, 01307

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Completed
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Hopital general

Dijon, France, 21033

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Completed
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Pecsi TE Neurologiai Klinika

Pecs, Hungary, 7623

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Completed
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Adelaide & Meath Hospital

Dublin, Ireland

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Completed
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Jüdisches Krankenhaus

Berlin, Germany, 13347

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Completed
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CHRU Cote de Nacre

CAEN, France, F-14033

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Completed
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Barzili Medical Center

Ashkelon, Israel, 78306

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Completed
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Siberian District Medical Center

Novosibirsk, Russia, 630007

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Completed
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Hosp. Univ. Clementino Fraga Filho - Univ. do Rio de Janeiro

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 21949 900

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Completed
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Bezirkskrankenhaus Bayreuth

Bayreuth, Germany, 95445

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Completed
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C. H. U. Hopital Purpan

Toulouse, France, 31059

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Completed
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Assaf Harofeh Medical Center

Zerifin, Israel, 70300

Status
Completed
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MONIKI

Moskva, Russia, 129110

Status
Completed
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Blake Neurology

Englewood, United States, 80110

Status
Completed
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University of British Columbia Hospital

Vancouver, Canada, V6T 2B5

Status
Completed
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Kamillus Klinik Asbach

Asbach, Germany, 53567

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Completed
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Axiom Clinical Research

Tampa, United States, 33609

Status
Completed
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Universitäts-Krankenhaus Eppendorf

Hamburg, Germany, 20251

Status
Completed
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Northwest NeuroSpecialists, PLLC

Tucson, United States, 85741-3537

Status
Completed
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Trilium Health Centre

Mississauga, Canada, L5B 1B8

Status
Completed
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Hopital gabriel montpied

Clermont ferrand, France, 63003

Status
Completed
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Amphia Ziekenhuis, locatie Langendijk

BREDA, Netherlands, 4819 EV

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Completed
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Wojewodzki Szpital Specjalistyczny im. M. Kopernika

Gdansk, Poland, 80-803

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Completed
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Institute of Brain of Russian

Sankt-Peterburg, Russia, 197376

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Completed
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University of Kentucky

Lexington, United States, 40536

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Completed
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Hospital Militar de Cordoba

Cordoba, Argentina, X5000HGX

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Completed
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Inselspital Bern

Bern, Switzerland, 3010

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Completed
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Städtisches Klinikum "St. Georg" Leipzig

Leipzig, Germany, 04129

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Completed
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Centre hospitalier universitaire

nice, France, 06000

Status
Completed
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A.O. S.Andrea

Roma, Italy, 00189

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Completed
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SP Szpital Kliniczny nr 2

Poznan, Poland, 60-355

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Completed
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University of Nevada-Reno

Reno, United States, 89557-0035

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Completed
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Royal Melbourne Hospital

Parkville, Australia, 3050

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Completed
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Hospital das Clinicas da Universidade Federal do Paraná

Curitiba, Brazil, 80060-900

Status
Completed
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Foothills Medical Centre

Calgary, Canada, T2N 2T9

Status
Completed
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Katedra i Klinika Neurologii Sl.A.M

Katowice, Poland, 40752

Status
Completed
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St. Mary's/Duluth Clinic Health System

Duluth, United States, 55805-1984

Status
Completed
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Universitätsklinikum Heidelberg

Heidelberg, Germany, 69112

Status
Completed
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East Bay Region Associates in Neurology

Berkeley, United States, 94705

Status
Completed
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Vivantes Klinikum Spandau

Berlin, Germany, 13578

Status
Completed
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SUNY at Stony Brook

Stony Brook, United States, 11794

Status
Completed
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Universitätsklinikum Münster

Münster, Germany, 48149

Status
Completed
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Klinikum der Universität Regensburg

Regensburg, Germany, 93053

Status
Completed
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University of Rochester Medical Center

Rochester, United States, 14642

Status
Completed
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Klinikum Offenbach

Offenbach, Germany, 63069

Status
Completed
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Alfried Krupp Krankenhaus

Essen, Germany, 45177

Status
Completed
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Neurological Associates of Albany

Albany, United States, 12208

Status
Completed
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Advanced Neurosciences Institute

Nashville, United States, 37205

Status
Completed
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Dartmouth Hitchock Medical Center

Lebanon, United States, 03756-0001

Status
Completed
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Wake Forest University Medical Center

Winston-Salem, United States, 27157-1009

Status
Completed
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Virginia Mason Medical Center

Seattle, United States, 98101

Status
Completed
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Thomas Jefferson University

Philadelphia, United States, 19107

Status
Completed
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St. Michael's Hospital Health Centre

