MS crystal ball: new biomarkers aim to predict disability before it strikes

NCT ID NCT05622643

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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

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Participants

About 300 people

The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.

Started

Jan 2023

Expected to finish

Dec 2027

An estimate. End dates often move.

Lead sponsor

Other sponsor

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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

18 years and older

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

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

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • CHU de Lyon

    Lyon, France

  • CHU de Nancy

    Nancy, France

  • CHU de Nîmes

    Nîmes, France

  • CHU de Rennes

    Rennes, France

  • CHU de Strasbourg

    Strasbourg, France

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