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CompletedNCT01185717JEMSUpdated Jun 2, 2014

JC-virus (JCV) Epidemiology in Multiple Sclerosis (MS)

An observational study in Multiple Sclerosis, sponsored by Biogen. Completed. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2014-06-02.

Sponsored by Biogen · Observational

Study type
Observational
Time perspective
Cross-sectional
Enrollment
7,726
Sex
All
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Study summary

The objective of the study is to estimate the prevalence of anti-JCV antibodies in multiple sclerosis (MS) participants.

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This is a cross-sectional, multi-center, multi-national, epidemiological study to estimate the prevalence of anti-JCV antibody in MS participants. This study will provide an estimate of the prevalence of anti-JCV antibody in the MS population and will investigate inter-country differences.

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Conditions studied

  • Multiple Sclerosis
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In context

Multiple Sclerosis

3,460 studies on the registry are indexed under Multiple Sclerosis; 661 are open to participants now.

This study's enrollment of 7,726 is above the median of 100 across 1,016 observational studies indexed under Multiple Sclerosis.

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Lead sponsor

Biogen is the lead sponsor of 494 studies on the registry; 22 are open to participants now.

Of its 98 completed or terminated interventional studies of FDA-regulated products, 49 (50%) have results posted.

Counted across the registry records on this site, refreshed daily.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
Child (0–17), Adult (18–64), Older adult (65+)
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No
Sampling method
Non-probability sample

Study population

Multiple Sclerosis (MS) patients will be enrolled in Europe, Canada, and Australia.

Patient enrollment from each country will be commensurate with the distribution of MS patients among all participating countries.

Eligibility criteria

Key Inclusion Criteria:

  • All candidates for this study must have the ability to understand the purpose of the study and provide signed and dated informed consent.
  • All patients with a diagnosis of Multiple Sclerosis (MS) of any type, irrespective of their treatment, are eligible to participate once.

Key Exclusion Criteria:

  • None

NOTE: Other protocol defined Inclusion/Exclusion criteria may apply.

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Study design

Time perspective
Cross-sectional
Enrollment
7,726 participants (actual)
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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Prevalence of anti-JCV antibodies

    Prevalence of anti-JCV antibodies will be estimated as the number of participants with anti-JCV antibodies detected in serum divided by the total number of participants with a serum sample that was evaluated.

    Time frame: Single timepoint (Day 1)

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Study locations

No study locations are listed for this record.

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References and documents

Publications

  • da Silva AM, Santos ME; Portuguese JEMS Study Investigators. JCV epidemiology in MS (JEMS)--epidemiology of anti-JCV antibody prevalence in multiple sclerosis patients--Portuguese data. J Neurol Sci. 2014 Feb 15;337(1-2):119-22. doi: 10.1016/j.jns.2013.11.031. Epub 2013 Dec 1. PubMed 24369270 ↗
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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Jun 2, 2014, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT01185717
Lead sponsor
Biogen
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Aug 20, 2010
Start date
Sep 2010
Primary completion
May 2012
Completion
Jun 2012
Last update
Jun 2, 2014

Study contacts

Medical Director
study director · Biogen

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
No
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