Could a stronger dose of an MS drug keep disability at bay?
NCT ID NCT04544436
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jul 31, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study tests whether a higher dose of the drug ocrelizumab can better control relapsing multiple sclerosis (MS) and delay disability compared to the standard dose. About 864 adults with relapsing MS will receive either the higher or standard dose every 24 weeks. The main goal is to see if the higher dose slows worsening of walking, hand function, and overall disability.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 3
Large-scale testing in a bigger group. Usually the last step before a treatment can be approved.
- Participants
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864 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Nov 2020
- Expected to finish
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Aug 2028
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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A company
The lead sponsor is a pharmaceutical, biotech, or medical-device company.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 to 55 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Inclusion Criteria: * Diagnosis of RMS * At least two documented clinical relapses within the last 2 years prior to screening, or one clinical relapse in the year prior to screening. No relapse 30 days prior to screening and at baseline * Participants must be neurologically stable for at least 30 days prior to randomization and baseline * EDSS score, at screening and baseline, from 0 to 5.5 inclusive * Average T25FWT score over two trials at screening and over two trials at baseline respectively, up to 150 (inclusive) seconds * Average 9HPT score over four trials at screening and over four trials at baseline respectively, up to 250 (inclusive) seconds * Documented magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of brain with abnormalities consistent with MS at screening * Participants requiring symptomatic treatment for MS and/or physiotherapy must be treated at a stable dose. No initiation of symptomatic treatment for MS or physiotherapy within 4 weeks of randomization * Females of childbearing potential, agreement to remain abstinent or use adequate contraceptive methods * Female participants without reproductive potential may be enrolled e.g. if post-menopausal or if surgically sterile Exclusion Criteria: * History of primary progressive MS at screening * Any known or suspected active infection at screening or baseline (except nailbed infections), or any major episode of infection requiring hospitalization or treatment with IV antimicrobials within 8 weeks or treatment with oral antimicrobials within 2 weeks, prior to and during screening * History of confirmed or suspected progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy * History of cancer, including hematologic malignancy and solid tumors, within 10 years of screening * Immunocompromised state * Receipt of a live or live-attenuated vaccine within 6 weeks prior to randomization * Inability to complete an MRI or contraindication to gadolinium administration * Contraindications to mandatory pre-medications for infusion-related reaction (IRRs) * Known presence of other neurologic disorders that could interfere with the diagnosis of MS or assessments of efficacy and/or safety during the study * Any concomitant disease that may require chronic treatment with systemic corticosteroids or immunosuppressants during the course of the study * Significant, uncontrolled disease that may preclude participant from participating in the study * History of or currently active primary or secondary, non-drug-related, immunodeficiency * Pregnant or breastfeeding or intending to become pregnant * Lack of peripheral venous access * History of alcohol or other drug abuse within 12 months prior to screening * Treatment with any investigational agent within 24 weeks prior to screening or treatment with any experimental procedure for MS * Previous use of anti- cluster of differentiation 20 (CD20s) (including ocrelizumab), unless the last infusion was more than 2 years before screening, B-cell count is normal, and the stop of the treatment was not motivated by safety reasons or lack of efficacy * Previous treatment with fingolimod, siponimod, or ozanimod within 6 weeks of baseline * Previous treatment with natalizumab within 4.5 months of baseline * Previous treatment with interferons beta (1a or 1b), or glatiramer acetate within 2 weeks of baseline * Any previous treatment with mitoxantrone, cladribine, atacicept, alemtuzumab, and daclizumab - Previous treatment with any other immunomodulatory or immunosuppressive medication not already listed above without appropriate washout as described in the applicable local label. If the washout requirements are not described in the applicable local label, then the wash out period must be five times the half-life of the medication * Any previous treatment with bone marrow transplantation and hematopoietic stem cell transplantation * Any previous history of transplantation or anti-rejection therapy * Treatment with IV immunoglobulin (Ig) or plasmapheresis within 12 weeks prior to randomization * Systemic corticosteroid therapy within 4 weeks prior to screening * Positive screening tests for active, latent, or inadequately treated hepatitis B * Sensitivity or intolerance to any ingredient (including excipients) of ocrelizumab * Any additional exclusionary criterion as per ocrelizumab local label, if more stringent than the above
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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21st Century Neurology
Phoenix, Arizona, 85004, United States
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401 Military Hospital of Athens
Athens, 11525, Greece
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5th Cherkasy City Center of Primary Health Care
Cherkasy, 18029, Ukraine
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AOU Seconda Università degli Studi
Naples, Campania, 80131, Italy
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AOU Seconda Università degli Studi
Naples, Campania, 80138, Italy
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Abington Neurological Associates
Willow Grove, Pennsylvania, 19090, United States
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Advanced Neurology of Colorado, LLC
Fort Collins, Colorado, 80528, United States
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Alabama Neurology Associates
Homewood, Alabama, 35209, United States
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American Health Network Institute, LLC
Avon, Indiana, 46123, United States
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Austin Hospital
Heidelberg, Victoria, 3084, Australia
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Bhupesh Dihenia M.D. P.A.
