Trial reportJournal of neurology2014
Fatigue and health-related quality of life in relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis after 2 years glatiramer acetate treatment are predicted by changes at 6 months: an observational multi-center study.
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12 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 24 citations in OpenAlex.
- Glatiramer Acetate Immunomodulation: Evidence of Neuroprotection and Cognitive Preservation.Cells · 2022Pooled it
- A Review of the Impact of Platform Therapies (DMTs) on Associated Clinical Symptoms of Multiple Sclerosis.Journal of multidisciplinary healthcare · 2025Review
- Trajectories of self-reported fatigue following initiation of multiple sclerosis disease-modifying therapy.Journal of neurology, neurosurgery, and psychiatry · 2024Observational
- Impact of Disease Modifying Therapy on MS-Related Fatigue: A Narrative Review.Brain sciences · 2023Review
- Enduring Clinical Value of Copaxone® (Glatiramer Acetate) in Multiple Sclerosis after 20 Years of Use.Multiple sclerosis international · 2019Review
- Health-Related Quality of Life in Patients with Multiple Sclerosis: Impact of Disease-Modifying Drugs.CNS drugs · 2017Review
- Glatiramer acetate treatment persistence - but not adherence - in multiple sclerosis patients is predicted by health-related quality of life and self-efficacy: a prospective web-based patient-centred study (CAIR study).Health and quality of life outcomes · 2017Article
- [Therapy of fatigue in multiple sclerosis : A treatment algorithm].Der Nervenarzt · 2016Review
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- The Berlin Treatment Algorithm: recommendations for tailored innovative therapeutic strategies for multiple sclerosis-related fatigue.The EPMA journal · 2016Review
- A Preliminary Comparative Assessment of the Role of CD8+ T Cells in Chronic Fatigue Syndrome/Myalgic Encephalomyelitis and Multiple Sclerosis.Journal of immunology research · 2016Article
- Does Self-Efficacy Affect Cognitive Performance in Persons with Clinically Isolated Syndrome and Early Relapsing Remitting Multiple Sclerosis?Multiple sclerosis international · 2015Article
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12 authors at 10 institutions in 3 countries.
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Abstract
Observational studies of up to 12 months duration showed that glatiramer acetate (GA) treatment of relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis may result in decreased fatigue and improves health-related quality of life (HRQoL), with no changes in disability or mood. We investigated whether in the second year of treatment these improvements are sustained, disability or mood yet improved, and 2-year changes may be predicted by changes in the first 6 or 12 months. The multi-center FOCUS-Extension study was a prospective extension of the 12-month, international, observational FOCUS study and included 67 patients (38 treatment-naïve, 29 pre-treated) of the Dutch FOCUS cohort. Fatigue, HRQoL, depression and disability were measured by the Fatigue Impact Scale (FIS), Leeds Multiple Sclerosis Quality of Life (LMSQoL) questionnaire, Beck Depression Inventory-Short Form and the Guy's Neurological Disability Scale. A 2-year period of GA treatment was associated with -0.52 and +0.66 standard deviation changes in mean FIS and LMSQoL scores compared to baseline, whereas disability and mood remained unchanged. For FIS and LMSQoL, the Pearson correlation coefficients between 6-month changes and 2-year scores were 0.47 and 0.50, and between 12-month changes and 2-year scores 0.65 and 0.62. After 2 years GA treatment, the improvements in fatigue and HRQoL observed at 1 year are sustained, whereas disability and mood remain unchanged compared to baseline. Moreover, the levels of fatigue and HRQoL at 2 years GA treatment are predicted by the improvements at 6 months.
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