Study reveals hidden breathing issues in severe MS patients
NCT ID NCT03339817
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study looked at breathing problems in 70 people with severe multiple sclerosis (MS). Participants had sleep and lung tests to check for breathing muscle weakness. The goal was to better understand how MS affects breathing, not to test a new treatment.
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 study could help doctors better understand and detect breathing problems in people with severe multiple sclerosis.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study with only 70 participants, so findings may not apply to everyone. It does not test any treatment.
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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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70 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jan 2018
- Finished
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Nov 2020
- Lead sponsor
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A government agency
The lead sponsor is a government body.
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 years and older
- 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: * Diagnosis criteria of multiple sclerosis (MS) fulfilling revised McDonald criteria (2010) * EDSS score from 6.5 * no relapse during the 3 last months * Informed consent prior to any study procedure Exclusion Criteria: * Any severe Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (III or IV) * Pregnancy or woman with childbearing potential * contraindication to MRI
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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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Département de Neurologie-Groupe Hospitalier Pitié-Salpêtrière
Paris, Paris, 75013, France
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