A Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of Ocrelizumab in Adults With Primary Progressive Multiple Sclerosis

NCT04035005 · Status: ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING · Phase: PHASE3 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 1013

Last updated 2026-02-23

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Summary

This study will evaluate the efficacy and safety of ocrelizumab (Ocrevus®) compared with placebo in participants with primary progressive multiple sclerosis (PPMS), including participants later in their disease course. This study will consist of the following phases: screening, double-blind treatment, an optional post-double-progression ocrelizumab (PDP OCR) treatment, follow-up 1 (FU1), an optional open-label extension (OLE), and follow-up 2 (FU2).

Conditions

  • Multiple Sclerosis, Primary Progressive

Interventions

DRUG

Ocrelizumab

The first dose of ocrelizumab will be administered as two 300 milligrams (mg), IV infusions given 14 days apart. For the subsequent doses, ocrelizumab will be administered as a single 600 mg infusion every 24 weeks. A minimum interval of 20 or 22 weeks, depending on if the previous dose was administered in one or two infusion, should be maintained between each infusion.

DRUG

Placebo

The first dose of placebo will be administered as two IV infusions given 14 days apart. For the subsequent doses, placebo will be administered as a single infusion every 24 weeks, with a minimum interval of 20 or 22 weeks, depending on if the previous dose was administered in one or two infusions, maintained between each infusion.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Principal Investigators

  • Clinical Trials · Hoffmann-La Roche

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
65 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2019-08-12
Primary Completion
2025-01-15
Completion
2028-01-19
FDA Drug
Yes

Countries

  • United States
  • Australia
  • Belgium
  • Bulgaria
  • Canada
  • Colombia
  • Croatia
  • France
  • Georgia
  • Italy
  • Lebanon
  • Mexico
  • Morocco
  • New Zealand
  • Poland
  • Portugal
  • Romania
  • Russia
  • Serbia
  • Spain
  • Tunisia
  • Ukraine
  • United Kingdom

Study Locations

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