Smartphone app and biobank join forces to decode MS progression
NCT ID NCT06526364
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study is collecting health data, smartphone app measurements, and biological samples from 100 people with multiple sclerosis. Researchers aim to find new biomarkers and digital tools to better understand how MS progresses and when it changes form. The goal is to improve monitoring and help doctors personalize treatment in the future.
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 lead to better ways to track MS progression and identify when the disease is changing, helping doctors make more informed treatment decisions.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study, not a treatment trial, so it won't directly improve health. The findings may take years to apply in practice and might not lead to immediate changes in care.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 100 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Dec 2024
- Expected to finish
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Jun 2029
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
Patients with MS are be recruited from the ongoing clinical cohort (SMSC), where participants have annual (optional 6-monthly) visits with a well-defined assessment schedule.
- 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: * Age ≥18 * Participants are willing and able to comply with the protocol, including undergoing data and samples collection as well as study visits and examinations. * Signed informed consent form * In possession of a Healios+Me app compatible smartphone (iOS/Android) * Corrected close visual acuity of ≥0.5 * Hand motor skills sufficient for using a smartphone * Ability to follow the study procedures * Diagnosed with MS according to the revised McDonald criteria 2017, all clinical forms inclusive (clinically isolated syndrome, RRMS, SPMS, PPMS) AND early disease stages (\< 3 years) OR transitioning phase to progressive disease as evaluated based on Expanded Disability Status Scale (EDSS). * Enrolled in the SMSC at University Hospital Basel There are no specific exclusion criteria.
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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
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The places running it
1 site. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
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A doctor treating you
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Research Center for Clinical Neuroimmunology and Neuroscience Basel (RC2NB)
RECRUITINGBasel, 4031, Switzerland
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