Injection Management With Betaferon: Influence on Adherence, Patients Satisfaction and Health Related Outcomes (BETAPATH)

• Status: Completed
• Trial end date: 2014-08-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

Aim of the BETAPATH study is to evaluate whether the use of a personal digital assistant (PDA) can improve the adherence of Multiple Sclerosis patients to a therapy with Betaseron. The Personal digital assistant PDA functions as an electronic diary and as an injection reminder.

• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: No

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Bayer
• Treatments: Interferon beta-1b; Interferon-beta; Interferons

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• Outpatients with the diagnosis of Multiple Sclerosis and decision by the investigator to prescribe Betaferon.The decision for treatment type and duration is taken before offering the patient the possibility to participate in the study.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Patients, who do not meet the Clinically Isolated Syndrome (CIS) or Relapsing/Remitting Multiple Sclerosis (RRMS) criteria, should not be included.

• Exclusion criteria must be read in conjunction with the German product information.