Den här översättningen är inte klar ännu. Den här sidan är just nu på engelska.

Gå till den engelska sidan

Blood tests may help unravel mysterious MS variants

NCT ID NCT04201470

What the study statuses mean

This study's is highlighted.

Recruitment status, easiest to join first

Recruiting now
This trial is taking on new participants right now.
Not yet recruiting
Registered, but not yet taking participants.
By invitation only
Not open to general applications. Only people the study team invites can take part.
Paused
Paused for now. It may or may not start again.
Ongoing
Running, but no longer taking on new participants.
Completed This study
The trial has finished. Results may not be published yet.
Stopped early
Stopped early, before it reached the end. That can be for many reasons, including safety.
Cancelled
Cancelled before anyone took part.

Expanded access (not trials)

Expanded access
Not a trial. This treatment can be requested outside a study, case by case, for people who qualify.
Expanded access (paused)
Not a trial. The treatment can normally be requested outside a study, but is unavailable right now.
Expanded access (ended)
Not a trial. The treatment could once be requested outside a study, but no longer can.
Approved
The treatment has been approved, so it is available normally rather than through this programme.

When the status isn't known

Details not published
The full record has not been published yet, so there is little to show here.
Status unknown
This status has not been confirmed recently, so it may be out of date.

First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026

Summary

This completed study measured two proteins in the blood—neurofilament light chain and GFAP—that can signal nerve damage. Researchers compared 15 people with atypical MS, 30 with typical MS, and 15 healthy controls to see if these markers differ. The goal was to better understand whether atypical MS is a separate disease or a severe form of MS. No treatment was tested.

This is an AI summary of the original study and may miss details. Read our disclaimer.

Study facts

What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.

Phase

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

58 people

The number who actually took part.

Started

Dec 2019

Finished

May 2022

Lead sponsor

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

18 years and older

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Accepted

You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.

Show the full entry requirements

Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.

Inclusion Criteria: * The subject must have given his informed consent and signed the consent form (if patient is protected by the law due to the study pathology, the consent will be signed his tutor or guardian ; if patient is unable to read or sign the consent form due to the study pathology, the consent will be signed by his family/trusted person) * The subject is at least 18 years old (≥). * Affiliate or beneficiary of a social security scheme Inclusion criteria specific to Patients: * Patients with atypical form of MS * OR patients with RRMS (Relapsing-Remitting Multiple Sclerosis) * OR patients with PPMS (Primary Progressive Multiple Sclerosis) (Patients will be matched on EDSS score (+/-1) and age (+/-5) ; Controls will be matched with patients on age) Exclusion Criteria: * Pregnant or lactating women. * Vulnerable people. * Simultaneous participation in any other research protocol. * Contraindication to the realization of an MRI (ferromagnetic ocular or cerebral foreign bodies close to nerve structures, pace-maker, cochlear implants) * Claustrophobic subject * Subject presenting a neurodegenerative disease (Parkinson, Alzheimer ...) * Subject presenting psychiatric disorders like psychosis, excluding anxio-depressive episode * Subject presenting a systemic pathology with neurological manifestation * Subject presenting anterior or evolutionary neurological pathology other than the 3 entities defined in the inclusion criteria * Subject presenting or having had a history of severe group 2 or 3 head trauma according to the Masters classification * Patient receiving high dose corticosteroid therapy in the 3 months prior to inclusion in the study Exclusion criteria specific to Patients: * Patient who is taking, or who has taken in the last year, one of the following treatments: Fingolimod, or any Monoclonal Antibody (Natalizumab, Rituximab, Ocrelizumab, Alemtuzumab ...) * Patient having had an outbreak of the disease in the 3 months prior to inclusion in the study Exclusion criteria specific to Controls: * Subjects who are protected or unable to give their consent * Subject with anterior or progressive neurological pathology * Patient being treated or having taken any Monoclonal Antibody * In the period of exclusion relating to another protocol or for which the annual amount of the maximum indemnities of 4500 € has been reached

Get updates

Get notified about this study

Sign up to get updates when this study changes or when new studies for Controls are added.

Vår säkerhetsrekommendation!

Genom att skicka in godkänner du våra Användarvillkor

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

  • CHU Montpellier

    Montpellier, 34000, France

More trials for these conditions

Other studies related to the condition(s) this trial covers.