REBISTART: Adherence of Patients with Multiple Sclerosis to Treatment with Subcutaneous Interferon Beta in the Context of a Patient Support Program.

Adherence Interferon beta-1a sc Multiple sclerosis Patient support program Subcutaneous injection

Journal

Neurology and therapy
ISSN: 2193-8253
Titre abrégé: Neurol Ther
Pays: New Zealand
ID NLM: 101637818

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
26 Mar 2024
Historique:
received: 12 09 2023
accepted: 16 02 2024
medline: 26 3 2024
pubmed: 26 3 2024
entrez: 26 3 2024
Statut: aheadofprint

Résumé

Treatment adherence is a critical success factor in the disease-modifying therapy (DMT) of multiple sclerosis (MS). The REBISTART study prospectively evaluated adherence in patients using components of a patient support program (PSP). The 12-month non-interventional multicenter study examined the real-world adherence to subcutaneously (sc) injected interferon beta-1a (Rebif Of 333 patients, 70.9% used the nursing service as the core component of the PSP. Self-assessed VAS-based adherence was stable over time at 94.0-96.3%. Similarly, MMAS score (maximum 4) was 3.8-3.9 at all visits, also reflecting high self-assessed adherence. In 269 patients using the RebiSmart We suggest that subgroups that may specifically benefit from PSP include patients who live alone, use multiple comedications, and are affected by cognitive impairment, depression, and/or fatigue. Further studies should investigate the potential usefulness of PSPs in these populations. Very high adherence rates independent of the PSP nursing service over 1 year of treatment indicate that IFN beta-1a sc is an easy-to-use and well-tolerated disease-modifying drug. Vfa.de: No. 892. https://www.vfa.de/de/arzneimittel-forschung/datenbanken-zu-arzneimitteln/nisdb/nis-details/_892 .

Identifiants

pubmed: 38530606
doi: 10.1007/s40120-024-00593-x
pii: 10.1007/s40120-024-00593-x
doi:

Types de publication

Journal Article

Langues

eng

Informations de copyright

© 2024. The Author(s).

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Auteurs

Matthias Schwab (M)

Department of Neurology, Jena University Hospital, 07740, Jena, Germany. Matthias.Schwab@med.uni-jena.de.

Andrew Chan (A)

Department of Neurology, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland.

Anna-Katharina Eser (AK)

Neurologisches Zentrum, Bezirksklinikum Mainkofen, 94469, Mainkofen, Germany.

Boris Kallmann (B)

Kallmann Neurologie, Luitpoldstraße 36, 96052, Bamberg, Germany.

Dieter Pöhlau (D)

DRK Kamillus Klinik, Hospitalstraße 6, 53567, Asbach, Germany.

Joachim Richter (J)

Merck Healthcare Germany GmbH, Waldstraße 3, 64331, Weiterstadt, Germany.

Torsten B Wagner (TB)

Merck Healthcare Germany GmbH, Waldstraße 3, 64331, Weiterstadt, Germany. torsten.b.wagner@merckgroup.com.

Christoph Grothe (C)

GFO-Kliniken Troisdorf, 53844, Troisdorf, Germany.

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