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TerminatedNCT01313364Updated Aug 12, 2011

A Safety Study in Healthy Volunteers of the Single-Use Autoinjector Containing Placebo of BG9418 Interferon Beta-1a With a 25-Gauge × 1-Inch Needle

A Phase 1 interventional study of 25G x 1" Needle Autoinjector in Healthy, sponsored by Biogen. Terminated at 1 site in Canada. Open to participants aged 18 Years to 65 Years, including healthy volunteers. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2011-08-12.

Sponsored by Biogen · Phase 1, Interventional, and Treatment

Why this study was terminated
The objective of the study has been achieved with fewer subjects than planned.
Phase
Phase 1
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
80
Allocation
Not applicable
Ages
18 Years to 65 Years
Sex
All
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Study summary

This is a single-arm, single-center study in healthy volunteers. This study is designed to evaluate the safety of IM injections using single-use autoinjectors with a 25G × 1" needle. The purpose of this study is not to evaluate study treatment; therefore, all injections will be performed with Avonex placebo only; no active IFNβ-1a will be administered.

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This is a single-arm, single-center study in healthy volunteers. The study is designed to evaluate the safe use of the single-use autoinjector with a 25G × 1" needle in subjects of varying body mass indices (BMIs). Because this is a safety study of the injector, the injections contain Avonex excipients only; no active IFNβ-1a will be administered.

During the study, each subject will self-administer 4 IM injections using single-use autoinjectors.

Subjects will self-administer the first 2 injections (1 in each thigh) and then repeat the process approximately 60 to 90 minutes later. A Trainer/Observer will prepare the autoinjector for each injection, monitor each injection, and assess the subject for AEs during the injection process and up to the time of discharge from the unit. The Trainer/Observer will also visually inspect the needle pre- and post-injection and record their findings. The Investigator or designee (physician or nurse) will assess injection sites for erythema, induration, tenderness, or warmth.

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Conditions studied

  • Healthy
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In context

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
18 Years to 65 Years
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
Yes

Inclusion criteria

  • Healthy males or females, aged 18 to 65 years, inclusive, at time of informed consent
  • Able to understand and comply with the protocol
  • Must be English or French speaking
  • At the investigator's opinion, must be willing and able to perform self-injections into the right and left thighs with the single-use autoinjector

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Abnormal screening blood tests determined to be clinically significant by the Investigator
  • Treatment with any systemic anticoagulant within the previous 30 days
  • Treatment with aspirin within the previous 7 days or nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) within the previous 3 days
  • History of severe allergic or anaphylactic reactions
  • History of any clinically significant cardiac, endocrinologic, hematologic, hepatic, immunologic, metabolic, urologic, pulmonary, neurologic, dermatologic, pyschiatric, renal, and/or other major disease including bleeding disorders
  • Current enrollment in any other investigational study
  • Female subjects who are currently pregnant
  • History of alcohol or substance abuse or a positive drug screening test on day 1

Other protocol-defined inclusion/exclusion criteria may apply.

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Study design

Phase
Phase 1
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Not applicable
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrollment
80 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    All subjects to self-administer 4 IM injections

    Subjects will be recruited and stratified into BMI groups: \<18.5 kg/m2, 18.5 to 24.9 kg/m2, 25 to 29.99 kg/m2, and \>30 kg/m2 all with 20 subjects. To maintain a balance between sexes that is representative of the MS population, approximately 50 to 70% of subjects within each BMI group should be female.

    Device: 25G x 1" Needle Autoinjector

Interventions

  • Device25G x 1" Needle Autoinjector

    All subjects will self-administer 4 IM injections using single-use autoinjectors.

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Incidence of treatment-emergent AEs reported when using the single-use autoinjector with a 25G x 1" needle

    Time frame: 24 hours

Secondary outcomes

  1. Incidence (post-injection) of clinician-assessed injection site erythema, induration, tenderness, or warmth

    Time frame: 24 hours

  2. Incidence of abnormal post-injection needle observations

    Time frame: 24 hours

  3. Incidence of AEs associated with abnormal post-injection needle observations

    Time frame: 24 hours

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Study locations

1 site
  • Research Site
    Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Aug 12, 2011, 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
NCT01313364
Lead sponsor
Biogen
First posted
Mar 11, 2011
Start date
Mar 2011
Primary completion
Apr 2011
Completion
Apr 2011
Last update
Aug 12, 2011

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
No
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