Lubbock, Texas, 79410, United States
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Bukovinsky SMU RMI Chernivtsi RCH
Chernivtsi, 58002, Ukraine
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CEMIC
Buenos Aires, C1431FWO, Argentina
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CH St Vincent de Paul
Lille, 59000, France
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CHU Hopital Gabriel Montpied
Clermont-Ferrand, 63003, France
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COPERNICUS Podmiot Leczniczy Sp. z o. o. Szpital im. M. Kopernika
Gdansk, 80-803, Poland
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CPQuali Pesquisa Clinica Ltda
São Paulo, São Paulo, 01228-000, Brazil
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Centre de Recherche Saint-Louis
Lévis, Quebec, G6W 0M5, Canada
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Centro Hospitalar de Lisboa Ocidental - Hospital Egas Moniz
Lisbon, 1349-019, Portugal
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Centro de Especialidades Neurológicas y Rehabilitación - CENyR
Buenos Aires, C1424, Argentina
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Centro de Investigaciones Médicas Tucuman
San Miguel de Tucumán, T4000AXL, Argentina
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Centrum Medyczne NeuroProtect
Warsaw, 01-684, Poland
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Centrum Neurologii Krzysztof Selmaj
Lodz, 90-324, Poland
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Charite - Universitätsmedizin Berlin
Berlin, 12203, Germany
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City Clinical Hospital #24
Moskva, Moscow Oblast, 127015, Russia
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City Hospital #40 of Kurortniy Administrative District
Saint Petersburg, Sankt-Peterburg, 197706, Russia
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Cleveland Clinic Lou Ruvo
Las Vegas, Nevada, 89106, United States
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Clinica Internacional
Lima, 15001, Peru
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Clinica Neurologica
Joinville, Santa Catarina, 89201-165, Brazil
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Clinica Sanchez Ferrer
Trujillo, Lima 13009, Peru
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Complejo Hospitalario Universitario A Coruña (CHUAC)
A Coruña, LA Coruna, 15006, Spain
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Dent Neurological Institute
Amherst, New York, 14226, United States
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Derriford Hospital
Plymouth, PL6 8DH, United Kingdom
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Deutsche Klinik für Diagnostik
Wiesbaden, 65191, Germany
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Dragonfly Research, LLC
Wellesley, Massachusetts, 02481, United States
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EMC Instytut Medyczny SA
Późna, 60-309, Poland
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Evergreen MS Center
Kirkland, Washington, 98034, United States
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FSBHI Siberian Clinical Center of the Federal Medical and Biological Agency
Krasnoyarsk, Krasnoyarsk Krai, 660037, Russia
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Federal center of brain research and neurotechnologies
Moskva, Moscow Oblast, 117997, Russia
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Fond. Istituto Neurologico C.Besta
Milan, Lombardy, 20133, Italy
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Groupe Hospitalier Pellegrin
Bordeaux, 33076, France
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Henry Ford Health System
Detroit, Michigan, 48202, United States
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Hope Neurology
Knoxville, Tennessee, 37922, United States
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Hospital Alvaro Cunqueiro
Vigo, Pontevedra, Spain
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Hospital Erasme
Brussels, 1070, Belgium
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Hospital IV Alberto Sabogal Sologuren
Bellavista, Callao 2, Peru
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Hospital Maria Auxiliadora
Lima, Lima 29, Peru
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Hospital Nacional Dos de Mayo
Lima, Peru
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Hospital Puerta del Mar
Cadiz, 11009, Spain
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Hospital Quiron de Madrid
Pozuelo de Alarcón, Madrid, 28223, Spain
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Hospital Regional Universitario de Malaga ? Hospital General
Málaga, 29010, Spain
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Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron
Barcelona, 08035, Spain
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Hospital de Braga
Braga, 4710-243, Portugal
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Hospital de Santa Maria
Lisbon, 1649-035, Portugal
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Hôpital Charles Nicolle
Rouen, 76031, France
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IMV Pesquisa Neurológica
Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, 90620-130, Brazil
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IRCCS Istituto Neurologico Neuromed
Pozzilli, Molise, 86077, Italy
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Indywidualna Praktyka Lekarska Prof. Dr Hab. N. Med. Konrad Rejdak.
Lublin, 20-410, Poland
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Inselspital Bern Medizin Neurologie
Bern, 3010, Switzerland
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Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Neurológicas - Hospital Mogrovejo
Lima, Lima 01, Peru
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Instituto de Neurologia de Curitiba
Curitiba, Paraná, 81210-310, Brazil
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Instytut Psychiatrii i Neurologii II Klinika Neurologiczna
Warsaw, 02-957, Poland
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KSMU Interregional Clinical Diagnostic Centre
Kazan', Tatarstan Republic, 420101, Russia
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Klinika Neurologii I Wydzialu Lekarskiego WUM w Warszawie
Warsaw, 02-097, Poland
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Kocaeli University Hospital
Kocaeli, 41380, Turkey (Türkiye)
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LCC "Medical center "Unimed"
Zaporizhzhya, 69035, Ukraine
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Lone Star Neurology of San Antonio
San Antonio, Texas, 78258, United States
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Lvivska oblasna tsentralna likarnia
Lviv, 79010, Ukraine
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MA-LEK Clinical Sp. Z o.o.
