New registry to track pregnancy and MS: what happens to mothers and babies?
NCT ID NCT03900221
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This registry follows 1,500 women with multiple sclerosis (MS) or related conditions through pregnancy and after childbirth. Researchers will track relapses, use of disease-modifying drugs, and outcomes for both mothers and children. The goal is to better understand how MS and its treatments affect pregnancy, breastfeeding, and long-term health.
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 registry could provide clearer guidance for women with MS who are pregnant or planning pregnancy, helping doctors make better recommendations about treatments and care.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational registry, not a treatment trial, so it won't directly test any new therapy. Results depend on real-world data, which can be incomplete or biased.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 1,500 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Aug 2019
- Expected to finish
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Aug 2036
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
Pregnant women with multiple sclerosis or related neurological syndromes
- Ages
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Children (under 18), adults (18 to 64) and older adults (65 and over)
- 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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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * All groups of patients eligible to participate to the Observatoire Français de la Sclérose en Plaque (OFSEP), including : * Definite Multiple sclerosis (MS) according to McDonald criteria * Whatever the clinical course (single attack MS, relapsing-remitting MS, secondary progressive MS, primary progressive MS) * Radiologically Isolated Syndromes (RIS) (will be validated by the RIS expert group) * Clinically Isolated Syndromes (CIS) * Neuromyelitis optica (NMO) and NMO spectrum disorders (will be validated by the "Neuro-optico-myélite aiguë de Devic et des syndromes neurologiques apparentés" (NOMADMUS) expert group) * No age limit (patients under the age of 18 might be included, provided informed consent is obtained from the parents) * Ongoing pregnancy: there will be no limit in the gestational age at inclusion. Women can be included at any time before delivery, but the gestational age at inclusion will be recorded and introduced in the analyses whenever pertinent. However, neurologists and patients will be encouraged to start the study as soon as pregnancy is diagnosed. * Able to give informed consent * Able to read and/or understand French Exclusion Criteria: * None
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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.
How to take part
Only the study team decides who joins. These are the ways to reach them.
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The places running it
48 sites in 2 countries. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
ClinicalTrials.gov lists the study team's own contact details, including names and phone numbers. We don't republish those.
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A doctor treating you
A doctor who knows your case can contact a study site on your behalf, and can tell you whether this study is worth pursuing at all.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Cabinet médical Dr C. CORNUT-CHAUVINC
RECRUITINGLyon, 69008, France
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Cabinet médical Dr L. GUILLOTON
RECRUITINGMornant, 69440, France
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Cabinet médical Dr Philippe NEUSCHWANDER
RECRUITINGLyon, 69006, France
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Centre Hospitalier Annecy Genevois
RECRUITINGAnnecy, 74000, France
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Centre Hospitalier Mémorial
RECRUITINGSaint-Lô, 50009, France
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Centre Hospitalier Saint Joseph Saint Luc
RECRUITINGLyon, 69007, France
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Centre Hospitalier d'Avignon
RECRUITINGAvignon, 84000, France
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Centre Hospitalier de Saint-Denis
RECRUITINGSaint-Denis, 93200, France
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Centre Hospitalier de Versailles Hôpital Andre Mignot
RECRUITINGLe Chesnay, 78157, France
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Centre hospitalier Joséphine Baker Gonesse
RECRUITINGGonesse, 95500, France
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Centre hospitalier Métropole Savoie
RECRUITINGChambéry, 73000, France
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Ch Epinal
RECRUITINGÉpinal, 88000, France
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Chi Poissy Saint Germain En Laye
RECRUITINGPoissy, 78303, France
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Chr La Miletrie
RECRUITINGPoitiers, 86021, France
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Chru de Lille
RECRUITINGLille, 59037, France
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Chru de Tours Hopital Bretonneau
RECRUITINGTours, 37044, France
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Chu D'Amiens
RECRUITINGAmiens, 80054, France
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Chu de Grenoble
RECRUITINGGrenoble, 38043, France
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Fondation Rotschild
RECRUITINGParis, 75019, France
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Hopital Caremeau
RECRUITINGNîmes, 30029, France
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Hopital Cote de Nacre
RECRUITINGCaen, 14033, France
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Hopital Du Bocage
RECRUITINGDijon, 21079, France
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Hopital Dupuytren
RECRUITINGLimoges, 87042, France
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Hopital G. Et R. Laennec
RECRUITINGSaint-Herblain, 44800, France
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Hopital Gabriel Montpied
RECRUITINGClermont-Ferrand, 63003, France
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Hopital Gui de Chauliac
RECRUITINGMontpellier, 34295, France
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Hopital Hautepierre
RECRUITINGStrasbourg, 67098, France
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Hopital Henri Mondor
RECRUITINGCréteil, 94010, France
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Hopital Jean Minjoz
RECRUITINGBesançon, 25030, France
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Hopital Nord
RECRUITINGSaint-Priest-en-Jarez, 42277, France
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Hopital P. Zobda-Quitman
RECRUITINGFort-de-France, 97200, Martinique
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Hopital Pasteur
RECRUITINGNice, 06001, France
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Hopital Pellegrin
RECRUITINGBordeaux, 33076, France
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Hopital Pitie Salpetriere
RECRUITINGParis, 75651, France
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Hopital Pontchaillou
RECRUITINGRennes, 35033, France
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Hopital Purpan
RECRUITINGToulouse, 31059, France
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Hopital Rene Dubos
RECRUITINGPontoise, 95300, France
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Hopital Timone Adultes
RECRUITINGMarseille, 13385, France
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Hôpital Central
RECRUITINGNancy, 54035, France
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Hôpital Charles-Nicolle
RECRUITINGRouen, 76000, France
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Hôpital Foch
RECRUITINGSuresnes, 92151, France
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Hôpital Neurologique Pierre Wertheimer
RECRUITINGBron, 69677, France
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Hôpital Paris Saint Joseph
RECRUITINGParis, 75014, France
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Hôpital Raymond Poincaré
RECRUITINGGarches, 92380, France
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Hôpital St Vincent De Paul
RECRUITINGLille, 59020, France
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Hôpital de Brive
RECRUITINGBrive-la-Gaillarde, 19100, France
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Hôpital national des Quinze-Vingt.
RECRUITINGParis, 75571, France
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Médipôle Lyon Villeurbanne
RECRUITINGVilleurbanne, 69100, France
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