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  • Title: Prolonged-release fampridine and walking and balance in MS: randomised controlled MOBILE trial.
    Author: Hupperts R, Lycke J, Short C, Gasperini C, McNeill M, Medori R, Tofil-Kaluza A, Hovenden M, Mehta LR, Elkins J.
    Journal: Mult Scler; 2016 Feb; 22(2):212-21. PubMed ID: 25921050.
    Abstract:
    BACKGROUND: Mobility impairment is a common disability in MS and negatively impacts patients' lives. OBJECTIVE: Evaluate the effect of prolonged-release (PR) fampridine (extended-release dalfampridine in the United States) on self-assessed walking disability, dynamic/static balance and safety in patients with MS. METHODS: MOBILE was a randomised, double-blind, exploratory, placebo-controlled trial. Patients with progressive/relapsing-remitting MS and Expanded Disability Status Scale score of 4.0-7.0 were treated with PR-fampridine or placebo twice daily for 24 weeks. Efficacy endpoints included change from baseline in the 12-item MS Walking Scale (MSWS-12), Timed Up and Go (TUG) test and Berg Balance Scale (BBS). RESULTS: 132 patients were randomised at 24 sites in six countries. PR-fampridine therapy resulted in greater median improvements from baseline in MSWS-12 score, TUG speed and BBS total score versus placebo over 24 weeks. A higher proportion of patients receiving PR-fampridine versus placebo experienced significant improvements at MSWS-12 improvement thresholds ⩾7 (p = 0.0275), ⩾8 (p = 0.0153) and ⩾9 points (p = 0.0088) and TUG speed thresholds ⩾10% (p = 0.0021) and ⩾15% (p = 0.0262). PR-fampridine was well tolerated. CONCLUSIONS: PR-fampridine therapy resulted in early and sustained improvements in broad measures of walking and balance over six months.
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