Katowice, 40-571, Poland
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Maine Medical Center
Scarborough, Maine, 04074, United States
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Medical Center Dopomoga Plus
Kyiv, 03143, Ukraine
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Medical Center of Private Execution First Private Clinic
Kyiv, 03037, Ukraine
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Mun.Med.Proph.Inst.?Chernihiv Reg.Hosp.?
Chernihiv, 14029, Ukraine
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Municipal Non-profit Enterprise Zaporizhzhya Regional Hospital Zaporizhzhya Regional Council
Zaporizhzhya, 69600, Ukraine
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Municipal Nonprofit Enterprise of Kharkiv Regional Council Regional Clinical Hospital
Kharkiv, 61058, Ukraine
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N.P. Bechtereva Institute of the Human Brain
Saint Petersburg, Sankt-Peterburg, 197376, Russia
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NCL Institute Neuroscience
Rome, Lazio, 00178, Italy
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National Center of Social Significant Disease
Saint Petersburg, Sankt-Peterburg, 197110, Russia
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Nebbiolo Center for Clinical Trials
Tomsk, 634009, Russia
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Neiro Clinica LLC
Moscow, Moscow Oblast, 117186, Russia
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Neurocentrum Bydgoszcz sp. z o.o
Bydgoszcz, 85-796, Poland
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Neurology Associates, PA
Maitland, Florida, 32751, United States
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Nmedis sp. z o.o.
Rzeszów, 35-323, Poland
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North Central Neurology Associates
Cullman, Alabama, 35058, United States
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Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, 73104, United States
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Ospedale Regionale di Lugano - Civico
Lugano, 6903, Switzerland
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Osrodek Badan Klinicznych Euromedis
Szczecin, 70-215, Poland
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Policlinico Tor Vergata Dip. Neuroscienze-Clinica Neurologica-UOSD Sclerosi Multipla
Rome, Lazio, 00133, Italy
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Policlinico Umberto I
Rome, Lazio, 00185, Italy
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Profound Research, LLC
Carlsbad, California, 92011, United States
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Recherche Sepmus Inc.
Greenfield Park, Quebec, J4V 2J2, Canada
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Regional Clinical Hospital
Ivano-Frankivsk, 76008, Ukraine
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Research Center of Neurology of RAMS
Moscow, Moscow Oblast, 125367, Russia
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Revalidatie en MS Centrum
Overpelt, 3900, Belgium
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Rigshospitalet Glostrup
Glostrup Municipality, 2600, Denmark
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S-Medicon Egeszsegugyi Szolgaltato Kft.
Budapest, 1138, Hungary
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SHI Sverdlovsk Regional Clinical Hospital #1
Yekaterinburg, Sverdlovsk Oblast, 620102, Russia
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SI USSRI of Medical and Social Problems of Disabilities of MOHU
Dnipro, 49027, Ukraine
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SPZOZ Uniwersytecki Szp. Klin. nr1 im.N.Barlickiego UM
Lodz, 90-153, Poland
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Saratov State Medical University of RosZdrav
Saratov, 410012, Russia
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Somogy Vármegyei Kaposi Mór Oktató Kórház
Kaposvár, 7400, Hungary
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St. Josef-Hospital, Klinik für Neurologie
Bochum, 44791, Germany
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St.In.Inst. of Neurol.Psych.and Narcol.of the AMSU
Kharkiv, 61068, Ukraine
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Stanford University Medical Center
Stanford, California, 94305, United States
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The NeuroMedical Clinic of Central Louisiana
Alexandria, Louisiana, 71301, United States
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Tri-State Mountain Neurology
Johnson City, Tennessee, 37604, United States
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UC Health Neurology
Dayton, Ohio, 45417, United States
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UNO Medical Trials Kft.
Budapest, 1152, Hungary
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Ulyanovsk Regional Clinical Hospital
Ulyanovsk, Ulyanovsk Oblast, 432063, Russia
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Universita? G. D'Annunzio
Chieti, Abruzzo, 66100, Italy
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University of Kansas Medical Center
Kansas City, Kansas, 66160, United States
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University of South Florida
Tampa, Florida, 33612, United States
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Universität Leipzig
Leipzig, 04103, Germany
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Universitätsklinikum "Carl Gustav Carus", Zentrum für Klinische Neurowissenschaften
Dresden, 01307, Germany
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Universitätsklinikum Schleswig-Holstein
Kiel, 24105, Germany
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Universitätsklinikum Ulm
Ulm, 89081, Germany
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Universitätsspital Basel Medizin Neurologie
Basel, 4031, Switzerland
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Vertebronevrologiya LLC
Kazan', Tatarstan Republic, 420047, Russia
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Washington University School of Medicine
St Louis, Missouri, 63110, United States
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Wojskowy Instytut Medyczny - Pa?Stwowy Instytut Badawczy
Warsaw, 04-141, Poland
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