Toronto, Canada, M5C 2T2

Status
Completed
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Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre

Porto Alegre, Brazil

Status
Completed
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Klinikum der Philipps-Universität

Marburg, Germany, 35043

Status
Completed
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Yaroslavl Medical Academy

Yaroslavl, Russia, 150039

Status
Completed
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Washington University School of Medicine

St. Louis, United States, 63110

Status
Completed
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London Health Sciences Centre

London, Canada, N6A 5A5

Status
Completed
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Klinikum der Justus-Liebig-Universität

Gießen, Germany, 35392

Status
Completed
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Hospital Pellegrin

Bordeaux, France, 33076

Status
Completed
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City Hospital N 33

Nizhny Novogorod, Russia, 603076

Status
Completed
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University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey

New Brunswick, United States, 08901

Status
Completed
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Hopital Charles LeMoyne

Greenfield Park, Canada, J4V 2H1

Status
Completed
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Centre René Gauducheau

Nantes, France, 44805

Status
Completed
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Medical Military Academy

Sankt-Peterburg, Russia, 194044

Status
Completed
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Ottawa Headache Centre West

Nepean, Canada, K2G 6E2

Status
Completed
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Hopital Neurologique

Lyon, France, 69003

Status
Completed
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Asklepios Klinik St. Georg

Hamburg, Germany, 20099

Status
Completed
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University of Kansas Medical Center

Kansas City, United States, 66160

Status
Completed
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George Washington University

Washington, United States, 20037

Status
Completed
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Integra Clinical Research, LLC

San Antonio, United States, 78229

Status
Completed
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North Central Neurology Associates

Cullman, United States, 35058

Status
Completed
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Louisiana State University Medical Center

Shreveport, United States, 71130

Status
Completed
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University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Health System

Pittsburgh, United States, 15213-2592

Status
Completed
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Riverhills Healthcare, Inc.

Cincinnati, United States, 45219

Status
Completed
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Coastal Neurological Medical Group

La Jolla, United States, 92037

Status
Completed
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Ohio State University Medical Center

Columbus, United States, 43210-1240

Status
Completed
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Marshfield Clinic

Marshfield, United States, 54449

Status
Completed
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Neurology Associates, PA

Wilmington, United States, 19806

Status
Completed
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High Point Neurological Associates

High Point, United States, 27262

Status
Completed
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Medical University of South Carolina

Charleston, United States, 29425

Status
Completed
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Neurology & Neurosurgery Associates of Tacoma, Inc.

Tacoma, United States, 98405

Status
Completed
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Tampa General Hospital

Tampa, United States, 33606-3508

Status
Completed
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Henry Ford Health System

Detroit, United States, 48202

Status
Completed
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Medizinische Einrichtungen der Heinrich-Heine-Universität

Düsseldorf, Germany, 40225

Status
Completed
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University of New Mexico

Albuquerque, United States, 87131

Status
Completed
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Henriettenstiftung

Hannover, Germany, 30171

Status
Completed
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University of California, San Francisco

San Francisco, United States, 94117

Status
Completed
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Bereich Humanmed. d. Georg-August-Universität Göttingen

Göttingen, Germany, 37075

Status
Completed
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Winthrop-University Hospital

Mineola, United States, 11501-3987

Status
Completed
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Fort Wayne Neurological Center

Fort Wayne, United States, 46805

Status
Completed
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Mercy Ruan Neurology Clinic

Des Moines, United States, 50314

Status
Completed
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Medical College of GA

Augusta, United States, 30912

Status
Completed
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Duke University Medical Center

Durham, United States, 27710

Status
Completed
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Nevada Neurological Consultants, Ltd.

Henderson, United States, 89052

Status
Completed
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Carolinas Medical Center

Charlotte, United States, 28203

Status
Completed
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St Lukes Medical Center

Milwaukee, United States, 53215

Status
Completed
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University Neurologists, PSC

Louisville, United States, 40202

Status
Completed
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Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, United States, 19104

Status
Completed
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Indiana University

Indianapolis, United States, 46202

Status
Completed
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Baylor College

Houston, United States, 77030

Status
Completed
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Neurology Foundation, Inc.

Providence, United States, 02905

Status
Completed
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Neurology Center of Fairfax, Ltd.

Fairfax, United States, 22031

Status
Completed
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University of Miami

Miami, United States, 33125

Status
Completed
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Shepherd Center

Atlanta, United States, 30309-1465

Status
Completed
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Barrow Neurology Clinic

Phoenix, United States, 85013

Status
Completed
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Dr. Tamara Miller, MD

Fort Collins, United States, 80528

Status
Completed

Trial Design