Lifestyle makeover tested as MS symptom fighter
NCT ID NCT07589062
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests whether a structured 12-week program focusing on nutrition, exercise, sleep, and stress management can improve fatigue, physical function, and quality of life in people with relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis. Thirty participants will first be observed for 12 weeks, then complete the program with online exercise sessions, meal plans, and daily habit tracking. Researchers will also check if lifestyle changes affect inflammation and immune markers.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Multi-domain lifestyle program (nutrition, exercise, sleep, stress management)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could point toward a practical, drug-free way to manage MS symptoms and improve daily life.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage trial with only 30 participants and no control group, so results may not apply widely. The program requires significant commitment, and benefits may vary.
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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 30 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Apr 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Nov 2027
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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18 to 50 years
- 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: * Confirmed MS diagnosis (McDonald criteria) * EDSS score ≤ 6.5 (i.e., ambulatory with or without assistance) * Stable disease-modifying therapy for ≥ 3 months * Age 18-50 * Proficiency in English or Arabic * Clearance to participate in a structured exercise program * Ability to walk, sit and stand independently, and perform light-to-moderate movement patterns, even with modifications * Ability and digital literacy to interact with the bilingual HEAL MS mobile app and * Access to a computer for participation in online sessions Exclusion Criteria: * Significant cognitive impairment affecting app use and comprehension of the intervention * MS relapse within the past 3 months * Pregnancy or planned pregnancy * Unmanaged psychiatric disorders * Other immune-related or chronic inflammatory or metabolic diseases * Concurrent enrollment in another lifestyle intervention
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Yas Clinic
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
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