MRNA shot takes on MS: moderna launches brain lesion trial
NCT ID NCT06735248
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This Phase 2 trial tests an experimental mRNA therapy called mRNA-1195 in 180 adults aged 18 to 55 with relapsing multiple sclerosis. Participants receive either the mRNA shot or a placebo, and researchers monitor safety and measure new brain lesions on MRI scans over about 2.5 years. The goal is to see if the treatment is safe and may reduce disease activity.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- mRNA-1195 (a messenger RNA therapy given as a shot into the muscle)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could point toward a new treatment option that reduces brain lesions and slows disease activity in relapsing multiple sclerosis.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early Phase 2 trial with only 180 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. The main goal is safety, not yet proof of effectiveness. Side effects from the injection or immune reactions are possible.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 2
Tests whether the treatment actually works, and watches for side effects, in a larger group.
- Participants
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About 180 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Apr 2025
- Expected to finish
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Jan 2029
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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A company
The lead sponsor is a pharmaceutical, biotech, or medical-device company.
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 55 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: * Medically stable as determined by Investigator's medical evaluation, which will include assessment of medical history, physical examination, laboratory testing, and review of any previously conducted cardiac monitoring. * Participants who are Epstein-Barr virus (EBV)-seropositive at screening. * Participants diagnosed with relapsing multiple sclerosis, including those with a single clinical attack (that is, clinically isolated syndrome \[CIS\]), as well as participants diagnosed with radiologically isolated syndrome, within 24 months of Screening Visit (that is, early in their multiple sclerosis course) and in the opinion of the Investigator have been neurologically stable for at least 30 days prior to Visit 1/Day 1. * A participant who could become pregnant is eligible to participate if they are not pregnant or breast/chest feeding and using a highly effective contraceptive method. Exclusion Criteria: * Acutely ill or febrile (temperature ≥38.0 degrees Celsius (℃) \[100.4 Fahrenheit °F\]) within 72 hours prior to or at screening or Day 1. * History of a diagnosis or condition that, in the judgment of the Investigator, is clinically unstable or may affect participant safety, assessment of study endpoints, assessment of immune response, or adherence to study procedures. * Received or plans to receive any non-study vaccine (including authorized or approved vaccines for the prevention of coronavirus disease 2019 \[COVID-19\] regardless of vaccine type) within 28 days before or after any study injection, or within 14 days before or after any study injection for the influenza vaccine. * Any medical, psychiatric, or occupational condition, including reported history of drug or alcohol abuse, that, in the opinion of the Investigator, might pose additional risk due to participation in the study or could interfere with the interpretation of study results. * Received systemic immunosuppressants within the 30 day period prior to screening (for corticosteroids, ≥10 milligrams (mg)/day of prednisone or equivalent) * Participants with any documented history of myocarditis, pericarditis, or myopericarditis. * Has donated ≥450 milliliter (mL) of blood products within 28 days prior to screening or plans to donate blood products within 28 days post-study injection. Note: Other inclusion and exclusion criteria may apply.
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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
Only the study team decides who joins. These are the ways to reach them.
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The places running it
15 sites in 3 countries. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
ClinicalTrials.gov lists the study team's own contact details, including names and phone numbers. We don't republish those.
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A doctor treating you
A doctor who knows your case can contact a study site on your behalf, and can tell you whether this study is worth pursuing at all.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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ANESC Research
RECRUITINGEl Paso, Texas, 79912, United States
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Anne Rowling Regenerative Neurology Clinic, University of Edinburgh
RECRUITINGEdinburgh, EH16 4SB, United Kingdom
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Boston Clinical Trials Inc - Internal Medicine
TERMINATEDBoston, Massachusetts, 02131, United States
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Cambridge Clinical Research Centre
RECRUITINGLondon, CB2 0SL, United Kingdom
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Cardiff and Vale University Health Board - University Hospital Wales
RECRUITINGCardiff, CF14 4XW, United Kingdom
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East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust
RECRUITINGLondon, CT1 3NG, United Kingdom
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NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde - Institute of Neurological Sciences
RECRUITINGGlasgow, G51 4TF, United Kingdom
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North Bristol NHS Trust - Southmead Hospital
RECRUITINGBristol, BS10 5NB, United Kingdom
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Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation (OMRF) MS Center of Excellence
RECRUITINGOklahoma City, Oklahoma, 73104, United States
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Quest Research Institute
RECRUITINGFarmington Hills, Michigan, 48334, United States
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Saturn Research Solutions
RECRUITINGPlano, Texas, 75024, United States
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Sharlin Health & Neurology
TERMINATEDOzark, Missouri, 65721, United States
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Sheffield Teaching Hospital NHS foundation Trust, Herries Road
RECRUITINGSheffield, S10 2JF, United Kingdom
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The Newcastle Upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
RECRUITINGNewcastle upon Tyne, NE14LP, United Kingdom
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University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
RECRUITINGDallas, Texas, 75390-8806, United States
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University of the Sunshine Coast Clinical Trials
RECRUITINGBirtinya, Queensland, 04575, Australia
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Washington University School of Medicine Neurology Clinical Unit
RECRUITINGSt Louis, Missouri, 63110, United States
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