MS crystal ball: new biomarkers aim to predict disability before it strikes
NCT ID NCT05622643
First seen Jul 14, 2026 · Last updated Jul 15, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study follows 300 people with multiple sclerosis to see whether advanced MRI scans, eye tests, and blood markers can better predict when disability will worsen. Current tools are not accurate enough to guide early treatment for each individual. The researchers will compare these new biomarkers with standard measures to find which ones best forecast physical or cognitive decline over two years.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could help doctors predict which MS patients are at risk of worsening disability, enabling earlier and more personalized treatment decisions.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study, not a treatment trial. The biomarkers may not prove accurate enough to change clinical practice, and results may take years to validate.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 300 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jan 2023
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
Who is studied
In order to ensure the inclusion of patients with different MS phenotypes representative of the general MS patients population in the VHD cohort, the investigators will aim to respect the inclusion percentages of at least 10% of patients with primary progressive MS and at least 15% of patients with secondary progressive MS.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
For MS patients: * Inclusion Criteria: * The patient must be already included in the OFSEP High Definition cohort (NCT03603457). * The patient must have given his informed and signed consent for the inclusion in the VHD cohort. * The patient must be insured or beneficiary of a health insurance plan. * Exclusion Criteria: * The patient is under judicial protection. * The patient refuses to sign the consent. * It is impossible to correctly inform the patient (Inability to understand the study, language problem). * The patient has experienced a relapse in the previous 3 months. * The patient is pregnant or breast-feeding (MRI contraindicated). * Patient with MRI contra-indications (patient with a pacemaker, ferromagnetic vascular clip, infusion pump, neurostimulator, cochlear implants or in whom there is a suspicion of a metallic foreign body). * The patient has a severe psychiatric illness * The patient has severe chronic alcoholism For healthy subjects: * Inclusion Criteria: * The healthy subject must be older than 18 years * The healthy subject must have given his informed and signed consent for the inclusion in the VHD cohort. * The healthy subject must be insured or beneficiary of a health insurance plan. * Exclusion Criteria: * The healthy subject is under judicial protection. * It is impossible to correctly inform the healthy subject (Inability to understand the study, language problem). * The healthy subject is pregnant or breast-feeding (MRI contraindicated). * The healthy subject has MRI contra-indications (a pacemaker, ferromagnetic vascular clip, infusion pump, neurostimulator, cochlear implants or in whom there is a suspicion of a metallic foreign body). * The healthy subject has a history of disease that may affect the central nervous system. * The healthy subject has a family history of MS.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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CHU de Lyon
Lyon, France
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CHU de Nancy
Nancy, France
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CHU de Nîmes
Nîmes, France
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CHU de Rennes
Rennes, France
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CHU de Strasbourg
Strasbourg, France
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