Cycle-Smart workouts may ease MS fatigue
NCT ID NCT06925022
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jul 30, 2026 · Updated 3 times
Summary
This study looks at whether strength training done during a specific phase of the menstrual cycle can reduce fatigue and improve quality of life in women with relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis. Twenty women with MS and a matched group without MS will take part. Researchers will measure fatigue, energy, pain, and satisfaction with physical activity to see if personalized exercise timing makes a difference.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- strength training sessions timed to the early follicular phase of the menstrual cycle
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could point toward personalized exercise programs that help women with MS manage fatigue and feel better day-to-day.
- What could go wrong
- This is a very small, early-stage study with only 20 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. The intervention is just exercise, not a new drug, so any benefit is likely modest.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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20 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Dec 2024
- Finished
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Jun 2026
- 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.
- Ages
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18 to 50 years
- Sex
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Female participants only
- 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.
Inclusion criteria include: * Women of reproductive age (18-50 years) with MS will be included, with the upper age limit adjusted to reflect the reproductive phase;. * No iron-deficiency anemia. * Stable disease phase. * Independent walking ability for over 10 meters. Women will be recruited first and later matched with men based on age, EDSS, and lifestyle habits (physical activity, smoking, and alcohol consumption). Exclusion criteria will include participants with MS who: * Score \<1 or \>6 on the EDSS. * Report a relapse within 12 months before the study begins. * Have taken corticosteroid treatment within the last 2 months. * Have participated in a structured training program in the previous 6 months. Once all women with MS are recruited, male participants will be recruited following a 1:1 matching methodology based on age, geographic region, and lifestyle habits.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Hospital Universitario Virgen de la Arrixaca
Murcia, Murcia, 30120, Spain
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