Can Kids' brains repair MS damage better? new study investigates
NCT ID NCT05258396
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study uses advanced MRI scans to measure how well the brains of children with multiple sclerosis (MS) can repair myelin, the protective coating around nerve cells. Researchers will compare these repair levels with thinking and memory test scores. The goal is to understand if children truly have a greater ability to repair myelin than adults, which could guide future treatments.
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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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About 40 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Aug 2022
- Expected to finish
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Sep 2026
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.
- Ages
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12 to 18 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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Inclusion Criteria for patients : * age between 12 years old and 18 years old * RR-MS defined by 2017 McDonald criteria * no relapse the last 4 weeks * no methylprednisolone or prednisolone the last 4 weeks. * affiliated to the social security system * signature of the consent by the 2 holders of parental authority Inclusion Criteria for Volunteers: * age between 12 years old and 18 years old * absence of any neurological * signature of the consent by the 2 holders of parental authority Exclusion Criteria for both groups: * Parental rejection * Contre-indication of brain MRI: pace maker, tatoo of the face, claustrophobia…. * Pregnancy, copper intrauterine device
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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How to take part
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The places running it
3 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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CIC Neurosciences - Pitié Salpêtrière
RECRUITINGParis, 75013, France
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Service de Neurologie Pédiatrique, Hôpital du Kremlin Bicêtre
RECRUITINGLe Kremlin-Bicêtre, 94270, France
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Service de Neurologie, GH Pitié Salpêtrière
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGParis, 75013, France
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